| Finger Tips | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | The Foundation |
| Written by | Nic Ayling Vanessa Amberleigh |
| Directed by | Michael Kerrigan Jason Garbett |
| Presented by | Stephen Mulhern (Series 1 - 4) Fearne Cotton (Series 1 - 3) Naomi Wilkinson (Series 4-) Tim Dixon (Series 5) |
| Opening theme | Mr Miller & Mr Porter |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 120 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Vanessa Hill J Nigel Pickard |
| Producer(s) | Nic Ayling Vanessa Amberleigh |
| Running time | Various |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ITV Network (CITV) |
| Picture format | PAL (576i, 16:9) |
| Original run | September 3 2001- December 14 2008 – present |
Finger Tips is a television programme produced by RDF Media's Children's production division, The Foundation. It is made primarily for CITV and was first broadcast in 2001.
The Finger Tips presenters are Stephen Mulhern series 1-4, and Fearne Cotton series 1-3 (later replaced by Naomi Wilkinson series 4-5 and Tim Dixon series 5). The show is about creating things out of household items and aimed at a child audience. The programme manager is Wendy Larkin.
The programmes is recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Kent, former home to TVS Television and countless quality children's programming.
There are different categories:
Special challenge is the One-Minute-Make. In this game one of the presenters tries to make something with only a few things in less than 60 seconds.
Although the programme was de-commissioned in 2004 when ITV axed children's programming, it has been brought back to life for 2008 and a new series of 30 programmes were transmit from September to December 2008.
Finger Tips also is on Super RTL.
The show is broadcast in the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam.