Toys

Rare Star Wars figures found in loft
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
6 January
Inflatable toys rescued and displayed at tip
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
27 December 2023
Thousands of gifts donated for Christmas toy appeal
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Birmingham & Black Country
Posted
25 December 2023
Struggling families helped with festive parcels
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Beds, Herts & Bucks
Posted
20 December 2023
Up to 1,000 stolen toys found by police
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Cornwall
Posted
19 December 2023
Charity inundated with toys after appeal
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Devon
Posted
13 December 2023
US toy giant Hasbro making more job cuts
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Business
Posted
12 December 2023
Business Daily. Star Wars: The empire strikes cash. Audio, 18 minutes
We look at the growing market for vintage figures
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Recycling scheme aims to provide toys for children
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York & North Yorkshire
Posted
28 November 2023
Witness History. Cabbage Patch Kids. Audio, 9 minutes
Christmas 1983 saw frenzied shoppers buy three million Cabbage Patch Kids
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Tattoo artist offers free ink for toy donations
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Leeds & West Yorkshire
Posted
16 November 2023
Uncanny. Series 3, S3. Case 4: Elton’s Phone. Audio, 29 minutes
A 6-year-old boy loves playing with his toy telephone. Until it starts ringing by itself.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Parents to buy late and give early this Christmas
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Business
Posted
8 November 2023
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Barbie movie reverses Mattel's toy sales slump
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Business
Posted
25 October 2023
The Conversation. Are dolls good for girls? Audio, 27 minutes
A psychologist and a doll maker discuss the impact of playing with toys on the brain.
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Toy swords seized from fair over unsecure batteries
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Nottingham
Posted
4 October 2023
'It's taken me 10 months to build Lego stadium'
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
25 September 2023
'I couldn't find dolls with afro hair' Video, 00:01:25
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London
Posted
20 August 2023
Business Daily. Business Daily meets: Mattel's CEO. Audio, 18 minutes
Ynon Kreiz on transforming Barbie into a movie
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
Tube dolls created for sick children by dancer
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Hereford & Worcester
Posted
4 August 2023
Toy firm hunts for £3,500 a week chief Uno player
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Business
Posted
2 August 2023
Barbie toy maker looks to more movies as sales fall
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Business
Posted
27 July 2023
The hospital where patients are Barbies and bears
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Edinburgh, Fife & East Scotland
Posted
22 July 2023