Kipper the Dog is a character in a series of books for preschool age children by a British writer, Mick Inkpen. The books have 34 titles (as of July 2005), have sold over 8 million copies, and have been translated into over 20 languages. The books have also won many awards. Kipper The Dog Series - [HTV For ITV] - 1997/1998/1999/2001/2002 Kipper The Dog [C] HTV West / Grand Slamm Entertainment / HIT Entertainment
Kipper is also the name of an animated television series based on the same characters. In some cases, the episodes are specifically based on particular stories by Mick Inkpen. The videos have won awards including a BAFTA award for best children's animation. The show was broadcast from 1998 to 2001 on Nick Jr.. It currently airs on PBS KIDS Sprout and in Spanish on V-me. It took a break for a while from CITV until it was repeat on Christmas Eve 2003 showing the 'Christmas Eve' episode and repeated for most of 2004. Kipper hasn't been on CITV since then.
The show was released on VHS and DVD by HIT Entertainment, but the episodes were not in order.
