 In October 2013, the BBC's CBeebies channel announced that a new series would be produced for broadcasting in their 2015 schedules, with Michael Palin narrating in place of the late Oliver Postgate.The American pre-school channel Sprout added the series to their 2015 schedule, with William Shatner narrating.In November 2015, "The Clangers" won the Best Pre-school Animation award at the BAFTAs.