g ard ▁publish ers , ▁Moscow , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁Category : National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Art ▁Category : H erm itage ▁Museum ▁Category : List s ▁of ▁paint ings <0x0A> </s> ▁G ull ane ▁Entertainment ▁Limited ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁independent ▁production ▁company ▁which ▁produced ▁children ' s ▁programming , ▁including ▁Thomas ▁& ▁Fri ends , ▁Sh ining ▁Time ▁Station ▁and ▁The ▁Magic ▁Advent ures ▁of ▁M um f ie , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁film ▁Thomas ▁and ▁the ▁Magic ▁Rail road . ▁The ▁company ▁today ▁is ▁an ▁in - name ▁only ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁H IT ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁an ▁IP ▁holder ▁for ▁Thomas ▁& ▁Fri ends . ▁ ▁Original ▁programming ▁Thomas ▁( the ▁T ank ▁Engine ) ▁& ▁Fri ends ▁( 1 9 8 4 – present ) ▁- ▁TV ▁series ▁created ▁by ▁Brit t ▁All cro ft ▁and ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁books ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Railway ▁Series ▁by ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Wil bert ▁A wd ry . ▁The ▁story t ellers ▁are ▁Ring o ▁St arr , ▁Michael ▁Angel is , ▁George ▁Car lin , ▁Ale c ▁Bald win , ▁Michael ▁Br andon , ▁Pier ce ▁B ros nan , ▁and ▁Mark ▁Mor ag han . ▁Form er ly ▁known ▁as ▁Thomas ▁the ▁T ank ▁Engine ▁& ▁Fri ends . ▁Now ▁owned ▁by ▁Hi T ▁Entertainment . ▁Sh ining ▁Time ▁Station ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 9 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁- ▁created ▁by ▁Brit t ▁All cro ft