I have the solution!

Buy the book or maybe an old cassette.

Does anyone else remember Johnny Morris' reading of Thomas the Tank Engine? Absolutely amazing!

I smell the merchandising and sponsorship too. "Mummy, mummy (or is that "Mommy, mommy"?) I want a postman pat mobile phone/gps/robot cat!"

I can see why they up the pace of the programmes, obviously the children aren't consuming fast enough! Get 'em going! Drink some caffeine or something!

Pirates! They take a good thing and make it take a long walk off a short plank.