Mortimer and Arabel were puppets based on the novels by Joan Aiken which aired on CBBC in 1993-1994 it rivaled CITV's Spooks of Bottle Bay puppet show which was broadcast in the same year. The show was broadcast on CBBC in the early 90s and was later repeated on BBC CHOICE but hasn't been show since then. The BBC released the first series on VHS in the early 90s but nothing else has been released since then.