Muffin the Mule

Muffin the Mule was one of the earliest BBC television shows. It was broadcast at least in 1952, near the time of Elizabeth II's coronation. It involved a human hostess speaking and singing to a puppet mule. (DW: ''The Idiot's Lantern)
 * In the real world, Muffin the Mule was recorded in Lime Grove Studios, Doctor Who ' s first studio home. (BBC DVD: The Curse of Peladon'')