Sam on Boffs' Island is a British educational television series, made by the BBC, and aimed at developing the reading skills of 6- to 8-year-olds.
[2] Robinson played the character Sam, who is magically transported to Boffs' Island when he is eating his breakfast cereal in the morning.
Each episode featured a 'real life' segment designed to encourage young children to read through storytelling.
[3] The Boff characters are puppets, who were portrayed by several voice actors including Charles Collingwood.
Smallfilms, the production company of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, provided some still video sequences.