A CANCELLED show that left children in tears will cost taxpayers at least £3,000. Learn To Dance With The Tweenies, due to be held at Trowbridge Civic Hall on Thursday was axed after organisers Mark Events failed to gain copyright permission from the BBC to use the TV characters.

Why did the Tweenies get banned?

Episode 252, Favourite Songs, which first aired in March 2001 was banned by the BBC in January 2013 after the corporation received 216 complaints about a scene in a repeat of a Top of the Pops-themed parody episode where the character Max appears dressed as the late disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile.

What happened to Tweenies?

The Tweenies, which was a co-production between Tell-Tale Productions and the BBC was cancelled in 2003 but episodes have been repeated regularly since then. Episodes mixed stories, song and creative activities aimed at helping children to learn through play.