Snoopy Presents: There’s No Place Like Home, Snoopy

Snoopy's beloved doghouse goes missing, and the search that follows is exactly the right size for the character: a small mystery carrying a much larger question about what makes a house feel like home. These specials have always worked in miniature, trusting a simple premise, unhurried gags, and a melancholy sweetness that lands as easily on adults as on children. The tagline's wink about good bones tells you the tone straight away, gentle and wry and quietly fond.

Half an hour and change makes it perfect for a young audience or a tired one, and its rhythm strolls rather than drives. Families with small children will find it easy company, while anyone with a long-standing affection for this beagle will recognize the particular comfort on offer. Expect charm over surprise and warmth over stakes. A lovely little watch for a Sunday afternoon, or any moment you want something kind on the screen.