It saw that an episode aired on 2006 is that true? thought show ended 86

The new series were absolutely bloody awful - rubbish computer animated stories with brief appearances by the narrator - in the first instance Sir Ben Kingsley.
This was a debacle, as the resurrection was heralded by a documentary that underlined the calming nature of the stories read by an actor, served only by occasional illustrations. This the reimagining chose to ignore, to its utter detriment.