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Children sleep easy as Igglepiggle and Makka Pakka return plus big comic talent, new faces and home-grown shows in CBeebies Autumn line-up
Michael Carrington, Controller of CBeebies, today unveils his Autumn
2008 schedule packed with new home-grown programmes, showcasing
the best of shows for 0-6 year olds made in the UK.
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Kicking off the new schedule, from Monday 1 September, sees the
return of the pre-school phenomenon, In The Night Garden to
CBeebies Bedtime Hour at 6.20pm with 20 new, never-before-aired
programmes from this magical series which is both funny and
reassuring and has the capacity to relax as well as entertain.
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Michael Carrington says: "As promised
earlier this year, we're delighted to be able to welcome back In
The Night Garden to CBeebies Bedtime Hour with a raft of new
episodes."
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Children are set to have the last laugh as comedy takes over this
autumn with a brand new puppet series, Nuzzle & Scratch, starring
two incompetent alpacas who work at a job agency for animals.
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Following the international success of Lazytown, CBeebies has the
exclusive new UK series Lazytown Extra, a magazine show featuring
favourite Lazytown characters guaranteed to be non-stop fun.
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Plus,
comic legend Lenny Henry and actress Imelda Staunton lend their
vocal talents to Big And Small, a vibrant puppet series celebrating
the delightful differences between two best friends offering fun-filled adventure injected with infectious humour and music.
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Michael Carrington says: "Comedy takes
centre stage on CBeebies this Autumn with a line-up of new,
originated British content. Plus we're developing new formats
like Lazytown Extra and bringing big names to the channel."
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Other treats for this season on CBeebies include Postman Pat SDS (Special
Delivery Service), a brand new series in which Postman Pat has been
promoted and now has a whole range of vehicles and gadgets to
help him deliver the mail on time!
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Plus, a ground-breaking new CGI
series
called Chuggington.
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Exclusive to the channel, Little Big Cat accompanies the ±«ÓãtvÌýOne
event Big Cat Live with CBeebies' Sidney Sloane travelling to
Africa to meet the local children and provide regular updates.
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Returning favourites include Harry & Toto, Louie and 3rd & Bird.
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And on CBeebies Radio on ±«Óãtv 7, Ratatatat stars Myleene
Klass's sister, Jessie Lee-Cardew, as she creates and presents
music, instruments and classical pieces in an inspirational and
engaging way.
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Notes to Editors
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In The Night Garden is a Ragdoll production
Produced by Andrew Davenport and Anne Wood, Executive Produced by
Kay Benbow
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Nuzzle And Scratch is a CBeebies production
Produced by Tony Reed and Executive Produced by Alison Stewart
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Big and Small is a is a Kindle Entertainment/3J's
Entertainment/±«Óãtv co-production, produced in association with
Treehouse TV and Studio 100
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Lazytown Extra is a Lazytown Entertainment and CBeebies production
Produced by Angela Gavin and Executive Produced by Sara Harkin
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Postman Pat SDS is a is an Entertainment Rights production
Series Produced by Annika Bluhm, Produced by Jo Jordan and
Executive Produced by Jane Smith for the ±«Óãtv
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Big Cat Diaries is a ±«Óãtv Natural History Unit production
Executive Produced by Sara Ford
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3rd & Bird is a Little Airplane in association with
CBeebies production
Produced by Heather Tilert and Executive Produced by Josh Selig
and Kay Benbow
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Harry & Toto is a Handle & Sprout production
Produced by Paul Shuttleworth and Executive Produced by Kay Benbow
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Louie is a Millimages production
Developed by Marie Caroline Villand and Executive Produced by Roch
Lener and Jonathan Peel
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Ratatatat is a CBeebies production in association with Good Egg
Productions
Produced by Helena Sills and Executive Produced by Alison Stewart
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In The Night Garden will be repeated on CBeebies on weekdays at
11.20am and weekends at 6.20pm and on ±«Óãtv Two weekdays at 10.00am.
Launched on CBeebies in 2007, In The Night Garden was created by
Andrew Davenport, who together with Anne Wood also created the
phenomenally successful Teletubbies.
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About CBeebies
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CBeebies is the ±«Óãtv's public service children's brand for
the under six-year-olds, offering the best of ±«Óãtv pre-school and
young children's content across television, radio and online.
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CBeebies is focused on education and entertainment
designed to encourage active learning through play for young
children in a consistently safe environment.
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CBeebies content aims to stimulate and inspire a child's
interest in a diverse range of subjects including story-telling,
make and do, music and movement, science, natural history and
puzzle programmes.
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CBeebies is committed to working closely with home-grown
producers and UK independents to bring viewers the best UK output
on television, radio and online.
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CBeebies interactive television on ±«Óãtvi Ìý
The CBeebies digital channel offers viewers a wide range
of opportunities to interact with the ±«Óãtv and actively take part
in puzzles and tasks which aim to develop skills such as numeracy
and literacy.
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Children and their parents and carers can press the red
button on their remote control to access a variety of stories,
games, advice and tips for getting the most from CBeebies, all for
free.
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CBeebies online – bbc.co.uk/cbeebies Ìý
CBeebies online is the ±«Óãtv's most-loved web service and
the fourth most-visited. Young children can interact with their
favourite programmes and characters online, including: In The
Night Garden, Charlie And Lola, Roly Mo and Mr Tumble.
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There is a
diverse range of activities, applications, things to make and
songs to sing, plus more information about CBeebies programmes on
bbc.co.uk/cbeebies.
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The site offers a trusted guide to young
children's ±«Óãtv content, building on CBeebies' aim to connect with
children of all abilities, including those with special needs, to
give them an opportunity to learn through play. Ìý
CBeebies online also provides valuable support to parents
and carers through the Grown Ups section which offers practical
information and simple parenting tools.
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