Bobtales facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bobtales |
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| Directed by | Todd Williams |
| Presented by | Stephen (Baamba) Albert |
| Narrated by | Stephen (Baamba) Albert Jodi Hoffmann Carol Petterson Lynette Narkle Vanessa Elliot |
| Composer(s) | David Milroy |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Patricia Evans |
| Release | |
| First shown in | SBS |
| Original release | 29 June – 21 September 1998 |
Bobtales is a cool Australian animated TV show. It tells amazing Aboriginal Dreamtime stories. This show was made in Perth, Western Australia, in 1997 and first shown in 1998.
There are thirteen episodes, and each one is about 5 minutes long. An independent film company called Gripping Film and Graphics and the Western Australian Aboriginal Media Association worked together to create it. They got help from Screenwest, Film Australia, and SBS Independent. Now, Screen Australia helps share these stories across Australia and around the world!
Episodes
Bobtales features 13 exciting stories. Each episode shares a unique tale from Aboriginal Dreamtime. These stories often explain how things in nature came to be. They also teach important lessons about life and the world.
Here are the titles of the episodes:
- Waitj and the Djindong
- The Trials of Yorna
- Younger and Maak (Kangaroo and Moon)
- Legend of the Southern Cross
- How the Parrots got their Colours
- Three Springs
- How the Echidna Got its Quills
- The Emu, Brolga and Eagle
- The Kingfisher Tribe
- The Dove and the Mountain Devil
- Moon Stories
- Legend of the Kwilena
- How the Numbat Got Its Stripes / How the Chuditch Has Spots and the Emu Can't Fly
