Razzledazzle facts for kids

Razzledazzle is a short-lived BBC television programme for children that aired on CBeebies in Summer 2005. It is an educational show that features Razzledazzle, a male orange CGI creature with two floppy ears and two big brown eyes, voiced by Bethen Marlow. The first episode originally aired on 27 June 2005 at 7am British Time.

Series Overview

The programme itself is designed to get viewers to focus on sound. By riding magical slides directly from a blue-screen base, Razzledazzle visits four different areas, "Rhyme Time", "Chit Chat", "Bish! Bash! Bosh!", and "Once Upon A Tale".

Rhyme Time, presented by Sarah Hope, invites audiences to recognise an everyday sound, which is then set to a poem and often repeated, allowing for interaction (hence why Razzledazzle usually says "Why don't you say it too?") to encourage reciting.

Chit Chat features some children involved in activities with their relations, focusing on natural communication skills.

Bish! Bash! Bosh! features a group of children acting out simple rhymes and sequences, sometimes set to music and beat. These rhymes are normally repeated once (hence why Razzledazzle says "Come on! Join in!") to encourage rhythm, syllables and rhyme.

Finally, Once Upon A Tale, presented alternately by Mina Anwar and Patrick Lynch, is designed to create short stories using predictive and repetitive elements, widening the viewer's vocabulary and allowing for plenty of physicalisation of the narrator.

At the end of the programme, Razzledazzle, the kids who appeared in the "Bish Bash Bosh" section of the programme and the presenters from the "Rhyme Time" and the "Once Upon A Tale" segments perform The Not So Long Song composed by Ben Lee Delisle. Ten episodes at a time are usually aired for four hours during the early morning within the slot BBC Education.

Episodes

Twenty 20-minute episodes of Razzledazzle, which aired on BBC2, CBeebies and within BBC Schools' output were produced. The series mixes CGI animation and live action.

In addition, some of the extras in the television series are produced using 2D Flash Animation. Most of the show (excluding the introduction) is filmed in front of a green screen, so that the host can communicate with the animated character. The "Chit Chat" segments are filmed on location at the chosen child's home.

• 1. Kitty (27 June 2005)
• 2. Ruby Rabbit (4 July 2005)
• 3. Dennis The Donkey (11 July 2005)
• 4. Don't Wake the Baby (18 July 2005)
• 5. Carry Harri (25 July 2005)
• 6. Dog (1 August 2005)
• 7. Fisherman Tim (8 August 2005)
• 8. Marvellous Monster (15 August 2005)
• 9. Bibble Bobble (22 August 2005)
• 10. Not Another Puddle (29 August 2005)
• 11. Carlton's Magic Trainers (5 September 2005)
• 12. King Bling (12 September 2005)
• 13. Farmer Louise (19 September 2005)
• 14. Molly in the Trolley (26 September 2005)
• 15. Mrs Mickle (3 October 2005)
• 16. Unfortunately (10 October 2005)
• 17. The School Run (17 October 2005)
• 18. The Big Beastie Thing (24 October 2005)
• 19. Why the Moon is Made of Cheese (31 October 2005)
• 20. The Chugga Chugga Bus (7 November 2005)

Awards

• Royal Television Society Educational Television Awards 2005

• Awarded Best Schools Programme – 0–5 Years (for the episode Drip Drop and Kitty)