Tag "Baby Jake"

CBeebies Launches New Math-Based Show

January 30, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

A new math-themed animated series is slated to debut on U.K’s children channel CBeebies and the BBC Worldwide Channels later this year. The show, which is called Numtum Adventures, is animated by A Productions and is a spinoff of a series of five-minute shorts which currently air on CBeebies in [...]

CBeebies Taps Darrall Macqueen for ‘Topsy’

October 18, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments divider image

Award-winning indie kids TV producer Darrall Macqueen (Baby Jake) has been commissioned by CBeebies to produce its first pre-k drama, Topsy and Tim, with co-pro partner Penguin. The channel’s controller Kay Benbow made the announcement about the planned series, which will be based on the 1960s best-selling books by British [...]

CBeebies Cries for Second Season of ‘Baby Jake’

October 21, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Darrall Macqueen’s wonderful preschool series Baby Jake has been picked up for a second season by CBeebies in the U.K. The new season of the 26 x11” series will continue to focus on the magical adventures of Baby Jake and his animal friends Pengy Quin, Sydney the Monkey, Nibbles the [...]

Keeping Toons Alive in Old Blighty

October 7, 2011 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Although many U.K. TV animation producers are disheartened about the bleak economic climate and lack of government support, they continue to follow the country’s much-admired tradition of excellence. To the casual observer of the TV animation scene in the U.K., the climate may seem quite healthy. With beautifully produced series [...]

BBC Greenlights Investment for CBeebies Series

April 5, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments divider image

BBC Worldwide has greenlit a slate of new investments for international preschool brand CBeebies. The deals include a number of new properties for CBeebies, including animated and partially animated programs such as the new series Baby Jake from production company Darrall Macqueen. The deals, which encompass broader rights across BBC Worldwide’s different [...]