Big & Small

Big & Small is a British children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of puppets, including the eponymous Big and Small. Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV, and Studio 100.[1] Three series were aired between 2008 and 2011. It was aired on CBeebies in the UK.

"Big and Small" redirects here. For the play by Botho Strauß, see Big and Little. For the dice game sometimes known as "big and small", see sic bo.

Big & Small
Big (right) and Small (left)
GenreChildren's comedy
Musical
Created byKindle Entertainment
Voices ofLenny Henry (UK; Series 1–3)
Todd Doldersum (CAN; Series 1-3)
Jason Hopley (CAN; Series 1-3)
Imelda Staunton (UK; Series 1–2)
Tamsin Heatley (UK; Series 3)
Keith Wickham
Opening theme"The Big and Small Song" by Lenny Henry (UK)/"The Big and Small Song" by Todd Doldersum & Jason Hopley (CAN)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes78
Production
Executive producerAnne Brogan Series 1–3
ProducerDavid Collier
Running time11 minutes/ep
Production companiesKindle Entertainment
3J's Productions
Sixteen South (season 3)
Studio 100
Release
Original networkCBeebies (United Kingdom)
Treehouse TV (Canada)
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Audio formatStereo
Original release6 October 2008 (2008-10-06) –
7 November 2011 (2011-11-07)

Episode structure

The show starts off with the characters doing many things, such as playing a game, or making something. There is then a conflict between the characters that leads to the plot of the episode. The characters then resolve their conflict before the end of the episode. There is always at least one song per episode, which was filmed in shadowmation.

Characters
Character Voices Description
Big Lenny Henry (Season 1–3 UK)
Todd Doldersum (Season 1-3 CAN)		 A large, purple, bear-like creature with fuchsia polka dots on his back. Big is very friendly and laid-back.
Small Lenny Henry (Season 1–3 UK)
Jason Hopley (Season 1-3 CAN)		 A hyperactive and loud little orange dog-like creature with long ears. Small is very raucous and impulsive.
Ruby Jamie Shannon (Season 1-3 CAN)
Imelda Staunton (Season 1–2 UK)
Tamsin Heatley (Season 3 UK)		 A pink mouse with red hair. Ruby lives in a hole within Big and Small's house
Twiba Jamie Shannon (Season 1-2 CAN)
Imelda Staunton (Season 1–2 UK)		 A light green apple worm with curly hair, that lives inside an apple in an apple tree in Big and Small's garden. Twiba is an acronym that stands for "The Worm in Big's Apple". Twiba only appears in the first two seasons.
The Frogs A pair of green-coloured, hat-wearing frogs who live in the garden pond. One was lime green with a red wool hat, the other was dark green with a business hat.

Broadcasters

In the United Kingdom, Big & Small was shown on BBC1, BBC2 and CBeebies,[2] as well as Cyw in Wales.[3] Treehouse TV aired Big & Small in Canada. In total, over 40 channels worldwide have featured the programme.[3] It was also seen on DVD released by ITV DVD.

Episodes

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1266 October 20087 November 2008
22619 October 200923 November 2010
32612 September 20117 November 2011

Awards
  • Awarded "Best Writing" at the 2013 KidScreen Awards[4]
  • Awarded "Best Interactive Service" for Big & Small Online at the BAFTA Children's Awards in 2009.[5]
  • Awarded "Best Children's Programme" for the episode "Blame It on the Drain" at the Royal Television Society's Educational Television Awards for 2009. Big & Small was called "A well constructed programme with great warmth, charm and child appeal."[6]

References
  1. Waller, Ed (29 August 2009). "CBeebies is having a laugh!". C21Media.
  2. "Find out more about Kindle's completed productions". Kindle Entertainment. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
  3. "Second UK network for Big & Small". C21Media. 12 February 2010.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Children's Nominations 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  6. "RTS Programme Awards 2009". Royal Television Society. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
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