Get Squiggling

Get Squiggling is a British children's television series created and produced by Jo Killingley at Dot To Dot Productions, directed by Adrian Hedley, and broadcast on CBeebies and BBC Two in the UK.[1][2]

Get Squiggling
GenreChildren's
Created byJo Killingley
Directed byAdrian Hedley
StarringJanet James
Samantha Dodd
John Hasler
Teresa Gallagher
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producersJo Killingley (series producer)
Tracy Nampala (producer)
Sarah Colclough (for CBeebies)
Running time15 minutes
Production companyDot To Dot Productions
DistributorBeyond Distribution
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Original release11 February 2008 (2008-02-11) 
2 April 2017 (2017-04-02)

Format

The programme begins with a theme song. The lead character is Squiglet, a monster who speaks directly to the audience. The programme itself teaches pre-school aged children how to draw, as well as basic colors and shapes.[3] The audience is encouraged to use drawing as a method of triggering imagination, and as a means to progress the story. Each episode begins with him against a plain white background, which is gradually filled by the characters that he draws, like animals, objects, and landscapes, using his squiggle sticks and Squiggle Pad. There are seven different lines (loopy, round, straight, curved, bumpy, wavy and zig-zag) that Squiglet uses to draw with. The main character is then animated by Squiglet saying the magic words, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Let's make our squiggles come alive!" and they join the story. All other content in the show is animated based on his drawings. If a character encounters a problem, Squiglet draws an object to help them solve the problem. If a problem cannot be solved, the Squiggle Pad gives them a clue to the problem with a short, live-action video. Each episode ends with a song related to the episode, summing up the preceding story.

Cast

John Hasler as all male characters

Teresa Gallagher as all female characters

Janet James as Squiglet's voice actor & Samantha Dodd as Squiglet's costume performer

Episodes

Series 1 (2008)

EpisodeTitle[4]First Aired[4]Last Aired[4]
1Snowman11 February 20087 September 2016
2Pirate12 February 20088 September 2016
3Caterpillar13 February 20089 September 2016
4"Hippo"14 February 200812 September 2016
5Spider15 February 200813 September 2016
6Hedgehog18 February 200814 September 2016
7Three Little Pigs19 February 200815 September 2016
8Spaceman20 February 200816 September 2016
9Lamb21 February 200819 September 2016
10Knight22 February 200820 September 2016
11Photographer25 February 200821 September 2016
12Cowboy26 February 200822 September 2016
13Bloodhound27 February 200823 September 2016
14Monster28 February 200821 July 2016
15Fairy29 February 200822 July 2016
16Elephant3 March 200825 July 2016
17Scarecrow4 March 200826 July 2016
18Tortoise & Hare5 March 200827 July 2016
19Giant6 March 200828 July 2016
20Crab7 March 200829 July 2016
21Robot10 March 20081 August 2016
22Frog Prince11 March 20082 August 2016
23Hyena12 March 20083 August 2016
24Bee13 March 20084 August 2016
25Penguin14 March 20085 August 2016

Series 2 (2010)

EpisodeTitle[5]First Aired[5]Last Aired[5]
1"Monkey"14 June 201011 February 2017
2"Cinderella"15 June 201012 February 2017
3"Troll"16 June 201018 February 2017
4"Mouse"17 June 201019 February 2017
5"Old Mother Hubbard"18 June 201025 February 2017
6"Cow"21 June 201026 February 2017
7"Dinosaur"22 June 20104 March 2017
8"Cat"23 June 20105 March 2017
9"Gnome"24 June 201011 March 2017
10"Magician"25 June 201019 August 2016
11"Bat"28 June 201012 March 2017
12"Squirrel"29 June 201018 March 2017
13"Polar Bear"30 June 201019 March 2017
14"Wizard"1 July 201025 March 2017
15"Chef"2 July 201026 March 2017
16"Ostrich"19 July 20101 April 2017
17"Rhino"20 July 20102 April 2017
18"Humpty Dumpty"21 July 201026 July 2014
19"Old King Cole"22 July 20105 July 2014
20"Koala"23 July 20106 July 2014
21"Goldilocks"26 July 20109 July 2014
22"Jack and the Beanstalk"27 July 201010 July 2014
23"Magpie"28 July 201011 July 2014
24"Rapunzel"29 July 201012 July 2014
25"Kangaroo"30 July 201013 July 2014

References

  1. "Get Squiggling Credits". BFI Film Database. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. "Get Squiggling Episodes by date: November 2012". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  3. "Get Squiggling! For Grownups". BBC. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  4. "Get Squiggling Series 1 Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  5. "Get Squiggling Series 2 Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
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