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Tue 14 May
5:00pm (15 mins)
Summary of Charlie and Lola
Children's animation. Charlie and Lola, a brother and sister, deal with the turmoil of growing up. Outside the weather is extremely and absolutely boiling hot. Lola, Charlie and Arnold Wolf from next door try to cool down with fanning, panting and then ice creams. But Arnold takes a rather a big bite of Lola's ice cream and the whole thing plops to the ground.
Sat 18 May
8:40am (20 mins)
Summary of Me Too!
Entertaining drama series for four- to six-year-olds about the parallel lives of parents at work and their children who stay with warm-hearted minder Granny Murray. Granny Murray's potato recipes are a big hit in Riverseafingal - so much so, that Rudi is running low on supplies. What can he do about it?
Sat 18 May
5:35pm (10 mins)
Summary of Charlie and Lola
Children's animation. Charlie loves his little sister Lola, even if she gets carried away by her imagination sometimes! Lola and Lotta are best, best friends. They do everything together - until a new girl arrives at school. Lola feels left out until Charlie and Marv help her realise that Lotta is still her best friend.
Thu 16 May
6:00pm (10 mins)
Summary of The Adventures of Abney and Teal
Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city. They share their home with a group of friendly and hilarious characters. It is a very dark night. The Poc-Pocs keep waking Abney and Teal up and won't go to sleep. They all go and see if Bop can think of a way to calm the Poc-Pocs down. Meanwhile, Neep encounters some fireflies.
Thu 16 May
5:40pm (20 mins)
Summary of Old Jack's Boat
Children's series about a retired fisherman who tells tall stories. Sam is trying to put a sign up on the beach at low tide. Jack remembers the story of the day the tide went out - and didn't come back.
Mon 20 May
5:30pm (10 mins)
Summary of Grandpa in My Pocket
James Bolam. Comedy drama featuring a grandpa with a magical shrinking cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. Jemima is looking forward to looking after a little boy called Shanay but when he arrives he is far too shy to play with anything. Will Grandpa and Jason together find a way to cure Shanay of his shyness?
Sat 18 May
8:20am (10 mins)
Summary of Timmy Time
Stop-frame animation series. Harriet and Osbourne lay a treasure trail for the class, but Kid spoils the fun by eating all the paper clues that they have hidden around the nursery. So Timmy turns detective and follows the real clues that Kid has left in an attempt to find the special treat that lies at the end of the trail.
Mon 20 May
5:40pm (20 mins)
Summary of Old Jack's Boat
Children's series about a retired fisherman who tells tall stories. Ernie is really hungry but can't seem to find anything to eat. Jack remembers the story of the magic shell that made food - and why the sea is salty!
Thu 16 May
5:30pm (10 mins)
Summary of Grandpa in My Pocket
Comedy drama featuring a grandpa with a magical shrinking cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When Mum leaves Jason and Grandpa in charge of her newly grown 'odd' vegetables, who should arrive but Great Aunt Loretta? She wants to invent a stew for Mr Mentor but Grandpa is sure the vegetables don't want to be cooked.
Sat 18 May
5:25pm (10 mins)
Summary of Grandpa in My Pocket
Comedy drama featuring a grandpa with a magical shrinking cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When Mum leaves Jason and Grandpa in charge of her newly grown 'odd' vegetables, who should arrive but Great Aunt Loretta? She wants to invent a stew for Mr Mentor but Grandpa is sure the vegetables don't want to be cooked.
Thu 16 May
6:10pm (10 mins)
Summary of 64 Zoo Lane
Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and is told a story by the animals every night. Doris the Duck is fed up of always playing the same old games with her friends. She wants to invent a new and fun game they can all play but her other friends are reluctant to join in. She heads off on her own... but soon the other animals are intrigued by the strange bouncy boingy noises that can be heard across the Savannah. What can they be?
Sun 19 May
9:30am (15 mins)
Summary of Get Squiggling
Animated series about Squiglet, a monster who draws friends with his magic crayon. Squiglet uses a round line to draw a spaceman called Sonny. Sonny is alone up in space, and wants a friend to play with. Squiglet scribbles Sonny a big telescope to search with. Sonny soon spots an alien hiding behind a rock, but the alien is shy and will not come out. Squiglet draws a big colourful ball on his squiggle pad for Sonny and the alien to play with.
Sat 18 May
9:30am (15 mins)
Summary of Let's Celebrate
Party-enthusiast Thomas Ticker introduces young children who are preparing to celebrate religious and cultural festivals in the UK. Shelin from Glasgow is preparing for the Buddhist festival of Wesak. She makes a special card as a surprise for her mum and helps make a lantern and food for the celebration. Children help make an awesome sand sculpture of an elephant which is made to help tell a traditional Buddhist story. Meanwhile, Thomas Ticker is in a fluster because he's lost his alarm clock.
Sat 18 May
9:45am (20 mins)
Summary of Something Special - Out and About
Justin Fletcher. Educational series for four- to seven-year-old children with learning difficulties, offering teachers, parents and carers a range of approaches to develop language and communication skills. Mr Tumble has been busy baking currant buns and counting them - he has five currant buns. Justin is counting as well. He has gone to a farm with his friends and they are counting baby animals.
Mon 20 May
6:20pm (30 mins)
Summary of In the Night Garden
In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures and are read stories. Makka Pakka is walking in the garden when he comes across some stones which he decides to clean. Makka Pakka trips over a stone and his sponge flies off straight into Upsy Daisy's megaphone.
Sat 18 May
9:10am (20 mins)
Summary of Let's Play
Pre-school show exploring the magic of play through dressing up, role play and pretending. Rebecca steps through the magic curtain to play builders. Has she got what it takes to be a brilliant builder? Can she build a bandstand in time for the great composer's concert?
Sat 18 May
5:45pm (15 mins)
Summary of Driver Dan's Story Train
Driver Dan goes on an exciting journey to Story Corner with a lovable cast of animated friends. Bippity is helping Milly and Lily make paper hats, but Loopy doesn't want to wear the green hat that they have made for him. Instead, Loopy just wants to race and skate with Bippity. Poor Bippity doesn't know what to do, he likes the paper hats but he also likes racing - but then he has a brainwave! Featuring the story I Can Do It.
Mon 20 May
6:00pm (10 mins)
Summary of The Adventures of Abney and Teal
Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city. They share their home with a group of friendly and hilarious characters. It is a lazy day on the Island. Abney, Teal and Neep put up a hammock and have a great time trying to get into it. The Poc-Pocs join in the fun but are thrown up into the air and disappear.
Mon 20 May
6:10pm (10 mins)
Summary of 64 Zoo Lane
Cartoon series about Lucy, who lives next door to a zoo and is told a story by the animals every night. The Jungle Ball is imminent and all the animals are busy finding their dance partners for the night. All except Reginald - nobody has ever asked him to dance with them at the Jungle Ball. He sets off in search of a dance partner, but has he left it too late?
Sat 18 May
8:05am (15 mins)
Summary of Mike the Knight
Animated series about the adventures of a ten-year-old knight in training. When Mike hears a special knight is coming to Glendragon, he forgets about his promise to play with Trollee and prepares a knightly welcome.
Sun 19 May
10:30am (15 mins)
Summary of Andy's Wild Adventures
Andy Day and Kip the cat go all around the world in search of weird and wonderful animals. Andy and Kip embark on a wild adventure to the frozen arctic in search of polar bears. Andy finds a family of polar bears emerging from their snowy den and watches as they make their way down a slippery snowy slope for the first time to go in search of a meal. Andy hasn't got the big paws for walking on snow like the polar bears and begins to slide down and down the hill. Luckily Kip's on hand to rescue him as always.
Sat 18 May
10:30am (15 mins)
Summary of Andy's Wild Adventures
Andy Day and Kip the cat go all around the world in search of weird and wonderful animals. Andy and Kip visit Tanzania in Africa in search of the Jackson's chameleon. Chameleons are experts in camouflage and in order to find them, Andy has to put on a special camouflage costume of his own that Kip has made for him. The costume helps him to get really close to a chameleon and Andy watches in amazement as it catches a insect with a super-long sticky tongue.
Fri 17 May
6:10pm (10 mins)
Summary of Waybuloo
Series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful and gentle Piplings. Nok Tok finds a rock that's great for jumping off. He wants to share it with the other Piplings. Yojojo uses it as a drum. De Li and Lau Lau have fun with it too! Nok Tok wants to move it nearer their home. Then they find out the rock is home to a little frog. So everyone moves the rock back again. The frog is happy for them to come and play on his rock anytime they like!
Sun 19 May
9:10am (20 mins)
Summary of Let's Play
Pre-school show exploring the magic of play through dressing up, role play and pretending. Sid steps through the Magic Curtain and takes to the sky. Has he got what it takes to be a stunt pilot? Can he perform a loop the loop and a barrel roll in an air show?
Sat 18 May
5:00pm (25 mins)
Summary of Justin's House
Justin Fletcher entertains a live audience of children with singing, dancing and comedy chaos. The race is on in Justin's house to fill the one remaining space in the Justin Town Space Mission. Who will be the best astronaut for the job: man, robot or monster?
Mon 20 May
8:00am (5 mins)
Summary of Woolly and Tig
Live action children's show. Tig goes to the zoo to see a panda but is more interested in buying a toy panda. Woolly helps Tig to forget about wanting the toy panda and enjoy seeing a real panda.
Fri 17 May
5:30pm (10 mins)
Summary of Grandpa in My Pocket
Comedy drama featuring a grandpa with a magical shrinking cap that only his grandson Jason knows about. When Floyd has a little accident in the garden, Grandpa suspects he is just pretending to be hurt. Grandpa wants to catch Floyd out - he just needs to find a way to make him run...
Thu 16 May
5:00pm (15 mins)
Summary of Telly Tales
Myths, legends and tales from around the world jump off the pages and straight into children's imagination in this innovative mix of animation and live action. Children help create the artwork and play all the characters, creating a fantastic mix of multi-layered pop-up book and magical stage play. Featuring a story adapted from a traditional Native American tale.
Sat 18 May
11:00am (25 mins)
Summary of Justin's House
Justin Fletcher entertains a live audience of children with singing, dancing and comedy chaos. The race is on in Justin's house to fill the one remaining space in the Justin Town Space Mission. Who will be the best astronaut for the job: man, robot or monster?
Fri 17 May
6:00pm (10 mins)
Summary of The Adventures of Abney and Teal
Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city. They share their home with a group of friendly and hilarious characters. Abney finds a whistle. When he plays it, a beautiful rainbow appears in the sky. Teal thinks there will be treasure at the end of the rainbow so they set out across the lake to find it.
Fri 17 May
8:00am (5 mins)
Summary of Woolly and Tig
Live action children's show. Three-year-old Tig and her toy spider Woolly explore new experiences. Tig goes to stay the night with her friend Angel. At night she finds herself all alone with everyone else asleep. Woolly helps Tig survive the night.
Sun 19 May
9:45am (20 mins)
Summary of Something Special - Out and About
Justin Fletcher. Educational series for four- to seven-year-old children with learning difficulties, offering teachers, parents and carers a range of approaches to develop language and communication skills. Mr Tumble is poorly, but Aunt Polly is looking after him. Justin goes to visit a family who are staying in a yurt.
Fri 17 May
8:05am (15 mins)
Summary of Mike the Knight
Animated series about the adventures of a ten-year-old knight in training. Mike wants to be Evie's great protector, but just gets Mr Cuddles into trouble instead! When he sends the frog off alone on a scary toboggan ride, Mike learns that sometimes you should only help someone if they ask you to!
Sun 19 May
11:00am (25 mins)
Summary of Justin's House
Justin Fletcher entertains a live audience of children with singing, dancing and comedy chaos. Justin's house opens its doors as a department store. Will the first ever customer, Andy Day, manage to buy any of the bargains on offer?
Sat 18 May
7:50am (10 mins)
Summary of Chuggington
Children's animation. Chuggington is a special place where all the trains talk, think and do not need drivers. The trainees are doing a sign-reading exercise and they are promised a wonderful surprise at the end. Koko and Wilson think Brewster is too slow, but Brewster's patience pays off when he meets his hero Action Chugger at the ride-in movie theatre.
Sat 18 May
8:25am (20 mins)
Summary of Angelina Ballerina
Children's animation about the ballet-dancing mouse and her friends. Viki and Gracie are round at Angelina's house making hats for the Silly Hat Carnival. Angelina asks her mum if her friends can sleep over if they promise to finish making their hats and be in bed at a reasonable hour. But the girls stay up late, and at rehearsals the next day Ms Mimi says their focus is so bad that they are not allowed to perform!
Thu 16 May
6:20pm (30 mins)
Summary of In the Night Garden
In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures and are read stories. The Pontipines are playing a game of hide-and-seek with the Wottingers. The Pontipines hide whilst the Wottingers count. The Pontipine children keep changing their hiding places until they all end up in Upsy Daisy's bed! Only Upsy Daisy is allowed in Upsy Daisy's bed.
Sat 18 May
6:00pm (10 mins)
Summary of The Adventures of Abney and Teal
Animated adventures of two friends who live on an island in the middle of the big city, sharing their home with a group of friendly and hilarious characters. Teal and Neep help Abney find something to fill a gap on his shelves. Nothing seems to fit until they find an old radio in the lake, which causes all sorts of excitement.
Thu 16 May
8:05am (15 mins)
Summary of Mike the Knight
Animated series about the adventures of a ten-year-old knight in training. When Mike discovers that the Vikings have taken Sparkie's cooking pots he is determined to get them back. Luckily, with the help of Evie's listening shell, Mike and the dragons soon track them down.
Mon 20 May
8:05am (15 mins)
Summary of Mike the Knight
Animated series about the adventures of a ten-year-old knight in training. Mike thinks he needs to do Trollee a favour in return for one the young troll has done him. But his efforts just make Trollee's day miserable. In the end, Mike learns that sometimes you should just say thank you!
Thu 16 May
4:50pm (10 mins)
Summary of Octonauts
Animated deep sea adventure series. Captain Barnacles and his intrepid band of explorers roam the oceans in search of adventure and fun. Running out of air, Barnacles struggles to free his paw from the mouth of a giant clam, while simultaneously directing his crew in a delicate manatee rescue operation.
Sun 19 May
8:40am (20 mins)
Summary of Me Too!
Drama series for four-to-six-year-olds about the parallel lives of parents and their children. Bobby misses Kai's call to say goodnight. So, instead of going without, she dashes across the city and does it in person.
Mon 20 May
7:50am (10 mins)
Summary of Chuggington
Children's animation set in Chuggington, a special place where the trains talk, think and don't need drivers. Koko gets hooked on a computer game trying to beat Hodge's high score. She becomes so obsessed that she neglects safety on the rails.
Thu 16 May
4:35pm (15 mins)
Summary of Nina and the Neurons: Brilliant Bodies
Scientist Nina and her young experimenters investigate the human body and find out why it is brilliant. Nina investigates why people's backs are so bumpy, with the help of Felix, her touch neuron. Experimenters Cara, Kai and Rianna visit Nina in her lab and find out that backs feel bumpy because they are made up of lots of little hard bones. These protect something called the spinal cord. They go to an exercise class and then, back in the lab, they do a smashing experiment with eggs.
Mon 20 May
7:45am (35 mins)
Summary of Horrible Histories
Historical sketch show. A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India and a Georgian woman reveals her very stupid death. Also, Victoria and Albert attend the Great Exhibition, and Tsar Peter III brings a very weird case to the Court of Historical Law.
Fri 17 May
5:40pm (20 mins)
Summary of Old Jack's Boat
Children's series about a retired fisherman who tells tall stories. Emily and Shelly start selling doughnuts and the holes in the middle remind Jack of a time when the Rainbow had some holes too.
Sat 18 May
8:00am (5 mins)
Summary of Woolly and Tig
Live action children's show. Tig builds a sandcastle at the beach and wants to take it home with her. Woolly explains to Tig that the sand belongs to the beach and the sea.
Sun 19 May
8:20am (10 mins)
Summary of Timmy Time
Stop-frame animation series about the adventures of a lamb at nursery school. Everyone is excited when the frosty playground means that Timmy and his friends can have fun sliding around. But Kid just can't manage to keep his balance, and is about to give up, when Timmy finds an ingenious way to help.
Sat 18 May
6:10pm (10 mins)
Summary of Waybuloo
Animated series set in the magical land of Nara, inhabited by the joyful and gentle Piplings. Lau Lau, Yojojo, De Li and Nok Tok learn Yogo, meet children and have fun. Yojojo wants to show everyone his new trick: balancing a banana on the end of his tail! He attempts it in front of each of the other Piplings. But there's a problem - he can only do it when they're not looking.
Sat 18 May
6:20pm (30 mins)
Summary of In the Night Garden
In a magical forest, colourful characters have adventures and are read stories. Upsy Daisy is riding in the Ninky Nonk when she sees her bed. She gets off and decides to have a rest in her bed. Igglepiggle is trying to find somewhere soft to have a rest. Upsy Daisy gets up after her rest and goes for a walk. Igglepiggle then gets into Upsy Daisy's bed. Only Upsy Daisy is allowed to sleep in Upsy Daisy's bed, and Upsy Daisy is coming back.
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