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Fun Song Factory
Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the ''Playdays'' production team. The series was produced through their studio Tell-Tale Productions, and was originally released as a Direct-to-video series through Abbey Home Entertainment (and later PolyGram Video)'s "Tempo-Pre-School" imprint. Format The series centers around a factory where music is created. In it, live presenters alongside children come inside and sing a number of nursery rhymes, which depend on per episode. Original production The first production was a show made exclusively for release on VHS, filmed at the Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips. The video was a commercial success and led to a second being filmed at Chicken Shed in North London, this time presented by Iain, Dave and Michelle Durler. Following the success of the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pre-School
A preschool, also known as nursery school, pre-primary school, or play school or creche, is an educational establishment or learning space offering early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. It may be publicly or privately operated, and may be subsidized from public funds. Information Terminology varies by country. In some European countries the term "kindergarten" refers to formal education of children classified as '' ISCED level 0'' – with one or several years of such education being compulsory – before children start primary school at ''ISCED level 1''. The following terms may be used for educational institutions for this age group: *Pre-Primary or Creche from 6 weeks old to 6 years old- is an educational childcare service a parent can enroll their child(ren) in before primary school. This can also be used to define services for children younger than kindergarten age, especially in countries where kindergarten is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postman Pat
''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale near Kendal). ''Postman Pat'' first 13-episode series was screened on BBC One in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts for the series, which was directed by animator Ivor Wood, who also worked on ''The Magic Roundabout'', ''The Wombles'', ''Paddington'', and ''The Herbs''. Following the success of the first series, four TV specials and a second series of 13 episodes were produced during the 1990s. In this series, Pat had a family shown on screen for the first time (though his wife had been mentioned in a number of episodes). A new version of the series was produced by Cosgrove Hall Films from 2003 to 2008 and expanded on many aspects of the original series. The show e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 British Television Series Debuts
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster (1998), Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake, Afghanistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire Elia
Sapphire Chrystalla Elia (born 15 April 1987) is an English actress, model and singer best known for her roles in musical drama ''Britannia High'' and the soap opera ''Emmerdale''. Early and personal life Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London. Elia is of Greek-Cypriot heritage. She is 3/4 Greek and 1/4 English. Career Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from the age of three. She later went on to appear in a number of adverts. In 1996, Elia began attending the Sylvia Young Theatre School. She was cast in the role of a young Cosette in Trevor Nunn's theatre production of ''Les Misérables'' at the Palace Theatre. In 1998, Elia became an entertainer on ITV's ''Fun Song Factory'' for one series. Two years later she became a presenter on Discovery Kids, which led to a two-hour reality show called ''Blast Off'', where she attended the NASA Astronaut Training Camp for children. In 2002, Elia played Isabelle in the educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Connor
Alice Rose Connor (born 2 August 1990) is a British actress, born in Buckinghamshire, England. She is best known for her roles in the television adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's novel ''The Illustrated Mum'', in the children's television series ''The New Worst Witch'' (a spin-off from ''The Worst Witch''), and in the film ''The Thief Lord'' as Hornet. She first started acting as herself in ''Fun Song Factory''. She also had a small part in the 2001 movie ''A Knight's Tale''. Alice Connor also starred in the programme ''My Spy Family'' as Elle Bannon, which was shown on Boomerang in the UK. She also attended the Misbourne School. She is the granddaughter of actor Kenneth Connor Kenneth Connor, (6 June 1918 – 28 November 1993) was a British stage, film and broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the ''Carry On'' films. Early life Connor was born in Highbury, Islington, London, .... She is currently the artistic director at The Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polly Parsons
Polly Parsons (born 15 February 1984) is an English television presenter. Early life Parsons was born in Bristol, and attended Sacred Heart Convent Primary School and later Redland High School for Girls. She then gained A-Levels in Art, Drama and Dance and a Diploma in Performing Arts at Elmhurst School for Dance, Camberley. Career Parsons co-presented ''Fun Song Factory'' as Paige with Laura Hamilton. She also appeared as Princess Sapphire in ''Genie in the House'', ''Toonattik'', and played Crystal in ''Disastrous'' for Nickelodeon. Later, she starred in ''Don't Get Screwed'' for BBC Three, and as Becky in ''Meet the Parents'' on E4. She was a presenter on BBC Three's ''The Real Hustle'' in 2012. Personal life Parsons dated ''EastEnders'' actor Sid Owen for six years; the couple were engaged from 2009 to 2012. The same year she and Owen parted, followed by a brief relationship with insurance broker Thomas Needham, she began a relationship with footballer Thomas Vermaelen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aston Merrygold
Aston Iain Merrygold (born 13 February 1988) is an English singer, dancer, television personality and actor. He is known for being a member of the British boy band JLS, who were the runners-up to Alexandra Burke in the fifth series of ''The X Factor''. After five years, JLS split on 22 December 2013. In 2013, Merrygold became a judge on the British dance talent show ''Got to Dance''. Aston worked on his debut solo album ''Showstopper'' for a planned mid-2016 release, but it remains unreleased. The lead single of the album, " Get Stupid" was released on 24 July 2015. In August 2017, Merrygold was announced as a contestant for the fifteenth series of ''Strictly Come Dancing.'' Merrygold was eliminated on 5 November 2017, coming in tenth place. Merrygold has also appeared in television series including ''Fun Song Factory'' and ''Almost Never''. Early life Merrygold was born on 13 February 1988 to a Jamaican father and an Irish mother, who split up when Merrygold was young. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Hamilton
Laura Jane Hamilton (born 24 April 1982) is an English television presenter, property expert and entrepreneur. She began her career on children's television, presenting shows such as ''Fun Song Factory'' and on Nickelodeon. She participated in series six of ''Dancing on Ice'' in 2011, finishing in second place. Since February 2012, Hamilton has been a presenter of Channel 4's '' A Place in the Sun'' and also co-presented ''Cowboy Builders & Bodge Jobs'' for Channel 5 in 2015. In 2022 she joined ITV's This Morning presenting Live features on location. Early life and early career Hamilton grew up in Dartford, Kent. After gaining A-Levels at Dartford Grammar School for Girls, she turned down an offer to study law and psychology at university for a one-year contract at Channel 4 television, as a runner for Dermot O'Leary. She left Channel 4 after her contract ended and worked as an Assistant Floor Manager on productions including ''Top of the Pops'', ''The Buckingham Palace Jubil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hi-5 (Australian TV Series)
''Hi-5'' is an Australian children's television series, originally produced by Kids Like Us and later Southern Star for the Nine Network, created by Helena Harris and Posie Graeme-Evans. The program is known for its educational content, and for the cast of the program, who became a recognised musical group for children outside of the series, known collectively as Hi-5. It has generated discussion about what is considered appropriate television for children. The series premiered on 12 April 1999 on the Nine Network. The series is designed for a pre-school audience, featuring five performers who educate and entertain through play, movement and music, which is an integral part of the series. The segments of the show are based on an educational model. The original cast was composed of Kellie Crawford, Kathleen de Leon Jones, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson. By the end of 2008, this line-up had been completely phased out and replaced with a new group of perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Fletcher
Justin Fletcher (born 15 June 1970) is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies. Speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick comedy and works with children with special needs through his show '' Something Special''. Fletcher also appears as the award-winning comedian Mr Tumble. Biography Fletcher was born on 15 June 1970 in Reading, Berkshire, the son of Guy Fletcher. He has three sisters and one brother. He attended Theale Green School. He currently lives in Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire. Career Fletcher worked for Sounds Good in Theale as a cassette duplicating machine operator and generally amused his co-workers with his characterisations. While in his final year studying drama at the Guildford School of Acting, Fletcher started to regularly watch Phillip Schofield in the BBC One broom cupboard with Gordon the Gopher and decided that a career in children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Lovell
Alexandra "Alex" Lovell (born 28 March 1973) is an English television presenter and voice-over artist. She has presented the BBC's regional news programme ''BBC Points West'' since 2005. Early life Lovell was born in Gravesend, Kent, grew up in Harrogate, North Yorkshire and attended Rose Bruford College, a drama school in London. Career Live productions Lovell began her career as a stage actress, in roles which included Linda in '' Blood Brothers'' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1997, she joined the ''Playdays'' live tour where she puppeteered and voiced Why Bird. Lovell has also appeared in Pantomime on several occasions including in ''Cinderella'' at The New Theatre, Woking in 2002–2003. Children's television Lovell's first television role was as a presenter on the ''Fun Song Factory'' television series in 1998. Beginning in September 1999, she fronted the ''Playhouse Disney'' strand with fellow-''Fun Song Factory'' presenter Dave Benson Phillips on the Disney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Stephens
Katy Stephens is a British actress and former children's presenter. She has appeared in leading roles with Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company with whom she is an Associate Artist. She played Nicky in ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'', and was a co-presenter on ''The Fun Song Factory'' in the 1990s. Theatre Stephens’ work with the Royal Shakespeare Company includes Rosalind in As You Like It, Tamora in Titus Andronicus, Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra, Regan in King Lear, Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew, Sarah in Mark Ravenhill's Candide, Katy in Silence, a co-production with Filter Theatre, and Joan of Arc/Margaret of Anjou in Sir Michael Boyd (director), Michael Boyd's Histories Cycle. Work for Shakespeare's Globe includes Clytemnestra in The Oresteia, Calpurnia in Julius Caesar and Iras in Antony and Cleopatra for The Complete Walk films. Other appearances include: *Agrippa in Antony and Cleopatra for the National Theatre and NT Live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
