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Miss Hoolie
''Balamory'' is a British live-action children's programme on BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named ''Balamory''. Four series were produced between 2002 and 2005 by BBC Scotland, with 253 episodes made (including a DVD-exclusive Christmas episode). The programme was created by Brian Jameson. To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, 25 episodes from Series 4 were added to BBC iPlayer on 30 August 2022. Characters There are eight central characters in ''Balamory''. Each character wears a distinctive colour of clothing and lives in a house of the same colour. * Miss Hoolie (played by Julie Wilson Nimmo) is the Balamory Nursery teacher. She is the main framing character and acts as a narrator for each episode. Her main colour is green and she lives in a green cottage, the inside of which is not seen as much as the others. * Archie (played by Miles Jupp) is an inventor who builds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: ''BBC Alba'') is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland. It is one of the four BBC national regions, together with the BBC English Regions, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland. Its headquarters are in Glasgow, it employs approximately 1,250 staff as of 2017, to produce 15,000 hours of television and radio programming per year. Some £320 million of licence fee revenue is raised in Scotland, with expenditure on purely local content set to stand at £86 million by 2016–17. The remainder of licence fee revenue raised in the country is spent on networked programmes shown throughout the UK. BBC Scotland operates television channels such as the Scottish variant of BBC One, the BBC Scotland channel and the Gaelic-language channel BBC Alba, and radio stations BBC Radio Scotland and Gaelic-language BBC Radio nan Gaidheal. History The first radio service in Scotland was launched by the British Broadcasting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, BARB's television ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Cotton
Nick Cotton is a fictional character from the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' played by John Altman on a semi-regular basis from the soap's debut episode on 19 February 1985. Altman has stated that his initial exit was due to producer Julia Smith demanding he was written out after he opposed a decision to make his character gay.John Altman, AKA Eastender's Nasty Nick: It's almost like the Taliban. You can't say what you like. , Sep 13, 2021 After Smith's exit from the show, the character made numerous brief or more protracted stints until his onscreen death in February 2015, which was written to coincide with the 30th anniversa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Altman (actor)
John Clarkson Stewart (born 2 March 1952), known as John Altman, is an English actor and singer, perhaps best known for playing Nick Cotton in the popular BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. He was among the show's original cast members appearing in the first episode in February 1985 and appeared on the show on and off as a recurring character. His character was killed off in the 30th anniversary episode of the show which aired in February 2015. Altman has also appeared in several films, television series and stage productions. In 2010, he became the new frontman of the band Heavy Metal Kids following the death of former frontman Gary Holton in 1985. Early life Altman was born in Reading, Berkshire, to parents Tina Florence (née Schofield; 1920–2016) and Cecil Clifton Stewart (1923–1991). His maternal grandfather was actor Johnnie Schofield. Career Altman made his acting debut in the 1979 film ''The First Great Train Robbery'' where he played a minor role. Also in 1979, he portr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Hemphill
Gregory Edward Hemphill (born 14 December 1969) is a Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, writer, and director. He is best known for his work with Ford Kiernan on the BBC Scotland comedy series ''Chewin' The Fat'' (1999–2005) and ''Still Game'' (2002–2007, 2016–2019). Hemphill was Rector of the University of Glasgow (2001–2004). Personal life Hemphill was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Edward, a chartered accountant, and Anne Hemphill (née Brophy) a teacher. The family left Scotland in the mid 1970s, and he spent much of his childhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which has contributed to his distinctive accent, Scottish-Canadian. He returned to Scotland in the late 1980s to study at the University of Glasgow, where he achieved an MA Honours Degree in theatre, film and television. He is married to actress Julie Wilson Nimmo, best known for playing Miss Hoolie in ''Balamory''. They got married in a hot air balloon whilst flying over Las Vegas in 1999. The couple ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Wogan
Sir Michael Terence Wogan (; 3 August 1938 – 31 January 2016) was an Irish radio and television broadcaster who worked for the BBC in the UK for most of his career. Between 1993 and his semi-retirement in December 2009, his BBC Radio 2 weekday breakfast programme ''Wake Up to Wogan'' regularly drew an estimated eight million listeners. He was believed to be the most listened-to radio broadcaster in Europe."Wogan's run – the King of banter finally goes blankety blank" by Kim Bielenberg, ''Irish Independent'', 12 September 2009 Wogan was a leading media personality in Ireland and Britain from the late 1960s, and was often referred to as a "national treasure". [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balamory (series 4)
This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show ''Balamory'' for series 4. Series 4 was broadcast from April 2005. Cast Main cast are listed on the main '' Balamory'' page. Episodes References {{Reflist 2005 Scottish television seasons Balamory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balamory (series 3)
This article contains episode information and plot summaries from the 3rd series of the Children's British television programme '' Balamory.'' Season 3 was broadcast on 20 September 2004. Cast * The main cast are listed on the main '' Balamory'' page. Episodes Kasia Haddad replaces Buki Akib Buki Akib is a British actress and fashion designer. She was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, she portrayed Josie Jump in the television children's programme ''Balamory'' between 2002 and 2004. Since 2 ... for taking the role of Josie Jump. References {{Reflist Balamory 2004 Scottish television seasons 2004 British television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balamory (series 2)
{{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 2 , Title = Family Meal , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, df=yes, 2003, 04, 08 , ShortSummary = Archie has been invited over for a family meal at Amber's house, but the trouble is that he has inventor's block. What will he do? , LineColor = 03653E {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 3 , Title = The Hobby Horse , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, df=yes, 2003, 04, 09 , ShortSummary = Archie presents Miss Hoolie with a pen tree made from coathangers to keep her pens tidy. , LineColor = 03653E {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 4 , Title = Fun Run , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, df=yes, 2003, 04, 10 , ShortSummary = There is a Fun Run happening in Balamory today, and Josie Jump can't take part unless she finds somebody else to start the race. But who can help Josie out? , LineColor = 03653E {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 5 , Title = Living Statue , OriginalAirDate = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balamory (series 1)
''Balamory'' is a British live action children's television series on British television (BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies), about a fictional small island community called Balamory in Scotland. It was produced between 10 February 2002 and 15 April 2005 by BBC Scotland. Episodes {{Episode table , background=#6694EE , season= , title= , director= , writer= , airdate= , country=US , episodes= {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 1 , Title = Fish Supper , DirectedBy = , WrittenBy = Kath Yelland , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, df=yes, 2002, 09, 02 , ShortSummary = Miss Hoolie is holding a fish supper for the children's grandparents. She asks Spencer to get some fish. * First appearances of 'Everybody, Everyone', Spencer's version of 'The Coloured House Song' and 'I'm Suzie Sweet, I'm Penny Pocket' (Suzie Sweets and Penny Pocket's song). * Weather: Sunny * Main Character: Spencer * Coloured House: Pink * Song: 'I'm Suzie Sweet, I'm Penny Pocket' (Suzie S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC IPlayer
BBC iPlayer (stylised as iPLAYER or BBC iPLAYER) is a video on demand service from the BBC. The service is available on a wide range of devices, including mobile phones and tablets, personal computers and smart televisions. iPlayer services delivered to UK-based viewers feature no commercial advertising. The terms BBC iPlayer, iPlayer, and BBC Media Player refer to various methods of viewing or listening to the same content. Viewing or recording live television broadcasts from any UK broadcaster or viewing BBC TV catch-up or BBC TV on-demand programmes in the UK without a TV licence is a criminal offence. In 2015, the BBC reported that it was moving towards playing audio and video content via open HTML5 standards in web browsers rather than via Flash or its Media Player mobile app. On 17 October 2018, the BBC iPlayer Radio brand was replaced with BBC Sounds. In 2019, the BBC improved the format quality, taking the highest available on iPlayer to 1080p (full HD) from 720p (sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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