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''Hotch Potch House'' is a 1996
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television series aimed at
preschool
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children. It stars
Richard Coombs as Raggs, Francis Wright (''
Art Attack
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'') as Shelley and Rebecca Nagan (''
Rosie and Jim
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'') as Woolie. It was directed by Vivienne Cozens and shot at Grip House Studios. The stated aim is to "have the puppets teach children about their emotions and feelings in a way that relates to them." The show features puppetry, animation and live-action scenes.
Format
A recycled homemade model house, known as "Hotch Potch House", hence the name, spins round once and the camera focuses on a different bit of it which indicates something.
* Eye – Eyewitness
A bit on the model Hotch Potch House that looks like an eye gives a wink.
* Front Door – Letter of the Week (a b c d e f)
The first six letters of the alphabet pop out through the letter box of the front door. The chosen letter turns white, flies off and lands somewhere else in a
cutout animation
Cutout animation is a form of stop-motion animation using flat characters, props and backgrounds cut from materials such as paper, card, stiff fabric or photographs. The props would be cut out and used as puppets for stop motion. The world's ea ...
becoming enormous at the same time.
* Chimney – Number of the Week (1 2 3 4 5)
The numbers 1 to 5 pop out of the chimney and fly up into the sky, lining themselves up. The chosen number turns white and lands somewhere else in a cutout animation becoming enormous at the same time. Then a group of living fruit and vegetables from a basket in the kitchen goes into the cupboard to perform a number song inside it.
* Tree – Activities
The tree magically grows.
* Window – Songs and Rhymes
The window opens and musical notes pop out through it.
* Garden Door – Out and About
The garden door opens.
The Mouse House
There is also a special storytime called The Mouse House about five mice whose names are Kevin, Max, Betsey, Lester and Primrose who all live together in a little house behind a tiny brown door next to Nana who tells the stories. Each story starts with Nana's special introduction.
"''Find a comfy place to sit, as quiet as a mouse, and listen to a story about a little house. Just in the corner, down by the floor, in Hotch Potch House there's a tiny brown door. Push the door open and step right through - inside the Mouse House there's a story for you!''"
Episodes
[Richard Coomb's Homepage http://www.richardcoombs.co.uk/youandme.htm]
Credits
In the Mouse House
* Nana's Voice – Tina Gray
* Animation – Ealing Animation (
El Nombre
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)
* Kevin – James Danaher
* Max – Dexter Koh
* Betsey – Ashlie Walker
* Lester – Tom Fletcher
* Primrose – Lily Cole
Letter / Number of the Week
* Animation – Alan Rogers and Peter Lang (
Pigeon Street
''Pigeon Street'' is a cutout animated children's television series, written by Michael Cole, originally shown on the BBC in 1981 as part of its 'See-Saw' strand for preschoolers. There were two series with eight and five episodes respective ...
)
* Number Song –
Steve Brown
Music
*
Paddy Kingsland
Paddy Kingsland (born 30 January 1947) is a composer of electronic music best known for his incidental music for science fiction series on BBC radio and television whilst working at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Educated at Eggar's Grammar Sch ...
*
Stephen McNeff
*
Sandy Nuttgens
Alexander "Sandy" Nuttgens (born 1964), is a British composer and a member of the ''British Academy of Composers and Songwriters''.
He is principally known for scoring television programmes mainly in the realm of children's TV and documentaries. ...
(The Mouse House)
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, id=0295782, title=Hotch Potch House
*http://www.franciswright.wordpress.com
1996 British television series debuts
1996 British television series endings
BBC children's television shows
British children's television series
British preschool education television series
British television shows featuring puppetry
British television shows for schools
Animated television series about mice and rats
English-language television shows
1990s British children's television series
British television series with live action and animation
Reading and literacy television series
Mathematics education television series
Mathematics education in the United Kingdom