''Raa Raa the Noisy Lion'' is a British
stop motion
Stop motion is an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individually photographed frames so that they will appear to exhibit independent motion or change when the series of frames i ...
animated children's television programme first broadcast in May 2011, which is shown on
CBeebies
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 years and under. Its sister channel CBBC is aimed at older childr ...
. It features a group of animal-based characters and their adventures and activities through the Jingly Jangly Jungle. The show is narrated by
Lorraine Kelly
Lorraine Kelly, (born 30 November 1959) is a Scottish journalist and television presenter. She has presented various television shows for ITV, including '' Good Morning Britain'' (1988–1992), ''GMTV'' (1993–2010), ''This Morning'' (2003†...
and is produced by
Chapman Entertainment
Chapman Entertainment was a British television production company founded by Keith Chapman and Greg Lynn and based in London, England.
History The 2001-2008 Era
The company was founded by Greg Lynn in London in 2001, together with Keith Chapman a ...
(series one and two) and
DreamWorks Classic Productions (series three).
Characters
*Raa Raa (voiced by Bradley Shedden in series one and two, Tyler Coleman in series three): A fun-loving and noisy little lion.
*Topsy (voiced by Eden Jarrett): A giraffe who loves to read. She is the tallest and oldest of Raa Raa's friends. She can sometimes be bossy, but she is the one that wants to help her friends as good as she can.
*Zebby (voiced by Mia Hann): A kind and gentle zebra who sometimes gets hungry.
*Huffty (voiced by
Oliver Dillon
Oliver Nicholas Anthony Dillon (born 11 April 1998) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as Huffty in the CBeebies shows ''Raa Raa the Noisy Lion'' since 2011-2018 and Waybuloo. Dillon also voiced Lumpy the Heffalump in ''My Friends ...
): An elephant who loves music and giving his friends a ride on his train.
*Ooo Ooo (voiced by Jamie Oram in series one and two, and
Alexander Molony
Alexander Molony (born September 12, 2006) is a British actor. He will make his film debut as Peter Pan in the Disney film ''Peter Pan & Wendy''.
Career
He was previously cast as the lead in children's animation ''Claude'', on Disney Junior. He ...
in series three): A monkey who is fun and likes to swing on vines.
*Crocky (voiced by Max Miller): A crocodile who likes to hang out by the river and ride in his log boat.
*Pia (voiced by Hayden Hunter): A parrot who likes to fly high in the air. She debuted in series three.
*Scuttle: A purple spider who has eight legs. She debuted in series three.
Episodes
References
External links
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2011 British television series debuts
2018 British television series endings
2010s British animated television series
British stop-motion animated television series
British children's animated adventure television series
British children's animated comedy television series
British preschool education television series
Animated preschool education television series
2010s preschool education television series
BBC children's television shows
CBeebies
DreamWorks Classics
Animated television series about monkeys
Animated television series about birds
Animated television series about elephants
Animated television series about lions
Fictional crocodilians
Fictional giraffes
Fictional zebras
Television series about spiders
English-language television shows
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