''Garth and Bev'' is an Irish television series for

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ers produced by Kavaleer Productions and broadcast on

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, CBeebies,

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, and

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. It was first broadcast on

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on 11 January 2010.

Plot

''Garth and Bev'' is set in the

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and centres on the adventures of Garth and his little sister Bev. Garth and Bev are no ordinary children, though; they are also time travellers. With the help of their grandfather, a mystical

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with magical abilities, they travel through time and learn how nature has influenced modern day inventions.

Themes

''Garth & Bev'' is all about using creativity and problem solving, and these are things that Garth and Bev do in each episode. The show also has an emphasis on the wonderment of nature, suggesting that, more often than not, for every modern invention, nature already has an answer.

Characters

Garth is eight and has always been a great artist, cave drawing from an early age. His other passion in inventing, as well as meeting inventors and learning from them. Bev is six, and very sharp for her age. She loves time travelling with Garth, and will often be the first to discover the solution to Grandfather Lír's challenge. Lír is Garth and Bev's grandfather. He is a wise druid with magical abilities. Lír sets his grandchildren challenges and treats them with an adventure through time if they get it right and discover something new.

References

External links

Kavaleer productions

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