Boogie Beebies
Encyclopedia
Boogie Beebies is a UK children's television programme which is produced and broadcast by the BBC
. It is aired on CBeebies
(both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One
and BBC Two
). It won the Best Pre-School Live Action award at the BAFTA Children's Awards in 2005.
Each programme is twenty minutes long, and teaches children a dance (to a short original song), a different one each week. It was originally presented by Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Pete Hillier
(from December 2010 by Pete Hillier
, Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Katie Barlow) and also features clips of children (at home, in schools or in front of bluescreen).
The dance is taught segment by segment by the instructor(s), in earlier programmes the two instructors took turns with each segment. The moves to each day's dance as well as the theme of the song are drawn from nature or the world around us (i.e., "The Ocean Motion" features dance moves inspired by various sea creatures). The programme culminates with a complete performance of the song and dance, called "Big Video Time".
The name of the programme comes from the informal verb to boogie (dance) and the Beebies part of CBeebies.
The program was advertised using a child dancing "travolta style" to A Fifth of Beethoven
by Walter Murphy
.
The warm-down at the end of the programme is done to the lyrics,
"Stretch yourself wide, out to the side, you've danced with Boogie Beebies,
Blow up a ball, make yourself small, we've danced with Boogie Beebies."
The series was devised and largely written by Clare Bradley. Music was written by Francis Haines and Liz Kitchen
Lyrics by: Tracey Hammett and others.
Ocean Motion
Go Go Mango
Space Walking
Pirate Gang
Hey Monkey
Carousel
Airport
Football Shimmy
Tick Tock Clock
Penguin Bop
The Kangaroo
Shoe Hoedown
Music by Francis Haines, Liz Kitchen
Lyrics: Tracey Hammett, Clare Bradley and Pauline Stone
2005
"Boogie Beebies - Get Ready to Boogie" Region 2 DVD
2005
"Boogie Beebies - Move Your Feet to the Beat" Region 2 DVD
2006
"Boogie Beebies - The Party Mix" Compact disc
2007
"Carry Me - Boogie Beebies - Little Dreamer and other stories" Region 2 DVD
2007
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. It is aired on CBeebies
CBeebies
CBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
(both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. 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...
and BBC Two
BBC Two
BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...
). It won the Best Pre-School Live Action award at the BAFTA Children's Awards in 2005.
Each programme is twenty minutes long, and teaches children a dance (to a short original song), a different one each week. It was originally presented by Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Pete Hillier
Pete Hillier
Pete Hillier is a dancer born in Cambridge, England.He trained at the McKenzie School of Speech and Drama and the Bodywork Dance Studios, both in Cambridge.- Career :...
(from December 2010 by Pete Hillier
Pete Hillier
Pete Hillier is a dancer born in Cambridge, England.He trained at the McKenzie School of Speech and Drama and the Bodywork Dance Studios, both in Cambridge.- Career :...
, Nataylia "Nat" Roni and Katie Barlow) and also features clips of children (at home, in schools or in front of bluescreen).
The dance is taught segment by segment by the instructor(s), in earlier programmes the two instructors took turns with each segment. The moves to each day's dance as well as the theme of the song are drawn from nature or the world around us (i.e., "The Ocean Motion" features dance moves inspired by various sea creatures). The programme culminates with a complete performance of the song and dance, called "Big Video Time".
The name of the programme comes from the informal verb to boogie (dance) and the Beebies part of CBeebies.
The program was advertised using a child dancing "travolta style" to A Fifth of Beethoven
A Fifth of Beethoven
"A Fifth of Beethoven" is a disco instrumental recorded by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band. It was adapted by Murphy from the first movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony. The record was produced by noted production music and sound effects recording producer Thomas J. Valentino. It was one of...
by Walter Murphy
Walter Murphy
Walter Anthony Murphy, Jr. is an American instrumentalist, songwriter, and arranger. He rose to fame with the hit instrumental "A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of passages from the first movement of Ludwig van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, in 1976, when disco was at the height of its...
.
The warm-down at the end of the programme is done to the lyrics,
"Stretch yourself wide, out to the side, you've danced with Boogie Beebies,
Blow up a ball, make yourself small, we've danced with Boogie Beebies."
The series was devised and largely written by Clare Bradley. Music was written by Francis Haines and Liz Kitchen
Lyrics by: Tracey Hammett and others.
Programme Titles (selected)
Dig It!Ocean Motion
Go Go Mango
Space Walking
Pirate Gang
Hey Monkey
Carousel
Airport
Football Shimmy
Tick Tock Clock
Penguin Bop
The Kangaroo
Shoe Hoedown
Music by Francis Haines, Liz Kitchen
Lyrics: Tracey Hammett, Clare Bradley and Pauline Stone
Merchandise
"Boogie Beebies - Your Chance to Dance" Region 2 DVDDVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
2005
"Boogie Beebies - Get Ready to Boogie" Region 2 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
2005
"Boogie Beebies - Move Your Feet to the Beat" Region 2 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
2006
"Boogie Beebies - The Party Mix" Compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
2007
"Carry Me - Boogie Beebies - Little Dreamer and other stories" Region 2 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
2007
External links
- CBeebies - Boogie Beebies at bbc.co.ukBbc.co.ukBBC Online is the brand name and home for the BBC's UK online service. It is a large network of websites including such high profile sites as BBC News and Sport, the on-demand video and radio services co-branded BBC iPlayer, the pre-school site Cbeebies, and learning services such as Bitesize...
- Grown Up Information for Boogie Beebies at the BBC, including Location details
- Review at Bad TV Redeemed
- BBC Press Release 2005
- BBC DVD Release 2006