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Characters ---->
Iggle Piggle, Upsy Daisy, Makka Pakka, Tombliboos, Pontipines, Wottingers, Haahoos, Tittifers, Ninky Nonk and the Pinky Ponk.
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The programme features colourful characters: Upsy Daisy, Igglepiggle, Makka Pakka, the Pontipines, the Wottingers, the Haahoos and three Tombliboos who live in a garden. As well as trees and tropical birds (Tittifers), the garden features a surprisingly large cast of other creatures for a programme aimed at toddlers. All of the characters have their own unique phrases which they repeat over and over. Little of what they say would make sense or seem logical to any adults watching but the repetition of sound associated with the characters builds up familiarity amongst the target audience. Like Teletubbyland, the garden is a surreal environment and this, along with the title of the programme and the opening sequence of the programme featuring a sleeping child, perhaps indicates the programme is intended to represent a child's dream.
Co-creator Anne Wood said ---->
"We wanted to explore the difference between being asleep and being awake from a child's point of view: the difference between closing your eyes and pretending to be asleep and closing your eyes and sleeping,"
Each episode starts with a child in bed (a different child is used in each episode), the parent is running their finger round and round the child's palm (In Episode 28, Runaway Og-Pog, the parent is absent and the child runs its own right hand forefinger around the palm of its left hand) while the narrator begins to speak and the episode cuts to Igglepiggle in his boat travelling to the Night Garden. Each episode ends with either the characters going to sleep, with one character receiving a bedtime story (which is generated by the "Magic Roundabout" style gazebo that sits at the centre of the Night Garden). This story is a summary of the plot of the episode, just as in the Fimbles. Or the characters all sing and dance together under the gazebo. Upsy Daisy blows kisses and Makka Pakka waves her hands. It ends with all the characters waving then Iggle Piggle goes off in his boat. Occasionaly they have both a story and dance.
Did You Know ---->
In the Night Garden won the Children's BAFTA Award for 'Pre-School Live Action' in 2007.
It's quite rare to see panning or tracking shots in In The Night Garden. The camera is often still, with the characters coming in and out of shot, often after a short pause.
Because Igglepiggle is a visitor to the garden he does not go to sleep, and his goodbye sequence ("Igglepiggle's not in bed!" — "Squeak!" — "Don't worry, Igglepiggle, it's time to go.") rounds off the programme - the Night Garden retreats into the night sky and we see him asleep on his little boat as the programme's closing titles roll.
Did You Know ---->
The Children's Television Series was first aired on 19th March 2007 and a total of 20 episodes were originally made.
Unlike most programmes aimed at toddlers, In The Night Garden is not aimed primarily at being educational. Instead, it is aimed at helping children relax, and calming relationships with parents. Co-creator Anne Wood stated "We became very aware of the anxiety surrounding the care of young children which manifested itself in all kind of directions – but the one big subject that came up again and again was bedtime. It's the classic time for tension between children who want to stay up and parents who want them to go to bed... so this is a programme about calming things down whereas most children's TV is about gee-ing everything up!"
Did You Know ---->
The programme is said by its creators to be designed to both relax as well as entertain its intended audience of one to three year olds. One hundred episodes were commissioned by the BBC with a budget of £14.5 million.
Now that we have given you more information on the toddlers television series you probably want to find out about In the Night Garden DVDS, other merchandise and even play In the Night Garden games. Well I we have a 2 year old boy and we know exactly what he would want to do......... Watch Makka Pakka on Cbeebies. So if you want to watch it too, it's currently on the Cbeebies Channel on Sky and Freeview at 10.30am, 1.30pm and 6.25pm.
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