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Kindle Entertainment, the independent production company, announces the radio premiere of its popular pre-school show, Big and Small on CBeebies Radio (21x10’) on 12 October 2009. The series will air daily between 06:00 - 07:00am until 1 November 2009. CBeebies radio, aimed at the under 6 audience, broadcasts daily between 5:00am - 8:00am and is part of the dedicated children’s schedule on digital radio station BBC7. Introducing Jim Carter (Shakespeare in Love, The Golden Compass, Home Front Britain) as the narrator, the Big and Small radio adaptation on BBC7 follows the same successful format as the top-rated TV series with each episode featuring a catchy song. The show aims to open children’s minds to a variety of outlooks on the world and encourage them to appreciate that people have many different ideas and opinions. Each story revolves around the comedy of Big and Small’s contrasting approaches to life, they couldn’t be more different from each other but together they create an explosion of laughs as well as some genuinely touching moments of friendship and understanding. Since its on-air TV premiere in October 2008, Big and Small (www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall) has proved a big hit with kids and parents across the UK and is currently airing daily on CBeebies at 12:20 and 4:10pm. Featuring the voices of Lenny Henry as Big and Small, and Imelda Staunton as Ruby and Twiba, their friends, the series features great stories, laugh-out-loud moments and highly memorable songs which will appeal to both children and their parents. Celebrating the recent commission of series 2 and Big and Small’s first birthday, Lenny Henry was a big hit at Brand Licensing 2009. Kindle Entertainment continue to work closely with Start Licensing in successfully rolling out a strong licensing programme for the property. Licensees have currently been secured across key product categories and major platforms including toys, plush and puzzles, publishing, DVD, apparel, music downloads, lunchware, headphones and interactive CD-ROM. Anne Brogan, Founder and Director of Kindle Entertainment, comments; "Big and Small has found a great home in CBeebies and following the successful TV series, the radio show is a natural extension for these immensely loveable and popular children’s characters. CBeebies Radio provides the perfect platform to broadcast this high quality pre-school show and with Jim Carter injecting his own warmth and humour to a truly funny and clever show we are confident it will be loved by Big and Small people alike." |