• Watch out - Big and Small are going on a BIG adventure with HarperCollins!
• The comic stars of the hit CBeebies show to meet fans at shopping centres across UK this October half-term

Big and Small, the Kindle Entertainment pre-school TV property on CBeebies, today reveals details of Big and Small’s Big Tour 2010, their first ever fun-packed tour across the UK, taking in five locations this October half-term to meet fans - no matter how big or small. Big and Small’s Big Tour 2010, organised in conjunction with Warner Estate Holdings Plc (“Warner Estate”), coincides with the new range of Big and Small books released by HarperCollins this Autumn, during the critical pre-Christmas gifting period.

Big and Small Are Planning BIG Fun This October Half-Term
Big and Small: The Tour 2010 will visit the following locations: Bouverie Place Shopping Centre, Folkestone (October 25th), The Grange and Pyramids Shopping Centre, Birkenhead (October 26th), Fishergate Shopping Centre, Preston (October 27th), Market Place Shopping Centre, Bolton (October 28th) and Middleton Shopping Centre, Manchester (October 29th). The tour is being organised in association with leading property company, Warner Estate, which owns and manages the shopping centres.

The Big and Small costume characters, which were a huge hit at Longleat earlier this summer, where they met with over 2000 fans, will make an appearance at each show for a special story-telling session.

Fans of the hit CBeebies show will have the opportunity to meet the two best friends, to appear in a photo with them and take part in a special competition to win a complete set of the new HarperCollins books. The new Big and Small collection includes an activity book and a sing-a-long book that are sure to be hits with fans of the show.

Big and Small’s Big Tour 2010 will be promoted by a comprehensive national and regional PR campaign, targeting print, broadcast and online media to reach fans, big and small, as well as parents and grandparents.

Anne Brogan, Founder and Director of Kindle Entertainment, comments: “Big and Small’s Big Tour 2010 is a tremendously exciting new adventure for our much-loved characters. The appearance earlier this year at Longleat proved to us just how popular the characters are with children and adults. We decided to extend the opportunity to our fans by taking Big and Small on their very first tour, which also celebrates the new range of books being released from HarperCollins.”

The news of Big and Small’s Big Tour 2010 comes hot on the heels of the announcement of two new strategic partnerships by Kindle for Big and Small. The first is with Namco Europe Ltd. (part of the Bandai Namco Group) to produce a new range of Big and Small plush toys that will be distributed across UK leisure and amusement parks. The second heralds the launch of Big and Small’s new online shop at www.bigandsmallshop.co.uk in partnership with Heroes for Kids Ltd., the online toy shop specialist, allowing fans of the Big and Small TV show to buy their favourite products at anytime, all over the world.

The Big and Small TV series screens daily on CBeebies and features the voice talents of Lenny Henry and Imelda Staunton, celebrating the delightful differences between two best friends. Every episode of Big and Small contains BIG fun which will keep little kids, big kids and parents laughing and learning together. For more episodes, songs and games, visit the Big and Small website (www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/bigandsmall).