Get Squiggling

Get Squiggling was a British children's television series created and produced by Jo Killingley at Dot To Dot Productions, directed by Adrian Hedley, and broadcast on CBeebies and BBC Two in the UK.[1][2]

Get Squiggling
GenreChildren's
Created byJo Killingley
Directed byAdrian Hedley
StarringJanet James
Samantha Dodd
John Hasler
Teresa Gallagher
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes50
Production
Executive producersJo Killingley (series producer)
Tracy Nampala (producer)
Sarah Colclough (for CBeebies)
Running time15 minutes
Production companyDot To Dot Productions
DistributorBeyond Distribution
Release
Original networkCBeebies
Original release11 February 2008 (2008-02-11) 
13 September 2016 (2016-09-13)

Format

The programme began with a theme song. The lead character Squiglet who speaks directly to the audience. The programme itself taught pre-school aged children how to draw, as well as basic colors and shapes.[3] The audience is encouraged to use drawing as a method of triggering imagination, and as a means to progress the story. Each episode begins with him against a plain white background, which is gradually filled by the characters that he draws, like animals, objects, and landscapes, using his squiggle sticks and Squiggle Pad. There are seven different lines (loopy, round, straight, curved, bumpy, wavy and zig-zag) that Squiglet uses to draw with. The main character is then animated by Squiglet saying the magic words, "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Let's make our squiggles come alive!" and they join the story. All other content in the show is animated based on his drawings. If a character encounters a problem, Squiglet draws an object to help them. If a problem cannot be solved, the Squiggle Pad gives them a clue with a short, live-action video. Each episode ends with a song related to the episode, summing up the preceding story.

Cast

John Hasler as all male characters

Teresa Gallagher as most female characters

Janet James as Squiglet


Episodes

Series 1 (2008)

EpisodeTitle[4]First Aired[4]
1"Snowman"11 February 2008
2"Pirate"12 February 2008
3"Caterpillar"13 February 2008
4"Hippo"14 February 2008
5"Spider"15 February 2008
6"Hedgehog"18 February 2008
7"Three Little Pigs"19 February 2008
8"Spaceman"20 February 2008
9"Lamb"21 February 2008
10"Knight"22 February 2008
11"Photographer"25 February 2008
12"Cowboy"26 February 2008
13"Blood Hound"27 February 2008
14"Monster"28 February 2008
15"Fairy"29 February 2008
16"Elephant"3 March 2008
17"Scarecrow"4 March 2008
18"Tortoise"5 March 2008
19"Giant"6 March 2008
20"Crab"7 March 2008
21"Robot"10 March 2008
22"Frog Prince"11 March 2008
23"Hyena"12 March 2008
24"Bee"13 March 2008
25"Penguin"14 March 2008


Series 2 (2010)

EpisodeTitle[5]Airdate[5]
1"Monkey"14 June 2010
2"Cinderella"15 June 2010
3"Troll"16 June 2010
4"Mouse"17 June 2010
5"Old Mother Hubbard"18 June 2010
6"Cow"21 June 2010
7"Dinosaur"22 June 2010
8"Cat"23 June 2010
9"Gnome"24 June 2010
10"Magician"25 June 2010
11"Bat"28 June 2010
12"Squirrel"29 June 2010
13"Polar Bear"30 June 2010
14"Wizard"1 July 2010
15"Chef"2 July 2010
16"Ostrich"19 July 2010
17"Rhino"20 July 2010
18"Humpty Dumpty"21 July 2010
19"Old King Cole"22 July 2010
20"Koala"23 July 2010
21"Goldilocks"26 July 2010
22"Jack and the Beanstalk"27 July 2010
23"Magpie"28 July 2010
24Rapunzel29 July 2010
25"Kangaroo"30 July 2010


References

  1. "Get Squiggling Credits". BFI Film Database. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  2. "Get Squiggling Episodes by date: November 2012". BBC. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  3. "Get Squiggling! For Grownups". BBC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  4. "Get Squiggling Series 1 Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  5. "Get Squiggling Series 2 Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
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