Tweet of the Day – 24 October 2012

From one Darren Curtis...

"Working at a global design agency in London, just discovered they have printers on the network called Waybuloo, Upseydaisy and Igglepiggle."

This appears to be an updated variation on a theme started many years ago, when my younger brother was at University. There the (line) printers were named Tigger and Pooh....

From "Hi-Hi" to Bye-Bye

The regular CBeebies seasonal re-scheduling is upon us again, and – as happened last year – Waybuloo is being dropped from the Bedtime Hour.

I wonder whether this change will cause a similar outcry to the one that flared up last time this was done, ten months ago...

The programme will still be on at other times, though one will need to be up early to catch the 6.25 am daily showings. There will be another outing for the Piplings at 11.35 am, but only on weekdays, while the current practice of a 1 pm showing at weekends will continue.

Okay, so two out of (at present) three a day really isn't bad; but the choosing of time-slot is crucial and the omission from the Bedtime Hour is bound to cause at least some consternation.

Driver Dan's Story Train comes into that hour instead – something that appears to be an obsession at the BBC, as they tried it before in the ten minutes freed up by the experimental cut-down narrated Waybuloo. When that failed, it was instead butted up against Bedtime Hour in its current slot just beforehand.

Someone seems to have been very determined to get it into this important hour, and has now succeeded – even though it will now mean two story-tellings within those sixty minutes, which seems a bit daft. The remaining ten minutes released by the change will return to Charlie and Lola, who have been there before.

Finally to report on this business, In The Night Garden is (thankfully!) to stay at its present 6.20 pm slot: isn't that a pip!

Where Is The Pinky Ponk Going?

Here's a complete In The Night Garden episode. If you are not familiar with the series, it might not all 'click' on first viewing – but that really doesn't matter. Just go along for the ride, which today is mainly in the Pinky Ponk's rather nice gondola. Oh, and go easy on the Pinky Ponk juice...

The Manic Drummer

It's Tombliboo Eee, whose drumming gets faster and faster...

In The Night Garden – Live!

I have been aware of a stage version of In The Night Garden for a little while now, and have today found the promotional video (below) UPDATE: There's another one, which I have now added below the first.

I don't know what the future plans are for this tour, but I suspect it'll run for years!

It's obviously impossible to do entirely without visible puppeteers, so it's fair to say that the show's producers have done well with (for example) the Tombliboos. I wonder if, and how, the Pontipines have been included...

As for which show: I'm not sure whether I'd personally prefer the Ninky-Nonk show or the Pinky-Ponk one. Ah, decisions...