Doodle Do is a
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television programme designed for pre-school children. It is currently aired on the
CBeebiesCBeebies is a television channel produced by the BBC aimed at children 6 years and under. First launched on 11 February 2002, it is broadcast as both a free-to-air domestic British television channel, and as international variants supported by advertising, subscription or both.The channel has been...
channel. The programme features three "Doodle Doers" — puppets called "Dib-dab", "Scribble" and "Stick" — who interact with a human presenter, Chris (played by
Chris CorcoranChris Corcoran is a Welsh comedian and television–radio presenter. Originally a teacher, his recent TV credits include fronting the Six Nations coverage for BBC Wales, "Big Welsh Joke", "Little Welsh Joke" and The Full Pontyfringe...
, a
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stand-up comedianStand-up comedy is a style of comedy where a comedian performs for a live audience, usually speaking directly to them. It is usually performed by a single comedian with the aid of a microphone, either hand-held or mounted on a stand...
).
Dib-dab, Stick and Scribble are literal
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s, as they consist of colourful
knittedKnitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them....
gloveA glove is a garment covering the hand.Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves". Fingerless gloves with one large opening rather than individual openings for each finger...
s decorated with eyes, noses, and hair.
Doodle Do is a
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
television programme designed for pre-school children. It is currently aired on the
CBeebiesCBeebies is a television channel produced by the BBC aimed at children 6 years and under. First launched on 11 February 2002, it is broadcast as both a free-to-air domestic British television channel, and as international variants supported by advertising, subscription or both.The channel has been...
channel. The programme features three "Doodle Doers" — puppets called "Dib-dab", "Scribble" and "Stick" — who interact with a human presenter, Chris (played by
Chris CorcoranChris Corcoran is a Welsh comedian and television–radio presenter. Originally a teacher, his recent TV credits include fronting the Six Nations coverage for BBC Wales, "Big Welsh Joke", "Little Welsh Joke" and The Full Pontyfringe...
, a
WelshWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...
stand-up comedianStand-up comedy is a style of comedy where a comedian performs for a live audience, usually speaking directly to them. It is usually performed by a single comedian with the aid of a microphone, either hand-held or mounted on a stand...
).
Dib-dab, Stick and Scribble are literal
glove puppetA hand puppet is a type of puppet that is controlled by the hand or hands that occupies the interior of the puppet. Glove puppets are a variation of hand puppets...
s, as they consist of colourful
knittedKnitting is a method by which thread or yarn may be turned into cloth. Knitting consists of loops called stitches pulled through each other. The active stitches are held on a needle until another loop can be passed through them....
gloveA glove is a garment covering the hand.Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gloves". Fingerless gloves with one large opening rather than individual openings for each finger...
s decorated with eyes, noses, and hair. They are operated by three puppeteers who remain concealed behind features of the
studio setSet construction is a process by which a set designer works in collaboration with the director of the production to create the set for a theatrical, film or television production...
, such as curtains or boxes, or beneath the raised studio floor. One episode was filmed in the French Ski Resort of 'Les Deux Alpes'.
The programme is a loose "how to" arts feature similar to
SMarteeniesSMarteenies was a spin-off of the children's art programme SMart designed for pre-school viewers. It was shown on the CBeebies channel daily until its suspension in January 2008, following the death of presenter Mark Speight's fiancée Natasha Collins, and his subsequent suicide.The programme...
, but aimed at an even younger audience. Chris and the puppets explore making models from boxes, simple
collageA collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
s and so on. A story is featured, during which the puppets play characters using the items they have created.
The programme always ends with some "Doodle do" and "Doodle don't" advice, such as "Doodle do: have fun with your model car, and doodle don't: forget to tidy up afterwards".
There are also small 5-minute portions of the show called "Doodle Do Making Moments" which are broadcast. These feature one 'make' and do not have much of a storyline.
The three puppets have distinctive personalities. Dib-Dab (Yvonne Stone) is giddily enthusiastic, concerned for others and loves the colour pink so much, that whenever it seems someone else is going to get the pink paper, she will whimper with misery and longing; Scribble (Adam Carter) is a bit of a comedian with a fondness for puns; and Stick (Mark Mander) is rather anxious (similar
GeorgeGeorge is a pink hippo and a character of the popular children's television programme Rainbow in the 1980s, voiced by Roy Skelton and operated by Malcolm Lord, Tony Holtham and later Craig Crane....
from
RainbowRainbow is a British children's television series, created by Pamela Lonsdale, which ran twice weekly at 12:10 on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ITV network, from 16 October 1972 to 6 March 1992...
, whom Mark Mander has also "played"), and often needs to be reassured by Chris. Stick enjoys chanting the word "Blob" whilst painting or glueing, and seems to get into a trance-like state doing so.
The music includes a
gamelanA gamelan is a musical ensemble from Indonesia, typically from the islands of Bali or Java, featuring a variety of instruments such as metallophones, xylophones, drums and gongs; bamboo flutes, bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included....
-style tune that accompanies the doodling of animated sandworms in each episode.
Cast
- Presenter: Chris Corcoran
- Dib-dab: Yvonne Stone
- Scribble: Adam Carter
- Stick: Mark Mander
- Writers: Dean Wilkinson, Trevor Neal, Simon Hickson
- Music: Richie Webb
Richie Webb is a British comedy writer, actor and composer.As a writer and performer, he is perhaps best known for his work on BBC Radio 4 comedy programmes. He began his career as a member of The Cheese Shop and went on to have regular musical comedy slots on both Week Ending and Parsons and...
External links
- CBeebies - Doodle Do at bbc.co.uk
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