Hi-5 (British TV series)
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| Hi-5 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Edutainment |
| Created by | Helena Harris Posie Graeme-Evans |
| Presented by | Chris Edgerley Jenny Jones Emma Nowell Luke Roberts Cat Sandion |
| Theme music composer | Chris Harriott |
| Opening theme | "Hi-5 Theme" |
| Ending theme | "Hi-5 Theme" (Reprise) |
| Composer | Chris Harriott |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | London, UK |
| Running time | 30 minutes (No ads) |
| Production companies | Darrall Macqueen Ltd Cartoonito Nine Films and Television Southern Star Group CITV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Cartoonito CITV |
| Release | November 3 – December 26, 2008 |
Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 UK) is a British children's television programme, which was aired in 2008.
Cast members
- Chris Edgerley
- Emma Nowell
- Jenny Jones
- Luke Roberts
- Cat Sandion
Puppets
- Chatterbox ("Chats")
- Jup Jup
Set
At the start of the TV show, it featured three shapes at the back. The shapes are a diamond, a circle, and a triangle.
Songs of the week
There was no sparsity in episode themes, instead focusing on only eight different themes, one for each week:
Series 1 (2008)
- Give Five (family)
- So Many Animals (animals)
- I Can Go Anywhere (pretend)
- Friends Forever (friends)
- Feel the Beat (music)
- Feelings (feelings)
- Five Senses (senses)
- Living In A Rainbow (colours)
Educational segments of Hi-5
Each presenter hosts an education centric segment of the show. At times, they're assisted by their co-presenters to display social skills and group problem solving skills.
- Emma hosts the section word play looking at language and sounds with the help of her puppet friend Chatterbox ("Chats").
- Chris hosts the musical segment looking at concepts such as beat, rhythm, pitch and melody using pianos, guitars, bells and other instruments to his aid.
- Cat presents a segment on logical thinking and mathematics looking at numbers, puzzles and mazes - this segment also features Jup-Jup, a puppet who is not seen by Cat, but constantly plays tricks on her.
- Luke presents a segment exploring shape, colour, texture and pattern using various kinds of learning aids [See Also] including coloured boxes, balls and play-dough.
- Jenny hosts the section body move encouraging body co-ordination skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping.
- There is also a segment where all five presenters join together to present a story. This segment is to promote social skills and group problem solving.