Research: TV Shows

TV show 1: Tree Fu Tom

Tree Fu Tom is a live-action/CGI CBeebies children's television program which has been shown on BBC and CBeebies in the UK and Sprout and NBC Kids in the USA. It is set in a miniature magical countryside and village area (Treetopolis) on the top of a part of a trunk of a big tree in a British-type woodland, where the trunk turns horizontal and then vertical again. It is aimed mostly at 2-6 year olds. The series was developed in conjunction with the Dyspraxia Foundation with the aim of promoting movement. Foundation specialists Sally Payne and Dr Lynda Foulder-Hughes worked with the series creators to develop the movements Tree Fu Tom uses to create magic. Five percent of children have developmental coordination disorder, and these movements are similar to those used by occupational therapists to help child development. It is also hoped that the spells will help get exercise into the lives of young children.

Opinion: This is a successful Children's TV show for many reasons like the the interesting stories that helps play on young children's imagination with bright colour and unique characters in the story. This show is also successful as it help children with interaction towards the show as its about being energetic and this TV show helped children channel their creativeness and energy towards a better life style at a young age

TV show 2: Something Special

Something Special is a children's television programme presented by a men called Justin Fletcher and produced and broadcast by the BBC. It is designed to help entertain children with signing and is specifically aimed at children with delayed learning and communication difficulties. The show is on the CBeebies channel and in the past was also broadcast as part of the CBeebies programme strand on BBC One and BBC Two. The name of the programme derives from the idea that all children, irrespective of their position on the learning spectrum, are special. Their format of the show has evolved considerably since the original series. In 2012, a new series, "Something Special - We're All Friends" started, introducing some minor changes to the "Out and About" format. This format change has also included a change in location, and introduced the Tumble Tap, a tablet computer showing the "special things" to look for.

Opinion: Something Special is a successful children’s show because it is able to keep children’s attention as it only runs from between 15-20 minutes which means it doesn’t bore the children with a long run time. The show also uses creative ways of telling their stories with the characters like Mr tumble who are very flamboyant which is entertaining to young children as well as having a distinctive voice that is ear catching and easy to understand for young children. Another reason the show is successful is that it is musical gifted with engaging songs for young children with important messages and catchy tunes.