Bookaboo
Bookaboo is a children's television series created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films and co-directed by Ian Emes. The show incorporates puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs, and animation. The main character is Bookaboo, a renowned rock puppy who travels worldwide with his band. Lucy Goodman developed the show in response to her research on the decline of parental reading in households. The aim of Bookaboo is to encourage both children and adults to enjoy sharing books together. The series is available for streaming on Amazon Video in the United Kingdom and has aired on ABC2 in Australia, CBC Television in Canada, and Amazon Video in the United States.
| Bookaboo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's |
| Created by | Lucy Goodman |
| Written by | Lucy Goodman, Alex Williams, Andrew Viner |
| Directed by | Lucy Goodman & Ian Emes |
| Narrated by | Various |
| Composers | Mark Dyson, Tom Howe (Season 3), John Herberman (Season 4), Earl Torno (Season 4), James Chapple (Season 4), Graham Cornies (Season 4), David Brian Kelly (Season 4) Brian L Pickett (Season 4) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Canada (seasons 3-4) |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 77 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Martyn Freeman, Emma Tennant (Season 1), Jamila Metran (Season 2 & 3), Blair Powers (Season 4) |
| Producers | Lucy Goodman, Carla de Jong (Season 4) |
| Production location | London |
| Cinematography | Trevor Forrest (series 1), Dom Kersey (series 2) |
| Editors | Matthew Tabern, Etienne Proulx (Season 3 & 4), Hélène Bédard (Season 3), Laura Bower (Season 4) |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Happy Films (Series 1) Sinking Ship Entertainment (Seasons 3-4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (CITV) (2009–2010) Kids' CBC (2013–2016) |
| Release | 2 March 2009 – 26 December 2016 |
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