Roobarb

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Roobarb
Genre	animation, children's television programme
Created by	Grange Calveley
Directed by	Bob Godfrey (1974 series); Jason Tammemagi (2005 series)
Voices of	Richard Briers
Theme music composer	Johnny Hawksworth (1974 series); Jon Atkinson (2005 series)
Country of origin	United Kingdom; Ireland (2005 series)
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	30 (1974 series); 39 (2005 series)
Production
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	5 minutes (1974 series); 7 minutes (2005 series)
Production companies	Roobarb Enterprises, Ltd. (1974 series); A&B TV (2005 series); Monster Animation & Design (2005 series);
Original release
Network	BBC1 (1974 series); Five (2005 series);
Release	21 October –; 24 December 1974

Roobarb (also known as Roobarb and Custard) is a British animated children's television series, created by Grange Calveley and originally shown on BBC1 just before the evening news. Each cartoon of the original series, written by Calveley and directed by Bob Godfrey, was about five minutes long. Thirty episodes were made, and it was first shown on 21 October 1974. The theme is that of the friendly rivalry between Roobarb, a green dog with an overactive imagination, and Custard, the mischievous laconic pink cat from next door.

The series later spawned a revival in 2005, which aired on Channel 5's Milkshake block. The narration of both series was provided by the actor Richard Briers. On 17 February 2013, Briers died, followed four days later by animator Godfrey.

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