Hana's Helpline
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Hana's Helpline is a stop-motion animation series for children, about Hana the duck who runs a telephone helpline for animals with problems.
The principal voices are provided by Arabella Weir, Boyd Clack and Caroline Harker, with most of the other voices being provided by children.
There are 52 episodes, each 10 minutes long. Its first broadcast was in Wales under the Welsh title Holi Hana, in April 2007. Its first English broadcast was on Channel Five on June 12, 2007.
It has also been broadcast in a selection of other countries- for example it began broadcasting on TVB Pearl, starting May 10, 2007.
It is being produced by Calon TV, a long-established animation company formerly known as Siriol Productions
Books are available from Random House Children's Books from January 2008.
[edit] DVD availability
The first DVD release for Hana's Helpline was in November 2007, with a second compilation released Easter 2008.