| 3rd & Bird | |
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| Format | Children's Social Comedy |
| Created by | Josh Selig |
| Directed by | Jennifer Oxley (Creative Director) |
| Starring | Eden Jarrett Sam Lewis Morgan Gayle Preston Nyman Michael Fenton Stevens Charlotte Leslie-Cameron Anna Nygh David Beckford Candida Gubbins |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 50 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Josh Selig Kay Benbow Chris Rose |
| Producer(s) | Fred Weinberg |
| Running time | 10 minutes approx. |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Audio format | Dolby Surround |
| First shown in | CBeebies |
| Original run | 2008 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Wonder Pets |
| External links | |
| [3rd & Bird and 3rd & Bird Website] | |
3rd & Bird is a television programme aimed at young children, commissioned by Michael Carrington and broadcast on the BBC, which revolves around a community of birds and their adventures. The series premiered on CBeebies in July 2008. Described in its initial press release as "a charming new animated series all about community"[1], the programme format generally involves one or more of the characters encountering a problem which must be solved using the social skills which pre-school children must develop in order to make their way in the world. And it's airing on Disney Junior.
3rd & Bird was created by Josh Selig for Little Airplane Productions. Like Selig's previous venture, Wonder Pets, the show uses an animation style known as "photo-puppetry", in which the animation is created by the use of manipulation of photographs.
(Cast)
The cast also includes world champion musical whistler, Michael Barimo, whose whistling accompanies the music of the show.
For more information visit the 3rd & Bird website
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The original press release stated that 52 episodes of 3rd & Bird would be made.[2] To date, 25 episodes have been shown from season 1:
Another 24 episodes have been shown for Season 2:
In January 2009, BBC Worldwide announced plans to release 3rd & Bird merchandise, including wooden stacking toys, pull along vehicles, play sets and musical instruments, as well as wheeled toys, including trikes, scooters, and ride-ons.[3] The product line is due to be released in Spring / Summer 2010.
A DVD containing 8 episodes of the series was released in March 2009.[4], and will be accompanied by a series of books tying in to the show. The DVD release, entitled Bird's The Word!, contains the following episodes: Fly Muffin; Bird Theatre; Muffin Express; A Chorus for Us; To Play or not to Play; The Rudy Show; Meet Elliott; Costume Party. A second DVD, Muffin Land!, is due to be released in June 2009, and will contain the following episodes: Muffinland; Muffin's Shop; Dinosaur; Go Camping; Playhouse; Cowgirl; Muffin's Plant; Baby Jordan.
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