Hi-5 (British TV series)

Hi-5, a British children's television program, was aired at 2008. It was based on the original Australian TV show of the same name. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as being a television show. They also teach arts and crafts.

On 21 June 2015, it was announced that the series would return for a new season with a new cast taking over, set to start in late 2015.

Cast members

Original (2008-2009)

• Jenny Jones
• Chris Edgerley
• Cat Sandion
• Luke Roberts
• Emma Nowell

Current (2015-present)

• Rikki Sanders
• George Clarkson
• Lulu Harding-Black
• Clive Griffiths
• Matilda Holly

The Set

At the start of the TV show, it featured three shapes at the back. The shapes are a diamond, a circle, and a triangle.

Episodes

There was no sparsity in episode themes, instead focusing on only eight different themes, one for each week, except for Season 2 because they have 11 different themes:

Songs of the week

Season 1 (2008)

Give Five (family)

So Many Animals (animals)

I Can Go Anywhere (pretend)

Friends Forever (friends)

Feel the Beat (music)

Feelings (feelings)

Five Senses (senses)

Living In A Rainbow (colours)

Season 2 (2015)

Ready or Not (play)

Opposites Attract (differences)

Hey, What's Cooking? (doing)

Some Kind of Wonderful (fun)

Move your Body (bodies)

Dream On (night)

Inside my Heart (valentine)

Happy Today (special)

Party Street (celebrate)

In a Different Place (explore)

Santa Clause is Coming (holiday)

Educational segments of Hi-5

Each presenter hosts an education centric segment of the show. At times, they're assisted by their co-presenters to display social skills and group problem solving skills.

• Jenny Jones/Rikki Sanders hosts the section body move encouraging body co-ordination skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping.
• Chris Edgerley/George Clarkson hosts the musical segment looking at concepts such as beat, rhythm, pitch and melody using pianos, guitars, bells and other instruments to his aid.
• Cat Sandion/Matilda Holly presents a segment on logical thinking and mathematics looking at numbers, puzzles and mazes - this segment also features Jup-Jup, a puppet who is not seen by Cat, but constantly plays tricks on her.
• Luke Roberts/Clive Griffiths presents a segment exploring shape, colour, texture and pattern using various kinds of learning aids ^{[See Also]} including coloured boxes, balls and play-dough.
• Emma Nowell/Lulu Harding-Black hosts the section word play looking at language and sounds with the help of her puppet friend Chatterbox.
• There is also a segment where all five presenters join together to present a story. This segment is to promote social skills and group problem solving.