BBC Worldwide to Introduce Andy’s Baby Animals at MIPCOM

LONDON: BBC Worldwide is launching the brand-new preschool title Andy’s Baby Animals, along with additional seasons of several returning kids’ shows, at MIPCOM.

Andy’s Baby Animals is a co-production between CBeebies and BBC Worldwide. The 20×10-minute factual series, presented and narrated by Andy Day (Andy’s Wild Adventures, Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures, Andy’s Prehistoric Adventures), teaches kids about baby animals in the wild. Each episode draws from the BBC Natural History archive. The show is also available as a presenterless version under the title Amazing Baby Animals.

Henrietta Hurford-Jones, the director of children’s at BBC Worldwide, said, “We’re delighted to be introducing Andy’s Baby Animals to international buyers and to be bringing brand-new series of our award-winning animation.”

BBC Worldwide is also presenting returning children’s series such as Hey Duggee (season two), Sarah and Duck (season three) and The Next Step (season four). The lineup also includes three brand-new specials of Horrible Histories titled Sensational Shakespeare Special, Staggering Storytellers Special and The Grisly Great Fire of London Special.

In addition, Hurford-Jones will participate in the MIPJunior panel From Virtuality to Immersive Reality: When Narrative Meets Experience on October 16. The session will spotlight how digital technology has transformed children’s content, examining smart integrations of virtual and immersive reality.