Dipdap facts for kids
Dipdap is a children's programme on CBeebies, in which a drawn line creates endless challenges and surprises for the unsuspecting little character Dipdap.
Quick facts for kids Dipdap |
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| Created by | Steve Roberts |
| Theme music composer | Ben Bartlett www.benbartlett.com |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Anne Wood |
| Producer(s) | Chris Wood |
| Editor(s) | Lee Phillips |
| Running time | 4–8 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Ragdoll Productions |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
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| Original network | CBeebies |
| Original release | 3 January 2011 – 23 January 2013 |
Contents
Background
The series was created by Steve Roberts and produced by Ragdoll Productions.
Broadcast
France
- TFO
Awards
Dipdap won the 2011 British Academy Children's Award in the "Short Form" category.
Episodes
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| 1 | "Egg" | 3 January 2011 | |
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The line draws an egg. Dipdap wants to stop it from breaking but the line doesn't make it easy. the egg hatches into a friendly dinosaur at the end.
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| 2 | "Robot" | 4 January 2011 | |
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The line draws a robot, which scares Dipdap. He keeps running away but the robot keeps finding him.
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| 3 | "Stars" | 5 January 2011 | |
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The line draws a sky full of stars. Dipdap accidentally knocks one down, then tries to find a way to put it back.
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| 4 | "Flowers" | 6 January 2011 | |
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The line draws a seed. Each time Dipdap plants it, flowers grow, causing much mischief.
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| 5 | "Letter" | 7 January 2011 | |
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The line draws Dipdap a letter. He goes to post it but strong winds get in the way.
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| 6 | "Weather" | 10 January 2011 | |
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Dipdap makes the most of the weather, but the line spoils his fun.
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| 7 | "Balloons" | 11 January 2011 | |
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Dipdap thinks the balloons will keep him out of the mud, but the line has other ideas.
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| 8 | "Comic" | 12 January 2011 | |
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The line draws Dipdap a comic about aliens. Dipdap is so engrossed that he fails to notice the aliens all around him.
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| 9 | "Hats" | 13 January 2011 | |
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The line draws on hats that Dipdap loves to wear, but they have surprises in store for him.
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| 10 | "Sun" | 14 January 2011 | |
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The line draws the sun. Dipdap settles down to relax, but all sorts of sea creatures make this rather difficult.
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| 11 | "Sleep" | 17 January 2011 | |
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Dipdap is very sleepy and wants to doze off in bed, but the Line has other ideas.
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| 12 | "Radio" | 18 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap a radio. It plays great music and Dipdap wants to dance, but noisy seals keep causing a disruption.
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| 13 | "Butterfly" | 19 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws a butterfly. Dipdap is entranced and tries to fly too.
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| 14 | "Ball" | 6 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws a butterfly. Dipdap is entranced and tries to fly too.
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| 15 | "Scary Thing" | 21 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws a scary thing to frighten Dipdap.
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| 16 | "Bus" | 24 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws a bus. Dipdap has quite an adventure trying to catch it.
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| 17 | "Clockwork" | 25 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap a key. He uses it to wind up clockwork objects.
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| 18 | "Baby" | 26 January 2011 | |
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Dipdap tries to soothe a baby, but the Line keeps drawing noisy objects.
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| 19 | "Home" | 27 January 2011 | |
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The Line draws different homes. Dipdap is surprised to find he is not always welcome.
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| 20 | "Feet" | 17 February 2011 | |
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Dipdap performs some fancy footwork with the huge feet drawn by the Line.
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| 21 | "Plant" | 31 January 2011 | |
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The line draws a plant for Dipdap to take care of.
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| 22 | "Sea Monster" | 1 February 2011 | |
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The line draws mountains for Dipdap to climb, but they are not quite what they seem.
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| 23 | "Chicken" | 2 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws a chick. Dipdap tries to look after it, but it won't stop running about.
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| 24 | "Dive" | 3 February 2011 | |
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When the Line draws a swimming pool, Dipdap tries to dive in.
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| 25 | "Obstacle" | 4 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap a bike which he loves to ride.
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| 26 | "Mess" | 7 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap a vase, which he smashes. Dipdap does his best to clean up the mess.
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| 27 | "Chair" | 8 February 2011 | |
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Dipdap has a tricky time trying to get comfy in chairs drawn by the Line.
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| 28 | "Dragon" | 9 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws a dragon. Dipdap tries to lose the dragon in a castle.
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| 29 | "Boat" | 10 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws boats for Dipdap to play in, but all is not as it seems.
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| 30 | "Sad Thing" | 11 February 2011 | |
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The Line draws a very sad thing. Dipdap does his best to cheer it up.
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| 31 | "Tent" | 6 June 2011 | |
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Dipdap keeps being disturbed by a noisy creature and can't settle down in his tent.
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| 32 | "Sticky" | 7 June 2011 | |
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Dipdap is caught in a sticky mess when the Line draws some bubblegum.
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| 33 | "Dig" | 8 June 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap a spade so he can dig down to investigate a strange sound.
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| 34 | "Wrong Noises" | 9 June 2011 | |
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The Line draws animals, but they are all making the wrong noises.
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| 35 | "Snow Storm" | 10 June 2011 | |
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The Line draws a little man and his house. Dipdap tries his hardest not to annoy him.
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| 36 | "Bubble" | 13 June 2011 | |
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The Line draws many colourful bubbles and Dipdap loves to burst them.
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| 37 | "Ladder" | 14 June 2011 | |
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Dipdap tries to use ladders to reach an apple, but they are not what they seem.
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| 38 | "Headphones" | 15 June 2011 | |
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The Line draws headphones and Dipdap hears music and cannot stop dancing.
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| 39 | "Leak" | 16 June 2011 | |
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Dipdap tries to plug leaks drawn by the Line, but the Line makes it difficult for him.
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| 40 | "Sculpture" | 17 June 2011 | |
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Dipdap tries to create sculptures from shapes drawn by the Line.
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| 41 | "Switch" | 11 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws a switch. Dipdap tries to pull the switch but the Line gets in the way.
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| 42 | "Socks" | 12 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws some smelly socks. Dipdap tries to get away from the smell.
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| 43 | "Disappearing Books" | 13 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws books for Dipdap, but when Dipdap tries to read them they disappear.
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| 44 | "Beanstalk" | 14 July 2011 | |
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Dipdap tries to climb a beanstalk but the Line doesn't make it easy for him.
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| 45 | "Sports" | 15 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws some sporty challenges and Dipdap tries to compete.
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| 46 | "Tomato" | 18 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws a giant tomato that rolls after Dipdap.
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| 47 | "Umbrella" | 19 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws an umbrella which protects Dipdap from unpredictable weather.
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| 48 | "Guests" | 20 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws Dipdap three cakes, but every time he tries to eat one he is interrupted.
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| 49 | "Lost Alien" | 21 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws an alien that drops to Earth. Dipdap helps to get the alien back home.
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| 50 | "Gallery" | 22 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws pictures for Dipdap but they are not what they seem.
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| 51 | "Sneeze" | 25 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws a pig and Dipdap accidentally makes it sneeze.
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| 52 | "Cute Thing" | 26 July 2011 | |
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The Line draws a cute thing and Dipdap tries to protect it from heavy objects.
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Deleted episodes
- "Sticky" – 24 August 2011 (deleted: 12 May 2012)
- "Dig" – 9 January 2013 (deleted: 17 January 2013)
- "Wrong Noises" – 23 January 2013 (deleted: 28 January 2013)
- "Snow Storm" – 17 August 2011 (deleted: 17 May 2012)
- "Bubble" – 16 January 2013 (deleted: 16 September 2013)
- DipDap at BBC Programmes
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