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Fun Song Factory
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Logo for the 2004 series
Genre Children's Pre-School
Created by Will Brenton & Iain Lauchlan
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 92 (7 live)
Production
Producer(s) Tell-Tale Productions
Running time 20 mins (GMTV Series)
10 mins (CITV Series)
Production company(s) Tell-Tale Productions
Abbey Broadcast Communications (Original DTV Videos and 1998 TV series)
Entertainment Rights PLC (2004 series)
Release
Original network ITV Network (CITV/GMTV)
Original release 1994 (1994) – 2006 (2006)

Fun Song Factory is a British preschool children's television series. It was originally created in 1994 by Will Brenton and Iain Lauchlan, who at the time, were part of the Playdays production team. The series was produced through their studio Tell-Tale Productions, and was originally released as a Direct-to-video series through Abbey Home Entertainment (and later PolyGram Video)'s "Tempo-Pre-School" imprint.

Format

The series centers around a factory where music is created. In it, live presenters alongside children come inside and sing a number of nursery rhymes, which depend on per episode.

GMTV Series (1998)

After the original 7 videos sold a combined total of 750,000 copies in the UK, A full TV series of 23 episodes was commissioned by GMTV in 1998. For the TV series Dave Benson Phillips became the main presenter and appeared in every episode. The other presenters who appeared in this series rotated from Katy Stephens (Returning from the Fun and Games DTV feature), Alex Lovell (Her first television role), Justin Fletcher (Also his first television role), and Karl Woolley. Ozzy Octave would also reappear for this series, reprising his role as the Fun Song Factory foreman, alongside some new characters. This show was nominated for a BAFTA in 1998.

CITV series (2004)

In 2004, CITV commissioned an updated version of the show featuring an all-new cast. The cast members in this version all had acting names rather than using their real names. The cast for this new version was Aston Merrygold as Cookie, Laura Hamilton as Melody, Chris Till as OJ, Kerry Newell as Cal, and Polly Parsons as Paige. They were joined by Ozzy Octave from the previous series (this time voiced by Justin Fletcher) and a puppet named Harry. The episodes were also shorter than in the 1998 version, as they lasted 10 minutes rather than 20.

Live Shows (1994-97)

1 Fun Song Factory (1 December 1994) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips

2 Fun Song Factory 2 (5 January 1996) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Michelle Durler and Dave Benson Phillips

3 Party Time at the Fun Song Factory (26 July 1996) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips

4 The Fun Song Factory at Old MacDonald's Farm (28 September 1996) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips

5 Christmas at the Fun Song Factory (30 November 1996) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips

6 Fun Song Factory - Fun and Games (24 September 1997) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Katy Stephens and Dave Benson Phillips

7 Fun Song Factory - Nursery Rhyme Land (5 November 1997) - Presented by Iain Lauchlan, Sarah Davison and Dave Benson Phillips

Fun Song Factory (1998 TV series) episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original release date
1 "Birthdays" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton May 30, 1998 (1998-05-30)

Ozzy helps hold a birthday party for Fred.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher
Guest: Karl Woolley

Children: Alice Connor, Jade Jeffries, Mikayla Jones, Amber Charles, Jamie Meyer & Mirren McLeod
2 "Sounds" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06)

Hooter is making all sorts of random sounds.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Alex Lovell & Justin Fletcher

Children: Dayle Hodge, Elizabeth Roberts, Mirren McLeod, William Stokes & Alex Pooley
3 "Big and Small" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton June 13, 1998 (1998-06-13)

The children make large and small friends with each other with help from Ozzy.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Katy Stephens

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Alice Connor & Jade Chaston
4 "Farm Animals" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton June 20, 1998 (1998-06-20)

Old MacDonald visits the factory.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Alex Lovell & Nick Mercer

Children: Isabella Cheevers, Jamie Meyer, Mikayla Jones, Amber Charles & Francesca Baldwin
5 "Numbers" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton June 27, 1998 (1998-06-27)

The children and the presenters sing all sorts of counting songs.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Justin Fletcher & Alex Lovell

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Alice Connor & Jade Chaston
6 "Please and Thank You" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton July 4, 1998 (1998-07-04)

Everybody is being polite and caring on Good Manners Day.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Justin Fletcher

Children: Isabella Cheevers, Jamie Meyer, Mikayla Jones, Amber Charles & Francesca Baldwin
7 "Picnic Time" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton July 11, 1998 (1998-07-11)

Will the weather dampen Ozzy's surprise for the children?

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Katy Stephens

Children: Dayle Hodge, Mirren McLeod, William Stokes, Marlee Whitlock, Amber Charles & Elizabeth Roberts
8 "Helping" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton July 18, 1998 (1998-07-18)

Ozzy is extra busy today, so he asks everybody to help him out at the Factory.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Karl Woolley

Children: Isabella Cheevers, Jamie Meyer, Mikayla Jones, Amber Charles & Francesca Baldwin
9 "Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton July 25, 1998 (1998-07-25)

The crew show off what our bodies can do.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Jamie Meyer, Sapphire Elia, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero & Caroline Ward
10 "Colours" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton August 1, 1998 (1998-08-01)

Ozzy and the crew show off the wonderful colours of the rainbow.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher

Children: Dayle Hodge, Elizabeth Roberts, Mirren McLeod, William Stokes & Alex Pooley
11 "Collywobbles" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton August 8, 1998 (1998-08-08)

Strange sounds are coming through the factory and Dave wonders if it's the "Collywobbles" to blame...

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Karl Woolley

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Jamie Meyer, Sapphire Elia, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero & Caroline Ward
12 "Hide and Seek" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton August 15, 1998 (1998-08-15)

Everyone is playing Hide and Seek, and there are quite a few surprises in store!

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Karl Woolley

Children: Dayle Hodge, Mirren McLeod, William Stokes, Marlee Whitlock, Amber Charles & Elizabeth Roberts
13 "Making Friends" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton August 22, 1998 (1998-08-22)

Everybody shows ways on how to become a good friend.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Jamie Meyer, Sapphire Elia, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero & Caroline Ward
14 "Senses" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton August 29, 1998 (1998-08-29)

The crew shows different ways on how to use their senses.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Karl Woolley

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Alice Connor & Jade Chaston
15 "Music" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton September 5, 1998 (1998-09-05)

As usual, the crew show off the different kinds of music that can be played in the factory.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher

Children: Alice Connor, Jade Jeffries, Mikayla Jones, Jamie Meyer & Mirren McLeod
16 "Creepy Crawlies" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton September 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)

Creepy Crawlies are all throughout the factory today!

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Alex Lovell

Children: Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Jade Chaston, Isabella Cheevers & Elizabeth Roberts
17 "Wild Animals" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton September 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)

Professor Plimsoll and Arnold the Orangutan visit the factory, and it goes a bit wild with them!

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Katy Stephens & Justin Fletcher

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Yasmin Hickson, Dayle Hodge, William Stokes & Caroline Ward
18 "Times of the Day" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton September 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)

The crew learn how to tell the time.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Alex Lovell & Justin Fletcher

Children: Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Jade Chaston, Isabella Cheevers & Elizabeth Roberts
19 "Transport" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton October 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)

Everybody travels through various modes of transport.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Alex Lovell

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Alice Connor & Jade Chaston
20 "Water" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton October 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)

Ozzy shows the crew how amazing water can be.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Alex Lovell

Children: Alice Connor, Jade Jeffries, Mikayla Jones, Jamie Meyer & Mirren McLeod
21 "Seasons" Will Brenton Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton October 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)

The crew learn about the four seasons in a year.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Justin Fletcher & Katy Stephens

Children: Dayle Hodge, Mirren McLeod, William Stokes, Marlee Whitlock, Amber Charles & Elizabeth Roberts
22 "Letters and Words" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton October 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)

The crew learn about the letters of the alphabet.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips & Katy Stephens

Children: Kizzi Carnegie, Yasmin Hickson, Dayle Hodge, William Stokes & Caroline Ward
23 "People Who Help" Robin Carr Iain Lauchlan and Will Brenton October 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)

The kinds of humans who help us visit the factory.

Presenters: Dave Benson Phillips, Alex Lovell & Karl Woolley

Children: Myles Anderson, Jenny Cachero, Jade Chaston, Isabella Cheevers & Elizabeth Roberts
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