Igam Ogam facts for kids
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| Genre | Animation Preschool Comedy |
| Created by | Andrew Offiler |
| Directed by | Ben Halliwell |
| Country of origin | Wales |
| Original language(s) | Welsh English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer(s) | Robin Lyons, Siobhán Ní Ghadhra |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Calon Telegael Soundworks |
| Distributor | ZDF Enterprises |
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| Original network | Five |
| Original release | March 3, 2006 |
Igam Ogam is a Welsh pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler.
Contents
Format
The series takes place on a “higgledy-piggledy” prehistoric planet and follows the antics of a little mischievous cave girl called Igam Ogam and her friends.
Characters
- Igam Ogam - The main heroine, a prehistoric unruly girl. Voiced by Sian Bradbury in season 1 and Ruby Llewelyn in season 2.
- Triple Tog – A flat sabre-toothed tiger, who acts as Igam Ogam’s blanket. He is the grumpy voice of reason, reminiscent of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Voiced by Bernard Latham
- Doggie – Igam Ogam’s pet dog-like dinosaur (raptor) of the Lickasaurus kind, who likes to play hide and seek. Voiced by Bernard Latham
- Big Daddy – A T-Rex, who acts as the only authority and father figure to Igam Ogam. Voiced by Tony Leader
- Roly – Igam Ogam’s best friend, a monkey/ape (dryopithecine/chimpanzee) obsessed with bananas, who gets around by rolling forwards. Voiced by Ali Curries in season 1 and Hallie Green in season 2.
- Birdie – Igam Ogam’s second friend, a wise pterodactyl lady. Voiced by Ruth Jones
- Narrator - A voice which comments on Igam Ogam's antics, but also addresses the characters and talks with them. Voiced by Ruth Jones
- Wriggle Wiggle – A fluffy worm with a mischievous sense of humour.
- Finian – A fish, who wants to be friends with Igam Ogam and can move outside of water. Introduced in season 2. Voiced by Sean Clancy
Episodes
Season 1 (2006-2009)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Want it!" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | June 2, 2006 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "That's Funny!" | Ben Halliwell | Tiziana Vox | March 5, 2007 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Where's my Doggie?" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | March 19, 2007 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "I'm Not Igam Ogam, I'm Naughty." | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | March 20, 2007 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Want It Back!" | Ben Halliwell | Tea Orsi | March 21, 2007 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Oops, It Broke" | Ben Halliwell | Eirlys Bellin and Sarah Govett | March 23, 2007 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Boo!" | Ben Halliwell | Gloria Thomas and Robin Hughes | April 2, 2007 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Listen To Me!" | Ben Halliwell | Holly Lyons | April 5, 2007 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Bath Time" | Ben Halliwell | Simon Rolph | June 23, 2007 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "I'm Bouncing" | Ben Halliwell | Nigel Crowle | June 24, 2007 | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | "All Gone!" | Ben Halliwell | Les Brooksbank | June 25, 2007 | N/A |
| 12 | 12 | "I'm Best!" | Ben Halliwell | Sian Harries | November 1, 2007 | N/A |
| 13 | 13 | "Again!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | November 2, 2007 | N/A |
| 14 | 14 | "Want to Be Big!" | Ben Halliwell | Tony Barnes | April 20, 2009 | N/A |
| 15 | 15 | "Bless You!" | Ben Halliwell | Steve Sullivan | February 16, 2009 | N/A |
| 16 | 16 | "Faster!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | May 20, 2009 | N/A |
| 17 | 17 | "Catch!" | Ben Halliwell | Marie Davies | September 30, 2008 | N/A |
| 18 | 18 | "My Turn!" | Ben Halliwell | John Sinclair | April 1, 2009 | N/A |
| 19 | 19 | "Wasn't Me!" | Ben Halliwell | Tony Barnes | April 2, 2009 | N/A |
| 20 | 20 | "One, Two, Three" | Ben Halliwell | Wayne Thomas | March 2, 2009 | N/A |
| 21 | 21 | "Not Now!" | Ben Halliwell | Nigel Crowle | April 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 22 | 22 | "Too Hot!" | Ben Halliwell | Eirlys Bellin and Sarah Govett | April 7, 2009 | N/A |
| 23 | 23 | "Sorry!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | April 8, 2009 | N/A |
| 24 | 24 | "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" | Ben Halliwell | Sian Harries | April 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 25 | 25 | "Are You Ticklish?" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | August 13, 2009 | N/A |
| 26 | 26 | "Tag!" | Ben Halliwell | Corbett Miteff | August 24, 2009 | N/A |
Season 2 (2009-2013)
| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
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| 27 | 1 | "Tell Me a Story" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 20, 2009 | N/A |
| 28 | 2 | "Shhhh!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 24, 2009 | N/A |
| 29 | 3 | "Not Here" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 28, 2009 | N/A |
| 30 | 4 | "Kiss It Better" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | October 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 31 | 5 | "Need a Wash" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | October 12, 2009 | N/A |
| 32 | 6 | "Wakey Shakey" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 27, 2009 | N/A |
| 33 | 7 | "What's That?" | Ben Halliwell | Anne West | January 5, 2009 | N/A |
| 34 | 8 | "Where's It Gone?" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Ben Halliwell | October 19, 2009 | N/A |
| 35 | 9 | "Want to Sing?" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Robin Lyons | October 26, 2009 | N/A |
| 36 | 10 | "Can I Play?" | Ben Halliwell | Anne West | October 29, 2009 | N/A |
| 37 | 11 | "Can't Sleep" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Robin Lyons | November 2, 2009 | N/A |
| 38 | 12 | "Good Boy" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | November 4, 2009 | N/A |
| 39 | 13 | "Is That Me?" | Ben Halliwell | Eleonora Fornasari | November 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 40 | 14 | "Not Mine" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | November 9, 2009 | N/A |
| 41 | 15 | "Do It" | Ben Halliwell | Tea Orsi | November 10, 2009 | N/A |
| 42 | 16 | "Guess" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | January 20, 2010 | N/A |
| 43 | 17 | "Don't Touch" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | December 23, 2010 | N/A |
| 44 | 18 | "I'm Busy" | Ben Halliwell | Marie Davies | January 18, 2011 | N/A |
| 45 | 19 | "You Look Nice" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 13, 2011 | N/A |
| 46 | 20 | "Press the Button" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | January 16, 2012 | N/A |
| 47 | 21 | "Coming" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 25, 2012 | N/A |
| 48 | 22 | "Found It!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | January 24, 2013 | N/A |
| 49 | 23 | "Not Fair" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 26, 2013 | N/A |
| 50 | 24 | "Too Late" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 27, 2013 | N/A |
| 51 | 25 | "Smile" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 30, 2013 | N/A |
| 52 | 26 | "Hic" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 31, 2013 | N/A |
Production
The first series was produced by the Welsh animation company Calon in 2009. After its liquidation, the company resurfaced as part of the Irish production house Telegael, which produced the second season in 2013. The main creative team and voice talent have stayed the same throughout the seasons. However, the two parts voiced by children such as Igam Ogam and Roly were recast.
Release
Broadcast
The first season aired on Channel 5 in their kids block Milkshake! from March till May 2010 and the second season got its first run from 31 October 2006 until December 2013 on the same channel.
The series was also broadcast on Knowledge Kids and BBC Kids (Canada), KiKa (Germany), ČT :D (Czech Republic), ABC Kids (Australia) and NPO Zappelin (Netherlands).
Home media and online viewing
8 episodes from the first season were made available on a DVD self-released by Calon, available in separate Welsh and English editions. On 14 April 2014 the first 13 episodes of the first season were given an official retail DVD release in United Kingdom through Signature Entertainment.
Season 1 is available on Amazon Instant Video in United Kingdom.
Adaptations
Calon released two picture books, Where's My Doggie? and I'm Not Igam Ogam, covering the specific episodes.
The Welsh creative dance company Coreo Cymru and the Wales Millennium Centre in association with Calon have produced a live dance and acrobatics stage show called The Igam Ogam Show (Sioe Igam Ogam in Welsh language), which toured several Welsh cities in summer 2013. The show was created by Carole Blade.
