Simon and Donna discover Beowulf when Bobbles dresses up.
You Are Old, Father William by Lewis Carroll, and Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field.
Donna and Ashley bring us Daffodils by William Wordsworth, and A Musical Instrument by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. A mysterious flute leads Donna and Ashley on a musical adventure in which Pink Bird dresses up as the mythical Pan to play sweet tunes along the riverbank. All the creatures dress up as bright yellow daffodils to twinkle and dance across the hills.
Aimee and Ashley set sail to ancient Greece and discover The Odyssey by Homer. Bobbles has great fun as the one-eyed giant Cyclops. Deep in a dark cave, Leapy Lion is dressed as Odysseus, and hiding from Cyclops. With the help of his animal friends, Odysseus and his sailors put on a clever disguise to flee from the monster to their waiting ship.
To Autumn and A Song About Myself, both by John Keats. Pink Bird dresses up as Autumn, and Dixie the dog takes the costume of a buzzing bee. In this two-poem episode, Ashley also introduces Bobbles dressed up as a naughty boy who sets off with a knapsack and a head full of adventures.
Ashley and Donna discover Waltzing Matilda and Old Man Platypus, both by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson. Today the Magic Hands creatures are off with Ashley and Donna to have fun in Australia. Bobbles the Bear, Dixie Dog and the rest of the Magic Hands creatures dress up a swagman, an unlucky sheep and a rather shy platypus, to explore the outback and discover what a billabong is.
Donna and Simon bring us the classic nonsense rhyme The Jumblies from Edward Lear and tell the tale of how, with an owl, a cranberry tart and a hive of silvery bees, the green-headed, blue-handed Jumblies head out across the seas to the Chankly Bore and the Torrible Zone.
Donna and Simon discover Rathers and The Sandhill Crane, both by Mary Hunter Austin. Donna wonders what it would be like to be an animal and Simon decides he wants to be an owl. The pair head off on a nature trail with Pink Bird, Bobbles and all the Magic Hands creatures and meet a bouncing antelope, a rapity-tapity woodpecker and the graceful, red-headed sandhill crane.
Aimee and Ashley discover The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Look at what my hands can do! Ashley and Aimee are off to a land of knights and castles. Pink Bird dresses as the lonely Lady of Shalott and sits and weaves in her island castle. Cast under a magical spell, she can only view the world through her magic mirror, but when she catches the reflection of Bobbles as the dashing Sir Lancelot she cannot resist a look.
Simon and Donna discover The Little Big Man and Clouds and Waves, by Rabindranath Tagore. Look at what my hands can do! Some tiny shoes and a silken shirt take Donna, Simon and the Magic Hands creature crew on an adventure back in time. Simon goes to Bengal where he meets a little boy who dearly wants to be a grown up, while Donna meets a little girl and her mummy, played by Bobbles the Bear, who live by the sea and imagine playing with magical people who live in the clouds and the waves.
Donna and Simon discover The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Look at what my hands can do! Today, Dixie the Dog picks up a magic wand, casts a spell on a broomstick and ends up in all sorts of trouble. The Sorcerer's Apprentice has been left alone to tidy up and he commands Pink Bird, dressed as the broomstick, to perform his cleaning chores. Donna and Simon bring us Goethe's classic poem about how the trainee's spell goes horribly wrong. Dixie watches in horror as Pink Bird turns the magician's workshop into a horrible watery mess.
Donna and Simon discover The Tempest, by William Shakespeare. Look at what my hands can do! Donna and Simon sail the squally seas in a medieval ship. Leapy Lion and Pink Bird dress as Prospero and Miranda from The Tempest and show us what happens when meddling magical Prospero brews up some very stormy waves to cause a horrible shipwreck.
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Bobbles dons some waterproofs and takes to the streets to dance and splash about in the puddles, whilst Nadeem and Mae perform the iconic ‘Singin' In The Rain’.
Click Clack and friends work together and support each other as they conquer a precarious mountain as Mae and Mia perform Paul McCartney’s ‘We All Stand Together’
Bobbles' true love has gone exploring - can they be happily reunited? Aimee and Nadeem perform ‘My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean’
Bobbles goes to the circus to see a man on a trapeze, but the man steals away Bobbles’ love. Mia and Nadeem perform Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze
Aimee and Nadeem perform the traditional ‘My Grandfather’s Clock’ in British Sign Language, accompanied by animations of Bobbles dressed up as a grandfather clock and going through all the rites of passages that life brings.
Dixie transforms into a mouse with clogs on and takes over a windmill, where he raises twins, triplets and quins, as Mia and Aimee perform the traditional ‘A Windmill in Old Amsterdam’ in British Sign Language, accompanied by animations.
Aimee and Mae have lots of fun learning to sing and sign along to I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday. Along with Bobbles, they teach us the signs for Christmas, snowman and wish.
Nadeem and Aimee sing and sign The Twelve Days of Christmas, with Click Clack as the star performer. Learn the signs for day, Christmas and gold.
Nadeem and Mia go on a Jingle Bells sleigh ride! Learn the signs for jingle bells, sleigh and snow.
Mia and Mae perform the classic song Walking in the Air, along with star performer Leapy! Also, learn the signs for sky, walking in the air and children.
Mia, Mae, Nadeem and Aimee sing and sign the classic song Merry Christmas Everyone. Learn the signs for merry, Christmas and everyone.
Ashley, Aimee, Donna and Simon take one of the best Christmas stories and sprinkle it with glitter for some seasonal fun. With new twinkly music and animations, Santa's arrival with with his eight tiny reindeer, is conjured from the fingers of the lovable presenting team, as they present the poem A Visit from St Nicholas. Written almost 200 years ago, this captivating tale still snares children's imaginations to have them giggling with excitement - and if you have ever wondered what Happy Christmas is in British Sign Language, now's your chance to find out!