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Hi-5
GenreChildren's Edutainment
Created byHelena Harris
Posie Graeme-Evans
Based onHi-5
Presented byChris Edgerley
Jenny Jones
Emma Nowell
Luke Roberts
Cat Sandion
Theme music composerChris Harriott
Opening theme"Hi-5 Theme"
Ending theme"Hi-5 Theme (Reprise)"
ComposerChris Harriott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes40
Production
Production locationsLondon, UK
Running time30 minutes (No ads)
Production companiesDarrall Macqueen Ltd
Nine Films and Television
Southern Star Group
Original release
NetworkCartoonito
ITV (CITV)
Release3 November (2008-11-03) –
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26)

Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 UK) is a British children's television programme, based on the Australian children's TV series of the same name, which was premiered on Cartoonito and CITV on 3 November 2008.

Format

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Hi-5 is a variety-style series for preschoolers which features music as an integral part of its premise. The program features five presenters who are collectively known as Hi-5, and perform songs as a group as well as presenting individual segments.

The Puzzles and Patterns segment has a focus on logical thinking and mathematics, with a puppet named Jup Jup used as a tool for the presenter to complete puzzles or solve problems. The presenter of Body Move encourages children to participate in movement and dance, developing physical coordination and motor development. Linguistics and aural skills are at the centre of the Word Play segment, featuring a puppet named Chatterbox who assists in the exploration of language through stories and rhymes. Shapes in Space focuses on visual and spatial awareness, with the presenter exploring shapes, colour and everyday materials such as boxes and playdough. Musicality is explored through Making Music, with an emphasis on pitch, rhythm, beat, melody, and using a variety of real and pretend instruments. The final segment in which the cast comes together is entitled Sharing Stories, where a story is told that explores interpersonal relationships and emotions. The episodes are opened and bookended with a Song of the Week; a pop-style feature song which corresponds with the weekly theme and sets an educational topic for the week's episodes.

Cast

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Presenters

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  • Chris Edgerley – Making Music
  • Jenny Jones – Body Move
  • Emma Nowell – Word Play
  • Luke Roberts – Shapes in Space
  • Cat SandionPuzzles and Patterns

Episodes

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No.TitleSong of the WeekThemeOriginal air date
1"People in Your Family"Give FiveFamily3 November 2008 (2008-11-03)
2"Members of the Family"Give FiveFamily4 November 2008 (2008-11-04)
3"Different Generation"Give FiveFamily5 November 2008 (2008-11-05)
4"Jobs"Give FiveFamily6 November 2008 (2008-11-06)
5"Working Together"Give FiveFamily7 November 2008 (2008-11-07)
6"Someone Else"I Can Go AnywherePretend10 November 2008 (2008-11-10)
7"Pretend to Be Animals"I Can Go AnywherePretend11 November 2008 (2008-11-11)
8"Something Else"I Can Go AnywherePretend12 November 2008 (2008-11-12)
9"Adventure"I Can Go AnywherePretend13 November 2008 (2008-11-13)
10"Fantastical Pretending"I Can Go AnywherePretend14 November 2008 (2008-11-14)
11"Jungle Animals"So Many AnimalsAnimals17 November 2008 (2008-11-17)
12"Insects"So Many AnimalsAnimals18 November 2008 (2008-11-18)
13"Farm Animals"So Many AnimalsAnimals19 November 2008 (2008-11-19)
14"Water Animals"So Many AnimalsAnimals20 November 2008 (2008-11-20)
15"Pets"So Many AnimalsAnimals21 November 2008 (2008-11-21)
16"Differences and Similarities"FriendsFriends24 November 2008 (2008-11-24)
17"Sharing and Caring"FriendsFriends25 November 2008 (2008-11-25)
18"Unusual Friends"FriendsFriends26 November 2008 (2008-11-26)
19"Making New Friends"FriendsFriends27 November 2008 (2008-11-27)
20"Fun with Friends"FriendsFriends28 November 2008 (2008-11-28)
21"Music from Around the World"Feel the BeatMusic1 December 2008 (2008-12-01)
22"Styles of Music"Feel the BeatMusic2 December 2008 (2008-12-02)
23"Instruments"Feel the BeatMusic3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)
24"Dancing"Feel the BeatMusic4 December 2008 (2008-12-04)
25"Silly Music"Feel the BeatMusic5 December 2008 (2008-12-05)
26"Seeing"Five SensesSenses8 December 2008 (2008-12-08)
27"Hearing"Five SensesSenses9 December 2008 (2008-12-09)
28"Smelling"Five SensesSenses10 December 2008 (2008-12-10)
29"Touching"Five SensesSenses11 December 2008 (2008-12-11)
30"Tasting"Five SensesSenses12 December 2008 (2008-12-12)
31"The World"Living in a RainbowColours15 December 2008 (2008-12-15)
32"Your World"Living in a RainbowColours16 December 2008 (2008-12-16)
33"Making and Mixing"Living in a RainbowColours17 December 2008 (2008-12-17)
34"Favourites and Feelings"Living in a RainbowColours18 December 2008 (2008-12-18)
35"Wonderful"Living in a RainbowColours19 December 2008 (2008-12-19)
36"Feeling Free"FeelingsFeelings22 December 2008 (2008-12-22)
37"Inside Me"FeelingsFeelings23 December 2008 (2008-12-23)
38"Feelings We Have"FeelingsFeelings24 December 2008 (2008-12-24)
39"Showing Our Feelings"FeelingsFeelings25 December 2008 (2008-12-25)
40"Animal Feelings"FeelingsFeelings26 December 2008 (2008-12-26)
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