12 Again- A Walk Down Memory Lane

Celebrities live glamorous lives; lives most of us dream to have. However, not all of them were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. They’ve had their share of troubles, dark secrets, prized goals and ambitions too. 12 Again goes back on those memorable and innocent childhood years to reveal what life was like at the age of 12 for some of our celebrities.

12 Again is a television show that used to air on CBBC. The show was presented by Iain Stirling.

The Show so far…

12 Again premiered almost a year and a half ago on 13^th February 2012 during the half-term school holidays. The special invites to their debut show were Alexandra Burke, Jacqueline Wilson, Sam and Mark and One Direction.

12 Again episodes are 30 minutes long. There were new episodes each day. The month of April saw a few re-runs of the show. The first series comprised of a total 13 episodes. The last episode premiered on June 8^th 2012.

The 2^nd series of 12 Again commenced on 21^st September 2013. It was telecast during the 5p.m. slot every Friday. The 2^nd series also saw a total of 13 episodes. The second series ended on Friday, December 7^th, 2012.

In the time period between the end of the 1^st series and the beginning of the 2^nd series, the makers organized an “End of Summer” special. Celebrity guests were made to revisit their most cherished summer memories when they were 12.  It premiered on September 3^rd, 2012 at 5.45 pm.

Similar to the “End of Summer” special episode is a special “Halloween Episode” of 12 Again. It aired on 26^th October 2012. It sheds light on the Halloween experiences of celebrity guests at the age of 12 – their favorite spooky songs, the television shows that terrorized them and their spooky costumes for their 12^th Halloween.

A Brief Rundown of the Program

If you never had the chance to catch a 12 Again episode, here’s a brief outline of the theme of this program.

Each episode is structured like an interview a casual one though. It starts by giving us a sneak-peek into the general life of the celebrity guest. Close behind is the revelation we’ve all been waiting for – what life was at the age of 12. Celebrities uncover varied details about looks, preferences, school mischief and a lot more. Not to forget you also get a quick glance at celebrity mug shots of when they were twelve.

Celebrity guests also discuss the type of music, their favorite tracks and the music bands they listened to at the tender age of 12. An added bonus is you get to see a glimpse of the music video with tidbits of background information. They also disclose the TV shows they enjoyed watching as 12 year old.

Probing deeper into their memories and personal life are questions on their big moments are kids – the life-changing moments at the age of 12 they will cherish throughout life. And finally, the things they would like to change if given a chance to be 12 again.

12 Again is better known as a children’s television program. Nevertheless, it can be watched by young and old alike.

12 Again- A Walk Down Memory Lane

Adventures of Deadly 60

On the famous and popular TV show, Deadly 60, the host of the show, Steve has traveled to almost all continents for finding the 60 of the utmost dreaded, lethal, venomous creatures on the planet, which includes Mexico’s dangerous squid “red devil”, giant Pacific octopus, tarantula hawk wasps, sharks, raccoon and a lot of other poisonous animals. Steve Backshall, who is an adventurer as well as a naturalist has a mission, who is ready to travel all over the globe searching for the deadliest and poisonous animals in the world. Viewers will be able to experience very near encounters that have all types of striking wild animals; with every animal having dangerous traits, you will be able to see why these deadly animals are the king of the wild habitat. The viewers will feel the rush of adrenaline as they watch this show. Children are the main spectators of this show and they love this show a lot; they are very curious to know more about these deadly creatures and to explore the world of wild animals overall.

Showcases 3 Deadly, Poisonous Creatures Every Episode

This show has been presented in great impact with series of documentary on nature as well as wildlife. In every of its season, the most adventurous zoologist of Britain, Steve Backshall mostly travels all across the globe to choose 60 of the most poisonous, interesting and deadly species of animals, starting from the insects to some huge gigantic creatures, lot of predators, others only armed with poisonous, deadly and defensive ways. Each episode showcases at least 3 or even more of these deadly animals, along with the geographical conditions or the killing mode. Some of the additional episodes are also dedicated for the extras like “the making of”. From gigantic poisonous creatures to some deadly crocodiles in saltwater, their lethal attracts the host who is an expert of wildlife, Steve Backshall, goes to six different continents for 6 months for finding his list of the most 60 fatal animals in the world.

Showcases the Features of Deadly Animals

Watching this program will enable us to know more about the characteristics as well as features of the deadly, poisonous animals in our habitat. The show, in fact, proves that whenever it comes to the survival battle or combat, size isn’t of any significance in such cases. On his mission in finding the creatures that many others totally avoid in their entire lifetime, Steve dares to encounter some of the animals which pack a powerful punch at their own environmental conditions. From plenty of things that are infamous to unexpected events, this lethal global venture looks out for oceans, deserts, savannas, islands, jungles and mountains to see sixty of the utmost deadly, yet fascinating creatures this planet has ever seen. Travelling all over Asia including India, and South Africa, Australia, United Kingdom, Malaysia, Europe, North America and South America, Steve encounters plenty of creatures in Deadly 60 whose distinct appearances as well as masterful skills of hunting make these animals the mind blowing beasts of the nature. Are you brave enough to meet these deadly animals now?

Adventures of Deadly 60

About the 4 O'Clock Club

Premiered in the year 2012, the 4 O’Clock Club is an immensely popular television series for children. It was premiered on the CBBC – the BBC channel aimed at the 4 to 12 year old children. The show has been nominated by BAFTA.

The plot

The plot of the 4 O’Clock Club revolves around the two Carter brothers and rap music. Josh Carter is the primary lead. He is a 13 year old, mischievous and confident teenager who attends the Elmsbury High school. He has a fervent desire and dream of becoming a rapping star. There is just one problem. His elder brother, Nathan Carter. Nathan Carter used to be a student of the same school, a decade back. He had the same mischievous persona and rapping addiction. But, his conduct wasn’t received well in the school. He was a disgrace by the time he walked out of Elmsbury High. De-motivated, he opted for teacher training and his first job as an English teacher brought him back to Elmsbury High. He sees his own brother embarking on the same path he had 10 years back and hence tries to prevent him from doing the same. This results in frequent full blown conflicts between the two brothers, in the backdrop of their much beloved rap music.

 The main characters

The 4 O’Clock Club features an array of characters set in the backdrop of the Elmsbury High. Some of them are as follows:

• Josh Carter, as mentioned before, is the main lead who wages a war against his own brother in his desire of becoming a rap star.


• Nathan Carter is Josh’s elder brother, who was once a disgraced student of the Elmsbury High and now teaches English there. The title of the series, 4 O’Clock Club, refers to the post school detention class that is run by Nathan.


• Melanie Poppy is the music teacher at Elmsbury High. Nathan Carter has had a crush on her since the time he joined the school as a teacher.


• Ryan Wood features as one of Josh Carter’s best friends. He is a nerdy, guileless boy who is often manipulated by the more mischievous ones. He is a regular in the detention class.


• Molly Taylor is an extremely loud and quite rude character who is a pupil of the same school. She too is a regular in the detention class.


• Ash Newman is one of Josh’s best friends and a first grade troublemaker. As a result, he ends up in the detention class frequently. Characterized as vain, Ash is also seen to be teasing Ryan constantly.


• Mr Byron is the headmaster of Elmsbury High. He had been disapproving of Nathan when he was a student. He featured as the headmaster only in the first series of the 4 O’Clock Club.
  

This 4 O’Clock Club series had had its 1^st season the in the year 2012, followed by the airing of the second season in the beginning of the year 2013. A third season of this series is in the pipeline. It is due to be released in the year 2014.

About the 4 O'Clock Club

OOglies: A Series of Fun Filled Stories

OOglies is the creation of two people- Nick Hopkin and Austin Low (creators of OOGlies). The idea jumped out of a bag of googly eyes, which Nick and Austin gave to their team as a source of inspiration. The very next day, their team returned with a bunch of household items wearing plastic eyes.  The result was hilarious and so is the idea of such characters. Soon the team started experimenting with sitcom-style scenarios and silly voices, which turned out well. OOglies were born out of a very basic yet a highly visual idea. The base of the act is slapstick comedy topped with creative stories.

Players Behind The Scene – OOglies

Nick and Austin presented their ideas to Anne Gilchrist, CBBC controller. In two weeks, they received the contract of creating 13-part series of OOglies. This stop-motion animation was first aired on 2009, August 10. Every episode being displayed is 15 minutes long. Tim Dann, Shelley Longworth and Peter Dickson have given their voices to the character of the series. Stories here are written by Austin Low, Nick Hopkin and Tim Dann.

A Series of Popular Gags

The episode starts with a silly safety announcement: “Attention all humans. The stunts you are about to witness have been performed by trained OOglies. Under no circumstances should children or silly adults attempt to do any of the actions you see in the programme.” The group of characters appears multiple times with similar gags. It’s fun to see them meet and pull yet another gag.

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  The clumsy Melonhead and Playful Grapes - A group playful green grapes are busy in activity (like skipping or sliding) until a heavy watermelon jump in from nowhere and ends up squashing the playing grapes.


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  Strawberry Lovers – Two strawberries are in love. They cannot meet each other, as they are standing on different counters. Male lover tries hard and built a spaghetti pool. In desire to get across, he falls and ends up being squashed.


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  Boo Potato – A naughty potato lays “traps” for other OOglies to come and watch. When the OOGlies are close to the trap, hiding potato jumps out and scares OOglies with a “BOO!”


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  The Cherry-aiders – A Bunch of cherries fly in an air ambulance to help a hurt Cookie OOglie. They wrap him in bandages, creating more trouble for the injured Cookie.


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  Mr. Bun and Racey Bacon - A slice of terrified bacon is trying to hide from bun, disguising itself. After its success of escaping from the bun, something bad happens to it in the end (such as being splashed with ketchup or water).


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  Stunt Tomato - A daredevil tomato wearing mask and cape tries to perform tricks for three little tomatoes, but ends up squashing himself on the rooftop.


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  Lonely Sprout - A sprout tries to befriend other OOglies but ends up failing. He tries to help other OOglies in action, but no one shows interest in him.

These are just a few episodes, there are many which are stuffed with comical and entertaining stories. So, if haven’t yet watched OOglies, you are really missing something.

OOglies: A Series of Fun Filled Stories

Blue Peter – Famous and Popular Television Program for Kids

Blue Peter is British broad casting (CBBC) program, exclusively meant for the kids. It was initially broadcasted nearly five and half decade ago, in the year 1958. Even though the show has a theme with a maritime name, its present set-up is in the shape of entertainment/ magazine show in anchor and spectator confrontations and moreover the renowned arts & crafts put up. It is aired in the CBBC channel. In its long history of broadcasting it has witnessed a number of presenters usually comprising of 2 men & 2 women at a time. The TV program uses a studio for the major program, frequently denoted as the Blue Peter Garden that is used throughout for outdoor activities or for the summer months. Barney Harwood and Helen Skeleton are the existing presenters.

The Content of the Program

The content of Blue Peter is broad ranging. A majority of the program are live broadcast, however normally it comprises of minimum of 1 filmed report. Its studio is always abuzz with activity like dance or music programs. In the period between the 1960′s and 2011, the programs were created at the British Broadcasting television center, and mostly at Studio1, Britain’s 4^th biggest television studio, which also happened to be one of the biggest in the European continent. This facilitates Blue Peter to incorporate wide scale performance and demonstration inside the live program. From the 2007 September series of this program was aired from a tiny permanent set in Studio 2. But from the year 2009, the program started to once again utilize the bigger studios.

Blue Peter is the residence of famous celebrities interviews, free of charge games, amusing things to carry and the most recent news from the Helen Skeleton, Barney Harwood ( the presenters) and Barney ( the dog).

Some of the most popular Blue Peter shows aired on CBBC are presented below.

Blue Peter – You Decide

This is an innovative show, offering the opportunity to choose your favorite individual as presenter. Nearly twenty thousand individuals expressed interest in joining the show, out of which only 10 were selected to participate in the “Blue Peter – You Decide” show. One of the members of the final 10 presenters is Andy, the Loughborough, born individual, who explained the possibility to become the next presenter, as a vision that came true. Some of the other individuals, who get in to the elite ten of are: Freddie, Ross, Isaac, EMMA, Ross, Kerrie, Hetite.

Blue Peter Backstage Diary

It is an amusement filled program where the fun persists. It includes a lot of delightful things such as photos, videos, guest rumor, diary update and any other exclusives. You might have seen the performance given by the Punjabi Roots Academy to commemorate the hundred years of Bollywood. The program was aired on 10^th June 2013 at 8 pm. It was a very useful program, which gave some valuable dance moves for the spectators to practice for the weekends.

In the end we can surely say, that the Blue Peter is an entertaining as well as an informative television program for kids.

Blue Peter – Famous and Popular Television Program for Kids

League of Super Evil – one of BBC’s finest productions

CBBC is known to have some of the finest shows for kids aired on television for the world to see. The League of Super Evil is definitely one of them. While those who haven’t watched the show yet might think it is some reality show or an adventure trying to find the evil, let me just disappoint you by saying it is anything but that. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean it is anything less interesting.

The League of Super Evil is an animated show aired by CBBC. It hails all the way from Canada and is seen by viewers all over the world. The story of the League of Super Evil or “L.O.S.E.” as it is popularly known as, revolves around a clan of villains who have planned to take over their community or district in Metro town and eventually grow and take over the world with time too.

It in very interesting to know that their plan incorporated a variety of pranks for instance gluing a penny to the sidewalk. Most citizens in the show are seen living in suburban houses but The League of Super Evil has a hidden evil den. The series show that this particular league is frequently at odds with other villains in the show for instance Skullossus and also attempts to avoid getting killed by the superheroes in the Metro town.

The series has three seasons so far. The first began in the year 2009, last one ended in the year 2012 and it has been famous since the beginning. All three seasons have been hits and people are asking for more. Back in 2009, it even got premiered at Cartoon Network United States and thus catered to a very vast audience and viewers. Its ratings have always been on the top and the show has been very competitive with others making sure that its viewership only increases with time.

The league of super evil has intrigued children and young adults of all ages so much so that they wait for this show anxiously and are glued to their television screens while it is being aired. Its popularity became even more prominent when the show went on a full year hiatus in 2011 after the second season got aired.

When we say that the show is seen all over the world, we actually mean it. It is aired on Nickelodeon not only in Canada but also in countries where nobody would expect it to air for instance Spain, Netherlands and even Portugal. The League of Super Evils also airs on Cartoon Network, which is available in most of the countries in India, Southeast Asia, New Zealand, Australia and United States. The CBBC airs The League of Super Evil in United Kingdom, Canal Plus – in France. This speaks a lot about the popularity and the viewership of the show. If it is being watched in India as well as in France, it really is something to watch out for. The viewership is not only immense but diverse also.

League of Super Evil – one of BBC’s finest productions

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