In The Night Garden - Igglepiggle & Friends Box Set [DVD]

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Producer Anne Wood also states: "We became very aware of the anxiety surrounding the care of young children which manifested itself in all kinds of directions, but the one big subject that came up, again and again, was bedtime. From 11 June 2007 until 28 March 2008, the show aired on the CBeebies channel every day, including weekends, at 6:25pm in the "Bedtime Hour" slot, in addition to earlier 11am showings on BBC Two on weekday mornings.

From 23 April until 10 June 2007, the show took a break from airing on the CBeebies channel although it was still shown on BBC Two. The range includes small Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka stuffed toys and a small Ninky Nonk train with detachable carriages. was removed from its 6:25pm "Bedtime Hour" slot, which resulted in a nationwide fan petition outside the BBC's Television Centre studios asking for the programme to be re-instated to its normal slot. In 2007 [7] and 2008, [8] the show won the Children's BAFTA for "Pre-School Live-Action," as well as being nominated in 2009.

The series would go on to be publicly announced a year later, and filming would eventually start in early 2005. Then the theme music plays as the Night Garden turns and retreats into the night sky and Igglepiggle is seen asleep on his boat as the end credits roll over. is a British preschool children's television series created, written and composed by Teletubbies co-creator Andrew Davenport [2] [3] for CBeebies and BBC Two and produced by Ragdoll Productions. The series is fully animated in 3D CGI animation, unlike the original series which was a mix of CGI, 2D animation and live-action.

One parent petitioner was quoted by The Daily Telegraph commenting: "My four-year-old refused to believe it was bedtime because In the Night Garden. In 2010, more new toys were released like the Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy set that contained a copy of the Series 2 episode The Pontipines' Picnic (2008) on DVD as well as an electronic Ninky Nonk (which made the actual sounds from the Show) and a Playmat that had: the Bridge, the Tombliboo Bush (with The Tombliboos and their beds), the Gazebo and the Pinky Ponk.At the same time, they hear a bedtime story, which is generated by the magical gazebo that sits at the centre of the Night Garden. In 2007, Ladybird Books published a full In the Night Garden range of books, some had lifted the flap features ( The Prettiest Flower, 2007) and some had sounds from the programme ( What a Noisy Pinky Ponk! As the day fades and the stars come out, visit the magical Night Garden and spend time with a lovely group of toys who are learning all about sharing, caring and having fun.

The episodes end with the Tittifers singing their song, and then one character gets ready to go to sleep. Hasbro won the 2008 "Best Licensed Toy or Game range" Licensing Award for their In The Night Garden.The scene then cuts to Igglepiggle, in his boat, getting ready to travel to the Night Garden whilst the theme music plays.

We wanted to explore the difference between being asleep and being awake from a child's point of view: the difference between closing your eyes and pretending to be asleep and closing your eyes and sleeping.Each episode starts with a shot of a night sky with the stars appearing, followed by a shot of a child in bed, while the narrator introduces the programme's episode. The characters mostly speak short and repetitive phrases and each one has its own special song and dance.