Summary
Igam Ogam is a pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler on by product calon. (‘igam-ogam’ is the Welsh language equivalent for the English language word ‘zig-zag’)
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| Genre | Animation Preschool Comedy Cartoon series |
| Created by | Andrew Offiler |
| Directed by | Ben Halliwell |
| Voices of | Bernard Latham Tony Leader Ruth Jones Ali Curries (season 1) Sian Bradbury (season 1) Ruby Llewelyn (season 2) Hallie Green (season 2) Sean Clancy (season 2) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom Germany Ireland (season 2) |
| Original languages | English Welsh |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Robin Lyons Arne Lohmann Siân Eirian (season 1) Nick Wilson (season 1) Paul Cummins (season 2) Sioned Roberts (season 2) Jessica Symons (season 2) Jutta Traver (season 2) |
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| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Calon ZDF Enterprises Soundworks (season 1)[1] Wales Creative IP Fund (season 1) Telegael (season 2)[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | Five and BBC Alba (United Kingdom) S4C (Wales) ZDF (Germany) |
| Release | May 4, 2009 – December 31, 2013 |
Format edit
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. who's more curious than a Curiosaurus is back in a brand-new series of prehistoric adventures with her friends Roly the monkey, you can't stop evolution and now there are new creatures on Igam Ogam's topsy-turvy planet.
Characters edit
- Igam Ogam - The main heroine, a prehistoric unruly girl. Voiced by Sian Bradbury[3] in season 1 and Ruby Llewelyn[4] 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 edit
Series overview edit
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | May 4, 2009 | August 10, 2009 | |
| 2 | 26 | September 16, 2013 | December 31, 2013 | |
Season 1 (2009) edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Want it!" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | May 4, 2009 | N/A |
| 2 | 2 | "That's Funny!" | Ben Halliwell | Tiziana Vox | May 5, 2009 | N/A |
| 3 | 3 | "Where's my Doggie?" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | May 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 4 | 4 | "I'm Not Igam Ogam, I'm Naughty." | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | May 7, 2009 | N/A |
| 5 | 5 | "Want It Back!" | Ben Halliwell | Tea Orsi | May 8, 2009 | N/A |
| 6 | 6 | "Oops, It Broke" | Ben Halliwell | Eirlys Bellin and Sarah Govett | May 11, 2009 | N/A |
| 7 | 7 | "Boo!" | Ben Halliwell | Gloria Thomas and Robin Hughes | May 12, 2009 | N/A |
| 8 | 8 | "Listen To Me!" | Ben Halliwell | Holly Lyons | May 13, 2009 | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | "Bath Time" | Ben Halliwell | Simon Rolph | May 14, 2009 | N/A |
| 10 | 10 | "I'm Bouncing" | Ben Halliwell | Nigel Crowle | May 15, 2009 | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | "All Gone!" | Ben Halliwell | Les Brooksbank | May 20, 2009 | N/A |
| 12 | 12 | "I'm Best!" | Ben Halliwell | Sian Harries | May 21, 2009 | N/A |
| 13 | 13 | "Again!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | May 22, 2009 | N/A |
| 14 | 14 | "Want to Be Big!" | Ben Halliwell | Tony Barnes | June 7, 2009 | N/A |
| 15 | 15 | "Bless You!" | Ben Halliwell | Steve Sullivan | June 8, 2009 | N/A |
| 16 | 16 | "Faster!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | June 9, 2009 | N/A |
| 17 | 17 | "Catch!" | Ben Halliwell | Marie Davies | June 10, 2009 | N/A |
| 18 | 18 | "My Turn!" | Ben Halliwell | John Sinclair | June 13, 2009 | N/A |
| 19 | 19 | "Wasn't Me!" | Ben Halliwell | Tony Barnes | June 14, 2009 | N/A |
| 20 | 20 | "One, Two, Three" | Ben Halliwell | Wayne Thomas | June 15, 2009 | N/A |
| 21 | 21 | "Not Now!" | Ben Halliwell | Nigel Crowle | August 3, 2009 | N/A |
| 22 | 22 | "Too Hot!" | Ben Halliwell | Eirlys Bellin and Sarah Govett | August 4, 2009 | N/A |
| 23 | 23 | "Sorry!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons | August 5, 2009 | N/A |
| 24 | 24 | "Rain, Rain, Go Away!" | Ben Halliwell | Sian Harries | August 6, 2009 | N/A |
| 25 | 25 | "Are You Ticklish?" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | August 9, 2009 | N/A |
| 26 | 26 | "Tag!" | Ben Halliwell | Corbett Miteff | August 10, 2009 | N/A |
Season 2 (2013) edit
| 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, 2013 | N/A |
| 28 | 2 | "Shhhh!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 23, 2013 | N/A |
| 29 | 3 | "Not Here" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 24, 2013 | N/A |
| 30 | 4 | "Kiss It Better" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 20, 2013 | N/A |
| 31 | 5 | "Need a Wash" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 27, 2013 | N/A |
| 32 | 6 | "Wakey Shakey" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | September 28, 2013 | N/A |
| 33 | 7 | "What's That?" | Ben Halliwell | Anne West | October 1, 2013 | N/A |
| 34 | 8 | "Where's It Gone?" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Ben Halliwell | October 2, 2013 | N/A |
| 35 | 9 | "Want to Sing?" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Robin Lyons | October 4, 2013 | N/A |
| 36 | 10 | "Can I Play?" | Ben Halliwell | Anne West | September 25, 2013 | N/A |
| 37 | 11 | "Can't Sleep" | Ben Halliwell | Andrew Offiler and Robin Lyons | September 24, 2013 | N/A |
| 38 | 12 | "Good Boy" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | September 26, 2013 | N/A |
| 39 | 13 | "Is That Me?" | Ben Halliwell | Eleonora Fornasari | December 18, 2013 | N/A |
| 40 | 14 | "Not Mine" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | September 16, 2013 | N/A |
| 41 | 15 | "Do It" | Ben Halliwell | Tea Orsi | December 20, 2013 | N/A |
| 42 | 16 | "Guess" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 21, 2013 | N/A |
| 43 | 17 | "Don't Touch" | Ben Halliwell | Annie Smyth | December 24, 2013 | N/A |
| 44 | 18 | "I'm Busy" | Ben Halliwell | Marie Davies | December 19, 2013 | N/A |
| 45 | 19 | "You Look Nice" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 14, 2013 | N/A |
| 46 | 20 | "Press the Button" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 17, 2013 | N/A |
| 47 | 21 | "Coming" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 26, 2013 | N/A |
| 48 | 22 | "Found It!" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 25, 2013 | N/A |
| 49 | 23 | "Not Fair" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 27, 2013 | N/A |
| 50 | 24 | "Too Late" | Ben Halliwell | Robin Lyons and Andrew Offiler | December 28, 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 edit
The series is produced by Welsh company Calon and German company ZDF Enterprises for Five and S4C. For the first season, BBC Alba, Soundworks and Wales Creative IP Fund joined as co-producers. For the second season, Irish company Telegael Teoranta joined as a co-production company.[5][6][7] 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 edit
Broadcast edit
The first season aired on Channel 5 in their kids block Milkshake! from May till April 2010 and the second season got its first run from 31 October 2006 until December 2013 on the same channel.[8]
The series was also broadcast on Knowledge Kids and BBC Kids (Canada), KiKa (Germany),[9] ČT :D (Czech Republic),[10] ABC Kids (Australia)[11] and NPO Zappelin (Netherlands).[12]
Home media and online viewing edit
8 episodes from the first season were made available on a DVD self-released by Calon, available in separate Welsh and English editions.[13] 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.[14][15]
Season 1 is available on Amazon Instant Video in United Kingdom.[16][17][18]
Adaptations edit
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.[19][20] The show was created by Carole Blade.[21]
References edit
- ^ "Igam Ogam 2". Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
- ^ "stop motion — Telegael". telegael.com.
- ^ Press article in South Wales Argus about the casting
- ^ Press release by Oriel Media about the new casting in season 2
- ^ Article at Televisual about the production of the second season
- ^ Article at TheJournal.ie about the production of the second season
- ^ Article at C21 Media about the production of the second season
- ^ Air date schedule and synopses on the Channel 5 website
- ^ Series profile page at the KiKa website (in German)
- ^ Series profile page at the Czech Television website (in Czech)
- ^ Series profile page at the ABC Kids website
- ^ Series profile page at the Zappelin website (in Dutch)
- ^ The Welsh edition listing at the Cant a mil vintage store
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing
- ^ Article about the DVD release at Licensing.biz
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 1
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 2
- ^ Amazon.co.uk listing - part 3
- ^ The Igam Ogam Show at Coreo Cymru (http://www.coreocymru.com)
- ^ Article about the stage show at Wales Online
- ^ An article about the stage show at the Wales blog of BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales)
External links edit
- IMDB entry
- Igam Ogam at the Milkshake! website
- Series info at the ZDF Enterprises website
- Air date schedule and synopses on the Channel 5 website
- Season 2 info at the Telegael website