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Ramona & Alderney

Ramona feels left out of our basketball game because she's too professional of a young woman, but then she meets tomboy Womble Alderney and the two begin an unlikely friendship.

Bana

Shansi's Dream (Story)

One fine day, Shansi was watching butterflies in the BBC Kids garden. One of them was coloured pink, and landed on Shansi’s long nose. She giggled. “I love butterflies, as much as I love my pet spider!” she said.

Look at the butterfly fly away, Shansi! Where did it go?

But Shansi just yawns, rubs her eyes, and heads to the tree. She slumps down onto her furry bottom and closes her eyes, drifting into the most wonderful dream…

And VIOLA! She’s now got beautiful pink butterfly wings. She flies in the sky with the other butterflies, over the BBC Kids garden, over the outskirts of Canada, and right over Wimbledon Common.

Great Uncle Bulgaria was shocked! “My god!” he cries, “Come out, young Wombles, and look at this!” The Wombles run out and see Shansi flying overhead. “Hello, Shansi!” they call out in unison, waving wildly. Even Alderney has made a flag to cheer on Shansi, who waves back from above.

She flies over Teletubbyland, where the Teletubbies emerge from their house and wave from down below. “Hello, Teletubbies!” calls Shansi. “Eh oh!” call the Teletubbies from down below.

She flies over Cuddles Avenue, where B1 and B2 are shocked to see her. Even the teddies run out of their house, excited that there is a Womble flying in the sky. “Hello!” they all call up to the flying, shy Womble. “Hello, everyone!” yells down Shansi, doing a cartwheel in the air. “Beautiful!” sigh Amy and Lulu, and both of them fall over in exhaustion.

She next flies over the Island Of Sodor, where Thomas and Percy were picking up passengers to take to Maithwaite Station. Suddenly, there was the noise of whooping from way up in the sky, and up above was Shansi! “Hooray!” called Thomas, “A flying Womble!” “Hello, Shansi!” calls up Percy. “Hello, Percy!” calls down Shansi, and flies away.

Finally, she flies over Byker Grove. Nicola, Charlie, Duncan, Ben and Jason are excited to see Shansi flying over the school playground and cheer loudly, waving wildly and calling up excitedly to her: “Hey!” and “Over here, Shansi!”

Shansi wished she could join them, and tried to take her wings off. But wait - they couldn’t go off! No matter how hard she tried to pull them off, the wings stayed stuck on her furry Womble back.

Suddenly, POP! The wings disappear, and Shansi falls towards a pile of manure on a farm….

And then wakes up back near the tree again. “Thank goodness,” she sighs, “It was only a dream. Butterflies never fall in a Wombles’ worst nightmare. Yuck - what could be better than smelly manure to fall into? Oh well, never mind, but…is it all a dream?”

Shansi wondered this to herself as she watched the sun go down. She tapped her chin and thought. “Is this all a dream, Mr Sunset?

Am I dreaming?

Am I even alive?”

Shansi's Dream

In this poem, Shansi falls asleep while observing butterflies and wakes up with wings attached to her back. She flies across various settings from BBC Kids shows, waving to her friends far below.

When Everyone Fell Ill (short film)

A musical short film based on my poem idea, where I go around town looking after Orinoco, Fox and Slowcoach, who all have terrible colds, until I come back home and realise Lady Penelope and Parker have colds too, so I try to make them feel better as well.

When Everyone Fell Ill

When everyone on BBC Kids falls ill with a terrible cold, including Lady Penelope and Parker, it's up to me to take good care of them and cheer them up.

The Biscuit Ballad

Monty writes a love poem about his favourite food, chocolate biscuits.

Did Thunderbirds Air On BBC Kids In Canada?

Yes, Thunderbirds did air on BBC Kids in Canada. The show aired on BBC Kids during the early 2000s, typically in the late afternoon or early evening time slots. The exact airtime history may vary depending on the specific schedule of the network at that time, but it was a popular show among children and fans of the original Thunderbirds series.

Canada's Post Blood Test Comforts

Canada's Post Blood Test Comforts by mushroomfry

How do innocent, cosy Canadians spend the day after their blood test?

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Canada's Post Blood Test Comforts

• BBC Kids
• YTV
• Treehouse TV
• Bear Paws cookies
• A cosy blanket
• Hot cocoa
• A warm bubble bath

BBC Kids

PANEL 1:

EXT. CHURCH GRAVEYARD - DAY.

A whole host of BBC Kids Canada characters and stars are gathered around the grave of their fallen channel, crying and sobbing quietly. I stand at a podium announcing:

ME

(sadly)

BBC Kids was the most remarkable channel in Canada. It was way better than CBBC nowadays, might I explain...but without it, many Canadians would never know that a British TV channel would have an impact on their hearts and lives, just like YTV and Treehouse TV had. And without BBC Kids, I would've never known that....

PANEL 2:

Suddenly, it has now stopped raining, and now the sky is blue with the sun shining. I am in full on party mode, fists in the air and a wild expression on my face. Everyone around me is cheering, jumping up and down and hugging in celebration.

ME

(full on party mode)

THUNDERBIRDS AIRED ON THIS WONDERFUL CHANNEL!!!

BBC Kids (Canada)