Episodi
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This episode of Beyond the Broom Cupboard, we speak to Maddie Moate.
BBC’s Do you know:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b09yn3ly/maddies-do-you-know
Maddie’s Youtube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@maddiemoate
A very curious Christmas west end show
https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/maddies-curious-christmas-live-on-stage/
About Maddie Moate:
Maddie Moate is a presenter known for her work on CBeebies, YouTube and in live theatre.
She started her presenting career online with a comedy sketch series about smartphones and apps, sponsored by Nokia.
This led to her presenting for various tech brands and becoming a YouTube tech presenter and journalist.
Maddie was then hired by BBC Earth for their YouTube channel as a scientist familiar with the YouTube format.
CBeebies then approached her to host a new tech science engineering show as they wanted a real person, not an actor, to host.
Maddie's Approach to Science Communication:
Maddie believes in finding the extraordinary in the ordinary and making science accessible to everyone.
She focuses on simplifying complex scientific concepts using relatable examples and language that children can understand.
For example, she explains weight in terms of small elephants and uses familiar objects like forks and fences to spark children's interest.
Maddie prioritises family viewing and avoids patronising language, ensuring her content is engaging for both children and adults.
"Do You Know?" Show:
The show features two segments: "How is it made?" and "How does it work?".
Finding factories in the UK for the "How is it made?" segment became increasingly difficult as the series progressed.
The show's topics were chosen through crowd research, with school children providing ideas, as well as Maddie's own curation of ideas and identifying products made in the UK.
The random nature of the episode topics was partly due to the availability of factory locations.
Maddie's YouTube Content:
Maddie's YouTube content often focuses on finding extraordinary stories within ordinary objects and themes, like paper made from elephant poo and bread baked in geothermal hot springs.
She sees these as opportunities to teach children about topics like sustainability and geothermal energy in engaging ways.
"A Very Curious Christmas" Book and Stage Show:
The book explores the science behind Christmas traditions and cultures, like why we have Christmas stockings and how Christmas crackers work.
The book was inspired by Maddie's difficulty finding resources that collated fun Christmas-themed science questions.
The stage show adaptation is set in Santa's workshop, where Maddie works alongside two elves to fix the chaotic workshop using science.
The show incorporates audience interaction, jokes, music and visual elements to keep audiences of all ages engaged.
Navigating YouTube with Children:
Maddie acknowledges the challenges of YouTube's algorithm-driven content, which can lead to children repeatedly seeing similar content.
She recommends using the YouTube Kids app and curating a list of trusted channels to provide a safer and more enriching experience.
Maddie encourages parents to watch YouTube content with their children to discover family-friendly creators and ensure a shared experience
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Episodi mancanti?
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Margot Wilson presented Hart Beat between 1984 and 1992 teaching a nation of kids to make amazing things from cardboard
Hart beat was an evolution of the BBC's children's art programmes that started with Vision On, continued through Take Hart and evolved into Hart Beat
Hart Beat - Pipes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQJGOn4Fr8
Artifax - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5fsjcEIEIo
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Join me as I chat to Andrew James Spooner: Professional Muppet.
Andrew trained with Hensons and created the character of Elmo's Uncle Fergus,
https://andrewjamesspooner.com/
Watch Jim Henson run lines with Frank Oz
https://www.instagram.com/muppethistory/reel/C_PgpShOHB2/?hl=en
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Marc Silk is a voice actor who has created some fantastic characters like Grand Master Glitch in Go Jettser and Aks Moe In Star Wars the Phantom Menace. He has also voices some very well established faces like Shaggy, Scooby Doo and Jonny Bravo.
Marc's website
https://www.marcsilk.com/
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https://www.banksandwag.com/
Banks & Wags work:
Zingzillas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hfoKDlCoBo0
Go-Jetters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REBUEe3mtXo
Blue Peter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nyzvf_afs8M
Top 3 theme tunes -
Corin
Thundecats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcGNqrAtsgg
Wombles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kib7ZDsTgz0
Stingray - extended
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfYPN5Hf0wg
Wag
Thundercats
Pole position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQXqHNHPLHI
The Trap Door
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9dbAQJIu1o
Monkey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SUoHmpRdM
Banks - Retro
Pigeon Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XdgHiF4uiI
Galloping Galaxies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WspM4jwq7lc
Spiderman and his amazing friends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgN0g4vqYMg
Banks - Modern
Duck Tales - New Version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKSU82afy1w
Sophia the first
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XDG75LPXqE
Ben 10 original theme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iIUGEOreiw
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Ted Dewan created the wonderful world of Bing. He grew up in the USA and moved to London to become an illustrator, a detour into becoming an author led him to write the Bing books which Acamar Films turned into a hugely successful series
Find out more about Bing here -
https://uk.bingbunny.com/
And more about Ted here
https://www.teddewan.com/
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Paul Panting was one of the people who possibly sparked the idea for this podcast. Find out how that happened as we as his career in voice acting and how he created the voices for iconic characters.
Find Paul Here:
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/paul-panting-7343163a
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Kate Harbour is a hugely experienced voice actor. She has given voices to characters from Bob the Builder, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run, Octonauts and many more.
She spoke to me about the techniques involved in bringing these voices to life and how she began in the industry,
Follow Kate here:
https://www.instagram.com/kateharbourofficial/
and
https://twitter.com/kateharbour?lang=en-GB
Here is a taster of some of her work
Bob the Builder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FuuHIj3d7c
She played Wendy, Dizzy and Pilchard the Cat.
Shaun the Sheep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZnrCxWAth4
She played Timmy’s mum
Also both movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_ZRKMaNIy0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxRUSAIYieA
The Octonauts as the Vegemals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxh_jDFJhto
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@BeyondtheBroomC
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As my first guest I was absolutely thrilled to be able to talk to Sophie Aldred.Sophie is probably best known to many as Ace, companion to Sylvester McCoy's Dr Who between 1987 and 1989
But Childrens television has been the absolute backbone of her career and as you will hear, she was determined to make it that way from a very early age. She has worked on live action programmes such as Corners, Melvin and Maureen and Words & pictures as well as adding her voice to a huge amount of animated charecters such as Dennis the Menace and Tree Fu Tom.
Here are some examples of the shows that we talked about -
Corners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enNMFqxplYg
Melvin and Maureens's Music-a-grams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KcMZnmOFoc
Words and Pictures
https://youtu.be/EAZIoWgrceE?si=NVjuGMgcMbp4WWO8
The Magic Kay (Biff, Chip and Kipper)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX50bGFXFok&list=PLLhOnau-tupTZwAukTMtUh2cBmURqQB8E
Dennis the Menace
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MH_zfZipQg4
Tree Fu Tom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz41AzrWnug
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