Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids

Dippy heads for Time and Space

2012-02-22T14:44:00.001-08:00

Mark Williams, the voice of Dippy and her friends in Funky Valley, is currently filming for the new series of Doctor Who.

Best known as Arthur Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, Mark has featured in films such as 101 Dalmatians, The Borrowers and Shakespeare in Love. On TV he was a regular on The Fast Show and has starred in George Gently, Frankenstein's Wedding, Miss Marple, New tricks and Being Human.

Funky Valley was created by Grizzly Tales directors Simon & Sara Bor for Channel 5 and ITV Global Entertainment.

Simon's Head

2012-02-12T10:22:00.000-08:00

There's a new blog by, Grizzly Tales co-director / producer, Simon Bor.

Read about his camel coat at simons-head.blogspot.com or his visit to a Jacqueline Wilson signing.

Grizzly Tales praised by panel

2012-02-07T06:12:00.000-08:00

“Great storytelling made with love”

According to the Broadcast website Grizzly Tales was praised by the judging panel at last week's Broadcast Awards.

The judges described the show as “exceptional” and having “a brave, raw and original approach”.

“It is unusual for children’s TV to produce such daring, funny and outrageous storytelling. And that deserves to be celebrated.”

“the author(Jamie Rix)’s spirit shines right through it”.

Subscribers to the magazine can read the full Grizzly Tales article HERE. Non subscribers can find the article reproduced on the NickAlive Blog

Broadcast Award for Grizzly Tales- Updated

2012-02-03T05:02:00.000-08:00

The latest series of Grizzly Tales has won the Broadcast Award for Best Children's programme. Full details of awards winners can be found HERE It beat off stiff competition from other programmes including BAFTA winners "Sarah Jane Adventures" and "The Amazing World of Gumball".

Author and co-producer Jamie Rix has added his thoughts to the win on his website. jamierix.com

The story is reported by NickAlive, Digital-Spy, Screen International. BBC NEWS, Broadcast, FromTheNorth, Entertainment Focus,

The programme was previously nominated for a BAFTA in 2011.

Animated Exeter

2012-01-31T13:40:00.000-08:00

February 11-19 are the dates for this year's Animated Exeter. http://www.animatedexeter.co.uk/

As well as film programmes there are plenty of exhibitions, workshops
and events like the Peppa Pig Master-class.

Legendary film trick luminaries Forkbeard Fantasy's spectacular animation will be projected onto Exeter Cathedral on Thursday Evening 16th February.

Grizzly Tales co-producer, Simon Bor, will be on the panel of the careers event -The Pitch on Friday 17th February at 10.30.

You can download the Animated Exeter App. HERE or find the Festival Programme HERE

The 999 Lives of Fuzzy Cat: Fuzzy's Stripy cousin

2012-01-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

The 999 Lives of Fuzzy Cat: Fuzzy's Stripy cousin: Fuzzy Cat creator Tom McLaughlin has a new book published.

Tom is responsible for backgrounds and characters on the latest Grizzly Tales series.

Animation at Farnham

2011-12-27T07:39:00.000-08:00

Grizzly Tales co producer, Simon Bor, writes about his time at art school in 1970s Farnham, for the University of the Creative Arts Alumni magazine Here

Honeycomb's Christmas Specials

2011-12-19T04:34:00.000-08:00

After the huge ratings success of Wolves Witches & Giants series 1, ITV gave the series two Christmas Specials to follow series 2 and 3. German co producers RTV then ordered a third special, not shown in the UK until the series was reacquired by CiTV a couple of years ago. Aladdin uses a previously aired episode with clips, new linking material and songs performed by Ed Welch.

1996 Cinderella A Wolves Witches & Giants Special first broadcast on ITV 1
1997 Snow White A Wolves Witches & Giants Special first broadcast on ITV 1
1999 Aladdin A Wolves Witches & Giants Special first broadcast on Pro 7 (Germany)

2001 Lost in the Snow based on the book by Ian Beck first broadcast on ITV 1 Buy from Amazon

2004 A Grizzly New Year's Tale - The Crystal Eye A Grizzly Tales Special first broadcast on ITV 1

2007 A Funky Christmas A Funky Valley Special first broadcast on Channel 5

Read Bunny Boy for Free

2011-12-15T02:36:00.000-08:00

Jamie Rix's Grizzly Tales story, Bunny Boy, is available to read for free HERE or via his website. http://www.jamierix.com/

First published in the fourth Grizzly book, which had the inspired title of "More Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids", Bunny Boy also featured in series four of the TV series. The full book is available to buy as a download HERE or as an audio book download or CD, HERE

The cover, featuring another story from the book, "The People Potter", was designed by Simon & Sara Bor of Honeycomb Animation, a couple of years before the episode of the same name was made. They then went on to make sure that the image on the cover was compatible with the series.

Binka the Cat

2011-12-14T04:00:00.000-08:00

Although Honeycomb Animation's pre school series Binka is no longer being shown on BBC channels, the series continues to run on S4C's preschool block, Cyw.

Completed in 2001, the Series originally ran on CBBC slots on BBC 1 and 2 before moving to it's digital homes on BBC Choice and later Cbeebies.

Binca, as he is known in Wales, can be found HERE. English subtitles available

For more Binka trivia, go to binka.co.uk

Audio Go Download

2011-12-14T03:35:00.000-08:00

Audio Go have added THE DREADED LURGIE to their collection of audio books by Jamie Rix Books. This one, available to down load HERE features, none other than the voice of Uncle Grizzly, Nigel Planer as reader.

Christmas Grizzly Tales, and beyond

2011-12-12T03:30:00.000-08:00

Grizzly Tales continues on NickToons for UK and Ireland in the run up to Christmas, at 10pm Monday to Saturday and 9pm on Sunday, as well as early morning broadcasts at 5am and 7.30 am.

Watch out for A Grizzly New Year's Tale, which should be broadcast between Christmas and New Year.

Beyond Grizzly Tales,

Funky Valley continues on Channel 5 at 9.10 on Sundays, with the complete series two still available at 5 on demand.

Wolves Witches and Giants is back on CiTV from at Christmas, with the specials being show at 3pm on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

Wednesday 28th December has back to back Wolves Witches and Giants from 9.30am to 1pm.

Then from January 7th, the series returns to a regular slot at11.30 on Saturdays and Sundays

Smelly Farts on ABC 3 & Upset Stomachs on NickToons

2011-12-03T03:33:00.001-08:00

Grizzly Tales - The Rise And ... Fall Of The Evil Guff

Childrens11 mins

6:20pm Sunday, December 04 2011

Bart Thumper refuses to eat vegetables. When his parents finally trick him into eating cauliflower he discovers that he has the smelliest farts in the world and uses them to pay back his poor parents.

While on NickToons in UK and Ireland, four more classic shows at 9pm Sunday 4th December including

The Upset Stomach:

Greedy Ethel wants an extra stomach to eat twice as much. But when she mistreats her pet stomach, it comes back for revenge and bites the hand that fed it.

Spike & Ed's early Wolves

2011-12-01T03:58:00.001-08:00

Before the TV series of Wolves Witches & Giants, Ed Welch collaborated with Spike Milligan
on a Double Album of fairy tales of the same name.
This vinyl treat released in 1982, is still available from internet sites such as www.discogs.com

It features eight stories later re-recorded for series 1 of Wolves Witches & Giants

The Three Little Pigs
The Sleeping Beauty
Jack & The Beanstalk
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Little Red Riding Hood
Rapunzel
The Wolf & The Seven Kids
Hansel & Gretel

Spike Milligan for Christmas

2011-11-30T12:45:00.001-08:00

CiTV will be showing Wolves Witches & Giants between Christmas and New Year, including the specials.

The series was made by many of the personalities involved in Grizzly Tales, including music and words by Grizzly composer Ed Welch, Honeycomb Animation producers Simon & Sara Bor and Michael Forte's team at Carlton Television.

It features the voice and frequent ad-libs of comedy legend, Spike Milligan.

The series originally ran on ITV 1 from 1995 -9 and won the RTS Award for Children's Entertainment for 1995.

Toonhound article

NickToons Tonight

2011-11-30T02:20:00.001-08:00

Four classic episodes of Grizzly Tales on NickToons at 10pm tonight. Including one of, Co Producer and Director, Sara Bor's favourite episode. "The Barber of Civil" Sara's Grizzly Tales

Spindleshanks safe . . . . . for now

2011-11-29T01:51:00.001-08:00

Congratulations to "The Amazing World of Gumball" for winning the BAFTA for Animation. See here.
I'm looking forward to the re match at the Broadcast awards.
Spindleshanks will be happy.

Uncle Grizzly

Rot in Hot-Hell

2011-11-27T00:51:00.001-08:00

I had a lovely little note from Faye yesterday, who is sad because she can't watch Grizzly Tales since it moved from CiTV to NickToons.

If you don't receive NickToons, you can find episodes on YOUTUBE, but beware, they are not there legally. Small children in bedrooms throughout the land are stealing my stories and letting other small children watch them for nothing.

Mr You Tube kindly removed the earliest examples of Grizzly theft, but as soon as one channel was shut down, six others appeared.

The only consolation I have, is that each copyright thieving little person, will eventually have to check in at the Hot-Hell Darkness .............. Forever. I have a room waiting for you all.

You have been warned,

Love

Uncle Grizzly xxx

BAFTA Essentials No4

2011-11-26T07:09:00.001-08:00

Black coffee and over the counter pain relief for the morning after the night before.

ITV Global Entertainment Trailer

2011-11-25T14:29:00.001-08:00

ITV Global Entertainment have a trailer to promote international sales of Grizzly Tales HERE

NickToons this Weekend

2011-11-25T13:58:00.001-08:00

On NickToons this weekend, episodes from Grizzly Tales series 7 & 8

9pm on Saturday
The Dragon Moth, The Long Face, The Kingdom of Wax & The Spelling Bee

9pm on Sunday
The Flat Pack Kid, The Blood Doctor, The Hair Fairies and The Apostrophic Expositor

The Dragon Moth, Saturday 9pm 26th November NickToons (UK & Ireland)

BAFTA Essentials No 3

2011-11-25T02:05:00.001-08:00

75% of Nominees don't get a BAFTA

A Grizzly Christmas Day on ABC3 Austrailia

2011-11-24T07:06:00.000-08:00

from ABC3's Blog "Throng"

7:30pm - Sunday, December 25 on ABC3 A Grizzly New Year's Tale - The Crystal Eye

During this Christmas special, Uncle Grizzly shows us a 'tale of terror' called The Crystal Eye, where a naughty boy is punished for being a very greedy brother.

Christmas is a time of peace and goodwill, a time for sharing and for families to unite. But not for Fick and Finn. They are identical twins, but could not be more un-alike! While Finn is the model of good behaviour, his identical brother Fick is greedy, unkind and just plain horrible to his brother and parents. He hates being a twin. He hates sharing anything with his brother and this causes untold problems at Christmas.

Fick goes to extreme lengths to make sure that he receives every present on offer while Finn gets none.

The Gruesome Headlines

2011-11-24T06:59:00.000-08:00

A few Grizzly headlines from the past few days

UCA alumni nominated for Children's BAFTA

Nigel Planer features in Top 10 Sit Coms

Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis" And Nick UK's "Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids" Nominated For "Broadcast Awards 2012" Award

Broadcast SFX Digital Spy also reveal the shortlist for the Broadcast awards

BAFTA Essentials No 2

2011-11-24T02:06:00.000-08:00

Remember the tickets.

BAFTA Essentials No1

2011-11-23T08:22:00.000-08:00

The Children's BAFTA awards are held on Sunday night.

The boys get the chance of wearing a bow tie. (Though dress code is described as "Stylish", it has to be black tie for an awards dinner don't you think?)

Broadcast Awards Shortlist

2011-11-23T02:02:00.000-08:00

Spindleshanks, the awardphobic araneae, is trembling this week. First up is the Children's BAFTA Awards Ceremony on Sunday the 27th November, where Grizzly Tales has been nominated for Children's Animation Series.

Now comes the news that the show has been short-listed for Best Children's Programme at the Broadcast Awards. Our eight legged friend may keep a low profile until it's all over.

The winner will be announced at the awards dinner at The Grosvenor House Hotel on 2nd February. Grizzly is facing strong competition. The full list is...........

Grizzly Tales, Grizzly TV for Nickelodeon UK Horrible Histories, Lion Television for CBBC House of Anubis, Lime Productions for NickToons The Amazing World of Gumball, Cartoon Network for Cartoon Network The Itch of the Golden Nit, Aardman Animations for BBC2 The Sarah Jane Adventures, BBC Vision Productions for CBBC

Who's your favourite British Animated Character

2011-11-15T07:31:00.000-08:00

The British Animation Awards are asking for nominations for favourite British Animated characters. You can see the nominations to date HERE

You can send your nominations to febac@britishanimationawards.com

Spindleshanks fears BAFTA

2011-11-14T02:37:00.000-08:00

Following a life time of award abuse at the hands of Uncle Grizzly, Spindleshanks is fearful of Grizzly Tales's nomination for a BAFTA at this month's award ceremony for Animation series at the Children's BAFTAs.

"Previous awards have been heavy enough, but a BAFTA is such a weighty object, I won't be able to rest until I know the result on the 27th" said Spindleshanks. The octipede has had several narrow escapes before, this is the third nomination for Animation series at the BAFTA awards, Jamie Rix receiving a further three nominations for Writer of the series.

Award winner on NickToons tonight

2011-11-08T02:53:00.000-08:00

The award winning Dr Moribundus is on at 10pm tonight, on NickToons for UK and Ireland

Featured on the cover of the third Grizzly book, Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids, the episode from the very first series, won best Network Programme from Royal Television Society, Devon and Cornwall Centre in 2000

Ep 3 on ABC 3 20th November

2011-11-07T11:23:00.000-08:00

ABC have announced the third episode in it,s run of Grizzly Tales

ABC3 Sunday November 20th, 6.20 pm

The Ugly Prince

About The Program
Spoilt Prince Spencer and his childhood sweetheart Princess Britney are pledged in marriage. But when Britney calls off the engagement because Spencer is so ugly, Spencer undertakes an ugly revenge with a thousand frogs.

NickToons Brand New Grizzly Tales trailers

2011-11-02T02:39:00.000-07:00

Watch out for brand new Grizzly Tales trailers running on NickToons in the UK and Ireland.

Grizzly Tales comes to ABC 3 Australia November 6th

2011-10-31T07:58:00.000-07:00

It's an early evening Sunday slot for the new Grizzly Tales series on Australia

Tinklebell starts on 6:20pm Sunday, November 06 2011

Followed by Sick To Death at 6:20pm Sunday, November 13 2011

Mrs Spew is a grass widow because her husband is away all week. Their daughter Victoria screams and screams till she's sick and gets what she wants. When a vacuum cleaner salesman turns up Mrs Spew can't believe it!

Grizzly Halloween Tales

2011-10-30T10:53:00.000-07:00

Plenty of Grizzly Tales on NickToons for Halloween. (UK and Ireland)

Take advantage of the extra hour and watch 4 four new series episodes at 5am.

Then at 7.30, the first ever classic episodes with The New Nanny and Spaghetti Man

After school, there's two more new series episodes at 4.30

Then an hour of late night Grizzly Tales from 10 pm.

BAFTA Children's Awards

2011-10-24T02:59:00.000-07:00

The University of the Creative Arts have a news item about the Grizzly Tales nomination HERE.

British Academy Children's Awards

The 2011 British Academy Children's Awards will take place on Sunday 27 November.

Nominations include Grizzly Tales for Animation.

New DVDs

2011-10-19T05:36:00.000-07:00

The Shock Records website has added covers for the new Australian DVD releases for 4th January 2012 including the new series 7 and 8. The price $Au14.95 (about £10) each series.

Previously available as 3 two disc sets, and later as a 6 disc box set, series 1-6 are now reissued as single DVD releases. All DVDs feature 13 Grizzly Tales. Series 6 also includes the half hour special, "A Grizzly New Year's Tale"

As most Australian DVDs, the original releases were compatible with region 2 DVD players.

Audio Go downloads

2011-10-11T04:45:00.000-07:00

Following the launch of the new series on Nickelodeon, BBC label, Audio Go now have re issued the original four Grizzly Tales books as downloads

Andrew Sachs reads the first two complete and unabridged collections, Nigel Planer reads the third and the fourth book is read by Bill Wallis

the Audio Go downloads are from £6.74

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids is also available as a 3 CD set for £12.99, while More Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids runs to 4 CDs at £14.99

Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids

Ghostly Tales for Ghastly Kids

Fearsome Tales for Fiendish Kids

More Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids

Nigel Planer is The Third Man

2011-10-11T02:03:00.000-07:00

Voice of Grizzly Tales, Nigel Planer is back with the Comic Strip in "The Hunt for Tony Blair" 14th October Channel 4

Nigel stars as third man, Peter Mandelson. Could he be typecast after his roles as Uncle Grizzly and The Night Night Porter?

Read about it here.

Shock Release

2011-10-10T03:43:00.000-07:00

The new series sees it's DVD release in Australia and New Zealand next January, by Shock records on the Time Life label.

Currently listed release date is 4th January 2011 and at the moment, Series 7 and 8 are listed as separate releases.

Previous releases are Series 1-2, Series 3-4 and series 5-6 all available as 2DVD sets. A box set of all 6 DVDs was also released.

Current schedule for Grizzly Tales

2011-10-04T02:22:00.000-07:00

Nicktoons

New series 5.30 -6.00 pm

Classic series 10.00-11.00pm and 5.00-6.00am

New Grizzly Tales from today

2011-10-03T06:33:00.000-07:00

It's welcome back to The Night Night Porter. NICKALIVE has details of the new series of Grizzly Tales, starting today.

New series starts October

2011-09-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

NickToons will begin to transmit episodes from Grizzly Tales series 8 in October.

First up is THE BLOOD DOCTOR

Vain Georgina, aka Gorgeous George, will do anything to become a beauty queen. Her parents seek to alter her nasty behaviour by asking the Blood Doctor to change her bad blood.

Devon Open Studios is open

2011-09-03T09:33:00.000-07:00

Grizzly Tales and Wolves Witches & Giants artwork are amongst the exhibits on show at Honeycomb Animation's exhibition as part of Devon Open Studios, for info see the Mid Devon Artist's Trail

Also on display are paintings by Sara Bor

and prints by Simon Bor

Spaghetti Man on NickToons

2011-09-03T04:28:00.000-07:00

Two greats from Grizzly Tales series 1 on NickToons for UK and Ireland tonight.

Spaghetti Man is from Jamie's first Grizzly book, "Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids".

Spaghetti Man was Jamie's first Grizzly Tale.
"I wrote The Spaghetti Man up and sent it off to 22 publishers." says Jamie, "One replied – the very lovely Pam Royds from Andre Deutsch – you always fall in love with your first editor. She didn’t exactly say “OK I’ll commission a book,” but she did say “write a load more stories like these and I’ll tell you when to stop.”"

Also on tonight, the monochrome flashbacks in the spooky, "Grandmother's Footsteps". This story was adapted from the second book, "Ghostly Tales for Ghastly Kids".

Both books available as ebooks from Amazon

Exeter Living Issue 110

2011-08-24T13:08:00.000-07:00

This month's Exeter Living is promoting Devon Open Studios with a still from Grizzly Tales on page 19 and information on Honeycomb's exhibition and workshops.

Subscribe HERE

Series 8 Episode Guide

2011-08-24T12:46:00.000-07:00

The Nuclear Wart starts with a dispute over oil (for a salad dressing)

Series 8 Episodes

1 The Blood Doctor

2 The Hair Fairies

3 The Apostrophic Expositor

4 Nerves of Steel

5 The Worm

6 Lazy Bones

7 Frank Einstein’s Monster

8 Nails In Her Coffin

9 The Undertaker

10 Little Flower Girl

11 The Wrap Man

12 Old Macdonald’s Farm

13 Nuclear Wart

Spindleshanks Returns

2011-08-24T11:49:00.000-07:00

Spindleshanks is back in a special short, shot on Monkey Jam freeware with a webcam (best for spiders you know).

Nickelodeon competition winner Caitlin Milne and friend APJ, came into the Grizzly studios of Honeycomb Animation to shoot the one minute come back triumph.

Spindleshanks, who was rumoured to have retired to the south coast is believed to be thrilled to have been asked to perform again, though complained with a headache after the shoot.

New Grizzly Tales for Nick's Autumn Schedule

2011-08-18T04:38:00.000-07:00

C21 have details of Nickelodeon's UK autumn offerings including Grizzly Tales series 8
You can find it HERE or on the nickalive blog

Beyond Grizzly Tales 8 Wolves Books

2011-08-03T08:13:00.000-07:00

Red Riding Hood and Hansel & Gretal books are still available from Amazon.
Words by Ed Welch, designs by Sara & Simon Bor,
from Scholastic, publishers of the original Grizzly Tales books.

Both stories can be seen on Citv next week. Wolves Witches & Giants continues every weekday at 11.30

Series 8 coming soon Trailer

2011-08-03T07:29:00.000-07:00

Grizzly Tales series 8 starts this autumn on NickToons in the UK and Ireland

What's on Wednesday TV

2011-08-02T07:43:00.000-07:00

Grizzly Tales on NickToons UK & Ireland

9.30am Silence is Golden - Her Majesty's Moley
6.30pm Puppet on a String - The Soul Seeker
10.00pm Kiss & Make Up - William the Conkerer

Wolves Witches & Giants on Citv

11.30am The Giant who put out the Sun - The Frog Prince - The Hunchback of Nottingham

Tonight @10 on NickToons

2011-08-02T06:40:00.000-07:00

Tonight at 10pm Butcher Boy and Fruit Bat

Beyond Grizzly Tales 7

2011-07-28T07:28:00.000-07:00

CLICK HERE for episodes of Funky Valley from Channel 5 on demand. From the co producers of Grizzly Tales

Friday TV

2011-07-28T07:25:00.000-07:00

More Grizzly Tales on NickToons at 10 pm

The People Potter
& Bunny Boy

Meanwhile on the CITV channel at 11.30am there are three more Wolves Witches & Giants

The Giant who had Nothing at all
The Four Musicians of Brum
& The Witch who stole a Prince

It's Spongebob day on Nicktoons, followed by bogies at 10

2011-07-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

There's a whole day of Spongebob on NickToons (UK & Ere) on Thursday, followed at 10pm by the double British Animation Award winning Revenge of the Bogeyman episode from Series 4 of Grizzly Tales.

Latest on Workshops

2011-07-27T03:53:00.000-07:00

Click here for latest information about Honeycomb Animation workshops

Autumn transmissions on NickToons

2011-07-27T01:15:00.000-07:00

Series 8 Episodes of Grizzly Tales are expected to be transmitted in Q4. That's Autumn to us and Fall for others.
The 13 x 11 minute episodes feature Grannies with revenge on their minds, SuperZero kids and the End of the world.

Spike Milligan back on Citv

2011-07-25T09:31:00.000-07:00

From the co producers of Grizzly Tales, Wolves Witches & Giants is back on Citv at 11.30 every week day over the summer.

Narrated by Spike Milligan, music and words by Ed Welch, directed by Simon & Sara Bor, produced by Honeycomb Animation for Carlton TV.

Trivia. The series won the Royal Television Society gong for Children's Entertainment, against Ant and Dec in 1996, but lost out to Teletubbies for the same award in 1997.

Beyond Grizzly Tales 6

2011-07-14T06:41:00.000-07:00

Check out Fuzzy Cat

Childrens Media Conference

2011-07-12T08:37:00.000-07:00

A Grizzly Tale for Gruesome Creatives was the subject of Jamie Rix's talk at The childrensmedia conference last week.