Fab Lab is a British television programme designed for pre-school children. It was aired on the CBeebies channel from June 2002 until October 15, 2006,[1] as well as CBeebies on BBC Two,[2] although the series was put on hiatus between December 19, 2004[3] and September 3, 2005.[4] It is an introduction to science, nature and technology for young children.
The program features two pixies named "Trixi" and "Dixi" [1] and a dog (male, breed unspecified) called "Prof". Trixi and Dixi are puppets while Prof is played by a human in a whole-body dog suit.
The two pixies live under the floor of a large garden shed known as the "Fab Lab". The shed is used as a laboratory by Prof who investigates various phenomena such as rainfall or the germination of plants. He explains features of the physical and natural world to the pixies, sometimes with the aid of a personal computer which Prof uses to show video sequences. Prof is very partial to green biscuits called "Pixiebicks" with which the pixies sometimes bribe Prof to expand his explanations.
At the end of the programme a whistle is heard, upon which Prof says that "Mrs Whistle" (presumably his owner) is calling, and leaves the shed.
Most episodes are now lost as the show has never been released on DVD.
Cast
- Dixi: Simon Buckley
- Trixi: Kathy Smee
- Prof: Siân Richardson (voiced by Jim Dunk)
- Assistant Puppeteers:
- Judith Bucklow
- Hannah Proops
- Animatronics Operator:
- Daniel Carlisle
Writer & Creator Robyn Charteris
- Writer
References
- ^ "Fab Lab - CBeebies - 15 October 2006 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ^ "Search Results - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Fab Lab - CBeebies - 19 December 2004 - BBC Genome".
- ^ "Fab Lab - CBeebies - 3 September 2005 - BBC Genome".
External links
^ The end-credits of the programme spell the names thus, however the CBeebies web page for the programme refers to "Trixie" and "Dixie"