Friday 29th January 2010 - The Excellent VFX of Jinx As a bit of fun, we thought you might like to see this cool compilation of the effects shots from our CBBC sitcom, Jinx. Click here and marvel.
Friday 29th January 2010 - Kindle Nominated for Broadcasting Awards Kindle were very honoured to receive nominations from the Broadcasting Awards this month for Best Children's Programme (Dustbin Baby) and Best Preschool Programme (Big and Small). Congratulations to the cast and crew on these latest nominations!
Friday 27th January 2010 - Toy Fair Story Big and Small made a special appearance at Toy Fair in London this week, as they paid a visit to their friends Jumbo (who are making Big and Small plush and games) and Little Star Creations (who are making height charts). As you can see from the above picture, Big and Small were very pleased with their merchandise!
Wednesday 6th January 2010 - New transmission times for Big and Small Snowed in? Don't worry - put your feet up and watch Big and Small in it's new timeslots - weekdays at 15.05 on BBC One, 16.00 on the CBeebies channel and at weekends on CBeebies at 11.20 and 16.20 (signed).
Monday 4th January 2010 - Happy new year! Kindle Entertainment have another busy year ahead and look forward to giving you more high-quality family entertainment - keep checking back here for the latest news. As a taster of what's to come, check out our behind the scenes video for our new film, AWOL.
Friday 18th December 2009 - Merry Christmas from Kindle From everybody at Kindle Entertainment, we wish you a magical Christmas and a joyous new year. 2009 has been a great year for us, so thanks to everybody who has helped make it possible - and we look forward to seeing you all in 2010!
Thursday 17th December 2009 - Big and Small Plush is Lush The very popular Big and Small plush are now available on amazon.co.uk, toysandgifts.co.uk and The Entertainer toy shops nationwide. Grab them for Christmas!
Friday 11th December 2009 - AWOL Arrives in the Press Screen Daily had the breaking exclusive of the official wrap on our new drama AWOL. With interviews with director Marc Munden and executive producer Anne Brogan, the article is well worth a read.
Wednesday 9th December 2009 - Kindle Sign Up to Diversity Pledge We are pleased to announce that Kindle Entertainment have signed up to the CDN Diversity Pledge, which is an industry-wide initiative to change the face of television, onscreen and off, by more accurately reflecting our multicultural society. This is why our website now carries the CDN Diversity Pledge logo. Find out more about the Pledge here.
Monday 7th December 2009 - Missed Any Magic? If you've missed any of Kindle's new CBBC sitcom 'Jinx' then don't worry - you can catch up with the series on the BBC iPlayer. Marvel at the magical mayhem by clicking here.
Monday 30th November 2009 - Kindle Win at the BAFTAs Kindle completed a memorable week by scooping a BAFTA at the Children's BAFTA Awards last night in London. Helen Blakeman won the BAFTA for Best Writer, for her wonderful adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's Dustbin Baby, the second award the drama won this week following the International Emmy success in New York. Plug-In Media were also honoured by BAFTA with Kindle for Best Interactive for the groundbreaking Big and Small website. We are delighted with these awards and would like to thank the teams behind Dustbin Baby and Big and Small Online for all of their hard work.
Tuesday 24th November 2009 - Kindle Awarded International Emmy We are absolutely delighted to have been awarded the International Emmy in the Children and Young People category for our drama Dustbin Baby. Anne Brogan and Melanie Stokes collected the award in New York last night along with director Juliet May, producer Julia Ouston and screenwriter Helen Blakeman (above). Anne Brogan said 'We are utterly delighted to have travelled all the way to New York, the home of the International Emmy, to pick up such a prestigious award for Dustbin Baby'. The award ceremony took place on Monday 23rd Nov, and was hosted by British television star Graham Norton at The Hilton Hotel, New York. Congratulations to everybody involved in the project, and thanks for all your hard work.
Wednesday 19th November 2009 - Kindle Honoured with BAFTA Nominations After our recent announcement that Kindle Entertainment had been nominated for an International Emmy for Dustbin Baby, we are further pleased to announce that we have been nominated for four Children's BAFTAs - Best Drama (Dustbin Baby), Best Writer (Helen Blakeman, Dustbin Baby), Indie of the Year and (with Plug-In Media), Best Interactive (Big and Small Online). We are deeply honoured by these nominations, as they represent the culmination of a lot of hard work from a lot of talented people - we look forward to the awards ceremony on Sunday 29th November in London.
Wednesday 11th November 2009 - Keep Tabs on AWOL Our official Facebook page for new drama AWOL is being updated everyday, with new additions including behind the scenes photos, blog updates from the set and a fascinating interview with writer Lin Coghlan. Check it out here.
Thursday 4th November 2009 - A Fresh Batch of Positive Jinx Reviews Jinx premiered last weekend, to a great reception from the critics. The CBBC sitcom was awarded Critic's Choice in The Sunday Times, The Mail on Sunday, The Times, TV and Satellite Week and the Daily Mail Weekend magazine. It was also featured on the Primary Times website and was awarded 5 stars by babyworld.com. For more on the press coverage of Jinx, see our 'Press Information' section.
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 - Big and Small Plush a Smash with Kids After waiting patiently for their favourite characters to hit the shops, many kids have finally got their hands on Big and Small plush. And to prove it, here's a picture sent in by Max Oldfield from Huddersfield - glad you enjoy the show Max, have fun with the toys! You can get your very own Big and Small from The Entertainer toy shops.
Thursday 22nd October 2009 - AWOL It's a big day for Kindle, as principal photography gets underway for our 90 minute drama, AWOL. Written by Lin Coghlan, directed by Marc Munden and starring Aaron Taylor and Thomas Sangster, AWOL is the tough but tender story of Britain's lost kids. Watch this space for the latest news, or even better follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Tuesday 20th October 2009 - Big and Small Merchandise Available on Amazon Great news! All you Big and Small fans can now purchase books, jigsaws and a CD-ROM from Amazon - just click the highlighted words to follow the link. Big and Small plush toys are also now available from The Entertainer toy shops, and soon from their website www.thetoyshop.com.
Sunday 18th October 2009 - Jinx Screening a Major Success Today saw the premiere screening of our CBBC comedy, Jinx, at a packed out Phoenix Cinema in London. More than 200 people enjoyed the event, the majority of which were children - meeting the cast, singing along with the theme tune (performed live by Scarlettes) and getting a copy of the Lulu Baker books signed by author Fiona Dunbar. Jinx went down very well judging by the amount of laughter, so we all look forward to seeing it on the CBBC channel from Saturday 31st October.
Stars Amber Beattie, Chizzy Akudolu, Gia Lodge O'Meally, Ben Ryan Davies and Lucy Chalkley pose at the screening with author Fiona Dunbar and producer Bernard Krichefski.
For our news archive, please see the Press Information section.
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