Raa Raa the Noisy Lion is a British stop motion animated children's television programme first broadcast in May 2011, which is shown on CBeebies. It features a group of animal-based characters and their adventures and activities through the Jingly Jangly Jungle. The show is narrated by Lorraine Kelly and is produced by Chapman Entertainment (series one and two) and DreamWorks Classic Productions (series three).
| Raa Raa the Noisy Lion | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Curtis Jobling |
| Developed by | Peter Saunders |
| Creative director | Keith Chapman |
| Voices of | Bradley Shedden Oliver Dillon Mia Hann Eden Jarrett Max Miller Jamie Oram Tyler Coleman Kassian Akhtar Joshua Lester Alexander Molony Audrey Newman Rosa Strudwick Rylea Whitehead Tim Owen |
| Narrated by | Lorraine Kelly |
| Theme music composer | Alan Coates and Kim Goody |
| Opening theme | Raa Raa the Noisy Lion |
| Ending theme | Raa Raa the Noisy Lion |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ian Mackinnon Peter Saunders |
| Producer | Keith Chapman |
| Running time | 10 minutes |
| Production companies | Chapman Entertainment (Series 1 & 2) DreamWorks Classic Productions (Series 3) Mackinnon & Saunders |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | 2 May 2011 – 22 January 2018 |
Characters
- Raa Raa (voiced by Bradley Shedden in series one and two, Tyler Coleman in series three): A fun-loving and noisy little lion.
- Topsy (voiced by Eden Jarrett): A giraffe who loves to read. She is the tallest and oldest of Raa Raa's friends. She can sometimes be bossy, but she is the one that wants to help her friends as good as she can.
- Zebby (voiced by Mia Hann): A kind and gentle zebra who sometimes gets hungry.
- Huffty (voiced by Oliver Dillon): An elephant who loves music and giving his friends a ride on his train.
- Ooo Ooo (voiced by Jamie Oram in series one and two, and Alexander Molony in series three): A monkey who is fun and likes to swing on vines.
- Crocky (voiced by Max Miller): A crocodile who likes to hang out by the river and ride in his log boat.
- Pia (voiced by Hayden Hunter): A parrot who likes to fly high in the air. She debuted in series three.
- Scuttle: A purple spider who has eight legs. She debuted in series three.
Episodes
Series overview
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 26 | 2 May 2011 | 14 November 2011 | |
| 2 | 26 | 30 January 2012 | 10 July 2012 | |
| 3 | 26 | 6 November 2017 | 22 January 2018 | |
Series 1 (2011)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "A Time to be Quiet, A Time to be Loud" | 2 May 2011 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Right Sound" | 9 May 2011 |
| 3 | 3 | "Huffty Loses His Voice" | 10 May 2011 |
| 4 | 4 | "Raa Raa Finds a Voice" | 11 May 2011 |
| 5 | 5 | "Zebby’s Snack Time" | 12 May 2011 |
| 6 | 6 | "Finding Noisy" | 13 May 2011 |
| 7 | 7 | "Ooo Ooo’s Jungle Drums" | 16 May 2011 |
| 8 | 8 | "Topsy’s Musical Stones" | 17 May 2011 |
| 9 | 9 | "Raa Raa’s Noisy Present" | 18 May 2011 |
| 10 | 10 | "Raa Raa’s Big Roar" | 19 May 2011 |
| 11 | 11 | "Scritch Scratch" | 20 May 2011 |
| 12 | 12 | "Hurry Up Raa Raa" | 23 May 2011 |
| 13 | 13 | "Rumble in the Jungle" | 24 May 2011 |
| 14 | 14 | "Raa Raa’s Favourite Noise" | 25 May 2011 |
| 15 | 15 | "Ooo Ooo Slips Up" | 26 May 2011 |
| 16 | 16 | "No Sleep Til Bedtime" | 27 May 2011 |
| 17 | 17 | "Raa Raa’s Rainy Day" | 30 May 2011 |
| 18 | 18 | "Two’s Company" | 1 June 2011 |
| 19 | 19 | "Lots of Raa’s in the Jungle" | 2 June 2011 |
| 20 | 20 | "Raa Raa’s Favourite Things" | 3 June 2011 |
| 21 | 21 | "Jungle Jiggles" | 7 November 2011 |
| 22 | 22 | "Raa Raa's Great Big Noise" | 8 November 2011 |
| 23 | 23 | "Raa Raa's Naptime Story" | 9 November 2011 |
| 24 | 24 | "Go Bananas" | 10 November 2011 |
| 25 | 25 | "Clangy Bangy Crocky" | 11 November 2011 |
| 26 | 26 | "Raa Raa's New Noise" | 14 November 2011 |
Series 2 (2012)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "Crocky’s Wobbly Tooth" | 30 January 2012 |
| 28 | 2 | "Littlest Laugh" | 31 January 2012 |
| 29 | 3 | "Hide and Toot" | 1 February 2012 |
| 30 | 4 | "Boing Boing" | 2 February 2012 |
| 31 | 5 | "Catch Me If You Can" | 3 February 2012 |
| 32 | 6 | "Raa Raa's Whistle Worries" | 6 February 2012 |
| 33 | 7 | "Raa Raa Gets Hiccups" | 7 February 2012 |
| 34 | 8 | "Ooo Ooo's Wriggly Jiggly Game" | 8 February 2012 |
| 35 | 9 | "Raa Raa's Perfect Present" | 9 February 2012 |
| 36 | 10 | "Raa Raa the Copycat" | 10 February 2012 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Monkey That Roared" | 13 February 2012 |
| 38 | 12 | "Something New" | 14 February 2012 |
| 39 | 13 | "Raa Raa's Big Book of Noises" | 15 February 2012 |
| 40 | 14 | "Doctor Raa Raa" | 16 February 2012 |
| 41 | 15 | "Raa Raa's Noisy Challenge" | 25 June 2012 |
| 42 | 16 | "Catch That Page" | 26 June 2012 |
| 43 | 17 | "Raa Raa Gets Squeaky" | 27 June 2012 |
| 44 | 18 | "Wake Up Huffty" | 28 June 2012 |
| 45 | 19 | "Gone Fishing" | 29 June 2012 |
| 46 | 20 | "The Lion’s Share" | 2 July 2012 |
| 47 | 21 | "Raa Raa's New Game" | 3 July 2012 |
| 48 | 22 | "Raa Raa Can Do It" | 4 July 2012 |
| 49 | 23 | "Crocky’s Coconut" | 5 July 2012 |
| 50 | 24 | "Kings and Queens of the Jungle" | 6 July 2012 |
| 51 | 25 | "Raa Raa Goes Hunting" | 9 July 2012 |
| 52 | 26 | "The Noisiest House in the Jungle" | 10 July 2012 |
Series 3 (2017–18)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "Raa Raa and Boomy Thunder" | 6 November 2017 |
| 54 | 2 | "Raa Raa and the Rainy Stick" | 7 November 2017 |
| 55 | 3 | "Raa Raa and the Junglephone" | 8 November 2017 |
| 56 | 4 | "Raa Raa and the Zippy Zip Wire" | 9 November 2017 |
| 57 | 5 | "Raa Raa and the Noisy Story" | 10 November 2017 |
| 58 | 6 | "Raa Raa and the Jingly Jangly Jungle Band" | 13 November 2017 |
| 59 | 7 | "Raa Raa and the Banana Balloons" | 14 November 2017 |
| 60 | 8 | "Raa Raa and Crocky's Lost Toy" | 15 November 2017 |
| 61 | 9 | "Raa Raa and Hooting Huffty" | 16 November 2017 |
| 62 | 10 | "Raa Raa and the Jungle Lookout" | 17 November 2017 |
| 63 | 11 | "Raa Raa and the Noisy Mystery" | 20 November 2017 |
| 64 | 12 | "Raa Raa and the Coolest Hello" | 21 November 2017 |
| 65 | 13 | "Raa Raa and the Bell Flowers" | 22 November 2017 |
| 66 | 14 | "Raa Raa and the Funniest Laugh" | 23 November 2017 |
| 67 | 15 | "Raa Raa and the Ladybird Den" | 24 November 2017 |
| 68 | 16 | "Raa Raa and the Speedy Racers" | 8 January 2018 |
| 69 | 17 | "Raa Raa and the Jungle Fixers" | 9 January 2018 |
| 70 | 18 | "Raa Raa and the Jingly Jungle Show" | 10 January 2018 |
| 71 | 19 | "Raa Raa and the Jungle Gym" | 11 January 2018 |
| 72 | 20 | "Raa Raa and the Drip Drop Waterfall" | 12 January 2018 |
| 73 | 21 | "Raa Raa and the Noisy Nap" | 15 January 2018 |
| 74 | 22 | "Raa Raa and the Jungle Journey" | 16 January 2018 |
| 75 | 23 | "Raa Raa and Poorly Pia" | 17 January 2018 |
| 76 | 24 | "Raa Raa Goes Clickety Clack" | 18 January 2018 |
| 77 | 25 | "Raa Raa and the Night Noises" | 19 January 2018 |
| 78 | 26 | "Raa Raa Plays Do What I Do" | 22 January 2018 |
References
External links
- Raa Raa the Noisy Lion at BBC Online
- Official website (archived)
- Raa Raa the Noisy Lion at IMDb
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