Igam Ogam

Igam Ogam
Created by	Andrew Offiler
Directed by	Ben Halliwell
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	Welsh
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Producer(s)	Robin Lyons, Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
Running time	11 minutes
Production company(s)	Calon, Telegael
Distributor	ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original network	Channel 5 (United Kingdom)
Picture format	16:9
External links
Season 2 info at the Telegael website

Igam Ogam is an Welsh pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler.

Format

The series takes place on a “higgledy-piggledy” prehistoric planet and follows the antics of a little mischievous cave girl called Igam Ogam and her friends.

Characters

• Igam Ogam - The main heroine, a prehistoric unruly girl. Voiced by Sian Bradbury^[1] in season 1 and Ruby Llewelyn^[2] in season 2.
• Triple Tog – A flat sabre-toothed tiger, who acts as Igam Ogam’s blanket. He is the grumpy voice of reason, reminiscent of Eeyore in the Winnie-the-Pooh books. Voiced by Bernard Latham
• Doggie – Igam Ogam’s pet dinosaur of the Lickasaurus kind, who likes to play hide and seek. Voiced by Bernard Latham
• Big Daddy – A T-Rex, who acts as the only authority and father figure to Igam Ogam. Voiced by Tony Leader
• Roly – Igam Ogam’s best friend, a monkey obsessed with bananas, who gets around by rolling forwards. Voiced by Ali Curries in season 1 and Hallie Green in season 2.
• Birdie – Igam Ogam’s second friend, a wise pterodactyl lady. Voiced by Ruth Jones
• Narator - A voice which comments on Igam Ogam's antics, but also adresses the characters and talks with them. Voiced by Ruth Jones
• Wriggle Wiggle – A fluffy worm with a mischievous sense of humour.
• Finian – A fish, who wants to be friends with Igam Ogam and can move outside of water. Introduced in season 2. Voiced by Sean Clancy

Episodes

Season 1

Season 2

Production

The first series was produced by the Welsh animation company Calon in 2009. After its liquidation^[3] the company resurfaced as part of the Irish production house Telegael, which produced the second season in 2013.^[4][5][6] The main creative team and voice talent have stayed the same throughout the seasons. However, the two parts voiced by children – Igam Ogam and Roly – were recast.

Release

Broadcast

The first season aired on Channel 5 in their kids block Milkshake! from March till May 2010 and the second season got its first run from September till December 2013 on the same channel.^[7]

The series was also broadcast on KiKa (Germany),^[8] ČT :D (Czech Republic),^[9] ABC Kids (Australia)^[10] and NPO Zappelin (Netherlands).^[11]

Home media and online viewing

8 episodes from the first season were made available on a DVD self-released by Calon, available in separate Welsh and English editions.^[12] On 14 April 2014 the first 13 episodes of the first season were given an official retail DVD release in United Kingdom through Signature Entertainment.^[13][14]

Season 1 is available on Amazon Instant Video in United Kingdom.^[15][16][17]

Adaptations

Calon released two picture books, Where's My Doggie? and I'm Not Igam Ogam, covering the specific episodes.

The Welsh creative dance company Coreo Cymru and the Wales Millennium Centre in association with Calon have produced a live dance and acrobatics stage show called The Igam Ogam Show (Sioe Igam Ogam in Welsh language), which toured several Welsh cities in summer 2013.^[18][19] The show was created by Carole Blade.^[20]

References

External links

• IMDB entry
• Igam Ogam at the Milkshake! website
• Series info at the ZDF Enterprises website
• Air date schedule and synopses on the Channel 5 website