Driver Dan 13 x 40 x 25cm Story Telling Train (Muticolour)

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Big Fun Time Driver Dan's Story Train is a British children's series created and designed by Rebecca Elgar. It is no longer being shown by Sprout, ABC2 and CBeebies.

When one of three books is inserted into the carriage your child will be able to listen to Driver Dan tell the story when the train is being pushed along or is still. Driver Dan is an articulated figure so your child will be able to put him in different poses and Twinkle - she's a little bird - is magnetic which allows her to sit on the on the funnel. Season 2 has 50 episodes and a half-hour special. It has started in Britain on BBC Two [1], and on CBeebies at 5.30 pm Mondays to Fridays; it has another character (Bippity, a stylized blue humanoid robot); he has his own carriage which can be hitched to the Story Train. There is extra scenery, representing a patch of dense jungle. In the start sequence, a group of several of the story characters is seen, not merely one. Episode 1 of this series was about the Story Train coming across Bippity and meeting him. 15 of its episodes have been shown in Britain so far: are: A new friend, The Great Hipini, Playing together, Loopy in space, The boomerang, You're the best, Jelly, Counting crazy, Bouncing better, Noisy story, Sheepy shenanigans, Super Loopy, The big and special Precious show, Follow Hop's Clues, Sweetie's garden. Each episode runs 11 minutes. The show was directed by Mark Taylor and produced by Teresa Reed.The first time that the Story Train meets a character that it will interact with, the camera shows only part of the character, and the audience is asked to guess which character it is. Those characters then get into their vehicles carriages, which the train then hitches on (always nine vehicles carriages) and tows them to Swirly Curly Hill. A stegosaurus-like dinosaur who wears glasses and is fond of jumping; his trampoline has 6 wheels and folds to become his carriage.

Milly and Lily - Two slender paper cutout birds who are somewhat like flamingos. Voiced by Maria Darling. Bippity - A stylized blue humanoid robot. He has his own carriage which can be hitched to the Story Train. Driver Dan’s Story Train has a regular slot on children’s favourite TV channel, CBeebies and respected toy manufacturer Golden Bear was granted the master toy licence to make a large selection of Driver Dan toys. These include not only cuddly soft toys of Dan himself, but also plastic playsets featuring scenes from the show, electronic toys and a small selection of arts & crafts sets. The most exciting toy has to be the fantastic Driver Dan's Story Train toy vehicle complete with two carriages. Children can place a special book in the slot and hear Driver Dan narrate a story. Kids will also be delighted to learn that Golden Bear will make some Driver Dan pyjamas and even a 3D hot water bottle case! Loopy - A dinosaur who wears glasses and is fond of jumping; his trampoline has wheels and folds to become his carriage. Voiced by Alex Kelly.

Tallulah - An elephant who is always on a wheeled carriage, which is hitched directly to the Story Train. Voiced by Maria Darling The series debuted on CBeebies and Al Jazeera Children's Channel on 9 January 2010. It was shown by Sprout, CBeebies, and ABC2. I've not seen anything like this Driver Dan's Story Train before, I think it looks quite fun and will be something young children really engage with.