Synopsis
A cow is doing ballet, and the friends ask how all those kettles ended up under the sea.
- Programme: Poetry Pie
- Episode: 5
- Channel: CBeebies
- Broadcast year: 2009
- English | Reading | Comprehension | Read aloud poems and playscripts
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Episode 1 | Poetry Pie
Episode 1 | Poetry Pie
Freda the flat-footed fairy is unhappy, and the animals find out what never to do with a potty.
Episode 10 | Poetry Pie
Episode 10 | Poetry Pie
A tiger sneezes and loses all of his stripes.
Episode 11 | Poetry Pie
Episode 11 | Poetry Pie
The giant has left his bath running and the worms are let loose in the kitchen bin.
Episode 12 | Poetry Pie
Episode 12 | Poetry Pie
Featuring plastic bags that grow on trees and the worms are grooving on down.
Episode 13 | Poetry Pie
Episode 13 | Poetry Pie
Featuring a kangaroo, a naughty bird and a dragon eating rhyme cakes, not to mention those cheeky worms.
Episode 14 | Poetry Pie
Episode 14 | Poetry Pie
There are some new taps in a special poem from Ian McMillan. Also including a pig on a trampoline.
Episode 15 | Poetry Pie
Episode 15 | Poetry Pie
Featuring an alien robot, a dancing hamster and with an inquisitive hermit crab thrown in.
Episode 16 | Poetry Pie
Episode 16 | Poetry Pie
Featuring pirates, pancakes and a dangerous raison.
Episode 17 | Poetry Pie
Episode 17 | Poetry Pie
Featuring a hamster with a secret to tell and some blue grass. Also, the worms are let loose in the kitchen.
Episode 18 | Poetry Pie
Episode 18 | Poetry Pie
Featuring lessons on how to catch a star, hamster and friends celebrate Holi and the worms are at the ocean.
Episode 19 | Poetry Pie
Episode 19 | Poetry Pie
Discover what the first football looked like and learn where not to put your potty. Also, the worms have a party.
Episode 2 | Poetry Pie
Episode 2 | Poetry Pie
A hamster teaches her friends to dance and we find out what the naughty worms are up to today.
Episode 20 | Poetry Pie
Episode 20 | Poetry Pie
A cheeky little spider gives a puppy the run around.
Episode 21 | Poetry Pie
Episode 21 | Poetry Pie
Newly baked and fresh today, eat while hot or take away! The Poetry Pie is ready for adventure and out pop a cast of animal friends who act, dance an...
Episode 22 | Poetry Pie
Episode 22 | Poetry Pie
Newly baked and fresh today, eat while hot or take away! The Poetry Pie is ready for adventure and out pop a cast of animal friends who act, dance an...
Episode 23 | Poetry Pie
Episode 23 | Poetry Pie
Newly baked and fresh today, eat while hot or take away! The Poetry Pie is ready for adventure and out pop a cast of animal friends who act, dance an...
Episode 24 | Poetry Pie
Episode 24 | Poetry Pie
Newly baked and fresh today, eat while hot or take away! The Poetry Pie is ready for adventure and out pop a cast of animal friends who act, dance an...
Episode 25 | Poetry Pie
Episode 25 | Poetry Pie
Newly baked and fresh today, eat while hot or take away! The Poetry Pie is ready for adventure and out pop a cast of animal friends who act, dance an...
Episode 26 | Poetry Pie
Episode 26 | Poetry Pie
Join Freda the flat-footed fairy. Featuring poems by Roger McGough, Roger Stevens, Colin West, Mike Kivi and Wes Magee.
Episode 27 | Poetry Pie
Episode 27 | Poetry Pie
A superfast mum and hamster bops to the beat.
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The Dragon Who Ate Our School (poem) | Let's Write Poetry: The Big Slam
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Nick Toczek performs his rhyming poem with the help of some schoolchildren.
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Michael Rosen comes to perform his routine about chocolate cake and the kids have some questions for him.
S01E05: The Moon Maiden | Old Jack's Boat
S01E05: The Moon Maiden | Old Jack's Boat
Old Jack tells the story of the time he helped the Moon Maiden find her way home.
S02E14: The Windsock | Old Jack's Boat
S02E14: The Windsock | Old Jack's Boat
Join Old Jack by the rockpools for more wondrous stories of childhood adventures.
S03E47: Cricket | Bluey
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During a friendly game of neighbourhood cricket, the dads struggle to bowl Rusty out.
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Series exploring reading and writing poetry in all its diversity. The children are challenged to write a free verse poem o...
Beats | Poetry Playtime
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Michael Rosen has fun with words and sounds to create a beat within a poem.
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Zoe Wanamaker performs "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll and the kids give their thoughts on it.
National Poetry Day 2022 | BBC Teach Live Lessons
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Katie Thistleton joins new children's laureate Joseph Coelho live from Newstead Abbey for a fantastic Live Lesson to celebr...
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The kids explore the farm and are told to be wary of their senses, and use what they discover for their inspiration.
S01E01: The Pearl Earring | Old Jack's Boat
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Miss Bowline-Hitch is taking photos of everyone in the village for her scrapbook, but Ernie doesn't like the tie he has been aske...
S01E02: The Sword in the Stone | Tellytales
S01E02: The Sword in the Stone | Tellytales
The well-known Welsh legend of Arthur and his sword. Meet Merlin and other colourful characters.
S01E04: Princess Blobfish | Old Jack's Boat
S01E04: Princess Blobfish | Old Jack's Boat
When Shelly's new pink recipe becomes a blobby mess, Jack recalls the time he met an equally pink and blobby fish.
S01E04: The Dancing Rose | Tellytales
S01E04: The Dancing Rose | Tellytales
An Egyptian version of the traditional Cinderella story.
Space | The Rhyme Rocket
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Professor Poet has a new telescope but his astronomy is interrupted when the team pick up a signal of rhyme activity from children in Edinburgh.
The experience of a young carer | Newsround
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This news report tells the story of a young carer, her experiences and the support there is for people in similar situations.
Understanding Poetry With Joseph Coelho
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Joseph Coelho explains how poetry is fun, achievable and can open up new ways of expressing your own emotions and thoughts.
Writing and Performance Poetry | BBC Teach Live Lessons
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This Live Lesson explores the theme of change and includes reading, performance and critical analysis of similes and ...
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01: The Jackal and the Drum | Happy Tent Tales
Jackal hears a rhythmic drumming sound and goes to seek out where it is coming from.