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'''''Brum''''' ({{ipac-en|ˈ|b|r|ʌ|m}}) is a [[united kingdom|british]] children's tele series abit th' adventures ay a wee, [[artificial intelligence|artificially intelligent]], self-driven motur. |
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Set in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] an' produced by [[ragdoll productions]], ''Brum'' was first broadcest in 1991 an' th' lest bide action series was broadcest in 2002. it was initially directed, written an' produced by [[Anne Wood]] an' at fi'rst nawrrated by [[Toyah Willcox]]. Th' shaw wis fi'rst aired oan [[bbc one]], an' aired anaw in th' United States oan [[Discovery Family]], an' oan [[australian broadcastin' corporation|abc]] in australia (6 october 1993 – 26 dizember 2008). It also aired oan th' noo defunct wean's tele programme, kpc "kids pick cartoons". a new cgi-animated series, aimed at yoong pre-school bairns, was produced in 2016. |
Set in [[Birmingham]], [[England]] an' produced by [[ragdoll productions]], ''Brum'' was first broadcest in 1991 an' th' lest bide action series was broadcest in 2002. it was initially directed, written an' produced by [[Anne Wood]] an' at fi'rst nawrrated by [[Toyah Willcox]]. Th' shaw wis fi'rst aired oan [[bbc one]], an' aired anaw in th' United States oan [[Discovery Family]], an' oan [[australian broadcastin' corporation|abc]] in australia (6 october 1993 – 26 dizember 2008). It also aired oan th' noo defunct wean's tele programme, kpc "kids pick cartoons". a new cgi-animated series, aimed at yoong pre-school bairns, was produced in 2016. |
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| Brum | |
|---|---|
 Brum at the Cotswold Motoring Museum | |
| Created by | Frank Beattie |
| Developed by | Ragdoll Productions for BBC Television |
| No. of series | 5 + 3 revival |
| No. of episodes | 67 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Tom Poole Vic Finch |
| Running time | 10-15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One CBeebies |
| Release | 26 September 1991 – 4 November 2002 |
| Related | |
| Other Ragdoll Shows | |
Brum (/ˈbrʌm/) is a british children's tele series abit th' adventures ay a wee, artificially intelligent, self-driven motur.
Set in Birmingham, England an' produced by ragdoll productions, Brum was first broadcest in 1991 an' th' lest bide action series was broadcest in 2002. it was initially directed, written an' produced by Anne Wood an' at fi'rst nawrrated by Toyah Willcox. Th' shaw wis fi'rst aired oan bbc one, an' aired anaw in th' United States oan Discovery Family, an' oan abc in australia (6 october 1993 – 26 dizember 2008). It also aired oan th' noo defunct wean's tele programme, kpc "kids pick cartoons". a new cgi-animated series, aimed at yoong pre-school bairns, was produced in 2016.
Plot an' setting
Brum is th' story ay a wee replica motur fa ventures it intae th' "big town" when his owner isnae lookin', an' gits up tae aw manner ay adventures. each episode begins an' ends in th' sam way, wi' Brum leavin' th' other cars in th' motur museum when th' owner's back is turned an' headin' it tae explair th' big toon, afair eventually returnin' tae his place. each series has hud its ain backgroond graphite loons. frae series 1-2 th' introduction graphite loons was th' sam but in series tae they used different instruments. frae series 3-5 th' graphite loons become jazzy.
Th' motur can express himself in varioos mechanical ways includin' openin' an' closin' his doors an' bonnit, "bobbing" his suspension, an' flashin' an' swivellin'. th' actors in Brum dinnae spick – mime an' off-screen narration help propel th' story. it was therefair easy tae prepaur episodes fur airin' in other coontries, an' th' series has bin broadcest in mony parts ay th' warld an' in mony languages.
Th' stories ur sit in th' city ay birmingham, englain, since in addition tae its onomatopoeic nature ay a motur engine revvin', "Brum" (as a contraction ay "burmmagem") is a common colloquial nam fur birmingham. althoogh later series make nae direct mention ay birmingham, callin' it simply th' "big town", mony ay th' city's streets an' landmarks can be seen in each episode.
Th' shaw was written by a range ay writers. anne wuid primarily wrote aw th' first series, while th' second was written by tam poole, dirk campbeel, andrew davenport an' morgan close. th' lest tois series waur written by th' existin' ragdoll team.
Th' motur itself – a half-scale replica ay a late-1920s austin 7 "chummy" convertible – was designed an' built by rex garrod. it is noo hoosed at th' cotswauld motorin' museum, which is also whaur th' openin' an' closin' sequences ay th' programme waur filmed.