Hi-5 (British TV series)

Hi-5
Genre	Children's Edutainment
Created by	Helena Harris Posie Graeme-Evans
Based on	Hi-5
Presented by	Chris Edgerley Jenny Jones Emma Nowell Luke Roberts Cat Sandion
Theme music composer	Chris Harriott
Opening theme	"Hi-5 Theme"
Ending theme	"Hi-5 Theme (Reprise)"
Composer	Chris Harriott
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom Canada India Ireland
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	40
Production
Production locations	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time	30 minutes (No ads)
Production companies	Taffy Entertainment Mike Young Productions Sixteen South HIT Entertainment Cuppa Coffee Studios Chilco Productions Bardel Entertainment Mercury Filmworks EKA Productions DQ Entertainment Telegael Teoranta TG4 Star Utsav Treehouse TV CITV PBS Kids Sprout
Original release
Network	PBS Kids Sprout (United States) CITV (United Kingdom) Treehouse TV (Canada) Star Utsav (India) TG4 (Ireland)
Release	September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24) – February 23, 2019 (2019-02-23)

English

Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 UK) is an American-British-Canadian-Indian-Irish children's television programme, based on the Australian children's TV series of the same name, which was premiered on PBS Kids Sprout, CITV, Treehouse TV, Star Utsav, and TG4 on September 24, 2011.

Format

Hi-5 is a variety-style series for preschoolers which features music as an integral part of its premise. The program features five presenters who are collectively known as Hi-5, and perform songs as a group as well as presenting individual segments.

The Puzzles and Patterns segment has a focus on logical thinking and mathematics, with a puppet named Jup Jup used as a tool for the presenter to complete puzzles or solve problems. The presenter of Body Move encourages children to participate in movement and dance, developing physical coordination and motor development. Linguistics and aural skills are at the centre of the Word Play segment, featuring a puppet named Chatterbox who assists in the exploration of language through stories and rhymes. Shapes in Space focuses on visual and spatial awareness, with the presenter exploring shapes, colour and everyday materials such as boxes and playdough. Musicality is explored through Making Music, with an emphasis on pitch, rhythm, beat, melody, and using a variety of real and pretend instruments. The final segment in which the cast comes together is entitled Sharing Stories, where a story is told that explores interpersonal relationships and emotions. The episodes are opened and bookended with a Song of the Week; a pop-style feature song which corresponds with the weekly theme and sets an educational topic for the week's episodes.

Cast

Presenters

• Chris Edgerley - Making Music
• Jenny Jones - Body Move
• Emma Nowell - Word Play
• Luke Roberts - Shapes in Space
• Cat Sandion - Puzzles and Patterns

Episodes

No.	Title	Song of the Week	Theme	Original release date
1	"People in Your Family"	Give Five	Family	September 24, 2011 (2011-09-24)
2	"Members of the Family"	Give Five	Family	October 1, 2011 (2011-10-01)
3	"Different Generation"	Give Five	Family	October 8, 2011 (2011-10-08)
4	"Jobs"	Give Five	Family	October 15, 2011 (2011-10-15)
5	"Working Together"	Give Five	Family	October 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)
6	"Someone Else"	I Can Go Anywhere	Pretend	October 29, 2011 (2011-10-29)
7	"Pretend to Be Animals"	I Can Go Anywhere	Pretend	November 5, 2011 (2011-11-05)
8	"Something Else"	I Can Go Anywhere	Pretend	November 12, 2011 (2011-11-12)
9	"Adventure"	I Can Go Anywhere	Pretend	November 19, 2011 (2011-11-19)
10	"Fantastical Pretending"	I Can Go Anywhere	Pretend	November 26, 2011 (2011-11-26)
11	"Jungle Animals"	So Many Animals	Animals	December 3, 2011 (2011-12-03)
12	"Insects"	So Many Animals	Animals	December 10, 2011 (2011-12-10)
13	"Farm Animals"	So Many Animals	Animals	December 17, 2011 (2011-12-17)
14	"Water Animals"	So Many Animals	Animals	December 24, 2011 (2011-12-24)
15	"Pets"	So Many Animals	Animals	December 31, 2011 (2011-12-31)
16	"Differences and Similarities"	Friends	Friends	January 7, 2012 (2012-01-07)
17	"Sharing and Caring"	Friends	Friends	January 14, 2012 (2012-01-14)
18	"Unusual Friends"	Friends	Friends	January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)
19	"Making New Friends"	Friends	Friends	January 28, 2012 (2012-01-28)
20	"Fun with Friends"	Friends	Friends	February 4, 2012 (2012-02-04)
21	"Music from Around the World"	Feel the Beat	Music	February 11, 2012 (2012-02-11)
22	"Styles of Music"	Feel the Beat	Music	February 18, 2012 (2012-02-18)
23	"Instruments"	Feel the Beat	Music	February 25, 2012 (2012-02-25)
24	"Dancing"	Feel the Beat	Music	March 3, 2012 (2012-03-03)
25	"Silly Music"	Feel the Beat	Music	March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)
26	"Seeing"	Five Senses	Senses	March 17, 2012 (2012-03-17)
27	"Hearing"	Five Senses	Senses	March 24, 2012 (2012-03-24)
28	"Smelling"	Five Senses	Senses	March 31, 2012 (2012-03-31)
29	"Touching"	Five Senses	Senses	April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07)
30	"Tasting"	Five Senses	Senses	April 14, 2012 (2012-04-14)
31	"The World"	Living in a Rainbow	Colours	April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
32	"Your World"	Living in a Rainbow	Colours	April 28, 2012 (2012-04-28)
33	"Making and Mixing"	Living in a Rainbow	Colours	May 5, 2012 (2012-05-05)
34	"Favorites and Feelings"	Living in a Rainbow	Colours	May 12, 2012 (2012-05-12)
35	"Wonderful"	Living in a Rainbow	Colours	May 19, 2012 (2012-05-19)
36	"Feeling Free"	Feelings	Feelings	May 26, 2012 (2012-05-26)
37	"Inside Me"	Feelings	Feelings	June 2, 2012 (2012-06-02)
38	"Feelings We Have"	Feelings	Feelings	June 9, 2012 (2012-06-09)
39	"Showing Our Feelings"	Feelings	Feelings	June 16, 2012 (2012-06-16)
40	"Animal Feelings"	Feelings	Feelings	June 23, 2012 (2012-06-23)