Jamboree (TV series)

Jamboree was a British children's television programme that aired on CITV from 1998 until 2001.[4] Jamboree was produced by Floella Benjamin Productions for XL Entertainment, a production company based in Chichester, United Kingdom.[5][6] It was primarily aimed at its target audience of pre-school children.[7][8]

Jamboree
The title card to Jamboree
Directed byKeith Taylor
Presented byFloella Benjamin (host)
StarringChildren of Speake School
Children of Rosemead School
Theme music composerTim Cross
Ian Roland
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4[1]
No. of episodes58[2]
Production
ProducersPam Colbourne
Alex Baynes
Ros Edwards
Floella Benjamin
EditorKyle Rainford
Production companiesFloella Benjamin Productions
XL Entertainment
Knowledge Through Entertainment
DistributorITV Studios[3]
Release
Original networkCITV
Audio formatStereo
Original release1998 (1998) –
2001 (2001)
External links
Production website

About the show

Each episode starts with Benjamin introducing each character known as the "Bopkins". They could be seen making their beds before heading over to a personal computer. One of the characters would then put a compact disc into the disc drive. They would then take it in turns to choose an icon. A short segment would then be shown. Each episode would start and end on a segment called "Floella's house".



Series 1 (1998)
  1. Up And Down - 26 May 1998
  2. Numbers - 02 June 1998
  3. Animals - 09 June 1998
  4. Let’s Dance - 16 June 1998
  5. Episode 005 - 23 June 1998
  6. Sizes - 30 June 1998
  7. Making Things - 07 July 1998
  8. Differences - 14 July 1998
  9. Golf - 21 July 1998
  10. Food - 28 July 1998
  11. The Seaside - 04 August 1998
  12. Shapes - 11 August 1998
  13. Friends - 18 August 1998
  14. Dressing Up - 25 August 1998

Series 2 (1999)
  1. Parties - 25 May 1999
  2. Making Paper Aeroplanes - 01 June 1999
  3. Bodies - 08 June 1999
  4. Music - 15 June 1999
  5. Colours - 22 July 1999
  6. Daytime And Nighttime 29 - June 1999
  7. Games - 03 August 1999
  8. Weather And Travelling - 10 August 1999
  9. Time - 17 August 1999
  10. Puzzle Time - 24 August 1999
  11. Plants And Nature - 31 August 1999
  12. Things In The Sky - 02 August 1999

Series 3 (2000)
  1. Magic - 10 May 2000
  2. Red - 17 May 2000
  3. Opposites - 24 May 2000
  4. Soft And Hard - 31 May 2000
  5. ABC’s 07 June 2000
  6. Big And Small - 14 June 2000
  7. Old Things And New Things - 21 June 2000
  8. Episode 308 - 28 June 2000
  9. Odd Numbers - 05 July 2000
  10. Baking A Cake 12 July 2000
  11. Reading Books - 19 July 2000
  12. Blue - 26 July 2000
  13. Episode 313 - 23 August 2000
  14. Episode 314 - 30 August 2000

Series 4 (2001)
  1. Farms - 30 April 2001
  2. Breaking - 01 May 2001
  3. Hot And Cold - 02 May 2001
  4. Relations - 03 May 2001
  5. Loud And Quiet - 04 May 2001
  6. Illness - 08 May 2001
  7. Even Numbers 09 May 2001
  8. Pictures - 10 May 2001
  9. Trees - 11 May 2001
  10. Sharing - 14 May 2001
  11. Water - 15 May 2001
  12. Yellow - 16 May 2001
  13. Rubbish - 17 May 2001
  14. In And Out 21 May 2001
  15. Heavy And Light 24 May 2001
  16. Episode 416
  17. Episode 417
  18. Episode 418
  19. Episode 419

Characters

The series featured four main characters. These were Bizza Bopkin, Billy Bopkin, Betty Bopkin (played by Sammy Davis) and Baby Bopkin (played by Warwick Davis.)[9]

Segments
Floella's house

A live action segment at the start and end of each episode. Floella plays games and sings songs with a group of children in her garden. At the end of each episode she would use the catchphrase "Until next time from them and me ... It's goodbye from Jamboree".

Meme and Scruff

The antics of two friends. A dog and a monkey in stop motion.

Playtime

Live action with children narrating while playing a game.

Storytime

A classic story acted out with no talking and much movement, often with Benjamin starring and a narrator.

Video fun

A live action educational video clip.

VHS tapes
  • Animals and Music Fun (1999)
  • Numbers and Colour Fun (2000)

References
  1. "Floella Benjamin Productions — Floella Benjamin". www.floellabenjamin.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. "Floella Benjamin Productions — Floella Benjamin". www.floellabenjamin.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. "BFI Screenonline: Benjamin, Floella (1953- ) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "Floella Benjamin Productions — Floella Benjamin". www.floellabenjamin.com. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. "XL ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. "Site flows from Floella". The Argus. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  7. "Jamboree: Animals And Music Fun!". www.amazon.co.uk. Contender. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  8. "Jamboree: Number And Colour Fun". www.amazon.co.uk. Contender. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  9. Davis, Warwick (1 November 2014). "I played 'Baby Bopkin' in Jamboree (the one with the teddy) #LittleKnownFact @SammyDDavis is 'Betty' (the yellow one)pic.twitter.com/STVDMZVk61". Twitter. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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