School of Roars

School of Roars is a British children's TV series created by Alan Robinson.[1] The show is about five monsters who go to a school for preschool monsters at night called the School of Roars to learn lessons whilst having fun with various activities.[2] It was recommissioned for a second series.[3]

School of Roars
Genre	Children's television
Created by	Alan Robinson
Directed by	Alan Robinson
Starring	Andrew Scott Kathy Burke Sarah Lancashire Che Grant Max Pattison Rosie Cooper-Kelly Ellie Gee Ben Guiver Jess Robinson Georgia Coates Alan Robinson
Narrated by	Andrew Scott
Country of origin	United States United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	104
Production
Executive producers	Jo Killingley Sarah Legg
Running time	7 minutes
Production companies	Dot to Dot Productions Monster Paw Productions
Distributor	ZDF Enterprises
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Picture format	PAL
Original release	6 February 2017

Premise

The show focuses on five little monsters named Wufflebump, Meepa, Icklewoo, Yummble, and Wingston through their nights of attending the School of Roars, where they're taught about how to deal with daily life problems by five big monsters named Miss Grizzlesniff, Mr. Marrow, Mrs. Twirlyhorn, Miss Sneezle, and Mr. Snapper.

Characters

Main

• Wufflebump (voiced by Che Grant) is a five-year-old purple "rhino" monster who lives in a volcano. He's the leader of the young monsters. He can be clumsy, as he often trips over his own tail. His Italian name is "Burlagiu".
• Icklewoo (voiced by Rosie Cooper-Kelly) is a three-year-old yellow monster who lives in a flower windmill. She doesn't roar as loud as the others do, as she's shy. Her Italian name is "Minilu".
• Yummble (voiced by Max Pattison) is a five-year-old orange monster who lives in a giant mushroom and loves to eat. He's the best friend of Wufflebump. Because of his appetite, he can have a hard keeping any kind of food where it is by gobbling it up and breaking the adults' rules of not eating them at the wrong times. He has tons of favourite foods. His Italian name is "Iammi".
• Meepa (voiced by Ellie Gee) is a four-year-old green alien monster who lives in a tree flat and has four hands. She likes to say her name twice ("Meepa! "Meepa!"), as she can never stop talking. She has a love for monster animals. She has the most flexible body out of anyone in the School of Roars. Her Italian name is "Mipa".
• Wingston (voiced by Ben Guiver) is a four-year-old blue "bat" monster who lives in a castle and is the smartest. He's depicted as the fastest monster in the school thanks to his wings, size, and energy. His Italian name is "Wingy".
• Miss Grizzlesniff (voiced by Kathy Burke) is a red tyrannosaurus rex-like monster and the teacher of the School of Roars. Her catchphrase is "Oh my claws!". She's one quirky teacher.

Recurring

• Miss Sneezle (voiced by Jessica Robinson) is the school nurse.
• Miss Twirlyhorn (voiced by Sarah Lancashire) is the headmonstress of the School of Roars.
• Mr Marrow (voiced by Andrew Scott) is the chef who works in the café at the School of Roars.
• Mr Snapper (voiced by Andrew Scott) is a photographer that looks like a crocodile. He does not work at the School of Roars, but he visits when it is in need of a camera.
• Mr Bogglelots (voiced by Andrew Scott) is the school optician.
• Mrs Wufflebump (voiced by Jessica Robinson) is Wufflebump's mother
• Mr Wufflebump (voiced by Alan Robinson) is Wufflebump's father
• Growlbert (vocal effects provided by Alan Robinson) is Wufflebump and his parents’ pet monster dog
• Mr Yummble (voiced by Andrew Scott) is Yummble's father
• Mrs Yummble is Yummble's mother
• Yummble's Little Brother
• Yummble's Little Sister
• Mrs Meepa is Meepa’s mother
• Mr Meepa is Meepa’s father only seen a few times in the show
• Mrs Icklewoo is Icklewoo’s mother
• Mr Icklewoo is Icklewoo’s father
• Mr Wingston (voiced by Andrew Scott) is Wingston's father. He works as a mailman monster
• Granny Wingston is Wingston's grandmother
• The Narrator (voiced by Andrew Scott). He begins every episode with the words "a super snuffle-some night at the School of Roars".

Episodes

Series		Episodes		Originally aired
				First aired	Last aired
	1	52		6 February 2017	1 May 2018
	2	52		9 November 2020	2021

Series 1

No.	Title	Written by	Original air date
1	""Show and Tell""	Tracey Hammett	6 February 2017
2	""Best Friends""	Lisa Akhurst	7 February 2017
3	""Daddy's Late""	Denise Cassar	8 February 2017
4	""I Want the Puppet""	Lisa Akhurst	9 February 2017
5	""School Play""	Lisa Akhurst	10 February 2017
6	""Get Well Soon""	Sara Brabus	13 February 2017
7	""Baby Tooth""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	14 February 2017
8	""Class Photo""	Lee Pressman	15 February 2017
9	""Boo""	Dave Ingham	16 February 2017
10	""Fruit Cakes""	Tracey Hammett	17 February 2017
11	""Wufflebump Says Sorry""	Dave Ingham	20 February 2017
12	""Big Brother""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	21 February 2017
13	""Class Nurse""	Darren Jones	22 February 2017
14	""Standing Tall""	Sara Barbas	23 February 2017
15	""Buddy Bench""	Howard Davidson	24 February 2017
16	""Exciting News""	Howard Davidson	8 May 2017
17	""Sleepover""	Gerard Foster	9 May 2017
18	""Dressing Up""	Sara Barbas	10 May 2017
19	""Full Moon""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	11 May 2017
20	""Icklewoo’s Accident""	Dave Ingham	12 May 2017
21	""Skeleton""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	15 May 2017
22	""The Very Important Monster""	Rebecca Stevens	16 May 2017
23	""School Concert""	Dave Ingham	17 May 2017
24	""Class Monitor""	Howard Davidson	18 May 2017
25	""New Glasses""	Gerald Foster	19 May 2017
26	""Wingston Wins""	Lisa Akhurst	25 September 2017
27	""World Book Day""	Rebecca Stevens	26 September 2017
28	""Fun and Games""	Sara Barbas	27 September 2017
29	""Meepa’s First Pet""	Rebecca Stevens	28 September 2017
30	""Time Capsule""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	29 September 2017
31	""Yummble’s Old Scooter""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	2 October 2017
32	""Miss Sneezle's Birthday""	Tracey Hammett	3 October 2017
33	""Stop Copying""	Denise Cassar	4 October 2017
34	""Hat Day""	Dave Ingham	5 October 2017
35	""Painty Play Tree""	Dave Ingham	6 October 2017
36	""I Love You Wingston""	Dave Ingham	9 April 2018
37	""Wufflebump’s Favourite Teddy""	Rebecca Stevens	10 April 2018
38	""Practical Joke""	Rebecca Stevens	11 April 2018
39	""Glog""	Denise Cassar	12 April 2018
40	""Itchy Monsters""	Tim Dann & Neil Mossey	13 April 2018
41	""The School Inspector""	Denise Cassar	16 April 2018
42	""Squish Squash Salad""	Tracey Hammett	17 April 2018
43	""Sports Night""	Gerard Foster	18 April 2018
44	""Froggy""	Tracey Hammett	19 April 2018
45	""Fibbing""	Dave Ingham	20 April 2018
46	""Dragon Brigade""	Tracey Hammett	23 April 2018
47	""Lost Property""	Howard Davidson	24 April 2018
48	""Yummble the Tattletale""	Tim Dann	25 April 2018
49	""Marching Band""	Alan Robinson & Simon Rolph	26 April 2018
50	""Slurpy Soup Feast""	Tracey Hammett	27 April 2018
51	""Toys""	Neil Mossey	30 April 2018
52	""Snow Day""	Dave Ingham	1 May 2018

Series 2

1. School Library

2. Monster Post

3. Paws and Claws

4. Breakfast Club

5. The Daily Growl

6. Ringo

7. Fangella’s Biggest Fan

8. Puppet Show

9. Computer Bug

10. Grizzletown

11. Grumble Plant

12. Beaster Eggs

13. Pumpkin Parade

14. Shop Meepa

15. Bird Feeder

16. Monster Cave

17. Squeezing In

18. Boring Box

19. Funky Frames

20. Call Miss Sneezle

21. I Hear Thunder

22. Hot Cakes

23. Big Monsters

24. Mr Babble Beast

25. Interesting Monster

26. Frosty Claws

27. School Disco

28. Standing Tall

29. School Camp

30. Monster Picnic

Broadcast

CBeebies aired the show on its debut in 2017. Then, Universal Kids was next to acquire it in August the same year with it only airing the first 26 episodes. When it ended, Universal Kids permanently removed it in 2018, but CBeebies continues to rerun it. The show also airs on Rai Yoyo in Italy and ABC Kids in Australia.

References

1. "School of ROARS". schoolofroars.zdfe-b2b.de.
2. "Our Work". Dot To Dot Productions.
3. "School of Roars is Back For a Second Series! | Jess Robinson". 9 January 2020.

External links

• Official Page at CBeebies
• School of Roars at IMDb