Hushabye Lullabye PRESS RELEASE

 MaraKids brings the power of modern lullabies to quiet time, nap time and bedtime.

Introducing the super soft and cosy musical world of HUSHABYE LULLABYE and the calming magical landscape of PLANET DREAM in a soothing and comforting new animation series for very young children  coming to CBeebies BBC iPlayer

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Glasgow, 5th February 2020:  

HUSHABYE LULLABYE is a new pre-school animation series, which is super soft and comforting, with new original lullabies providing a sense of calm before quiet time, nap time and sleep.  The first series of 10 x 3 mins episodes will launch on CBeebies BBC iPlayer and will be available as a box set.  

Hushabye Lullabye brings the power and benefits of the tradition of listening to and singing lullabies together as the series encourages calm, relaxation, singing and together-time between little ones and their family creating an emotive atmosphere that is peaceful, soothing and comforting. 

In each episode the loveable and ever-curious little alien Dillie Dally climbs aboard the Hushabye Rocket on an interactive and relaxing musical journey of exploration and discovery to Planet Dream, a wonderfully soft and cosy place that reflects the haven of a snuggly bed and blankets and a feeling of being kept warm and safe.

 Hushabye Lullabye uses the powerful effects of original lyrical melodic lullabies in each episode with music and rhythm to draw little ones into the place between wake and sleep, a safe and magical space that is soothing and nurturing.  

·     Lullabies are often used for their soothing nature and the therapeutic effects of lullabies can have a strong impact on calming anxieties and nurturing bonds.

·     Singing lullabies is an ancient and instinctual art and Hushabye Lullabye has been created to ensure this tradition continues for today’s CBeebies audience.  

This charming series of short animations is a Scottish collaboration that has been created, written and directed by Glasgow-based Sacha Kyle, an established television and theatre director; together with animators Once Were Farmers of Stirling and MaraKids delivering the series with executive producer Simon Parsons.  Composer is award-winning Giles Lamb, the Scottish vocalist is Emma Gillespie and 3D animation is by Will Adams.
Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Julia Bond.

“Hushabye Lullabye has been created to incorporate the powerful benefits of lullabies in a way which is both loving and playful, and I am passionate about bringing the tradition of lullabies to contemporary early years’ audiences,”said Sacha Kyle, Creator/Writer of Hushabye Lullabye

 Maramedia, co-founded by Nigel Pope and Jackie Savery, has had a string of natural history documentary successes and was joined by former head of BBC Scotland children’s production – Simon Parsons to expand their children’s output with exciting new innovative children’s programming for its MaraKids brand.

“We are delighted to be embarking on our first pre-school children’s animation series, an exciting addition to MaraKids following the launch of previous series “Gudrun the Viking Princess” for CBeebies”, addedNigel Pope, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Maramedia.

Commissioning Editor for CBeebies, Julia Bond said, “The magical and enchanting world of Hushabye Lullabye brings lullabies, and the connections created by them, to our young audience and the grown-ups in their lives, we’re delighted to bring Hushabye Lullabye to CBeebies”.

"It has been a pleasure and a challenge to create the beautiful, tactile world of Hushabye Lullabye for CBeebies.  Having pushed our team creatively and technically it's wonderful to see all the hard work pay off in what we hope will be a standout show for the CBeebies." said Will Adams, Art Director, Once Were Farmers.

Hushabye Lullabye

10 x 3mins episodes available on CBeebies BBC iPlayer and as a Box Set now

Maramedia's 2019 Christmas blog

2019 has been a whirlwind of craziness and our fantastic team at Maramedia have been busier than ever producing many hours of wildlife and childrens programmes.

We broadcast our 10 part “Born to Be Wild” series on both BBC Scotland and BBC 2. The series showcased the amazing work of the dedicated staff at the SSPCAs wildlife hospital and the incredible journeys of individual animals as they made their journeys back to the wild!

Our blue chip wildlife specials “Wild Shetland” and “Wild Way of the Vikings” also broadcast on BBC Scotland and BBC2 in the UK and internationally on PBS Nature, ORF and Nat Geo with award nominations at Jackson Hole and other festivals. We have greatly enjoyed working closely with the people of Shetland, Iceland and Norway - countries which also feature in our next big project!

In production we were thrilled to be filming with a new commission and partnership between Blue Ant Media, Smithsonian, Love Nature, Arte France, BBC Scotland and the Screen Scotland broadcast content fund. We launched the commission to great interest at this year’s Sunnyside festival! This 3 hour blue chip series will follow the amazing drama of the species that inhabit the north and is due for delivery next year 2020. The series has allowed us to work with some brilliant scientists in some stunning locations across the Nordic world.

In fact the series illustrates the importance to us of partnerships both in broadcast and with scientists and nature conservation teams and the way we must work together to safeguard the future of our natural world.

We thank all our broadcast partners and funders and distributors who we have worked with. We were also thrilled to announce another partnership with our friends in Europe which we launched at MIP in March with Skylander in a joint venture alongside our ongoing relationships with ITVG and ORF-E.

Closer to home we have also been proud to work closely with many wildlife charities highlighting their work and are thrilled to have produced an important campaign film for Scottish wildlife and countryside link highlighting Scotlands amazing and important wildlife and how little nature conservation funding it receives.

And finally it’s the next generation who most importantly care for the planet and its wildlife and we are pleased that our children’s programming slate through our Marakids brand has really blossomed this year. Our Gudrun series 1 and 2 are now being sold around the world and we have been excited to branch out in partnership with some new creatives to launch a quality animation series Hushaby Lullaby coming 2020. We are also thrilled to be starting work on another new production for 2020 featuring Michael Bond’s cheeky guinea pig character – Olga da Polga!

We would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who has worked with us this last year and wish you all the best of seasons greetings and a very happy new year! We look forward to working with you next year.

The team at Maramedia

Maramedia secures the rights to bring Michael Bond’s loveable guinea pig character to the screen!

Glasgow: 9th October 2019

Maramedia is very excited to have the opportunity to expand their Marakids brand by acquiring the rights to develop the amusing Olga da Polga children’s series by the wonderful Michael Bond, author of the classic character, Paddington Bear.

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Olga da Polga is a loveable and highly imaginative guinea pig who loves boasting about her wild adventures to her animal friends who find that life with Olga is certainly not dull!

Jackie Savery, co-founder and Creative Director of Maramedia says, “We are thrilled for Marakids to take on this new children’s project to bring Michael Bond’s lively and humorous stories of Olga da Polga to life on the screen.”

More details of this brand new project to follow soon….

Press Release: ANIMATION SERIES HUSHABYE LULLABYE FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDER ITS MARAKIDS BRAND

Maramedia, the Glasgow-based Indie specialising in top-end natural history documentaries announces an exciting new addition to their MARAKIDS brand - HUSHABYE LULLABYE is a super soft quirky animation series for pre-school children for CBeebies.

HUSHABYE LULLABYE has been created to incorporate the powerful benefits of lullabies in a way that is both loving and playful for young children.  This delightful series of short animations is a Scottish collaboration that has been created, written and directed by Glasgow-based Sacha Kyle, an established television and theatre director; together with animators Once Were Farmers of Stirling and Maramedia delivering the series with executive producer Simon Parsons.  Composer is Giles Lamb and 3D animation is by Will Adams.   Commissioning Editor for the BBC is Julia Bond and the series is for delivery by year end.

This new pre-school animation series is super soft quirky, full of music, lullabies and cuddles providing a sense of calm before quiet time and sleep.  Join the loveable little alien Dillie Dally in each of 10 x 3minute episodes as he climbs aboard the Hushabye Rocket on an interactive and relaxing musical journey of exploration and discovery to Planet Dream, a wonderfully soft and cosy place.  The soothing power of lullabies is charming and totally captivating. 

 “Hushabye Lullabye has been created to incorporate the powerful benefits of lullabies in a way which is both loving and playful, and I am passionate about bringing the tradition of lullabies to contemporary early years’ audiences,” said Sacha Kyle, Creator/Writer of Hushabye Lullabye.

Maramedia, co-founded by Nigel Pope and Jackie Savery, has had a string of natural history documentary successes and was joined by former head of BBC Scotland children’s production – Simon Parsons to expand their children’s output with exciting new innovative children’s programming for its Marakids brand.

“We are delighted to be embarking on our first pre-school children’s animation series, an exciting addition to Marakids following the launch of previous series “Gudrun the Viking Princess” for CBeebies”, added Nigel Pope, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Maramedia.

Commissioning Editor for CBeebies, Julia Bond said, “We’re thrilled to be in production on this exciting new animation series. The magical and enchanting world of Hushabye Lullabye brings lullabies, and the connections created by them, to our young audience and the grown-ups in their lives”.

“Once Were Farmers are thrilled to be part of this charming CBeebies commission. We've really enjoyed helping Sacha realise her vision for Hushabye Lullabye and think young audiences will love the unique and tactile style of animation," said Will Adams, Director, Once Were Farmers.

Maramedia and Once Were Farmers are also two of the first recipients of the Screen Scotland broadcast content fund specifically created to develop new television content produced by home-grown Scottish talent. 

Hushabye Lullabye

10 x 3mins episodes for broadcast on CBeebies