A BBC educational children's television series that aimed to encourage young children to learn about the world around them. The starting point for each programme is something with which children are already familiar, such as water, wood, paper, boots, spiders, buses, soap, street lamps. The two main characters are Auntie Mabel, and her dog Pippin. They go on adventures in Auntie Mabel's aeroplane, travelling far and wide across the UK to find out more. Music, rhymes and stories enrich the programme topics.
Hedgehogs
Snails
A windy day
Water
A rainy day
Wood
Paper
Clay
Rubbish
Holes in the ground
Bread
Geese
Boots
Spiders
Buses
Apples
Cleaning
Sewage
A woolly jumper
Crisps
Useful holes
A letter
Toothpaste
Stones
A carton drink
Fish
Rabbits
Eggs
Dandelions
Boxes
Bricks
Carrots
Pencils
Soap
Street lamps
Brushes
Marmalade
Frogs
Bulbs
Butterflies
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