Andy's Dinosaur Adventures

Andy's Dinosaur Adventures
GenreAdventure
Written byPatrick Makin
StarringAndy Day
ComposerDan Delor
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerJonathan Keeling Michael Towner
Production locationUnited Kingdom
CinematographyNathan Ridler
Original release
NetworkCBeebies
Release17 February (2014-02-17) –
28 March 2014 (2014-03-28)

Andy's Dinosaur Adventures is a British television series broadcast in 2014 on CBeebies starring Andy Day.[1][2][3] Andy's Dinosaur Adventures is the second series of Andy's Adventures. It was preceded by Andy's Wild Adventures and followed by Andy's Prehistoric Adventures.[4]

Premise

Andy, during one of his dinosaur adventures

Andy's Dinosaur Adventures is a BBC dinosaur history series for children.[5][6] It stars Andy Day as the main character (Andy) who works at the National Museum with his co-worker Hatty (Kate Copeland). They work hard to get the museum ready for visitors who are always shown to be children. In each episode, they are shown preparing the newest exhibition before the museum opens and each time a mishap occurs that threatens to delay the opening of the exhibition or to leave the exhibition without a proper display. At this precise moment, the Museum's grandfather clock, which has the ability to go back in time, starts to chime. Andy knows this secret and runs to the clock to go back to the time of the dinosaurs to retrieve whatever is needed for the exhibition. When it's time to return to the present time, Day says: "Time to head back!"[4][7]

The clock used in the series can be seen in the Natural History Museum between the Central Café and Hintze hall.[4][8] The building used for external shots is Victoria Rooms, Bristol UK. Internal sequences are filmed at the Natural History Museum.

The series premiered on 15 February 2014 and is available on Xfinity[9] and CBeebies[10] networks.[5][11]

Episodes

# Episodes Broadcast
1 T-Rex and Pumice 17 February 2014
2 Diplodocus and Fern 18 February 2014
3 Leaellynasaura and Egg 19 February 2014
4 Eustreptospondylus and Ammonite 20 February 2014
5 Iberomesornis and Feather 21 February 2014
6 Triceratops and Horn 24 February 2014
7 Cynodont and Lichen 25 February 2014
8 Iguanodon Footprint 26 February 2014
9 Coelophysis and Fish 27 February 2014
10 Ornithocheirus and Sand Dollar 28 February 2014
11 Allosaurus and Dragonfly 3 March 2014
12 Placerias and Red Clay 4 March 2014
13 Muttaburrasaurus and Berries 5 March 2014
14 Brachiosaurus and Monkey Puzzle 6 March 2014
15 T-Rex and Imprint 7 March 2014
16 Stegosaurus and Painting 24 March 2014
17 Diplodocus and Dung 25 March 2014
18 Postosuchus and Teeth 26 March 2014
19 T-Rex and Roar 27 March 2014
20 Allosaurus and Salt 28 March 2014

References

  1. ^ "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures (TV Series)". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ "'I like to infiltrate the brains of the nation': CBeebies' Andy Day, Britain's favourite babysitter". the Guardian. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ Baldock, James (17 April 2018). "We put your questions to CBeebies legend Andy Day". Metro. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures". BBC Studios Australia. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Dinosaur-themed series heads to CBeebies channels". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures Season 1 Full Episodes | Watch Online Guide by MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Andy's Clock". nhm.com. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Watch TV Online, Stream Episodes and Movies | Xfinity Stream". www.xfinity.com. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Andy's Dinosaur Adventures - CBeebies - BBC". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "CBeebies talks kids programming, new content". Retrieved 9 July 2021.