Little Charley Bear

Little Charley Bear
Genre	Children's
Created by	Daniel Pickering
Directed by	Mark Woollard
Starring	James Corden
Opening theme	"You Gotta Love Little Charley Bear"
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	52
Production
Running time	7 Minutes
Production companies	Chapman Entertainment Annix Studios[1]
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	10 January 2011 (2011-01-10) – 20 May 2015 (2015-05-20)

Little Charley Bear is a 3D-CGI-animated television series created by Daniel Pickering. Narrated by James Corden, Little Charley Bear takes viewers on a journey into the world of let's pretend, where anything is possible.^[2] Little Charley Bear made its television debut in January 2011 on CBeebies.^[3] The show has been sold into more than 80 territories.^[4]

In 2012, a one off stage version was made, Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure written and directed by Brian Herring.^[5]

In 2013, DreamWorks Animation bought the rights to Chapman Entertainment's library and children's shows.^[6]

In 2020 Little Charley Bear official YouTube channel was launched, with all 52 episodes available.

References

1. "Our Creations - Annix Studios". www.annix.com. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
2. "Comments James Corden to narrate pre-school series". Mirror (UK). 3 Jan 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
3. "CBeebies Programmes - Little Charley Bear". BBC. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
4. "Charley Bear enters 80th territory". Broadcast. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
5. "Little Charley Bear and His Christmas Adventure". Time Out (London). 5 Oct 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
6. "DreamWorks Animation Buys Chapman Entertainment Library". Variety. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.

Other websites

• Official website (archived)