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The Singing Kettle News

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Created by
  
Adrian Edwards

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
10-15 minutes

First episode date
  
11 September 1995

Network
  
Opening theme
  
Gary Coupland

Number of series
  
4

Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Producer(s)
  
Kettle Productions

Production company(s)
  
CITV for STV

Final episode date
  
4 December 2000

Program creator
  
Adrian Edwards

Language
  
English

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The Singing Kettle News was an award-winning children's series that run on CITV. The show starred The Singing Kettle, a children's group who were well known for performing traditional children's songs with a distinctly Scottish flair.

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About The Series

In total Four series were created lasting of 37 x 10 min episodes. The aim of the show was to meet the deadline set by 'Mr Editor' and create front page news. The Singing Kettle had to find lead stories for 'kettle News' by singing songs and telling stories. Each episode contained Two songs, from series Two onwards, the series was performed in front of an audience of children. In series One, the famous rhyme was used at the end shortly before the closing credits in each episode, to retrieve the newspapers that had been put together that episode. In series Two, the opening theme was shortened and the rhyme was re-introduced, panning across the audience.

From Series Three the series title was shortened to just The Singing Kettle, with new music and theme to the show.

  • Series One contained 5 Episodes - 1995
  • Series Two Contained 6 Episodes - 1996
  • Series Three Contained 13 Episodes - 1998
  • Series Four Contained 13 Episodes - 2000
  • In 2016, the series produced for Scottish Television began airing on STV Glasgow and STV Edinburgh as part of their 'Wean's World' children's programming strand.

    Video Tapes

  • Sing All About It
  • Daly News
  • The Best Of The Singing Kettle
  • References

    The Singing Kettle News Wikipedia