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ALL ABOARD FOR DRIVER DAN’S STORY TRAIN ON CBEEBIES!




"Driver Dan’s Story Train" brings back the value of books and introduces them as fun without the educational

association.”



Launching on CBeebies this January 2010, “Driver Dan’s Story Train” is a CGI animated/live-action series that

welcomes its young audience aboard The Story Train, with its cast of loveable new animated friends, led by the

grown-up lion, Driver Dan.



The series features a colourful and inquisitive group of 3D animated animal characters of pre-school age, who love

stories and adventure. Each full of personality and individuality, the animals join the ‘grown-up’ lion, Driver

Dan, on his Story Train as they play games, have adventures, solve puzzles and find out that there is a book for

absolutely every occasion.



“Driver Dan’s Story Train” presents children with a totally immersive and interactive storytelling experience –

from the intimate moments of choosing a book, to discovering the joys of a story as it unfolds, through listening,

reading and participating. “Driver Dan’s Story Train” therefore helps promote pre-literacy development and

awareness while conveying the message that books are fun and comforting. It does not require children to have a

particular level of knowledge of the alphabet or numeracy to be able to engage in the series and comprehend the

content. The series has also been developed for multi-platform applications which will include an online and

interactive website.



Choosing, telling, sharing, listening, remembering… this new series captures all the magic of storybooks and

storytelling.



Peter Serafinowicz, Actor, comedian and the voice artist for Driver Dan says, “Having always wanted to narrate a

children’s show, it seems fitting that now, when story-telling is diminishing in the family home, I can be involved

in such an exciting project. “Driver Dan’s Story Train” brings back the value of books and introduces them as fun

without the educational association.”



Rebecca Elgar, Author, illustrator and the creator of “Driver Dan’s Story Train” says, “In the twenty years I

have been working in both children's publishing as a writer and illustrator, I have done lots of research on the use

of books and story-telling with both pre-school and year one and two children. Everything underlines the crucial

importance of the enjoyment of stories and that children relish the opportunity to join in and talk about what they

have seen and heard. "Driver Dan's Story Train" is all about this and I hope it may also encourage mums and dads and

carers to listen to the stories with their children and then all talk together about them.”



Estelle Hughes, Producer, 3Line Media adds, ““Driver Dan’s Story Train” has all the qualities we at 3Line Media

look for in a property … distinctive, engaging, internationally appealing and with creativity and interactivity at

it’s core. We’ve developed its strong entertainment and educational values into a show with a unique and visually

arresting style, and we are confident that it will become a show that appeals to children and parents alike.”

Brian Neish (MEd), Educational Consultant “Driver Dan’s Story Train” adds, "Driver Dan’s Story Train” promises

not only to be a fun, enjoyable and entertaining series for young children but also a series that develops their

knowledge and thinking skills, regardless of their primary learning style. Group-based social values are developed

strongly in each episode through observing positive and imaginative play action - modelled by the characters and

later enriched by seeing real children responding to what we have all seen. The series also explores a quite unique

approach to language and communication learning, whereby children learn to see connections between stories, books,

spoken language and their own expressive play. Watching this promises to 'scaffold' their real play activity and

therefore help them learn to communicate more effectively with their peers."



Kay Benbow, Head of CBeebies Production, Animation and Acquisitions said “We are delighted to welcome the arrival

of Driver Dan's Story Train to CBeebies - it is a charming and engaging series which draws children into its

beautiful world and involves them in the narrative in a unique way.”



“Driver Dan’s Story Train” is a 3Line Media and twofour54 Abu Dhabi production for CBeebies UK. The series was

created and designed by Rebecca Elgar, produced by Teresa Reed and Estelle Hughes and directed by Mark Taylor. The

BBC Executive Producer is Jackie Edwards.