Finger Tips

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Finger Tips
Finger Tips logo.jpg
GenreChildren's television Handicraft
Created by The Foundation
Written byNic Ayling
Vanessa Amberleigh
Directed byMichael Kerrigan
Jason Garbett
Presented by Stephen Mulhern (Series 1-4) (2001–2004)
Fearne Cotton (Series 1-3)(2001–2003)
Naomi Wilkinson (Series 4-5) (2004, 2008)
Tim Dixon (Series 5) (2008)
Theme music composerIan Porter
Peter Miller
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes120
Production
Executive producersVanessa Hill
J Nigel Pickard
ProducersNic Ayling
Vanessa Amberleigh
Production location The Maidstone Studios
Running time5–17 minutes
Production companyThe Foundation
Release
Original network ITV (CITV)
Original release3 September 2001 (2001-09-03) 
14 December 2008 (2008-12-14)

Finger Tips is a British children's television series that aired on CITV and was broadcast from 3 September 2001 to 14 December 2008. It was produced by The Foundation.

Contents

Format

Finger Tips is an arts and crafts series that centres around creating things with objects that can be found in your home. The makes produced on the show were divided up into different categories:

"Top Make" and "Little" or "Make-Over Finger Tips" featured in every show, and "Fun" and "Food Tips" were usually in alternate shows. There were also more specialised categories which ran briefly, they were:

Special challenge is the "One-Minute-Make". In this game one of the presenters tries to make something with only a few things in less than 60 seconds. This is featured in every show, with one presenter making the project, and the other timing it, alternating in each episode.

Production

The series was recorded at The Maidstone Studios in Kent, former home to TVS Television.

The programme was first presented by both Stephen Mulhern and Fearne Cotton from its first series to its third series.

However, for the programme's fourth series, for numerous unknown reasons Fearne did not return to the programme, leaving Stephen as the only original presenter left, instead Naomi Wilkinson was brought in as her replacement, presenting the programme alongside Stephen Mulhern for the programme's fourth series.

The programme was axed by ITV after its fourth series in 2004 as part of a scheme devised by ITV to de-commission their original children's programming.

After four years, with the fourth series of the programme subsequently thought to be its final one due to the programme being axed by ITV, the programme was suddenly brought back in 2008 for one more series with Naomi reprising her role as the female presenter, having previously first presented the programme in the programme's originally thought final series. However, for numerous unknown reasons Stephen decided not to return to present the revised new series, as a result, Stephen's presenting role in the programme was taken over by Tim Dixon.

Series guide

VHS/DVDs

VHS and DVDs of the series were released by Right Entertainment/Universal Pictures Video in the United Kingdom. They were titled Make and Do at your Finger Tips (after the show's tagline), and featured episodes from the second and third series.

TitleEpisodesRelease Date
The One With... Balloony BoogieThe One with No Freeze Chocolate Ice Cream

The One with the Eyes that Follow
The One with the Finger Board Skate Park
The One with Balloony Boogie
The One with the Chamber of Doom Party

30 September 2002
10 May 2004 (DVD reissue) [1]
The One With... Penguin SkittlesThe One with Penguin Skittles

The One with the Snappy Croc Box
The One with Grow Your Own Cat
The One with the Flippin' Chicken

10 January 2005 [2]
The One With... Pop Up Lazy LegsThe One with Fruity Ropey Soap

The One with the Ball in the Bowl Cake
The One with Pop Up Lazy Legs
The One with Tarzan Skittles

10 May 2005 [3]
The One With....The House Of Horror PartyThe One with the House of Horror Party

The One with the Head Turn Box
The One with the Perfect Dream Catcher
The One with the Witch's Brew

9 August 2005 (DVD only) [4]
Make And Do At Your Fingertips: Volume 1-3 Box Set23 May 2005 [5]

International broadcast

In 2002, the series was licensed internationally to Entertainment Rights. [6]

The show has also been broadcast in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany (Super RTL since September 2004), Greece, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, New Zealand, Slovenia, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam, Kuwait, and Romania.

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References

  1. "Finger Tips™ - the One With..... Balloony Boogie". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
  2. "Finger Tips™ - the One With..... Penguin Skittles". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
  3. "Finger Tips™ - the One With..... Pop-Up Lazy Legs". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
  4. "Finger Tips™ - the One With.... The House of Horror Party". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
  5. "Finger Tips Triple Collection". Archived from the original on 15 May 2006.
  6. "News in Brief".