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Sue Monroe | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, voice actress, presenter, writer |
| Known for | Presenting CBeebies (2002–2006) |
Sue Monroe is a British television presenter, actress, and author best known for hosting CBeebies, and playing Poppy in Playdays . [1]
Monroe presented, voiced and puppeteered Poppy the Cat in Playdays from 1990 to 1997. In February 2002, she became one of the first presenters on CBeebies, with Chris Jarvis, Sidney Sloane, and Pui Fan Lee [2] until February 2006. She voiced Tigs the Tiger in the CBeebies show The Shiny Show. In 2006, Monroe presented Wakey Wakey on GMTV.
Monroe now writes children's books, the series 'The Magnificent Moon Hare' and 'The Magnificent Moon Hare and the Foul Treasure' have been translated into five languages. Monroe owns a children's shop called P.J and The Hare (a nod to her books) based in Cuckfield, West Sussex. [3] The latest book in the Moon Hare series was published in 2022. [4]
Sophie Aldred is an English actress and television presenter. She has worked extensively in children's television as a presenter and voice artist. She played the Seventh Doctor's companion, Ace, in the television series Doctor Who during the late 1980s, becoming the final companion in the series' first run.
CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged six years and under. Its sister channel, CBBC, is intended for older children aged six to twelve. It broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Four.
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