Surprises!

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Surprises!
Genrepre-school
StarringJames Buckingham
Laura Murphy
Hugo Chiarella
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAmbience Entertainment
Release
Original network Nine Network (2012)
9Go! (2013-present)
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original release14 October 2012 (2012-10-14) 
26 December 2014 (2014-12-26)
Related
Magical Tales

Surprises! is an Australian pre-school children's television series which first aired on the Nine Network on 14 October 2012. It then aired on the network's 9GO! channel.

It was produced by Ambience Entertainment and was a spin-off series from William & Sparkles' Magical Tales , another show now airs on 9GO!

Surprises! is set in a stylised travelling space contraption where William the Wizard and Sparkles the Fairy are joined by their speedy courier friend, Digby Dash. Together the team lead a group of pre-schoolers on a thrilling journey as each new episode uncovers a daily surprise. [1]

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References

  1. "Surprises".