The Lingo Show

This article is about the British children's educational series. For the American game show, see Lingo (American game show). For the British version of the American game show, see Lingo (British game show).

The Lingo Show
Genre	Animated Children's
Created by	Nicole Seymour
Directed by	Charlotte Bushell & Lee Kitchen
Voices of	Marc Silk Lin Lin Aurelie Harp Fran Canals Britta Gartner Elen Rhys Bhasker Patel Anita Rani Marcel McCalla Waris Dirie
Composer	Barrie Bignold
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	45
Production
Executive producer	Adam Redfern
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	BBC In-House Children's Unit Dinamo Productions BBC Worldwide
Original release
Network	CBeebies
Release	12 March 2012 (2012-03-12) – 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)

The Lingo Show is a British animated children's television series created by Nicole Seymour, produced by the BBC and animated by Dinamo Productions for BBC's CBeebies channel and programming block, in association with BBC Worldwide. ^[1] The characters and many other elements were designed by Kate Sullivan. The show, which combines animation with live-action footage, is designed to introduce preschool kids to new languages. The programme, which ran for 4 series totaling 45 episodes, initially began as an interactive mini-site on the CBeebies website, ^[2] aired on CBeebies from 2012 ^[3] to February 7, 2014. ^[4] and was repeated until 2019.

Plot

The series revolves around a show bug host named Lingo and his family of bugs, who each specialize in a different language. At the request of children, he travels across the world to perform a Big Bug Show using one of his performers. In each episode, the chosen performer searches around for props required for their show, as they introduce objects in their language, before they bring them back to Lingo so they can perform the show for the delighted preschool children.

Characters

Main characters

The characters were designed by Kate Sullivan.

• Lingo (voiced by Marc Silk): The ringmaster of the Big Bug Show. He is in charge of bringing his Big Bug Stage across the world to host shows and often has wild ambitions as to what they could entail. Lingo is half ladybird and half butterfly.
• Wèi (voiced by Lin Lin): A small male ant who is from China and speaks Mandarin. He is often seen wearing roller skates and a crash helmet. ^[5] He is commonly mistaken for a female due to his voice.
• Jargonaise (voiced by Aurelie Harp): A fabulous female pink bug that is a butterfly who is from France and speaks French. In contrast with her being a butterfly, she is very pretty and kind. ^[6]
• Queso (voiced by Fran Canals): A charming and funny male moth who is from Spain and speaks Spanish. He is often seen carrying his flamenco guitar. ^[7]
• Lieb (voiced by Britta Gartner): An athletic female tick who is from Germany and speaks German. She was added to the cast in the second season. ^[8]
• Blodwen (voiced by Elen Rhys): A nurturing female fuzzy green caterpillar who speaks in an opera singing tone. She comes from Wales and speaks Welsh. ^[9]
• Jaadoo (voiced by Bhasker Patel): A valiant male white green striped tick who is from Pakistan and speaks Urdu. He is constantly seen riding a unicycle, and has magic powers. Despite this, his hello song however has a more Indian theme. ^[10]
• Kikli (voiced by Anita Rani): An energetic female yellow damselfly who is from India and speaks Punjabi. She is often seen with a magic wand and giggles a lot. ^[11]
• Dyzio (voiced by Marcel McCalla): A sleepy brown male stick insect who is from Poland and speaks Polish. ^[12]
• Subah (voiced by Waris Dirie): A sassy female green snail in a purple polka-dotted shell who is from Somalia and speaks Somali. ^[13]
• Mimi: A happy female lavender dragonfly who is from Lithuania and speaks Lithuanian She is often seen with purple spots on his wings and laughs a lot. ^[14]
• Boris: An electrified sargeant dark blue male Ox Beetle who is from Russia and speaks Russian. He is often stomping with his 8 feet. ^[15]
• Wenda: A smart gold female jewel beetle who is from Slovakia and speaks Slovak. ^[16]

Minor characters

• Bloozles: A group of small green aphids that helps Lingo in preparing for the Big Bug Show.
• Floozles: The silent fireflies that also help Lingo prepare for the show.
• Spaestro: A blue spider with eight arms who plays several instruments, including a washboard, a bass drum, a trumpet, a piano, a violin, a xylophone, a music player, and a little drum on top of his head. He is unnamed in the show.

Production

The Lingo Show was originally created as an interactive minisite by CBeebies web producer Nicole Seymour, which launched in February 2011. The site features various activities which teach children new words in numerous languages; with the website periodically updated to include new languages. The site proved popular and in February that year, it was decided to bring the series to television format, with Dinamo Productions doing animation. The first season, consisting of fifteen episodes, which teaches Mandarin, French and Spanish, began airing from 12 March 2012. The second season, also consisting of fifteen episodes, which teaches German, Welsh and Urdu, began airing from 20 May 2013. The third season, also consisting of fifteen episodes, which teaches Punjabi, Polish and Somali, began airing from 10 January 2014. A fourth season has been never planned.

Episodes

Episode	Title	Plot	Original UK airdate [1]
1	Chop Chop	Wei searches for something he can chop with his bare hands	12 March 2012
2	Wei's Giant Jump	Wei decides to do a long jump for his show.	13 March 2012
3	Cannonbug	Wei wants to be shot out of a cannon, but the cannon is broken.	14 March 2012
4	Wei Up High	Wei decides to perform a stilt-walking act for his show	15 March 2012
5	Wei's Buggy Best 3	Wei chooses his top three moments.	16 March 2012
6	Can't Can't	Jargonaise decides to do the Can-can.	19 March 2012
7	Trapeasy Rider	Jargonaise decides to put on a trapeze act.	20 March 2012
8	Balancing Bug	Jargonaise tries her hand at being a tightrope walker.	21 March 2012
9	The Limbo Show	Jargonaise searches for some objects to limbo under.	22 March 2012
10	Jargonaise's Buggy Best 3	Jargonaise picks her top three moments.	23 March 2012
11	Strong Bug	Queso demonstrates his weight lifting abilities.	29 March 2012
12	Questanets	Queso decides to put on a flamenco show using castanets.	26 March 2012
13	Queso the Clown	Queso puts on a clown act.	27 March 2012
14	Ice Cream Queso	Queso searches around an ice cream van for his balancing act.	28 March 2012
15	Queso's Buggy Best 3	Queso picks his top three moments.	30 March 2012
16	A Lieb of Faith	Lieb goes to the airport to find objects for a flying act.	20 May 2013
17	Trampo-Lieb	Lieb wants to do a trampoline routine and Lingo sends her off to find something to bounce on.	21 May 2013
18	Hop, Skip, Jump	Athletic bug Lieb is looking for something to jump over and something to slide under in her over and under show.	22 May 2013
19	Gymtastic Bug-tastic	Lieb visits a farm and a model village as she combines her love of sports and animals for an equestrian vaulting performance in the Big Bug Show.	23 May 2013
20	Lieb's Buggy Best Three	Lieb chooses her favorite three Big Bug Shows.	24 May 2013
21	The Swingo Show	Lingo isn't quite sure how Blodwen will succeed in her daring pole vaulting display for the Big Bug Show.	27 May 2013
22	The Great Sausage Spring	Lingo isn't quite sure how Blodwen will succeed in her daring pole vaulting display for the Big Bug Show.	28 May 2013
23	Blodwen's Bread Bonnet	Blodwen looks for bread and some objects to use in her show.	29 May 2013
24	The Big Bug Throw	Blodwen wants to do a spectacular throwing act.	30 May 2013
25	Blodwen's Buggy Best Three	Blodwen chooses her best moments using the numbers one, two and three in Welsh along the way.	31 May 2013
26	Jaadoo's Obstacle Spectacle	Jaadoo must find some objects to use in a jumping act.	3 June 2013
27	Juggling Jaadoo	Jaadoo sets off to find some objects to use in a juggling act.	4 June 2013
28	Rain Sailing	Jaadoo is looking for something to help make it rain for his Big Bug Show.	5 June 2013
29	Wheely Good	Unicycling bug Jaadoo wants to perform a balancing act.	6 June 2013
30	Jaadoo's Buggy Best Three	Jaadoo has to choose his favorite three Big Bug Shows.	7 June 2013
31	Magical Master	Kikli does what she does best: Magic	10 January 2014
32	Arrows Point To Kikli	Kikli tries her hand at an archery stunt.	11 January 2014
33	Swell Belly	Kikli puts on a belly dancing show.	12 January 2014
34	Through The Firebreathing and Fame	Kikli performs a firebreathing act.	13 January 2014
35	Kikli's Buggy Best Three	Kikli showcases her top three best shows.	14 January 2014
36	Swashbuckler Stick Bug	Dyzio puts on a pirate play and acts like a brave pirate captain.	15 January 2014
37	Coaster Roll	Dyzio embarks on a roller-coaster stunt rally.	16 January 2014
38	Shadow Puppet Play	Dyzio showcases his shadow puppet skills.	17 January 2014
39	Eye-Popping Act	Dyzio puts on a bubble blowing act.	18 January 2014
40	Dyzio's Buggy Best Three	Dyzio showcases his top three best shows.	19 January 2014
41	Dazziling Drums	Subah performs on a spectacular drum solo.	3 February 2014
42	Splashdown!	Subah does a high diving act.	4 February 2014
43	Buggy Pinball	Subah puts on a pinball-fashioned stunt rally.	5 February 2014
44	Bugway Musical	Subah performs a broadway musical performance.	6 February 2014
45	Subah's Buggy Best Three	Subah showcases her top three best shows.	7 February 2014 References "The Lingo Show – CBeebies – BBC". "BBC – Press Office – CBeebies lights up little language learners with the Lingo Show". "CBeebies - Schedules, Monday 12 March 2012". www.bbc.co.uk. "CBeebies - Schedules, January 10 2014". www.bbc.co.uk. "The Lingo Show - Wèi's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Jargonaise's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Queso's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Lieb's song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Blodwen's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Jaadoo's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Kikli's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Dyzio's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Subah's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. "The Lingo Show - Mimi's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Boris's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "The Lingo Show - Wenda's Song". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2024. External links The Lingo Show at BBC Online The Lingo Show at IMDb