Tashi (TV series)

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Tashi
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GenreAnimated
Based on Tashi books by Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg
Directed byMarc Wasik
Voices ofJames Buckingham
Leon Williams
Jacqueline Marriott
Theme music composerCaitlin Yeo
Jonathan Dower
Opening themeTashi's World
Country of origin Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producersJim Ballantine
Chris Rose
ProducerBarbara Stephen
Running time11 minutes
Production companies Flying Bark Productions
Studio 100 Animation
Release
Original network 7TWO
Picture format 576i (SDTV)
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseNovember 27, 2014 (2014-11-27) 
January 8, 2015 (2015-01-08)

Tashi is an Australian animated television series based on a series of Tashi books by mother and daughter Anna Fienberg and Barbara Fienberg and illustrated by Kim Gamble. [1] It first screened on 7TWO in 2015 and was repeated on the ABC. [2]

Contents

Plot

Tashi's distant cousin Jack has been sent to stay with him. With the help of creature-whisperer Lotus Blossom, they encounter wild adventures filled with giants, ghosts, witches, bandits, demons and dragons. [3]

Characters

International

Tashi has also screened in Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, UK and Ireland.

Awards

Notes

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    References

    1. Taffel, Jacqui (21 February 2016). "Kim Gamble, Tashi creator, dies at 63". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
    2. Knox, David (24 December 2017). "Networks turn to animation to fulfill Children's quotas" . Retrieved 12 January 2018.
    3. "Tashi". FFlying Bark Productions. Retrieved 23 November 2021.