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Dom Robinson reviews
- Cert:
- Cat.no: BBCDVD 1026
- Running time: 119 minutes
- Year: 2000
- Pressing: 2000
- Region(s): 2 (UK PAL)
- Chapters: 21 plus extras
- Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 (Dolby Surround)
- Languages: English
- Subtitles: English for the hard of hearing
- Widescreen: 1.77:1 (16:9)
- 16:9-enhanced: Yes
- Macrovision: No
- Disc Format: DVD 5
- Price: £16.99
- Extras: “Surprise Me” random play
Tweeniesis a children’s show on BBC TV for pre-schoolers aged three to five. Liketheir other popular show, Teletubbies, this too features four charactersdressed in bright colours to appeal to such an age market. This is the firstof two Tweenies DVDs being release this Xmas and follows on fromReady To Play & Song Time,released earlier this year.
In Animal Friends, Milo, Bella, Fizz and Jake, indulge in storiesand songs about Farmyard Animals, Starfish, Dragons and Wiggly Creatures,plus there’s a rousing version of “Old Macdonald had a Farm”.
Party Games, Laughs and Giggles brings you party songs such as“Tweenie Beat” and “Hokey Cokey”, party games and ‘Pretendand Play’ sections where they act out Aladdin and the Ugly Bug Ball. It’salso Fizz’s birthday.
Like the previous release, this is presented in an anamorphic 16:9 widescreenratio, with a superb picture quality that’s packed with colours and willcapture the attention of its intended audience.The average bitrate is 4.84Mb/s or 4.57Mb/s, depending on which programmeyou watch.
When it comes to sound, the Tweenies aren’t ones to be quiet. They talk tothe camera – such as when it comes to introducing themselves – and kids willhappily sing a long to the tunes.
Extras :The only real extra is a “Surprise Me” random play feature which workswell but only for the first song chosen. After that it will play the restin order until the end of the programme.
All the dialogue is in English and has subtitles in English (for the deaf andhard of hearing). There are 21 chapters during the two programmes in totaland the main menu is animated with no sound.
Overall, you’ll obviously only buy this if your kids are big Tweenies fans,but if you do – knowing it’ll be watched repeatedly – it does make for verygood value.
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.