Benny Time - Parent Time

When we think of childrens television, we think of Peppa Pig, Play School and Thomas the Tank Engine, but its hard to imagine that somewhere in the suburbs, in a darkened room with their head in their hands, is a struggling soul trying desperately to come up with new characters, dialogue and scenarios to cater for the ever demanding mind of a child. But there is and today we take time out to chat to one of them. Award winning children [...] The post From Jugglers To Rabbits, Melanie has written for them all… appeared first on Benny Time.

It is a rare few who can sustain a career in entertainment spanning almost 4 decades. It is an even rarer few that can do it in the world of children’s entertainment. Don Spencer is one such man. Here he sheds some light on his career, his accidental presidency over his very own charity, Australian Children’s Music Foundation, and why Jeremy Irons, never quite had what it took Is Don, is good   The post Meet The Don, Children Entertainments Very Own Godfather. appeared first on Benny Time.

TANYA DENNING-ORMAN Tanya Denning-Orman is station Manager for NITV, Australia’s premier Indigenous network. In this interview she talks about Jarjums, NITV’s children’s programming, its success, its future and its battles, not to mention the greatest show ever made, Move It Mob Style With first nation content from around the globe, Jarjums is a breath of fresh air in the share house of children’s content and in just two short years has created and continues to create, programming worthy of all its accolades and adoration. From instructional [...] The post First Nation celebration. Our Kids are in good hands appeared first on Benny Time.

Caspar Babypants Chris Ballew is probably better known to most as the front man for tongue in cheek rockers, Presidents of the United States of America. However, to a growing fan base of miniature adults, he is known only as Caspar Babypants, the mad capped purveyor of timeless tunes such as Stompy the Bear, Mr Rabbit Mr Rabbit and The tree stump hotel. Today on ‘Parent Time’, Chris opens up about his Caspar Babypants career, its humble beginnings to its flourishing future. From [...] The post From Presidents of the USA to king of the baby faced, chris ballew continues to rule appeared first on Benny Time.

Peter Dasent – Musician Peter Dasent may not be a name bantered around the dinner table much but guaranteed his music has caused many a conversation. As piano player on Play School, Peter was introduced to Justine Clarke… and the rest is current history. It’s a small club that holds gold and platinum records in the children’s market, but Peter, through the voice of Justine, has given our children some of their greatest music ever.