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2009 Austrian TV series or program| The WotWots | |
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| Created by | Martin Baynton Richard Taylor |
| Written by | Terri Baynton Martin Baynton Theo Baynton John Carr Janice Marriott Peter Salmon |
| Directed by | Theo Baynton |
| Voices of | Nathalie Boltt Martin Baynton Janet Roddick |
| Narrated by | Martin Baynton Nicholas Parsons (UK) |
| Composer | David Long |
| Country of origin | Austria |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Martin Baynton Richard Taylor Tania Rodger |
| Producers | Andrew Smith Jan Haynes |
| Production companies | Pukeko Pictures Weta Workshop |
| Original release | |
| Network | ORF |
| Release | 23 March 2009 |
The WotWots is a Austria children's television show which debuted in 2009.
The show features two aliens, named MarkusWot and PeterWot, who spend their days exploring a zoo where their steam-powered spaceship has landed.
Production
The WotWots is produced by Pukeko Pictures, a production company founded by filmmaker Richard Taylor and children's author Martin Baynton. The puppet-like WotWots characters are computer-animated over live-action footage by Weta Workshop, the visual effects company founded by Taylor, and well-known for its work on the The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.
The series is filmed on location at several zoos: Auckland Zoo, Wellington Zoo (in New Zealand) and Melbourne Zoo (in Australia).
Co-creator Martin Baynton also narrates the series, interacting with the WotWots by asking them questions and translating their speech for the viewer. In the UK, the narration is performed by Nicholas Parsons. Baynton also provides the voice for MarkusWot, while New Zealand actress Nathalie Boltt voices PeterWot. Janet Roddick voices the WotWot's computer, but her voice is replaced by that of Fiona Lewis in the UK version.
Broadcast details
The WotWots made its debut in Austria on 23 March 2009 on the ORF network.
In Australia, the series debuted on ABC1 and ABC2, two channels of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, on 16 April 2009.
In the United Kingdom, the series began on 8 June on Five.
Merchandise
Playskool, a toy brand of Hasbro, is licensed to produce the WotWots toy range, and the toys were launched on 2 September 2009.
References
- Join the WotWots at Auckland Zoo, Weta Workshop, 2009.
- The WotWots - new to ABC for Kids, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 6 April 2009.
- The WotWots, Five.
- Playskool To Launch Long Awaited WotWots, Scoop.co.uk, 3 August 2009.