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Space Pirates
Directed by	Bridget Caldwell
Starring	Luke Toulson Kirsty Rider Connor Panayi Adam Carter Dominic Byrne
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer(s)	Tony Reed
Running time	28 mins
Release
Original network	CBeebies
Original release	3 November 2007 – 22 March 2008
External links
Website

Space Pirates is a British children's television series originally shown on CBeebies. It is a mixture of live action and animation, set aboard a space ship which orbits Earth. It starred Luke Toulson as Captain DJ, and featured the voice of (then) Radio 1 newsreader Dominic Byrne as an alien news/weather/travel reporter called Zorst. There are 30 episodes which were first shown from 3 November 2007 until 22 March 2008.

Background[edit]

Space Pirates was commissioned for the BBC's CBeebies channel. The show is primarily aimed at children aged from four to six years old, although the show is designed to reach all ages and 'bring the whole family together to explore a diverse range of musical performances.'^[1] According to the BBC, for six weeks from 9 November 2007, viewers could press the red button on their TV remote controls and choose which of the three songs they wanted to listen to at the end of the show.^[1] The show has also featured on the CBeebies slot on BBC Radio 7.^[1]

In 2008, the episode 'Music to Paint to' was nominated for a Banff World Television Award.^[2] The show was also nominated for Best Pre-School Live Action Series at the 2008 BAFTA Children's Awards.^[3]

Format[edit]

The space ship Guisto is led by Captain DJ, who is very vain and stupid. It orbits planet Earth searching for music for the radio show, Guisto Radio. The tenuous storyline in each episode usually involves two space-wise kids, Honk and Tonk, who are played by children. They trick Captain DJ and/or Lippy by selling him something worthless for many doubloons or junk food. Lippy is a cheeky microphone who often makes fun of Captain DJ. Captain DJ's real name is occasionally revealed (it is 'Leslie'). Also featured is a newsreader/weather forecaster/traffic reporter, Zorst, who is an alien barnacle who clings to the stern of the ship (near the exhaust, hence his name). He always ends his reports with bad jokes. There are three musical acts per episode, one performed live on set (or specially recorded), one music video, and one cover song by puppetrats called The Jingles - Windy, Stringy and Brassy. A group of children on Earth, the Pirate Posse, get to vote on which song was the best and who they want to hear again, which plays out the show.

Music[edit]

The theme tune to the series, written by Darren Loveday and former Busted keyboardist Chris Banks, was released as a single available for download on iTunes, Chris Moyles popularised the song by playing it on his radio show, hoping to get it into the UK charts and beat The X Factor Christmas single ('When You Believe' by Leon Jackson). The result of Moyles' campaign was that the song completely failed to have any impact on the UK singles chart,^[4] although the song did spend eleven weeks at position number one on the iTunes Children's Chart.^[5] Moyles later played a mashup of the song that mixed it with the theme tune from Ghostbusters, the irony being that the mashup was actually created by Chris Banks himself.

Acts which appear on the show include: McFly, The Cheeky Girls, Jamelia, The Drifters, The Puppini Sisters, Julie Felix, the London Community Gospel Choir, and The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain.

Cast[edit]

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Captain DJ (aka 'Leslie'): Luke Toulson
Lippy: Adam Carter
Honk: Kirsty Rider
Tonk: Connor Panayi
The Jingles:
- Stringy: Brian Herring
- Brassy: Sarah Burgess
- Windy: Dave Chapman
Zorst: Dominic Byrne
Jolly Rogers: Stephen Cannon
Assistant Puppeteers: William Banyard, Yvonne Stone, Warrick Brownlow-Pike

The puppets in the show, including Lippy and the three Jingles, were designed and created by Yvonne Stone and Sacha Choat.

Episodes[edit]

#	Title	Original airdate
1.1	'Music to Drum Along To'	3 November 2007
Captain DJ and crew have a noisy mission which doesn't help DJ's headache. It does, however, help Honk and Tonk disguise the sound of their doubloon-making contraption. Video: KT Tunstall - Black Horse and the Cherry Tree green button Jingles: Wipe Out ('originally by The Ventures') yellow button Studio Guest: Kuljit Bhamra playing the Tabla drums blue button (Posse Pick)
1.2	'Music for Playtime'	10 November 2007
Honk and Tonk are too busy trying to sell their latest cargo of odd shoes, so Captain DJ beams aboard some very special guests to help. Studio Guest: McFly - All About You green button (Posse Pick) Recorded: Backbeat Percussion Quartet from the UK yellow button Jingles: The Beach Boys' Fun, Fun, Fun blue button
1.3	'Music to Paint to'	17 November 2007
The Pirate Posse's mission inspires Captain DJ to do a spot of painting. Honk and Tonk's latest doubloon-making scheme means that Captain DJ ends up with more than just a spot of paint on him, and a nasty taste in his mouth. Video: R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People green button Jingles: The Rolling Stones' She's a Rainbow yellow button Recorded: Blue Man Group, recorded in the UK blue button blue button (Posse Pick)
1.4	'Music that Makes Me Laugh'	24 November 2007
Up to their doubloon making schemes, Honk and Tonk try and sell Captain DJ his own cargo. Video: Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay - Is This the Way to Amarillo green button (Posse Pick) 2nd place Jingles: Charles Penrose's The Laughing Policeman yellow button 1st place Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Slotomania - Slot Machines. 13,388,304 likes 27,694 talking about this. Come join the largest Slot game that all your friends are talking about! Slotomania free slots on facebook. Join the amazing free slots experience played by millions on the web, Facebook, iPhone, iPad, Android, Amazon and Windows Phone. Slotomania games are available across all devices from PC to Tablet and Cell phones, a fantastic opportunity for people who want to play the latest slots games on the go. Studio Guest: The Cheeky Girls 'and their cheeky niece' - Farmyard Hokey Cokey blue button 3rd place
1.5	'Music to Listen to On a Journey'	1 December 2007
The pirate posse are going on a long journey and want some music to while the time away. Captain DJ (or Leslie) receives a call from his 'fri