A host of Bluey minisodes are heading to free-to-air TV on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer this week.
Twenty episodes of the bite-sized Bluey stories – which were previously only available to watch on Disney Plus in the UK – will roll out on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from today (Monday 22 June), with one episode releasing each day and dropping on iPlayer at the same time.
The minisodes, which typically range from one to three minutes long, highlight “funny and sweet moments featuring Bluey and her family and friends” and feature “play, inventive storytelling and plenty of giggles, from retellings of classic tales like Three Pigs and Goldilocks to music and backyard games”.
To celebrate the launch of the minisodes on free-to-air television, Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack – the much-loved voices behind Bluey’s mum and dad – will read a CBeebies Bedtime Story this week.
Zanetti and McCormack will read We Are Definitely Human by X Fang on Friday (26 June).
Kate Morton, senior head of commissioning for CBeebies, said in a statement that the minisodes are “a brilliant way to bring even more of that playful, heartfelt storytelling to families available for everyone to enjoy”.
Zanetti added: “It was an absolute delight recording a CBeebies Bedtime Story with Dave at the BBC in the UK! My siblings and I were read to endlessly as kids, which instilled in me such a deep love of both reading and storytelling.
“I’m thrilled we get to share X. Fang’s funny, clever and heart felt book, We Are Definitely Human with families just before Sleepytime!”
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McCormack called We Are Definitely Human “funny, clever and packed with heart”, adding: “The blue aliens are wonderfully charming and for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on, I felt a certain kinship with them.
“It was a pleasure recording it with Melanie too, and I hope families enjoy watching us read this story together. If it inspires a few giggles, a bit of wonder and a smooth trip to bedtime, then we’ve done our job.”
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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.
