Hi-5 (UK)

Hi-5 (UK) is a British children's television program, that aired in 2008 on Cartoonito and CITV. It was based on the original Australian TV show of the same name and features an all-British cast, much like how the American version features an all-American cast.

Cast

 * Jenny Jones (favourite colour: pink)
 * Chris Edgerley (favourite colour: blue)
 * Cat Sandion (favourite colour: green)
 * Luke Roberts (favourite colour: red)
 * Emma Nowell (favourite colour: yellow)

Seasons
The only British season (Series 1) has 40 episodes, with 8 Songs of the Week:

The Set
At the start of the TV show, it featured three shapes at the back. The shapes are a diamond, a circle, and a triangle.

Educational segments of Hi-5
Each presenter hosts an education-centric segment of the show. At times, they're assisted by their co-presenters to display social skills and group problem solving skills.


 * Body Move Segment: Jenny Jones hosts the section body move encouraging body co-ordination skill development through dancing, hopping, jumping and stepping.


 * Making Music Segment: Chris Edgerley hosts the musical segment looking at concepts such as beat, rhythm, pitch and melody using pianos, guitars, bells and other instruments to his aid.


 * Puzzles And Patterns Segment: Cat Sandion presents a segment on logical thinking and mathematics looking at numbers, puzzles and mazes - this segment also features Jup-Jup, a puppet who is not seen by Cat, but constantly plays tricks on her.


 * Shapes In Space Segment: Luke Roberts presents a segment exploring shape, colour, texture and pattern using various kinds of learning aids including coloured boxes, balls and play-dough.


 * Word Play Segment: Emma Nowell hosts the section word play looking at language and sounds with the help of her puppet friend Chatterbox ("Chats").


 * Sharing Stories Segment: There is also a segment where all five presenters join together to present a story. This segment is to promote social skills and group problem-solving.