Shaun the Sheep – 22 Jan 2010

Today’s recording starts with a trail for Saturday Morning programmes on CBBC. Then it’s Shaun the Sheep – The Kite. It’s a very windy day, and a kite finds its way to the farm. It spooks the sheep. Shaun gets tangled up in the tail and it takes him flying. He gets away when the kite gets stuck in a tree. Shaun and the Sheep try using a mattress to bounce on and get the kite, but can’t manage it. They try another method. Shaun has another plan. I’d love to think that’s a genuine formula for what he’s proposing, but the presence of E=MC2 suggests not. Shaun gets into position. Shaun misses the kite. He does dislodge the kite, though, and the other sheep chase after it, trampling Bitzer in the process. It lands in front of the greedy sheep, who starts eating it. But then a bunch of balloons floats over, and the sheep go chasing that one. Shaun and Bitzer kick back and watch. It goes on until late. Media Centre Description: Children’s animation. Set on a remote rural farm, Shaun’s flock…