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Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain (10 x 11 minutes) from Screen Glue. This live-action/animated comedy (pictured) answers unusual questions like what happens if you never sleep, or could you catapult to the moon. Hosts Ken Cheng and Leila Navabi chat with experts and celebrities in every episode, and animated sequences explore the science behind the answers they discover. Aimed at seven to 11s,
Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain premieres April 28.
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Independent producer of high-end factual and kids’ content, Screen Glue, has unveiled Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Brain, its latest commission for core BBC kids’ channel CBBC.
The 10 x 11’ series is designed for children aged 7-11 and sets out to answer some of the burning – and often quite ridiculous – questions that our brains come up with, such as can we talk with dogs, what would happen if we never went to sleep, and could we catapult ourselves to the moon?
The series is hosted by two young comedians, Ken Cheng (pictured) and Leila Navabi, and demonstrates a combination of clever science, surreal fun and live action mixed with zany graphics and animation that Screen Glue deployed in its first popular CBBC series, Hey You, What If…?