''Art Ninja'' is a

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television

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hybrid hosted by

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. The show is produced by Dot to Dot Productions for

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and began on 17 January 2015. The series follows presenter Ricky and his life where he makes arts with his friends Rich Thorne,

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, Gavin "Gav" Strange and Sarah Matthews. Ella Lia Trudgeon and Ricky's dad, Terry Martin also appears in some episodes. Three series of 10 episodes each have been aired. Short compilation episodes are as ''Nine Minute Ninja''. A fifth series was commissioned by CBBC in Spring 2018, which aired in 2019.

Format

Each episode follows a

format with instructional art segments, like ''

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'' or ''

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''. Each episode's makes has a theme to them, such as animals or aliens. An episode will usually consist of several small makes the viewer is able to make at home, an animation, a small drawing on a

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, a make made with a viewer on

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, a small make with the character ''The Grandmaster'' and a big make (in the way of

), usually using a large amount of a certain material, like coins or clingfilm.

Production

''Art Ninja'' came around after Ricky Martin's pilot, ''Ricky's Radical Reinventions'' was not picked up by CBBC. Dot to Dot Productions were looking for a recommission of their former art series, ''Totally Rubbish''. However, CBBC's commissioner Cheryl Taylor wanted to create a new art brand. According to Martin, the series was aiming to be "''

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'', meets art, meets ''

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''." The working title for the series was ''Art Monkey''.

Episodes

Series 1 (2015)

Series 2 (2016)

Series 3 (2017)

Series 4 (2018)

Series 5 (2018 - 2019)

References

External links

* {{BBC programme
Production Website
2015 British television series debuts 2010s British sitcoms CBBC shows BBC children's television shows Television series about art 2010s British children's television series English-language television shows BBC television sitcoms