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created by Andrew Offiler. It follows a cave girl named Igam Ogam and the prehistoric animals she befriends.

Characters

* ''Igam Ogam'' - The main heroine, an unruly cave girl. Voiced by Sian Bradbury in season 1 and Ruby Llewelyn in season 2. * ''Triple Tog'' – A flat sabre-toothed tiger, who acts as Igam Ogam's blanket. He is the grumpy voice of reason, reminiscent of

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books. Voiced by Bernard Latham. * ''Doggie'' – Igam Ogam's pet dog-like dinosaur ( raptor) of the Lickasaurus kind, who likes to play hide and seek. Voiced by Bernard Latham. * ''Big Daddy'' – A T-Rex, who acts as the only authority and father figure to Igam Ogam. Voiced by Tony Leader * ''Roly'' – Igam Ogam's best friend, a monkey/ape ( dryopithecine/

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) obsessed with bananas, who gets around by rolling forwards. Voiced by Ali Curries in season 1 and Hallie Green in season 2. * '' Birdie'' – Igam Ogam's second friend, a wise

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. * ''Narrator'' - A voice which comments on Igam Ogam's antics, but also addresses the characters and talks with them. Voiced by Ruth Jones. * ''Wriggle Wiggle'' – A fluffy worm with a mischievous sense of humour. * ''Finian'' – A fish, who wants to be friends with Igam Ogam and can move outside of water. Introduced in season 2. Voiced by Sean Clancy.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2009)

Season 2 (2013)

Production

The series is produced by Welsh company Calon and

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, Soundworks and Wales Creative IP Fund joined as co-producers. For the second season, Irish company Telegael Teoranta joined as a co-production company. The main creative team and voice talent have stayed the same throughout the seasons. However, the two parts voiced by children such as Igam Ogam and Roly were recast.

Release

Broadcast

The first season aired on Channel 5 in their kids block

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from May till April 2010 and the second season got its first run from 31 October 2006 until December 2013 on the same channel. The series was also broadcast on Knowledge Kids and BBC Kids (

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Home media and online viewing

8 episodes from the first season were made available on a DVD self-released by Calon, available in separate Welsh and English editions. On 14 April 2014 the first 13 episodes of the first season were given an official retail DVD release in United Kingdom through Signature Entertainment. Season 1 is available on Amazon Instant Video in United Kingdom.

Adaptations

Calon released two picture books, ''Where's My Doggie?'' and ''I'm Not Igam Ogam'', covering the specific episodes. The Welsh creative dance company Coreo Cymru and the Wales Millennium Centre in association with Calon have produced a live dance and acrobatics stage show called ''The Igam Ogam Show'' (''Sioe Igam Ogam'' in

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), which toured several Welsh cities in summer 2013. The show was created by Carole Blade.An article about the stage show at the Wales blog of BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales)
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References

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External links

IMDB entry

Igam Ogam at the Milkshake! website

Series info at the ZDF Enterprises website

Air date schedule and synopses on the Channel 5 website
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