''Roar'' is a programme broadcast on

CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ...

, in the UK, for children. It is presented by

Rani Price Rani Price (born Rani Ratna Khanijau 29 January 1974 in Liverpool) is a British television presenter who has presented a variety of children's shows for CBBC, Disney, Channel 5 and Nickelodeon. Television career Early days Born in Liverpool t ...

and

Johny Pitts Johny Pitts is an English television presenter, writer and photographer born in Firth Park, Sheffield in 1987. Biography He is of mixed-race heritage (his father Richie was from Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York and w ...

Format

It is about the animals and keepers at

Howletts Zoo Howletts Wild Animal Park (formerly known as Howletts Zoo) in the parish of Bekesbourne,Edward Hasted, 'Parishes: Bekesborne', in The History and Topographical Survey of the County of Kent: Volume 9 (Canterbury, 1800), pp. 266-27/ref> near Canter ...

and

Port Lympne Zoo Port Lympne Hotel & Reserve near the town of Hythe, Kent, England is set in and incorporates the historic Port Lympne Mansion, and landscaped gardens designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker, for Sir Philip Sassoon. The estate with an Edward ...

Wild Animal Parks. It is similar to another BBC series, '' Animal Park'', filmed at

Longleat Safari Park Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Longleat, Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the world's first drive-through safari park outside Africa. History The park is in the grounds of Longleat, Longleat House, a stately home which is open ...

Roar: The Game

There is also a Roar game on the CBBC website, the 2010 version of which was developed by digital agency

Fish in a bottle Fish in a Bottle ltd. (or fishinabottle) is a creative digital agency based in Leamington Spa, United Kingdom specialising in browser game development (including casual games and games based viral marketing), website development and social netwo ...

. In every ''Roar'' broadcast they give you a passcode to unlock a treat or animal for their game.

Presenters

Alex Dolan Alexandra Marie Dolan is a weather presenter, and former journalist and science teacher. Early life Dolan was born in Cuckfield, in West Sussex. She attended The Leys School and Cambridge Centre for Sixth-form Studies, and went on to study marin ...

(2006) *Matthew Skilton (2006–2009) *

(2007–11) *

(2009–11) *Katie Phillips (2012–14)

Series

The series consisted of daily visits to all sections of the parks. Roar: The Game was introduced during series 1 and was renamed Roar – 2010 Edition during Series 5. From series 6 a new addition called 'feeding time' was introduced. Cheat codes were given out during the episodes to access content on the website.

''Roar – Reversions''

Rani Price and Matthew Skilton with stories from Howletts and Port Lympne wild animal parks. This series aired from April 2008 and finished airing its 20 episodes in August 2008. In this series it contains the best moments of Roar from series 1 and 2. It is presented by

and Matthew Skilton.

References

External links

*
CBBC – ''Roar''
at

bbc.co.uk BBC Online, formerly known as BBCi, is the BBC's online service. It is a large network of websites including such high-profile sites as BBC News and BBC Sport, Sport, the on-demand video and radio services branded BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds, t ...

* {{BBC Natural History Unit 2006 British television series debuts 2014 British television series endings 2000s British children's television series 2010s British children's television series BBC children's television shows BBC high definition shows British English-language television shows Films set in zoos Television series by BBC Studios