# Step Inside

Step Inside is a British children's television programme produced by Tricorn Productions for CBeebies during 2001, in advance of the channel's launch, and aired between February and April 2002. It last reran in July 2010. There have been no VHS or DVD releases of the show, but all of the episodes have surfaced online apart from "A Bun for Barney".

## Format

The only human character in the show is Mr Mopple (portrayed by Chris Jarvis), a groundskeeper. Whilst doing his jobs, Mr Mopple hears a noise from the house which tells him that there is a story to be narrated. The house magically appears to come to life with a superimposed puppet face appearing on the house. As he steps inside, the face on the outside wall says, "Step Inside, all those who love stories, look and listen, we've tales to tell of fun, excitement, magic, adventure, tears, fears and laughter. Surprises as well. Step Inside."
Inside the house are the non-human characters, which use a mix of animated faces and puppet hands:
* Twinkle, a talking cat
* Boris, an anthropomorphised bookcase
* Chloe, an anthropomorphic clock
Boris the bookcase provides a book and Mr Mopple sits down to narrate the story. The characters themselves often argue among themselves, along with Mr Mopple trying to keep the peace. Mr Mopple provides an array of voices for every character in the book while narrating. When Mr Mopple has finished narrating the story, he leaves the magic house (with the face on the outside wall closing its eyes and disappearing entirely) and goes back to work.

## Episodes, authors and illustrators

These are the episodes book titles, authors & illustrators for each episode.
* Pass the Jam, Jim: Kaye Umansky and Margaret Chamberlain
* When Will It Be Spring?: Catherine Walters
* Lucky Mucky Pup: Ken Brown
* You Can Swim, Jim: Kaye Umansky & Margaret Chamberlain
* The Ugly Duckling: Ian Beck
* Is That What Friends Do?: Marjorie Newman & Peter Bowman
* Chicken, Chips and Peas: Allan Ahlberg & Andre Amstutz
* A Duck So Small: A.H. Benjamin & Elisabeth Holstien
* The Jelly Monster: Mike Ratnett & Jonathan Bentley
* I Don't Want to Have a Bath: Julie Sykes & Selina Young
* Grandmother and I: Helen E. Buckley & Jan Ormerod
* Pig Trouble: Barbara Mossmann & Werner Farber
* Oonga Boonga: Frieda Wishinsky and Carol Thompson
* Farmer Duck: Martin Waddell & Helen Oxenbury
* The Best Loved Bear: Diana Noonan & Elizabeth Fuller
* Dad! I Can't Sleep: Michael Foreman
* I Want a Cat: Tony Ross
* The Scarecrow's Hat: Ken Brown
* Stone Soup: Tony Ross
* Look! Look!: Michael Foreman
* Stripe: Joanne Partis
* Flop-Ear: Guido Van Genechten
* Bear's Eggs: Ingrid and Dieter Schubert
* Isabel's Noisy Tummy: David McKee
* Rum-Te-Tum Ted: Sally Grindley & Peter Utton
* The Gruffalo: Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler
* Something Special: Nicola Moon & Alex Ayliffe
* Little Blue Car: Gwen Grant & Susan Hellard
* A Summery Saturday Morning: Margaret Mahy & Selina Young
* My G-r-r-r-r-reat Uncle Tiger: James Riordan & Alex Ayliffe
* Little Mouse and the Big Red Apple: A.H. Benjamin & Gwyneth Williamson
* Charlie's Choice: Nicola Smee
* All By Myself: Ivan Bates
* Scraps: Mark Foreman
* Not Now, Bernard: David McKee
* Blue Rabbit and Friends: Chris Wormell
* Pete and Polo and the Washday Adventure: Adrian Reynolds
* Tidy Up, Trevor: Rob Lewis
* Super Dooper Jezebel: Tony Ross
* The Lion and the Mouse: Aesop and Bernadette Watts
* The Perfect Pet: Peta Coplans
* The Great Goat Chase: Tony Bonning and Sally Hobson
* Mum's Late: Elizabeth Hawkins
* Need a Trim, Jim: Kaye Umansky & Margaret Chamberlain
* Mrs Mopple's Washing Line: Anita Hewett and Robert Broomfield
* Home Before Dark: Ian Beck
* Mr Davies and the Baby: Charlotte Voake
* Don't Do That!: Tony Ross
* A Bun for Barney: Joyce Dunbar & Emilie Boon
* Please, Princess Primrose!: Vivian French and Chris Fisher