# Dipdap

Dipdap is a children's programme on CBeebies, in which a drawn line creates endless challenges and surprises for the unsuspecting little character Dipdap.
In 2012, it was reported that the show would not return for a second series.

## Background

The series was created by Steve Roberts and produced by Ragdoll Worldwide, the joint venture of Ragdoll Productions and BBC Worldwide.

## Broadcast

The series aired on CBeebies in the United Kingdom. In Canada, The series was broadcast on TFO.
* TFO
* CBeebies

## Awards

Dipdap won the 2011 British Academy Children's Award in the "Short Form" category.

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 101A | "Egg" | 3 January 2011 (2011-01-03) |
| The line draws an egg. Dipdap wants to stop it from breaking but the line doesn't make it easy. the egg hatches into a friendly dinosaur at the end. |||
| 101B | "Robot" | 4 January 2011 (2011-01-04) |
| The line draws a robot, which scares Dipdap. He keeps running away but the robot keeps finding him. |||
| 102A | "Stars" | 5 January 2011 (2011-01-05) |
| The line draws a sky full of stars. Dipdap accidentally knocks one down, then tries to find a way to put it back. |||
| 102B | "Flowers" | 6 January 2011 (2011-01-06) |
| The line draws a seed. Each time Dipdap plants it, flowers grow, causing much mischief. |||
| 103A | "Letter" | 7 January 2011 (2011-01-07) |
| The line draws Dipdap a letter. He goes to post it but strong winds get in the way. |||
| 103B | "Weather" | 10 January 2011 (2011-01-10) |
| Dipdap makes the most of the weather, but the line spoils his fun. |||
| 104A | "Balloons" | 11 January 2011 (2011-01-11) |
| Dipdap thinks the balloons will keep him out of the mud, but the line has other ideas. |||
| 104B | "Comic" | 12 January 2011 (2011-01-12) |
| The line draws Dipdap a comic about aliens. Dipdap is so engrossed that he fails to notice the aliens all around him. |||
| 105A | "Hats" | 13 January 2011 (2011-01-13) |
| The line draws on hats that Dipdap loves to wear, but they have surprises in store for him. |||
| 105B | "Sun" | 14 January 2011 (2011-01-14) |
| The line draws the sun. Dipdap settles down to relax, but all sorts of sea creatures make this rather difficult. |||
| 106A | "Sleep" | 17 January 2011 (2011-01-17) |
| Dipdap is very sleepy and wants to doze off in bed, but the Line has other ideas. |||
| 106B | "Radio" | 18 January 2011 (2011-01-18) |
| The Line draws Dipdap a radio. It plays great music and Dipdap wants to dance, but noisy seals keep causing a disruption. |||
| 107A | "Butterfly" | 19 January 2011 (2011-01-19) |
| The Line draws a butterfly. Dipdap is entranced and tries to fly too. |||
| 107B | "Ball" | 6 February 2011 (2011-02-06) |
| Dipdap plays with a ball drawn by the Line, but his games are disrupted. |||
| 108A | "Scary Thing" | 21 January 2011 (2011-01-21) |
| The Line draws a scary thing to frighten Dipdap. |||
| 108B | "Bus" | 24 January 2011 (2011-01-24) |
| The Line draws a bus. Dipdap has quite an adventure trying to catch it. |||
| 109A | "Clockwork" | 25 January 2011 (2011-01-25) |
| The Line draws Dipdap a key. He uses it to wind up clockwork objects. |||
| 109B | "Baby" | 26 January 2011 (2011-01-26) |
| Dipdap tries to soothe a baby, but the Line keeps drawing noisy objects. |||
| 110A | "Home" | 27 January 2011 (2011-01-27) |
| The Line draws different homes. Dipdap is surprised to find he is not always welcome. |||
| 110B | "Feet" | 17 February 2011 (2011-02-17) |
| Dipdap performs some fancy footwork with the huge feet drawn by the Line. |||
| 111A | "Plant" | 31 January 2011 (2011-01-31) |
| The line draws a plant for Dipdap to take care of. |||
| 111B | "Sea Monster" | 1 February 2011 (2011-02-01) |
| The line draws mountains for Dipdap to climb, but they are not quite what they seem. |||
| 112A | "Chicken" | 2 February 2011 (2011-02-02) |
| The Line draws a chick. Dipdap tries to look after it, but it won't stop running about. |||
| 112B | "Dive" | 3 February 2011 (2011-02-03) |
| When the Line draws a swimming pool, Dipdap tries to dive in. |||
| 113A | "Obstacle" | 4 February 2011 (2011-02-04) |
| The Line draws Dipdap a bike which he loves to ride. |||
| 113B | "Mess" | 7 February 2011 (2011-02-07) |
| The Line draws Dipdap a vase, which he smashes. Dipdap does his best to clean up the mess. |||
| 114A | "Chair" | 8 February 2011 (2011-02-08) |
| Dipdap has a tricky time trying to get comfy in chairs drawn by the Line. |||
| 114B | "Dragon" | 9 February 2011 (2011-02-09) |
| The Line draws a dragon. Dipdap tries to lose the dragon in a castle. |||
| 115A | "Boat" | 10 February 2011 (2011-02-10) |
| The Line draws boats for Dipdap to play in, but all is not as it seems. |||
| 115B | "Sad Thing" | 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11) |
| The Line draws a very sad thing. Dipdap does his best to cheer it up. |||
| 116A | "Tent" | 6 June 2011 (2011-06-06) |
| Dipdap keeps being disturbed by a noisy creature and can't settle down in his tent. |||
| 116B | "Sticky" | 7 June 2011 (2011-06-07) |
| Dipdap is caught in a sticky mess when the Line draws some bubblegum. |||
| 117A | "Dig" | 8 June 2011 (2011-06-08) |
| The Line draws Dipdap a spade so he can dig down to investigate a strange sound. |||
| 117B | "Wrong Noises" | 9 June 2011 (2011-06-09) |
| The Line draws animals, but they are all making the wrong noises. |||
| 118A | "Snow Storm" | 10 June 2011 (2011-06-10) |
| The Line draws a little man and his house. Dipdap tries his hardest not to annoy him. |||
| 118B | "Bubble" | 13 June 2011 (2011-06-13) |
| The Line draws many colourful bubbles and Dipdap loves to burst them. |||
| 119A | "Ladder" | 14 June 2011 (2011-06-14) |
| Dipdap tries to use ladders to reach an apple, but they are not what they seem. |||
| 119B | "Headphones" | 15 June 2011 (2011-06-15) |
| The Line draws headphones and Dipdap hears music and cannot stop dancing. |||
| 120A | "Leak" | 16 June 2011 (2011-06-16) |
| Dipdap tries to plug leaks drawn by the Line, but the Line makes it difficult for him. |||
| 120B | "Sculpture" | 17 June 2011 (2011-06-17) |
| Dipdap tries to create sculptures from shapes drawn by the Line. |||
| 121A | "Switch" | 11 July 2011 (2011-07-11) |
| The Line draws a switch. Dipdap tries to pull the switch but the Line gets in the way. |||
| 121B | "Socks" | 12 July 2011 (2011-07-12) |
| The Line draws some smelly socks. Dipdap tries to get away from the smell. |||
| 122A | "Disappearing Books" | 13 July 2011 (2011-07-13) |
| The Line draws books for Dipdap, but when Dipdap tries to read them they disappear. |||
| 122B | "Beanstalk" | 14 July 2011 (2011-07-14) |
| Dipdap tries to climb a beanstalk but the Line doesn't make it easy for him. |||
| 123A | "Sports" | 15 July 2011 (2011-07-15) |
| The Line draws some sporty challenges and Dipdap tries to compete. |||
| 123B | "Tomato" | 18 July 2011 (2011-07-18) |
| The Line draws a giant tomato that rolls after Dipdap. |||
| 124A | "Umbrella" | 19 July 2011 (2011-07-19) |
| The Line draws an umbrella which protects Dipdap from unpredictable weather. |||
| 124B | "Guests" | 20 July 2011 (2011-07-20) |
| The Line draws Dipdap three cakes, but every time he tries to eat one he is interrupted. |||
| 125A | "Lost Alien" | 21 July 2011 (2011-07-21) |
| The Line draws an alien that drops to Earth. Dipdap helps to get the alien back home. |||
| 125B | "Gallery" | 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22) |
| The Line draws pictures for Dipdap but they are not what they seem. |||
| 126A | "Sneeze" | 25 July 2011 (2011-07-25) |
| The Line draws a pig and Dipdap accidentally makes it sneeze. |||
| 126B | "Cute Thing" | 26 July 2011 (2011-07-26) |
| The Line draws a cute thing (which is actually a Russian doll) and Dipdap tries to protect it from heavy objects. |||