Bedtime Stories

**Bedtime Stories** was released by Tempo Pre-School on 23rd September 1996 and 17th March 1997.

## Bedtime Stories

### Release Date

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## Plot

Seven animated bedtime books and one animated bedtime short designed to calm children down before they are put to bed, and to get the parent out of bedtime story reading duties. It features the vocal talents of Joss Ackland, Linda Bellingham, Bernard Cribbins, Alison Steadman and Johnny Morris.

## Episodes

* **Dad! I Can't Sleep** by Michael Foreman

Little Panda can't sleep, so his dad brings him a drink and suggests counting imaginary sheep. That doesn't work, so he tries counting cows and tigers and pigs and elephants and polar bears - and soon his room becomes a zoo.

* **Bedtime Story** by David Wood and Richard Fowler

It's time for bed and Mole is feeling very sleepy. But where is his bed? Mole climbs into Elephant's lumpy bed, Mouse's squeaky bed and Kangaroo's bouncy bed, but none of them feel quite right.

* **Get into Bed!** by Virginia Miller

It's Bartholomew's bedtime. But Bartholomew doesn't want to go to bed. "Nah!" he says. He wriggles, giggles, cuddles and snuggles. Will George ever get him to fall asleep?

* **Go to Sleep!** by Nigel McMullen

Jack the kitten is too excited to sleep on the night before his birthday. After his mum and dad have gone to bed he ransacks the house looking for his birthday presents, which he finds with a flurry of excitement. The result is one happy kitten and two very tired parents.

* **Little Princess' Bedtime** by Tony Ross

The Little Princess is typically mischievous as she gets ready for bed.

* **Sleep Tight** by Penelope Lively and Adriano Gon *(Originally called 'Good Night, Sleep Tight'.)*

A girl has a large family - Frog, Lion, Cat and Mary-Ann, her doll. All day she looks after them, but at night they take charge and each in turn leads her into a thrilling adventure.

* **I'm Not Sleepy!** by Colin and Jacqui Hawkins

Naughty Baby Bear wants to do everything except go to sleep, until he gets what he truly needs before bedtime.

* **Good Night Everyone!** by Ian Robinson *(This is the only story that's not a book.)*

James says goodnight to everyone in his house.

## Opening (Original 1996 release)

1. Tempo Video Warning Screen (1987-2002)
2. Tempo Pre-School Ident
3. Tempo Pre-School videos approved by the Pre-school Learning Alliance card
4. Party Time at the Fun Song Factory trailer [announced by Karl Woolley]
5. Dad! I Can't Sleep title card
6. Start of Dad! I Can't Sleep (1996)

## Closing (Original 1996 release)

1. End of Good Night Everyone! (1996)/Bedtime Stories closing credits (Long Version)

## Opening (1997 Re-release)

1. Tempo Video Warning Screen (1987-2002)
2. Tempo Pre-School Ident
3. Tempo Pre-School videos approved by the Pre-school Learning Alliance card
4. Party Time at the Fun Song Factory trailer [announced by Karl Woolley]
5. The Happy Birthday Video trailer [announced by Karl Woolley]
6. Bedtime Stories intro (Short Version)
7. Dad! I Can't Sleep title card
8. Start of Dad! I Can't Sleep (1996)

## Closing (1997 Re-release)

1. End of Good Night Everyone! (1996)/Bedtime Stories closing credits (Long Version)

## Trailers and info

### Original 1996 release

1. The "Party Time at the Fun Song Factory" video commercial of 1996.

### 1997 Re-release

1. The "Party Time at the Fun Song Factory" video commercial of 1996.
2. The "The Happy Birthday Video" video commercial of 1996.