
The Big Race
The adventures of two unlikely friends. Small annoys Ruby by zooming through her house in his car, so she challenges him to a race through the garden.
Small is zooming around the house in his car, swerving around the furniture and generally causing mayhem. He skids through Ruby's house once too often, however, and she is so annoyed with him that she challenges him to a race. Big helps prepare Ruby's super-speedy vehicle (a cleverly-adapted old skate) and adds some go-faster stripes and new wheels to Small's car. And soon they're off! Big cheers on Small and Ruby as they spin across the garden, loop around the vegetable patch and career around the pond.
It is a very close race and they're neck and neck, but in the final moments the cars bump into each other and into Twiba's tree. Twiba's apple is knocked to the ground and she ends up first past the finishing line. Small and Ruby congratulate Twiba on a surprise win!
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Voice of Big and Small | Lenny Henry |
| Actor | Lenny Henry |
| Voice of Twiba and Ruby | Imelda Staunton |
| Actor | Imelda Staunton |
| Director | Jamie Shannon |
| Director | Jamie Shannon |
| Writer | Andrew Viner |
| Producer | David Collier |
| Producer | David Collier |
| Producer | Sharon Summerling |
| Producer | Sharon Summerling |
| Writer | Andrew Viner |
| Puppeteer | Todd Doldersum |
| Participant | Todd Doldersum |
| Puppeteer | Jason Hopley |
| Participant | Jason Hopley |
| Puppeteer | Jamie Shannon |
| Participant | Jamie Shannon |
| Puppeteer | Caitlin O'Reilly |
| Participant | Caitlin O'Reilly |
| Puppeteer | Darren Pickering |
| Participant | Darren Pickering |
Broadcasts
- Fri 30 Oct 200912:20
Fri 30 Oct 200916:20BBC HD- Mon 7 Dec 200912:20
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- Sun 9 May 201016:30
- Fri 25 Jun 201015:55
- Sat 3 Jul 201008:40
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- Sun 8 Aug 201011:30
- Sun 8 Aug 201016:30
- Thu 9 Sep 201012:30
- Tue 23 Nov 201012:30
- Fri 14 Jan 201109:40
- Mon 14 Feb 201109:40
- Sun 13 Mar 201111:15
- Sun 13 Mar 201116:15
- Wed 11 May 201109:30
- Sun 10 Jul 201113:20
- Thu 2 Feb 201208:25
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- Fri 14 Sep 201215:50
- Sun 7 Oct 201209:10
- Sun 7 Oct 201214:10
- Sat 8 Jun 201311:50
- Mon 8 Jul 201308:15