Hey Duggee and The Mixtape Badge featuring Björk, The Cure, Ornette Coleman, Orbital and more…

Brand new episodes of Hey Duggee (series three) premiere on CBeebies from 15 June and are filled with laughter, learning and exciting activities at The Squirrel Club, as well as more subtle cultural references for parents to enjoy!

Published: 11 June 2020

The fresh batch of episodes kick off with The Mixtape Badge, which includes some well-known sounds and faces from the music world. The Cure’s Robert Smith, jazz saxophonist Ornette Coleman, David Bowie, Bjork, Kendrick Lamar and Orbital are among the artists that parents of little ones may recognise.

In The Mixtape Badge, the Squirrels find an old mix tape of Duggee’s. At first they don’t know what a cassette tape is and try to swipe it like a tablet! But Duggee plays it for them on an old cassette tape player. The music they hear is really sad and arty - it’s from Duggee’s serious musician phase! The Squirrels decide to make a tape for Duggee full of happy songs that remind them of special days they’ve spent together.

Hey Duggee is narrated by comedian Alexander Armstrong and follows the adventures of pre-schoolers Happy, Tag, Norrie, Betty and Roly as they try new things and earn badges at The Squirrel Club under the guidance of Duggee.

Hey Duggee is full of fun and inspires children to be energetic, collaborative and curious. Episodes are often peppered with popular culture references that parents will enjoy too. Subtle parodies featured to date include Apocalypse Now, Super Mario Bros. and The Simpsons.

Hey Duggee, a Studio AKA production with BBC Studios, is a six time Bafta and international Emmy award-winning hit on CBeebies, which consistently ranks as one of the top three programmes on the channel. The show has an impressive global footprint in over 150 territories and over 2 billion minutes of total YouTube watch time.

Brand new episodes of Hey Duggee series three will air weekdays on CBeebies at 7.15am from 15 June. Episodes of Hey Duggee are also available on BBC iPlayer.

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