Big City Park

Big City Park is a live action puppet show, aimed at preschoolers and shot on location in Ormeau Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Big City Park is an original property created, written and produced by Sixteen South in co-production with BBC Scotland.

Big City Park is a 26 x 14 minute preschool show that aims to get children outdoors and rediscover the awe and wonder of nature. The show features Billy the badger, Dara the fox and a troll called Ruairi, who all live in the park - along with their human friend, May the park keeper.

It was a BBC featured show for August 2010 and rated very highly with over 24% of the audience. It peaked with an audience share of 341,000 on 20 August with an average of 244,000 across the series. It was the second most watched show in its slot on CBeebies during August 2010 and the first show attracted 19,000 viewers on i Player alone.

BAFTA Scotland for Best Children's Series - 2011

IFTA Award for Best Youth/Children's programme, Ireland - 2011

Silver Plaque - Hugo Award, Chicago - 2011

CINE Golden Eagle - 2011

Commended - Celtic Media Festival – 2011

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