SMart
| SMart | |
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| Genre | Art & Crafts |
| Presented by |
Mark Speight (1994–2008) Jay Burridge (1994–2003) Zoë Ball (1994–1996) Josie d'Arby (1996–1998) Kirsten O'Brien (1999–2009) Lizi Botham (1999–2004) Susan Ribeiro (2002–2003) Mike Fischetti (2007–2009) Various Guest Presenters (2007–2009) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Joe Godwin |
| Running time | 25 minutes (1994–2006) 60 minutes (2007–09) |
| Release | |
| Original network |
BBC One (1994–2006) BBC Two (2007–08) CBBC Channel (2009) |
| Original release | 5 October 1994 – 4 April 2009 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
SMart was a British CBBC television programme based on the subject of art, which began in 1994 and ended in 2009. The programme was recorded at BBC Television Centre in London, previously it had been recorded in Studio A at BBC Pebble Mill in Birmingham. The format is similar to the Tony Hart programmes Take Hart and Hartbeat. The show was revamped into an hour-long show in 2007; it was previously a 25-minute show. The 'older' 25 minute shows from 1994–2005 (it didn't appear in the 2006 series) also featured Morph, originally from Take Hart. It has 199 episodes. CBBC last aired SMart on 11 August 2011.
The original theme tune was composed by Kjartan Poskitt, famous for the Murderous Maths series of books. From 2003, a different tune was used, written by Steve Brown (known as the fictional musical director Glen Ponder in Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge). In 2007, this was remixed by Matt Thomas of Mosquito Music in line with the new format.
In 2007, the new autumn series had a new format mixing some of the old segments with new ideas. It was aired on Sunday, and repeated on Wednesdays. It involved more child participation in games and celebrity guests. This new format also allowed for episodes of The Fairly OddParents to be aired halfway in. One of the segments displayed art that had been sent in by viewers, to the backing music of 'Give It Away' by Zero 7.
The format was utilised again when a new series began with a new timeslot on Sunday 29 June 2008, airing on CBBC on BBC Two, still presented by Kirsten O'Brien and Mike Fischetti. A special tribute to Mark Speight was also broadcast. Along with this new format, guest presenters appear each week to assist the two presenters.
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