Come Outside (1993)
A BBC educational children's television series that aimed to encourage young children to learn about the world around them. The starting point for each programme is something with which children are already familiar, such as water, wood, paper, boots, spiders, buses, soap, street lamps. The two main characters are Auntie Mabel, and her dog Pippin. They go on adventures in Auntie Mabel's aeroplane, travelling far and wide across the UK to find out more. Music, rhymes and stories enrich the programme topics.
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Episode 1 - Hedgehogs
Release Date: 1993-09-23 -
Episode 2 - Snails
Release Date: 1993-09-30 -
Episode 3 - A Windy Day
Release Date: 1993-10-07 -
Episode 4 - Water
Release Date: 1993-10-14 -
Episode 5 - A Rainy Day
Release Date: 1993-10-21 -
Episode 6 - Wood
Release Date: 1993-10-28 -
Episode 7 - Paper
Release Date: 1993-11-04 -
Episode 8 - Clay
Release Date: 1993-11-11 -
Episode 9 - Rubbish
Release Date: 1993-11-18 -
Episode 10 - Holes in the Ground
Release Date: 1993-11-25 -
Episode 11 - Bread
Release Date: 1993-12-02 -
Episode 12 - Sewage
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel has the unsavoury job of cleaning up Pippin's mess and putting it down the lavatory. The investigative pair are intrigued to find out where the dirty water goes, and so follow their noses to a sewage treatment plant to learn more about the poop process.
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Episode 13 - Boots
Release Date: 1994-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin go shoe shopping for some Wellington boots, and visit a factory that makes them. She also tells a story about Martha the fire fighter who couldn't get her boots off, and sings a song about different kinds of boots.
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Episode 14 - A Woolly Jumper
Release Date: 1994-01-01Auntie Mabel is knitting a blue jumper for her sister Eadie when she runs out of wool. She and Pippin try to buy some more but find that the wool shop has run out of the colour.
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Episode 15 - Pencils
Release Date: 1997-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin fly to Seathwaite Fell in their spotty plane to find out the history of graphite and pencils.
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Episode 16 - Brushes
Release Date: 1997-01-01Auntie Mabel remembers the day she and Pippin visited a factory to see how brushes are made from coconut fibres, plastic and wood.
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Episode 17 - Crisps
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel buys a packet of crisps and decides to find out where they come from.
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Episode 18 - Carrots
Release Date: 1997-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin fly to a carrot farm, finding out how carrots grow from seed. Pippin helps with the harvest, and Mabel sees the carrots washed, sorted and packed.
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Episode 19 - Soap
Release Date: 1997-01-01Auntie Mabel looks at different kinds of soap on sale in the supermarket, visiting a factory where bars of soap are made from vegetable oil.
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Episode 20 - Marmalade
Release Date: 1997-01-01Aunt Mabel flies to Seville in Spain to watch the orange harvest. Then she visits a factory that makes the oranges into marmalade.
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Episode 21 - Toothpaste
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel brushes her teeth with her favourite toothpaste because today is check-up day at the dentist. Pippin the dog goes to the vet to have her teeth checked too.
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Episode 22 - A Carton of Drink
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin go on a picnic and decide to visit a factory where blackcurrants are turned into cartons of juice.
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Episode 23 - Apples
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin visit an apple orchard in Kent to help with harvesting and sorting. They ride with the apples to market where they're bought by a shop owner and put on sale. Auntie then tells a tale of The Apple Tree and the Blackbird.
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Episode 24 - Eggs
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie and Pippin collect some newly laid eggs from the hens. Auntie looks at her scrapbook in which she has pasted pictures of eggs of different sizes and colours. She and Pippin then fly off in their plane to visit an ostrich farm.
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Episode 25 - Dandelions
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel finds some dandelions growing in her garden and tells the story of how they came to be there.
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Episode 26 - Bulbs
Release Date: 1993-01-01Pippin the dog helps to plant daffodil bulbs in Lincolnshire, and joins in the Spalding Flower Parade.
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Episode 27 - Water
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel hears water gushing in from the street and decides to save some water for the day just in case it is cut off. Does this mean Pippin the dog will get away without having a bath?
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Episode 28 - Stones
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin go in search of stones to build a rockery.
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Episode 29 - Boxes
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel is moving house and there are packing cases and boxes everywhere, inspiring her and Pippin to investigate their various uses. Pippin then decides to hide in the back of the removal van, along with the house keys.
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Episode 30 - Hedgehogs
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel finds a hedgehog in the garden during the day and takes it to the Tiggywinkle animal sanctuary.
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Episode 31 - Snails
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel makes Pippin a kennel since he keeps bringing mud into the house and goes to London Zoo to see some very large snails
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Episode 32 - A Windy Day
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel's new red blouse blows off the washing line and Pippin tracks it down.
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Episode 33 - A Rainy Day
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin fly home from a sunny day out to find it pouring with rain. To make matters worse, Auntie falls in a puddle, and has to repair the guttering around her house.
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Episode 34 - Wood
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel is getting ready to give some children a music lesson using wooden instruments. She makes jam tarts using wooden utensils, and points out other things made of wood in her kitchen and living room. She recalls the day she and Pippin went for a walk in the woods, watched wood being turned into furniture and bought a wooden chair.
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Episode 35 - Paper
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin look at where paper comes from and how it is used to make everyday items.
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Episode 36 - Clay
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel's teapot breaks so she tries to buy a new one, but the potter has run out of clay.
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Episode 37 - Rubbish
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel sorts out her rubbish while Pippin picks up litter and puts it in the bin. Auntie Mabel takes some of her refuse to the paper, can and bottle banks, and sees how milk bottles are made from recycled clear glass.
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Episode 38 - Holes in the Ground
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel digs a hole to plant a tree. She and Pippin watch phone cables being laid under the street. They visit Wookey Hole caves and hear an entertaining story.
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Episode 39 - Bread
Release Date: 1993-01-01Auntie Mabel and Pippin fly to find out where bread comes from. They visit a wheat field, a flour mill and a bakery where Auntie watches loaves being made - inspiring her to sing a song about the many different kinds of bread for sale in the store.
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Episode 40 - Cleaning
Release Date: 1993-01-01It's Pippin's birthday and Auntie Mabel is cleaning the house and washing her kitchen floor ready for a party.
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Episode 41 - Delivering the Post
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