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Fireman Sam
Fireman Sam (Welsh: Sam Tân) is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents of the fictional Welsh village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy). It was broadcast for the first time in November 1987 on Welsh TV channel S4C and is shown in more than 155 countries across the world. Originally animated using stop motion, the series has been computer-generated since 2008.
Fireman Sam first appeared in Welsh on S4C on 1 November 1987, and a few weeks later on BBC1 on 17 November 1987. The original series finished in 1994, and a new series that expanded the character cast commenced in 2003. The series was also shown as Sam Smalaidh in Scottish Gaelic in Scotland. The series was sold to over 40 countries and has been used across the United Kingdom to promote fire safety.
The theme song was performed by Maldwyn Pope in a classic rock style from 1987 to 1994, and then by a different singer, Cameron Stewart, in the 2000s alternative rock style since the 2003 new episode broadcasts.[citation needed]
The original idea came from two ex-firemen from London, Dave Gingell and David Jones, who had bought a book on stop motion by artist Anthony Miller. They approached Mike Young, creator of SuperTed, in Barry, Wales, and asked him to further develop their concept. The idea was then brought to S4C's Director of Animation, Chris Grace, who had previously commissioned SuperTed. Grace saw potential in the idea and commissioned the series.
The characters and the storylines were created by Rob Lee, an illustrator from Cardiff who also designed the SuperTed characters, and the programme was made using stop motion animation. It could take up to four days to produce one minute of this form of puppet animation. Fireman Sam has, to this day, been broadcast in several countries around the world and has been translated into over 25 different languages, including Mandarin.
In the original series, all the character voices were performed by John Alderton. The later series used several actors' voices.
In 2021, Mike Young said that shows like Fireman Sam and SuperTed would not be able to exist without government subsidies to S4C.
In 1996, there was a stage show that was later released on video, titled Fireman Sam in Action. It was interspersed with scenes of children learning about fire safety with Gary Lewis, the actor playing Fireman Sam in the stage show.
Fireman Sam
Fireman Sam (Welsh: Sam Tân) is a British animated children's television series about a fireman named Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other residents of the fictional Welsh village of Pontypandy (a portmanteau of two real towns, Pontypridd and Tonypandy). It was broadcast for the first time in November 1987 on Welsh TV channel S4C and is shown in more than 155 countries across the world. Originally animated using stop motion, the series has been computer-generated since 2008.
Fireman Sam first appeared in Welsh on S4C on 1 November 1987, and a few weeks later on BBC1 on 17 November 1987. The original series finished in 1994, and a new series that expanded the character cast commenced in 2003. The series was also shown as Sam Smalaidh in Scottish Gaelic in Scotland. The series was sold to over 40 countries and has been used across the United Kingdom to promote fire safety.
The theme song was performed by Maldwyn Pope in a classic rock style from 1987 to 1994, and then by a different singer, Cameron Stewart, in the 2000s alternative rock style since the 2003 new episode broadcasts.[citation needed]
The original idea came from two ex-firemen from London, Dave Gingell and David Jones, who had bought a book on stop motion by artist Anthony Miller. They approached Mike Young, creator of SuperTed, in Barry, Wales, and asked him to further develop their concept. The idea was then brought to S4C's Director of Animation, Chris Grace, who had previously commissioned SuperTed. Grace saw potential in the idea and commissioned the series.
The characters and the storylines were created by Rob Lee, an illustrator from Cardiff who also designed the SuperTed characters, and the programme was made using stop motion animation. It could take up to four days to produce one minute of this form of puppet animation. Fireman Sam has, to this day, been broadcast in several countries around the world and has been translated into over 25 different languages, including Mandarin.
In the original series, all the character voices were performed by John Alderton. The later series used several actors' voices.
In 2021, Mike Young said that shows like Fireman Sam and SuperTed would not be able to exist without government subsidies to S4C.
In 1996, there was a stage show that was later released on video, titled Fireman Sam in Action. It was interspersed with scenes of children learning about fire safety with Gary Lewis, the actor playing Fireman Sam in the stage show.