Derek Jacobi
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Star of stage, screen and television, and one of only two people to be awarded two Knighthoods, Sir Derek Jacobi is one of Britain's most distinguished actors. 'If you want to be an actor, don't. If you need to be an actor, do.' The world of theatre could not have been further from Derek's childhood: an only child, born in Leytonstone, London. With his father a department store manager and his mother a secretary, his was very much a working-class...
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In the Night Garden volume 9
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The Pontipines and the Wottingers are out for a walk in the garden. Mrs Pontipine spots something through her binoculars, it's the Ninky Nonk! All aboard the Ninky Nonk!
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In the Night Garden volume 10
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The Tombliboos are inside their bush, happily practicing their music so loudly that it can be heard all over the garden. Everybody tries calling to the Tombliboos, but nobody can make themselves heard above the noise.
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In the Night Garden volume 8
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Makka Pakka is busy cleaning stones in the garden when his Og-Pog runs away by itself. Makka Pakka and everyone in the garden give chase, but only the clever Pontipine children know how to stop it. Then Makka Pakka has his Og-Pog back safe and sound.
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In the Night Garden volume 6
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Igglepiggle cannot find Upsy Daisy, but then he spots her bed. Upsy Daisy's bed always knows where Upsy Daisy is. Igglepiggle follows Upsy Daisy's bed all the way to Upsy Daisy.
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In the Night Garden volume 18
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The Tombliboos are playing inside their house, but Tombliboo Eee cannot decide what to do. She doesn't want to play with the drums like Tombliboo Unn. She doesn't want to play with the bricks like Tombliboo Ooo. Tombliboo Eee wanted to play the piano - soon all the Tombliboos are playing happily together following each other.
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In the Night Garden volume 11
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Makka Pakka has a pile of six stones. He gives one stone to Igglepiggle and one stone to Upsy Daisy. Upsy Daisy tucks her stone safely in her bed. Makka Pakka gives a stone to each of the Tombliboos. What's that noise?
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In the Night Garden volume 19
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The Wottingers are calling on the Pontipines, no reply, so they decide to go looking for them. The Pontipines were in after all and now the Pontipines go looking for the Wottingers!
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In the Night Garden volume 8
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English
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Makka Pakka makes a pile of six stones. One by one he gives everyone in the garden a stone for a present. He is left with one - a special stone for Makka Pakka.
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In the Night Garden volume 4
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The Pontipines are out for a walk in the garden when they hear a lot of loud noises. Upsy Daisy is singing, Makka Pakka is stacking stones and the Tombliboos are playing their Tombliboo music! Meanwhile, Igglepiggle is out for a long walk, skipping through the garden.
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In the Night Garden volume 15
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The Tombliboos are riding on the Ninky Nonk what a bouncy ride. The Ninky Nonk stops in some very lovely parts of the garden and now the Ninky Nonk has stopped again. What's that sound? The ball! The Tombliboos chase after the ball.
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In the Night Garden volume 2
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Makka Pakka is walking in the garden when he comes across some stones which he decides to clean. Mind the small stone Makka Pakka, woops! Makka Pakka trips over a stone and his sponge flies off straight into Upsy Daisy's megaphone, what a funny noise!
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In the Night Garden volume 2
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The Tombliboos are in their house when Makka Pakka comes to call. In their haste to leave, Tombliboo Eee keeps going the wrong way. Finally, they discover that they can find their way together.
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In the Night Garden volume 11
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Upsy Daisy and Igglepiggle are going for a walk in the garden; it is a very windy day. The trees are blowing side to side. Igglepiggle's blanket gets blown up and up into the air, where will it land - look out Upsy Daisy!
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In the Night Garden volume 7
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The Tombliboos are indoors playing with their bricks. They decide to make three towers - make sure they are all the same Tombliboos! Makka Pakka is making piles of stones, but he needs another one to make three piles of three stones.
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In the Night Garden volume 4
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Upsy Daisy wants to look at all the pretty flowers in the garden, but Igglepiggle wants to ride in the Ninky Nonk. They each go their separate ways, but when Igglepiggle finds the prettiest flower of all, he collects Upsy Daisy in the Ninky Nonk and takes her to see it.
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In the Night Garden volume 9
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Upsy Daisy is kissing everything in the garden. She kisses a tree, a flower and Igglepiggle. She rides around the garden in the Ninky Nonk visiting and kissing people and things. Suddenly the Ninky Nonk stops and won't go. Upsy Daisy wonders why - then realises the Ninky Nonk wants a kiss too!
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In the Night Garden volume 11
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English
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Makka Pakka is washing the ball when his Uff-uff blows right away. It falls into Upsy Daisy's bed. She carefully retrieves it and sets off through the garden to return it to Makka Pakka.
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In the Night Garden volume 8
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English
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Igglepiggle has lost his blanket. Upsy Daisy helps him look for it. They hear the distant sound of Makka Pakka's trumpet call. The Gazebo shows them a picture of Makka Pakka, so they visit him and find Igglepiggle's blanket in Makka Pakka's ditch.
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In the Night Garden volume 1
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English
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Makka Pakka discovers he can make musical notes by tapping different stones. He makes up a tune. Everyone hears it and comes to listen to Makka Pakka's stone concert.