About this season
Big & Small is a British children's television series aimed at preschoolers. Big & Small is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in association with the BBC, Treehouse TV, and Studio 100. The first series was deemed a success worldwide and a second series was commissioned by the BBC. The show is a live action comedy for preschoolers, and follows the lives of puppets. Big & Small Online, a section of CBeebies Online, won a Children's BAFTA in 2009 for the best interactive content.
Episodes (26)
1. Something Is Missing
Aired 6 October 2008
Big feels that there's something missing from his house until his first-ever visitor arrives.
2. Door for Small
Aired 7 October 2008
Big decides to help Small by building him a teeny tiny front door, but Small liked the big door much more.
3. Fish Wish
Aired 8 October 2008
Small sees a fish in the garden pond and wants to keep it in a bowl, but Big thinks fish are better left in the water.
4. There's Space For Small
Aired 9 October 2008
Big invents a machine which tidies away Small's things. Small is not happy and decides to live somewhere else.
5. A Piece of Cake
Aired 10 October 2008
When Big is building his latest invention, a Sunshine Catcher, he loses the doohickey that the machine needs to work.
6. The Worm in Big's Apple
Aired 13 October 2008
Small asks Big to pick the juiciest apple on the tree, but the apple is home to a talkative green worm.
7. The Case of the Missing Dinosaur
Aired 14 October 2008
Small is scared by Big's favourite toy, so he secretly buries it in the garden. Will Big forgive him?
8. Stormy Weather
Aired 15 October 2008
Small is excited when a storm arrives because he wants to see lightning, but Big hides under the stairs for safety.
9. Playing By The Rules
Aired 16 October 2008
Big leaves the house and puts Small in charge, but leaves a very long list of things Small should not do.
10. A Sound Idea
Aired 17 October 2008
Big and Small hear sounds one night and find Ruby practicing a new song she has written about how lovely the Moon is.
11. Rain Dance
Aired 20 October 2008
Big is annoyed when Small cuts up his hosepipe to use as a rope in his rodeo show. To repay him, Small helps Big water the garden.
12. My Friend Fang
Aired 21 October 2008
Small makes a new pet called Fang out of an old sock and pieces of macaroni. Big puts it into the washing machine by mistake.
13. Starry Starry Night
Aired 22 October 2008
Big takes Small into the garden one evening to look at the stars, which he thinks are beautiful and magical.
14. Bad Luck Machine
Aired 23 October 2008
Big is working hard on his latest invention, a Good Luck Machine, but Small thinks it is actually giving them bad luck.
15. The Big Sneeze
Aired 24 October 2008
Big has a cold. A really bad, stay-in-bed cold. Small offers to nurse Big, but he is not one of life's natural carers.
16. The Mysterious Woods
Aired 27 October 2008
Big accidentally whacks a ball into the Mysterious Woods. Small is fascinated by these woods, so the pair explore them.
17. Surprise Surprise
Aired 28 October 2008
Small is determined to find out the fun surprise that Big is planning for him, while planning a surprise of his own.
18. The Sleep Toy Thingie
Aired 29 October 2008
Big sleeps with his beloved stuffed T-Rex and sings it a song at bedtime, but Small is jealous and wants his own toy.
19. Smashing Tomatoes
Aired 30 October 2008
Big's prize tomato has finally ripened. It is big and red and beautiful, and Small thinks it will taste really great.
20. Picture Perfect
Aired 31 October 2008
Big and Small decide to paint a portrait of Ruby, but they have very different styles of painting.
21. Twiba's Treasure Hunt
Aired 3 November 2008
Twiba hears a magpie boast about the treasure it has hidden in the garden, and asks Big and Small to help her look for it.
22. The Case of the Clogs
Aired 4 November 2008
Big and Ruby try to write a poem about a sweet little songbird but Small interrupts. They send him into the kitchen.
23. Twiba Takes Flight
Aired 5 November 2008
Small is confused about the difference between a worm and a caterpillar, and tells Twiba she will turn into a butterfly.
24. Cabin Fever
Aired 6 November 2008
Big and Small are snowed into the house. Big is happy to stay indoors, but Small is frustrated at being stuck inside.
26. Five Minute Sled
Aired 19 December 2008
Big and Small are excited because it snowed overnight. Big wants to toboggan down the hill on his sledge, Daffodil.
25. The Gwelf in the Garden
Aired 7 November 2008
One evening Big and Small hear a strange noise outside and Small is convinced it is the Gwelf, a creature from his story book.