An episode of Bluey will be translated into isiZulu. (Ludo Studio/MultiChoice)
- BBC Studios Africa is dubbing CBeebies content into IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, and Afrikaans for September.
- Popular shows like Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Bluey will also be available in these languages.
- Dubbed episodes will air daily on CBeebies and be available on the BBC Studios Africa YouTube channel.
BBC Studios Africa is dubbing some of its kids’ content on CBeebies (DStv 306) into several South African languages for September.
CBeebies will air several popular shows in IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga and Afrikaans between 2 and 29 September, daily between 19:00 and 21:00.
The shows translated for kids to watch in their home languages are:
- Goldilocks and the Three Bears (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans)
- The Elves and the Shoemaker (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans)
- The Enormous Radish (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans)
- The Fox and the Hen (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans),
- The Magic Porridge Pot (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans) and The Ugly Duckling (Isizulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans).
- Three Little Pigs (IsiZulu, Sesotho, Tsonga, Afrikaans)
- Bluey S2 Set 1 Episode 26: Sleepy Time (IsiZulu)
BBC Africa will also make the dubbed episodes available on its BBC Studios Africa YouTube channel.
BBC Africa getting into dubbing of kids’ content follows what Paramount Africa started doing with shows like SpongeBob SquarePants also being seen and heard on its kids channels like Nickelodeon in IsiZulu and Afrikaans.
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The BBC’s CBeebies is a preschool channel on DStv. It offers children aged six and under a range of programming that encourages learning through play.
Pierre Cloete, BBC Studios Africa commercial director, says, “To mark heritage month and celebrate the diversity of our nation, we wanted to shine a spotlight on some of our African languages with the help of our preschool channel, CBeebies”.
As CBeebies is for little learners, translating a selection of the Sleepy Time Stories into 4 languages will allow our little viewers and parents to learn or develop their language skills while enjoying the shows throughout September.
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