a b "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2009". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010 . Retrieved 17 March 2010. The show features a large cast of colourful characters with unusual names who live in a magical forest scattered with large daisies and brightly coloured flowers. The characters mostly speak short and repetitive phrases and each one has its own special song and dance. The garden is a sunny and colourful environment and the music is jaunty and music box-like. According to Wood: In 2010, more new toys were released like the Igglepiggle and Upsy Daisy set that contained a copy of the Series 2 episode The Pontipines' Picnic (2008) on DVD as well as an electronic Ninky Nonk (which made the actual sounds from the Show) and a Playmat that had: the Bridge, the Tombliboo Bush (with The Tombliboos and their beds), the Gazebo and the Pinky Ponk. Lane, Harriet (25 November 2007). "Night fever: How In The Night Garden became a TV fairytale". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712 . Retrieved 30 August 2023.

In the spring of 2008, several new toys arrived, including roll-along characters, Talking Cuddly Makka Pakka, Ninky Nonk Pop-up tent and more. Hasbro won the 2008 "Best Licensed Toy or Game range" Licensing Award for their In The Night Garden... range. [13] The boxset Hello Everybody! (24 November 2008) includes "Hello Igglepiggle", "Hello Upsy Daisy", "Hello Makka Pakka", & "Hello Tombliboos" Milligan, Mercedes (15 September 2022). "WildBrain Sets Animated 'Teletubbies!' Series, New Content & CP for Hit Shows" . Retrieved 5 March 2023.BBC acts over light-skinned doll". BBC News. 5 January 2009. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. In The Night Garden". Golden Bear Toys. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022 . Retrieved 3 February 2022.

One parent petitioner was quoted by The Daily Telegraph commenting: "My four-year-old refused to believe it was bedtime because In the Night Garden... hadn't been on and it was daylight outside.", this is because the show was removed from CBeebies' Bedtime Hour for a while in 2008. [10] Telecast and home media [ edit ] Several Region 2 DVDs have been released in the United Kingdom by BBC Worldwide since September 2007: Each episode starts with a shot of a night sky with the stars appearing, followed by a shot of a child in bed, while the narrator introduces the programme's episode. The scene then cuts to Igglepiggle, in his boat, getting ready to travel to the Night Garden whilst the theme music plays. The camera pans up to the night sky, followed by brightly coloured flowers. Then we see Igglepiggle going to the gazebo to meet his friends. After that, the title appears on a bush and either the Ninky Nonk or the Pinky Ponk appears. Dungan, Ronnie (18 September 2008). "Toy firms scoop Licensing gongs". Toy News. Archived from the original on 2 May 2011 . Retrieved 11 January 2010.

Brown, Jonathan; Robinson, Josie (18 April 2007). "In the Night Garden: Bedtime for Teletubbies". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 December 2008 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. a b Reynolds, Nigel (2 April 2008). "Anger as BBC moves In The Night Garden". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. Jones, Catherine (26 March 2010). "In The Night Garden coming to Sefton Park this summer". liverpoolecho.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022 . Retrieved 26 March 2010. a b "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2008". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012 . Retrieved 17 March 2010.

We wanted to explore the difference between being asleep and being awake from a child's point of view: the difference between closing your eyes and pretending to be asleep and closing your eyes and sleeping." [6] A spin-off special series, titled In the Night Garden... ZinkyZonk Specials was announced by WildBrain in September 2022. The six 15-minute specials are CGI-animated in Canada by WildBrain Studios, with an initial broadcast deal made with Hop! Channel in Israel. [19] The series first premiered in Australia on ABC Kids in September 2022. [20] BBC - Press Office - CBeebies Autumn 2008 schedule". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019 . Retrieved 24 January 2019. In January 2009, a spokesman for the BBC confirmed that they had asked Hasbro to change the CGI skin colour of the Upsy Daisy CGI doll following "a handful of complaints". The doll was originally released with a noticeably lighter complexion than seen in the television series, as it was based on the animated version of Upsy Daisy. [14]On 1 October 2019, the "In the Night Garden Igglepiggle Peek-a-boo Clip-on Toy" made by Golden Bear Toys was recalled due to a possible choking hazard to young children. [16] Live theatrical show [ edit ] Lane, Harriet (25 November 2007). "Night Fever". The Observer Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009 . Retrieved 11 January 2010. Andrew Davenport stated in an interview with the Guardian that the key inspiration for the series was his own dream world as a child. This started coming into place in 2004 when Davenport created sketches for the characters of Igglepiggle, Upsy Daisy and Makka Pakka. The series would go on to be publicly announced a year later, and filming would eventually start in early 2005. [5] In the Night Garden... is intended to help children relax and achieve calming relationships with their parents. Producer Anne Wood also states: "We became very aware of the anxiety surrounding the care of young children which manifested itself in all kinds of directions, but the one big subject that came up, again and again, was bedtime. It's the classical time for tension between children who want to stay up and parents who want them to go to bed. So this is a programme about calming things down whereas most children's TV is about getting everything up." [6] Find sources: "In the Night Garden..."– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2023) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Jersey, States of. "Government of Jersey". gov.je. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022 . Retrieved 3 February 2022. The episodes end with the Tittifers singing their song, and then one character gets ready to go to sleep. At the same time, they hear a bedtime story, which is generated by the magical gazebo that sits at the centre of the Night Garden. This story is a summary of the plot of the episode, which was animated using Adobe Animate (then known as Adobe Flash when the show was in production). Sometimes the characters all dance together under the Gazebo. Then we see all the characters except for Igglepiggle going to sleep, while Igglepiggle delivers his goodbye sequence. Then the theme music plays as the Night Garden turns and retreats into the night sky and Igglepiggle is seen asleep on his boat as the end credits roll over. A different company, Golden Bear Toys have also made a range of In The Night Garden... toys, featuring Upsy Daisy and Igglepiggle. These include the "Musical Ninky Nonk Bubble Train" and the "Igglepiggle Wind-up Musical Boat." [15] a b c "Past Winners and Nominees – Children's – Awards – 2007". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012 . Retrieved 17 March 2010. BBC – CBeebies Grownups – In the Night Garden". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010 . Retrieved 17 May 2010.This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sourcesin this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. The specials centre on a brand new character called the Zonk, who sends the characters off to the magical world of the ZonkeyZoney so they can relax in peace. The series is fully animated in 3D CGI animation, unlike the original series which was a mix of CGI, 2D animation and live-action.