Draw Your Own Toons

Draw Your Own Toons
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	4
No. of episodes	20
Production
Running time	approx. 24 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Buena Vista Meridian Television
Broadcast
Original channel	ITV Network (CITV)
Original run	October 26, 1998 – November 16 2001

Draw Your Own Toons is a British television program that was produced by Buena Vista and Meridian Television for CITV. Four series were aired between 1998 and 2001. Each series was broadcast over the space of a week in either October or December. The program was presented by children's television presenter Fearne Cotton (series 1-4)^[1], Jim Jinkins (series 1-2) and Howy Parkins (series 4). The charatcer known as Elvira in series 1 half.

Format

The main idea behind the show was to teach viewers how they could become artists and replicate the work of Disney artists. Each episode focused upon a different aspect of drawing cartoons. The presenters also met with the artists and directors behind Disney shows such as The Weekenders.^[2]

References

1. ^ "BBC Radio 1 Chart Show blog". BBC Radio 1. British Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/biography.shtml. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 
2. ^ "Draw Your Own Toons [2001/02/19"]. British Film Institute (BFI). http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/693824. Retrieved 13 May 2009. 

External links

• Draw Your Own Toons at BFI
• Draw Your Own Toons at the Internet Movie Database