Come Outside

Come Outside
GenreChildren's
Educational
Comedy
Created byElizabeth Bennett
Ronald Smedley
Directed byElizabeth Bennett
Peter Rose
Barbara Roddam
StarringLynda Baron as Auntie Mabel
Pippin and Mr. Higgins as Pippin
ComposerJonathan Cohen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes40 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJudy Whitfield
Stacey Adams
Anne Brogan
ProducerElizabeth Bennett
Production locationsGreater London and Buckinghamshire
EditorsDavid Austin
Jon Bignold
Camera setupGraham Latter
Lee Pulbrook
Jeremy Braben
Running time14 minutes
Production companiesSpelthorne Productions (Series 1)
Tricorn Productions (Series 2–3)
Original release
NetworkBBC Two
Release23 September 1993 (1993-09-23) –
18 March 1997 (1997-03-18)

Come Outside is a British educational and children's television series. It was shown on television from 23 September 1993 to 18 March 1997 on BBC Two. It was shown again on CBeebies from 2002 to 2012.

The programme stars Lynda Baron as Auntie Mabel. With her dog Pippin, Auntie Mabel looks at how common things are made and how they work. She travels in her spotty aeroplane – she visits factories and other places in the United Kingdom using it.

Awards

The episode called "Bricks" won the 1997 Royal Television Society Educational Television Award in the "Pre School & Infants" category.

References

  1. ↑ "Educational Television Awards 1997: Pre School & Infants: Winner". rts.org.uk. Royal Television Society. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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