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| Come Outside | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's Educational Comedy |
| Created by | Elizabeth Bennett Ronald Smedley |
| Directed by | Elizabeth Bennett Peter Rose Barbara Roddam |
| Starring | Lynda Baron as Auntie Mabel Pippin and Mr. Higgins as Pippin |
| Composer | Jonathan Cohen |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 40 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Judy Whitfield Stacey Adams Anne Brogan |
| Producer | Elizabeth Bennett |
| Production locations | Greater London and Buckinghamshire |
| Editors | David Austin Jon Bignold |
| Camera setup | Graham Latter Lee Pulbrook Jeremy Braben |
| Running time | 14 minutes |
| Production companies | Spelthorne Productions (Series 1) Tricorn Productions (Series 2–3) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 23 September 1993 – 18 March 1997 |
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.
The episode called "Bricks" won the 1997 Royal Television Society Educational Television Award in the "Pre School & Infants" category.