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Bob La Castra Bob La Castra i(A47601 works by)
Born: Established: 1960 London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1981
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1 form y separately published work icon The Shapies Brendan Luno , Anthony Watt , Bob La Castra , Robert Adams , Louise Fox , Stu Connolly , Mark Traynor , Roger Moulton , Helen MacWhirter , John Moss , ( dir. Mark Traynor et. al. )agent Australia : Light Knights Entertainment , 2002 Z1883542 2002 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

The adventures of a group of geometric shapes that live in Zac's toybox. The first series focuses on the attempts to reunite the divided group of Shapies in the new territory of Zac's bedroom; the second series focuses on more general adventures and the Shapies' side hobby as a rock group. The program was aimed at four- to eight-year-old viewers.

The production company website makes note of a program called Shapies Jnr, which seems to be a new production, based on the original concept but aimed at a younger audience. However, no information on this second program exists outside the production company website itself.

See also the Light Knight Productions' home page for this program: http://www.lightknights.com/# (Sighted: 30/8/2012)

1 form y separately published work icon Bananas in Pyjamas Richard Tulloch , Simon Hopkinson , Bob La Castra , Lindsey La Castra , Kris Wyld , Andrea Del Bosco , Bruce Liebau , Chris Hawkshaw , Margaret Wild , Debra Oswald , David Evans , Moya Sayer-Jones , Libby Gleeson , Jenny Lewis , Sophie Emtage , Australian Broadcasting Corporation (publisher), ( dir. Ian Munro et. al. )agent 1992-2002 Australia Sydney : Australian Broadcasting Corporation Southern Star Entertainment , 1992-2002 Z1720695 1992-2002 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

The titular bananas in pyjamas, B1 and B2, are mischievous twins who cannot resist playing tricks on their teddy-bear friends Amy, Lulu, and Morgan. Just down the street is Rat in a Hat, whose shop is visited regularly by the Bananas and Teddies. The series, designed for the 0-5-year-old demographic, has a mixture of narration and dialogue, complemented by specially composed music and songs. Each delightful story features fun, adventures, and good humour aimed at the pre-schooler.

Source: ABC Television website (sighted: 20/08/2010)

For a list of episodes/authors, please see notes below. Where the list is incomplete or information cannot be traced, this is noted in the list itself.

1 y separately published work icon Inside Out Back Down Under Bob La Castra , Brisbane : Boolarong Press , 1987 Z831938 1987 single work children's
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