The first episodes of our 1-minute interstitial series, “Itty Bitty Ditties” will be airing tomorrow on children’s channel ABC3 during “Studio 3″ around 7:00am. The series features Brian the Budgie as he travels the world on his Hog, Ernst in search of singing partners for nonsensical duets.
James created and directed the series, which features character design work from illustrator Chris Edser, who we’re huge fans of. The music was composed by longtime PRA collaborator Benjamin Speed with lyrics written by The Beards songwriter Tom Bettany. Tom’s bandmate Joel McMillan provides Brian the Budgie’s vocals.
You can catch the first of the episodes on ABC on the following dates:
- Thursday 21st January – 7:00am, as part of “Studio 3″
- Friday 19 Februabry – 6:53am
- Monday 22 Fenruary – 6:53am
- Tuesday 23 February – 6:53am

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