Art Attack
| Art Attack | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Art & Crafts |
| Created by |
Neil Buchanan Tim Edmunds |
| Written by |
Neil Buchanan Tim Edmunds Nic Ayling Helen Evans Driana Jones Louise Lamb Andy Prendergast |
| Directed by |
Tim Edmunds Nick Bigsby Jeremy Cross Peter Eyre Claire Michel Richard Bradley Jeremy Swan Fernando Berreta |
| Presented by |
Neil Buchanan (1990–2007) Jassa Ahluwalia (2011) Lloyd Warbey (2012–present)[1] |
| Theme music composer | Mr Miller & Mr Porter |
| Opening theme | "Art Attack" |
| Ending theme | "Art Attack" |
| Country of origin |
United Kingdom (1990-2007, 2011-present) Argentina (2011-present) |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series |
CITV: 19 (1990–2007) (Spin-off series) (1996–1997, 2003) Disney Junior: 4 (2011–present) |
| No. of episodes |
ORIGINAL: 87 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Neil Buchanan Tim Edmunds Nigel Pickard Sandy Ross Elizabeth Partyka Adrian Edwards |
| Producer(s) |
Neil Buchanan Tim Edmunds Helen Dawson Helen Evans Nic Ayling Louise Lamb |
| Location(s) |
Maidstone, Kent (CITV) Southampton (CITV) Buenos Aires (Disney Junior) |
| Running time |
15 minutes (Series 1–6) 20 minutes (Series 7–present) |
| Production company(s) |
TVS (1990–1992) The Media Merchants (1993–2007) STV Productions (1993–2007) The Walt Disney Company (2011–present) |
| Distributor |
HIT Entertainment Disney Enterprises Disney Media Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network |
ITV (1990–2007) CITV (1990–2007) Disney Junior (2011–present) |
| Picture format |
4:3 (1990-2000) 16:9 SD (2001-2007) 16:9 HD (2011-present) |
| First shown in | United Kingdom |
| Original release |
Original series 15 June 1990 – 26 May 2007 Revived series 6 June 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | SMart (1994–2009) |
| Website | |
Art Attack is a British children's television series revolving around art, currently hosted by Lloyd Warbey on Disney Junior and ABC in Australia (3 July 1995 - 8 October 1999).
The original, best-known series aired on CITV between 15 June 1990 and 26 May 2007, and was presented by one of its creators, Neil Buchanan, throughout. Buchanan also wrote and produced the series, and came up with a majority of the creative ideas.
A new series launched on Disney Junior (UK & Ireland) on 6 June 2011 and was presented by Jassa Ahluwalia. Each show involved Ahluwalia voicing-over footage of an artist producing three works of art, taking the viewer through the various stages of production step by step.
History
The programme was originally a TVS production, devised by two TVS employees, Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds. Buchanan and Edmunds met each other at Southern Television in 1978, and worked together on No. 73 and Do It!.
The first Art Attacks were a strand within No. 73, and this segment proved so popular, Nigel Pickard the executive producer of children's programming at TVS green lit the pilot. The Art Attack pilot was shot on location at a disused swimming pool in Gillingham, Kent in 1989, and the series began the following year.
When TVS lost its franchise, Edmunds and Buchanan bought the rights to the show and produced Art Attack through their company, The Media Merchants. The Media Merchants used STV Productions (then known as "SMG Productions"), as the ITV company to get the series onto the network: this was partly down to the fact that Nigel Pickard had moved to Scottish Television. In 1993 another ex-TVS employee, Peter Urie set up a production management company, Television Support Services. Television Support Services managed all of the Media Merchants productions.
For the vast majority of its run, the show was filmed at The Maidstone Studios, Maidstone, Kent. In 1998, Disney bought the rights to produce foreign-language versions of Art Attack. Each version had a different local host for each territory, and was made in Maidstone, on a similar set to the original version. Neil Buchanan's Big Art Attacks were retained in the international shows, as was The Head, who was dubbed by relevant local voice artists. Buchanan also produced the artwork for the foreign versions - footage of his hands creating the pieces would be voiced over by the local host, who would show the artwork in-between stages and explain what to do next. Disney ended production of the foreign shows in 2005.
ITV announced the cancellation of the series in July 2007.[2] Until January 2014, the show was regularly repeated on CITV, usually on weekend afternoons. After the programme's demise, many of the production team transferred to Finger Tips and Mister Maker, both recorded at The Maidstone Studios.
In 2010, Disney announced a new version of the series would air on Disney Junior around the world. Production was moved to Disney's studios in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Once again, several versions were made for each market; these were produced in a similar manner to the previous international versions. The first series of the new UK version was presented by Jassa Ahluwalia. Local artist Alexiev Gandman was brought in to create the Big Art Attacks.
In December 2012, Buchanan was featured in a segment dedicated to the programme's original run in the one-off documentary special 30 Years of CITV: a 1992 episode was broadcast on the CITV channel shortly after the above was broadcast, as part of its Old Skool Weekend marathon.
Characters
The Head
The Head, was a puppet stone bust who would humorously recap the steps needed to produce the last art piece made. After doing this, he would usually show his creation of the previous Art Attack, most times however getting it hilariously wrong and usually bursting into tears. However, on occasion, by accidentally doing part of the instructions incorrectly, he would create a different effect to that desired and be proud of his work. He would sometimes tell jokes after the Big Art Attacks. In series one, 'The Head' was played by Jim Sweeney, in series 2, Andrew O'Connor; and from series 3, having been redesigned as a puppet, he was voiced and operated by Francis Wright. 'The Head' did not appear in series 12 or 13, or in series 18 and 19.
Vincent Van Coconut
In the revived series, The Head was replaced by a talking palm tree called Vincent Van Coconut, voiced by Tim Hibber. His name, Vincent van Coconut, is a parody of the famous Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh.
Series guide
Original series
| Series | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 15 June 1990 | 27 July 1990 | 15' |
| 2 | 7 | 4 April 1991 | 16 May 1991 | 15' |
| 3 | 7 | 16 March 1992 | 11 May 1992 | 15' |
| 4 | 7 | 10 September 1992 | 22 October 1992 | 15' |
| 5 | 7 | 10 May 1993 | 28 June 1993 | 15' |
| 6 | 10 | 10 January 1994 | 14 March 1994 | 15' |
| 7 | 10 | 9 January 1995 | 13 March 1995 | 20' |
| 8 | 10 | 8 January 1996 | 19 February 1996 | 20' |
| 9 | 12 | 6 January 1997 | 17 March 1997 | 20' |
| 10 | 13 | 5 January 1998 | 30 March 1998 | 20' |
| 11 | 16 | 7 September 1998 | 14 December 1998 | 20' |
| 12 | 30 | 6 September 1999 | 15 December 1999 | 15' |
| 13 | 30 | 4 September 2000 | 13 December 2000 | 15' |
| 14 | 20 | 5 November 2001 | 30 November 2001 | 20' |
| 15 | 15 | 6 September 2002 | 13 December 2002 | 20' |
| 16 | 15 | 10 September 2003 | 17 December 2003 | 20' |
| 17 | 18 | 12 August 2004 | 14 December 2004 | 20' |
| 18 | 26 | 7 September 2005 | 21 December 2005 | 20' |
| 19 | 26 | 22 September 2006 | 26 May 2007 | 20' |
Note: two episodes aired each week during series 12 and 13. Five episodes aired each week during series 14.
Christmas specials
| Entitle | Aired | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Xmas special 1 | 13 December 1994 | 20' |
| Xmas special 2 | 12 December 1995 | 20' |
| Xmas special 3 | 18 December 1996 | 20' |
| Xmas special 4 | 17 December 1997 | 20' |
| Xmas special 5 | 22 December 2003 | 20' |
Other
| Series | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best of Art Attack | 2 | 23 August 1996 | 30 August 1996 | 20' |
| Art Attack Scrapbook | 8 | 22 October 1997 | 10 December 1997 | 20' |
| Art Attack: Mini Makes | 15 | 31 August 2003 | Late 2003 | 5' |
Revived series
| Series | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 6 June 2011 | 28 November 2011 | 23:30' |
| 2 | 21 | 2 June 2012 | 20 October 2012 | 23:30' |
| 3 | 24 | 29 June 2013 | 17 December 2014 | 23:30' |
| 4 | 26 | Late 2015 | 23:30' |
(Source: ITV/Hit Entertainment/BFI/Disney)
Video releases
| VHS video title | Year of release | Company | Video specials |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Attack: Over 30 Great Art and Craft Ideas | 1992 | Future Video | Neil shows his favourite craft ideas for Art Attacks on the first series. |
| Art Attack with Neil Buchanan | 1993 | Video Class | Neil shows his 16 favourite Art Attacks. |
| Art Attack: Most Wanted | 1996 | Contender Entertainment Group | Neil shows everyone's most requested favourites. |
| Art Attack: Crazy Cartoons and Dazzling Drawings | 1996 | Neil shows his tips for drawing cartoons and pictures. | |
| Art Attack Let's Party! | 1996 | Neil shows his favourite Art Attacks for parties, birthdays and Christmas. | |
| Art Attack: Top 20 | 1997 | Neil shows his 20 favourite Art Attacks. | |
| Art Attack: Scrapbook | 1997 | Neil shows his scrapbook with all the best Art Attacks. | |
| Art Attack: 10 of the Best | 1998 | Neil celebrates 10 of the best Art Attacks from the first 10 series. | |
| Art Attack: Christmas Cracker | 1998 | Neil shows Art Attacks to make 'n' do from the Christmas Specials. | |
| Art Attack: Greatest Tips and Tricks | 1999 | Neil shows how he put together some of the best tips and tricks. | |
| Art Attack: How to Draw | 2000 | Neil shows how to do some drawing - the Art Attack way! | |
| Art Attack: How to Paint | 2000 | Neil shows how to concentrate on painting - the Art Attack way! | |
| Art Attack: Make 'n' Do | 2001 | Neil shows how to make things made out of old rubbish. | |
| Art Attack Monsters and other Scary Stuff | 2002 | Video Collection International | A collection of Neil's most scary Art Attacks. |
No DVD releases have been issued in the UK, except DVDs bundled with Art Attack books and DVDs which came free with newspapers. In India, Art Attack was released in three volumes by Disney DVD in 2010.
Many Art Attack books were also released by Dorling Kindersley.
International broadcast
| Country | Network | Version | Host |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Discovery Kids (Latin America) Disney Channel Latin America Disney Junior Latin America | Original version, dubbed into Spanish (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Latin American Spanish version (2000-2002, 2010-present) | Neil Buchanan (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Rui Torres (2000-2002) Emiliano Pandelo (2010-2013) German Otero (2014-present) |
 Austria | Disney Channel Germany Disney Junior Germany ORF eins Super RTL | German version | Beni Weber (1995-2007) Nicolas Artajo (2011-present) |
 Australia | ABC (1995-1999) Disney Channel (Australia) Disney Junior (Australia) | Original version | Neil Buchanan (original series) Lloyd Warbey (revived series) |
 Brazil | Discovery Kids (Latin America) Disney Channel (Brazil) Disney Junior (Brazil) SBT | Original version, dubbed into Portuguese (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Brazilian version (2000-2002, 2010-present) | Neil Buchanan (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Daniel Warren (2000-2002, 2010-2012) Daniel Bianchin (2013-2014) Rodrigo Frampton (2015-present) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | Club RTL Disney Channel (France) Disney Junior (France) | French version | Philippe Rouault (1997-2002) Cyril Feraud (2004) Anthony Martinez (2011-present) |
 Canada | TVOntario Family Channel Knowledge Network | Original version | Neil Buchanan |
 Chile | Discovery Kids (Latin America) Disney Channel Latin America Canal 13 Disney Junior Latin America | Original version, dubbed into Spanish (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Latin American Spanish version (2000-2002, 2010-present) | Neil Buchanan (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Rui Torres (2000-2002) Emiliano Pandelo (2010-2013) German Otero (2014-present) |
 People's Republic of China | Dragon Club | Original version, dubbed into Mandarin | Neil Buchanan |
 France | Disney Channel (France) Canal+ Disney Junior (France) | French version | Philippe Rouault (1997-2002) Cyril Feraud (2004) Anthony Martinez (2011-present) |
 Germany | Super RTL Disney Channel (Germany) Disney Junior Germany | German version | Beni Weber (1995-2007) Nicolas Artajo (2011-present) |
 Greece | ET1 | Original version, Greek subtitles | Neil Buchanan |
 India | Disney Channel India Disney XD (India) Hungama TV SAB TV | UK version Indian version | Neil Buchanan (1990-2007) Gaurav Juyal (2011-present) |
 Italy | Disney Channel (Italy) Rai Due Toon Disney (Italy) Disney Junior (Italy) | Italian version | Giovanni Muciaccia (1998-2005, 2011-present) |
 Maghreb and Middle East | Jeem TV | Original version, dubbed into Arabic | Lloyd Warbey |
 Mexico | Discovery Kids (Latin America) Disney Channel Latin America Disney Junior Latin America | Original version, dubbed into Spanish (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Latin American Spanish version (2000-2002, 2010-present) | Neil Buchanan (1996-2002, 2008-2010) Rui Torres (2000-2002) Emiliano Pandelo (2010-2013) German Otero (2014-present) |
 Poland | Disney Junior (Poland) | Polish version (2011) Turkish version, dubbed into Polish (2012-present) | Kamil Siegmund (2011) Can Sipahi (2012-2013) |
 Portugal | Disney Channel Portugal Disney Junior Portugal | Portuguese version | Pedro Penim (2002-2005) Salvador Nery (2011-present) |
 Sweden | Disney Junior (Scandinavia) | Swedish version | Leon Jiber (2012-present) |
 Spain | Disney Channel (Spain) Telecinco Antena 3 Disney Junior (Spain) | Castillian Spanish version | Jordi Cruz (1998-2004) Guillermo Martinez (2011-present) |
 Taiwan | Disney Channel Taiwan | Original version, dubbed into Mandarin | Neil Buchanan |
 Turkey | Disney Channel (Turkey) | Turkish version | Can Sipahi (2012-2013)
Çağatay (2014) Özgün Karaman (2015-present) |
 United Kingdom | CITV TCC The Family Channel Disney Channel (UK and Ireland) Disney Junior (UK and Ireland) | Original version (1990-2007) UK version (2011-present) | Neil Buchanan (1990-2007) Jassa Ahluwalia (2011) Lloyd Warbey (2012-present) |
 Vietnam | VTV1 | Original version, dubbed into Vietnamese | Neil Buchanan |
See also
- SMart – similar BBC programme
References
- ↑ http://www.disney.co.uk/disney-junior/art-attack/show-facts/presenter-profile/
- ↑ Oatts, Joanne (13 July 2007). "Art Attack axed after 18 years". Digital Spy. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
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