BBC orders kids radio

BBC Radio 7 has ordered a long-running radio spin-off of CBeebies TV series Harry and Toto. Harry and Toto Radio is a 42 x 10-minute preschool show by children's indie Handle and Spout.

In the series, Harry the Hare and Toto the Tortoise pretend to run a radio show to teach children about opposites. The show features the voices of Bob Golding and Sue Devaney. It was ordered by CBeebies controller Michael Carrington. The radio series was written and directed by Handle and Spout creative director Paul Shuttleworth. The original Harry and Toto is shown at 5pm on CBeebies.