# Timbuctoo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timbuctoo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Timbuctoo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuctoo > Source revision: 1346001092 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Book series by Roger Hargreaves}} {{About|the children's book series|the city in Mali|Timbuktu|other uses of ''Timbuctoo'' or ''Timbuktu''|Timbuktu (disambiguation)}} {{no footnotes|date=November 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox book series| | name = Timbuctoo | image = Timbuctoo oink.jpg | caption = Original 1978 edition of ''Oink''. Other characters and books in the series had a similar appearance | author = [Roger Hargreaves](/source/Roger_Hargreaves) | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | genre = [Humorous talking animal](/source/Talking_animals_in_fiction) | publisher = | pub_date = 1978–1979 | number_of_books = 25 | list_books = }} '''''Timbuctoo''''' is a series of 25 children's books, written and illustrated by [Roger Hargreaves](/source/Roger_Hargreaves), better known for his ''[Mr. Men](/source/Mr._Men)'' and ''Little Miss'' series. It was published from 1978 to 1979, with selected reprints in 1993 and 1999. The books tell the stories of a group of animals, each of whom is named after the sound that their particular animal makes. An animated series (produced by Flicks Films and [Carlton International](/source/Carlton_Communications)) of ''Timbuctoo'' was shown on [CITV](/source/CITV) which ran from 9 January 1998 to 16 April 1999, narrated by [Ronnie Corbett](/source/Ronnie_Corbett). ==Books== The original set of 25 books named after their main character were published in 1978 and 1979, along with board books, shaped story books and three Timbuctoo Annuals. In 1999 eight of the books were reprinted with new illustrations to promote the television show, along with a new character, Bray. The first twelve books were also published in Dutch, and the eight 1999 versions published in Greek. ===1978=== *''Woof'' (an ochre [dog](/source/dog), brown in the TV series) *''Meow'' (an orange [cat](/source/cat)) *''Oink'' (a pink [pig](/source/pig)) *''Chirp'' (a blue [bird](/source/bird)) *''Trumpet'' (a grey [elephant](/source/elephant)) *''Squeak'' (an ochre [mouse](/source/mouse)) *''Moo'' (a brown [cow](/source/cow), white with brown spots in the TV series) *''Buzz'' (a black and yellow [bee](/source/bee), brown and yellow in the TV series) *''Neigh'' (a red [horse](/source/horse)) *''Roar'' (an amber [lion](/source/lion)) *''Snap'' (a green [crocodile](/source/crocodile)) *''Hiss'' (a yellow-green [snake](/source/snake), has purple spots in the TV series) Four of the books (''Woof'', ''Trumpet'', ''Buzz'' and ''Oink'') were republished in 1993. ===1979=== *''Croak'' (a green [frog](/source/frog)) *''Cluck'' (an orange [hen](/source/chicken)) *''Growl'' (a yellow [tiger](/source/tiger) with black stripes) *''Honk'' (a black [seal](/source/Pinniped), purple in the TV series) *''Chatter'' (an orange [monkey](/source/monkey)) *''Quack'' (a white [duck](/source/duck)) *''Sniff'' (a grey [rabbit](/source/rabbit), light blue in the TV series) *''Bleat'' (an orange [goat](/source/goat)) *''Hoot'' (a brown [owl](/source/owl)) *''Grizzle'' (a burgundy [bear](/source/bear)) *''Puff'' (a black and white [panda](/source/panda)) *''Squawk'' (a blue [parrot](/source/parrot)) *''Baa'' (a grey and white [sheep](/source/sheep)) There was also a set of ''Timbuctoo Shape Books'' released, including ''Oink'', ''Neigh'', ''Growl'', ''Roar'', ''Squeak'', ''Trumpet'', ''Cluck'' and ''Puff''. ===1997=== *''Bray'' (a grey [donkey](/source/donkey)) Bray was an additional character created and written by Roger's son Adam. This was because standard TV series are often produced in 13 or 26 episode series and an additional character was required to reach 26 episodes. Eight of the original books were reprinted in 1999, with new illustrations, to accompany the TV series. While Bray was listed on the back cover along with the rest of the cast, only Buzz, Cluck, Growl, Meow, Neigh, Oink, Snap and Trumpet were reprinted. ==Television adaptation== {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Children's Television Series | creator = Roger Hargreaves | voices = [Ronnie Corbett](/source/Ronnie_Corbett) | theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist| * Francis Haines * Mark London }} | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 2 | num_episodes = 26 | runtime = 5 minutes | network = [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) ([CITV](/source/CITV)) | first_aired = {{Start date|1998|01|09|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|1999|04|16|df=yes}} }} The Timbuctoo animated television show was broadcast from January 1998 to April 1999. It ran on [CITV](/source/CITV) for two series and was based on the characters of the book series. Series 1 was released on VHS as ''Neigh Finds a New Home and Other Stories'' in March 1999 and Series 2 released as ''Woof Has Forgotten How to Bark and Other Stories'' in February 2000. A total of 26 episodes were produced. ===Series overview=== *Series 1: 9 January 1998 to 3 April 1998 (13 episodes) *Series 2: 8 January 1999 to 16 April 1999 (13 episodes) ===Series 1 (1998)=== #"Neigh Finds a New Home" (9 January 1998) #"Honk Goes Swimming" (16 January 1998) #"Snap Learns a New Game" (23 January 1998) #"Cluck Gets a Letter" (30 January 1998) #"Moo Has a Birthday Party" (6 February 1998) #"Chirp Learns to Fly" (13 February 1998) #"Croak Learns to Swim" (20 February 1998) #"Oink and the Big Apple" (27 February 1998) #"Squeak has a Big Day Out" (6 March 1998) #"Bleat Takes the Ball By the Horns" (13 March 1998) #"Grizzle Gets the Giggles" (20 March 1998) #"Hoot Slips up at Question Time" (27 March 1998) #"Meow Goes Fishing" (3 April 1998) ===Series 2 (1999)=== #"Woof Has Forgotten How to Bark" (8 January 1999) #"Hiss is Hopping Mad" (15 January 1999) #"Chatter and His Long Tail" (22 January 1999) #"Puff Buys Some Paint" (29 January 1999) #"Roar Sets Out to Frighten Timbuctoo" (5 February 1999) #"Trumpet Goes to the Seaside" (12 February 1999) #"Quack Dreams of a New Beak" (26 February 1999) #"Buzz is a Very Busy Bee" (5 March 1999) #"Growl Has a Fright" (12 March 1999) #"Baa Goes Shopping" (19 March 1999) #"Sniff Runs Out of Carrots" (26 March 1999) #"Bray Sleeps Through Christmas" (9 April 1999) #"Squawk Joins the Choir" (16 April 1999) ==External links== {{Portal|Children's literature}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20101110221636/http://www.toonhound.com/timbuc.htm Timbuctoo] character and episode list at Toonhound *[https://www.librarything.com/nseries/41976/Timbuctoo Timbuctoo] at [LibraryThing](/source/LibraryThing) {{Roger Hargreaves}} {{Authority control}} Category:Book series introduced in 1978 Category:British picture books Category:Children's book series Category:Fictional islands Category:ITV children's television shows Category:1998 British television series debuts Category:1999 British television series endings Category:1990s British children's television series Category:British children's animated adventure television series Category:British television shows based on children's books Category:Animated television series about animals Category:Works by Roger Hargreaves Category:Children's fiction books Category:English-language British television shows Category:Television series by ITV Studios Category:Sanrio characters Category:1990s British animated television series Category:ITV animated television series --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Timbuctoo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuctoo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuctoo?action=history)). 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