
Twirlywoos
2015–2017 · CBeebies · 15 min · 4 seasons
S04E25 · More About Behind
Fri, 8 Dec, 8:30 pm
The Twirlywoos are at a theatre, watching as the actors play their parts. The scene changes and new props are moved on to the stage. The Twirlywoos help by moving some extra props on to the stage, but are they the right props? What is happening behind the actor? Back on the Big Red Boat, the Octopus pays a visit. Peekaboo is sure there is something behind him.
About
Four fruit tea-loving, birdlike characters named Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy and Chick sail away from their world to ours, seeking adventure and fun wherever they go.
Episodes
- E01
More About Full
Mon, 10 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos watch a man picking apples in an orchard. His basket is full, so he empties the apples into a box - but it's too small. He puts the box in his truck and goes off to find a bigger one. While he's gone, the Twirlywoos decide they want to try picking apples themselves. Before long, the whole truck is full of apples!
- E02
More About Collecting
Tue, 11 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are watching some children collecting shells on a beach. The Twirlywoos decide they'd like to try collecting shells too - but it's not long before they start collecting lots of other things they find on the beach. Then, back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoos get a visit from the Robot, but there's a mishap and the Twirlywoos find themselves collecting all of his nuts, bolts and cogs!
- E03
More About Down
Wed, 12 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos watch two men carry some furniture down the stairs in a block of flats. When the men take a break, the Twirlywoos see if they can help by carrying some things down. First they take a painting down and then a chest of drawers, but when they try to take a wardrobe down it topples right down the stairs!
- E04
More About Louder and Louder
Thu, 13 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are in a kitchen watching a man making a cup of tea. As he waits for the kettle to boil, he starts tapping out a rhythm with his spoon on the cup, gradually getting louder and louder. The Twirlywoos join in, and with everyone tapping their own rhythm, the noise in the kitchen gets louder and louder still.
- E05
More About Pulling
Fri, 14 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos watch a man whose car is stuck in the mud. The man tries pulling the car free with a rope but it won't budge. When the man goes off to phone for help, the Twirlywoos step in and try pulling the car out of the mud themselves. Chickedy and Chick try pulling, then Toodloo tries pulling, but the car is still stuck. Finally, when all the Twirlywoos work together they manage to pull the car out of the mud.
- E06
More About More and More
Mon, 17 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are on a beach watching a boy build sandcastles. He makes more and more sandcastles, and the Twirlywoos decide they want to help. They build more and more sandcastles too, and it's not long before the whole beach is full. On the Big Red Boat something's wrong with the fruit tea machine - it keeps producing more and more grapes but no tea! As the grapes turn into a great big bunch, it's up to Chickedy and Chick to try and fix it.
- E07
More About Wrapping
Tue, 18 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos find themselves in a hospital and watch a nurse wrapping a man's leg in bandages. When the nurse leaves the room, the Twirlywoos decide they'd like to have a go at wrapping bandages themselves. The Twirlywoos end up wrapping both of the man's legs to the bed, but he doesn't notice because he's too busy watching TV! On the Big Red Boat, the Piece of Paper visits the Twirlywoos and also wants to try wrapping. First Peekaboo is wrapped up, then Chickedy and Chick are wrapped up, followed by Toodloo and finally Great BigHoo. Eventually all the Twirlywoos are wrapped up together!
- E08
More About Hiding
Wed, 19 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos visit an hotel and find themselves hiding behind a line of suitcases. One by one, the porter takes each suitcase away, and the Twirlywoos move down the line, hiding behind different cases. When there is only one suitcase left, the Twirlywoos have nowhere else to hide. Instead of coming out from their hiding place, they take their hiding place with them, much to the porter's confusion!
- E09
More About Joining Up
Thu, 20 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos find themselves in an office watching a very bored man who is entertaining himself by joining up some paperclips. When he's gone, Great BigHoo empties the whole box of paperclips on to the desk and starts joining them up too. It's not long before all of the Twirlywoos are joining up paperclips, and soon the room is filled with paperclip chains! Back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoos learn more about joining up when they have to try and put the fruit tea machine back together.
- E10
More About Going Over
Fri, 21 July· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are in a field with an obstacle course. They watch an athlete going over the hurdles and decide to try going over them themselves. As the hurdles get bigger, going over gets harder and harder. Great BigHoo gets stuck at the top of a rope hurdle, but his misfortune helps the athlete out! On the Big Red Boat the Twirly Rings are going over and over the Twirlywoos - but where will they land?
- E11
More About Balancing
Mon, 20 Nov· 15 min - E12
More About Over
Tue, 21 Nov· 15 min - E13
More About Gone
Wed, 22 Nov· 15 min - E14
More About Taller and Taller
Thu, 23 Nov· 15 min - E15
More About Shorter and Shorter
Fri, 24 Nov· 15 min - E16
More About Through
Mon, 27 Nov· 15 min - E17
More About Cleaning
Tue, 28 Nov· 15 min - E18
More About Upside Down
Wed, 29 Nov· 15 min - E19
More About Turning
Thu, 30 Nov· 15 min - E20
More About Getting Wet
Fri, 1 Dec· 15 min - E21
More About on Top of
Mon, 4 Dec· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are in a supermarket watching a shop assistant stacking toilet rolls on top of each other. When the assistant leaves to assist a customer, the Twirlywoos decide to help! Great BigHoo jumps on to the shelf and starts throwing toilet rolls to Toodloo, Chickedy and Chick. Before long, the stack of toilet rolls is so high it nearly reaches the ceiling! Back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoos get a visit from the Very Important Lady. She sings so loudly that she falls apart and it's up to the Twirlywoos to put her sections back on top of each other and put her back together!
- E22
More About Pop
Tue, 5 Dec· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are in a room full of model aeroplanes watching a model maker starting a new project. As the man unpacks the parts of his model plane, he can't help but pop some of the bubble wrap packaging. The Twirlywoos think this looks like great fun, and they decide to pop the bubble wrap too - much to the man's surprise! Back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoo Screen entertains with a bubble-blowing fish. Soon there are bubbles everywhere, just waiting to be popped!
- E23
More About All Gone
Wed, 6 Dec· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are watching a lady planting carrot seeds in a vegetable patch. She places the seeds in rows in the planter and covers them up with soil until they're all gone. When the lady goes into her shed, Toodloo decides to try planting seeds too. Soon, all the Twirlywoos are planting seeds - as well as feeding some to the chickens - and it's not long before the seeds are all gone! Back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoos get a visit from the Stop Go Car and some bouncy green peas!
- E24
More About Out
Thu, 7 Dec· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are by the coast and they watch as a tired walker takes a rest on a bench. While he's sitting down, he takes a map out of his bag to check his route. The Twirlywoos are feeling curious and, without him realising, they decide to take lots of other things out of the man's bag too! Back on the Big Red Boat, the Twirlywoos get a visit from the Robot and to their surprise lots of cubes come out of the Robot. The cubes turn into little Robots who proceed to go in and out of the Big Red Boat again and again. Will they stay in or will they stay out?
- E25
More About Behind
Fri, 8 Dec· 15 minThe Twirlywoos are at a theatre, watching as the actors play their parts. The scene changes and new props are moved on to the stage. The Twirlywoos help by moving some extra props on to the stage, but are they the right props? What is happening behind the actor? Back on the Big Red Boat, the Octopus pays a visit. Peekaboo is sure there is something behind him.
Cast

Linda Bassett
Narrator