I am delighted to share that Taiya Samuel, who voices JoJo and Gran Gran, was named Young Performer of the Year at the 2022 BAFTA Children & Young People awards on Sunday 27th November. Big congratulations also to Cathy Tyson, who voices Gran Gran, who was shortlisted for the Performer award. I’m sending a
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Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending my investiture at Windsor Castle, accompanied by my mum and my sons. I went on to have a scrumptious lunch with close family and friends. I was awarded the MBE in the Queens New Year Honours list in 2021 for services to education. I waited until now to
I was delighted to be asked to be part of the above documentary with The Children’s Media Conference. The documentary was narrated and produced by Jide Johnson. We also here from in the documentary: Casey Elisha, Marvyn Harrison, Maxwell Oginni, and Patrick Younge Positive black male role models vs harmful stereotypes in children’s content Animation
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It was a real honour to receive The Lifetime Achievement Award at The Nursery World Awards on Saturday. After nearly 35 years of working within Early Years in a variety of roles and using my skills in the world of children’s media and publishing, it is very special. Thank you very much Nursery World. Read
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Excited to share JoJo and Gran Gran, Flower Festival radio episode. Listen via, BBC Sounds: Also via, CBeebies Radio: Follow the conversation on the socials: Instagram|Twitter|Facebook @LauraHAllain
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I am delighted to tell you that JoJo and GranGran won Best Pre-School Programme at the Broadcast Awards on Thursday 28th May for the hairdresser’s episode, which was written by Nathan Caton. A big thank you to everyone involved – in particular CBeebies and AProduction – in making this show special. The judges remarked: “It has
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I am super delighted that JoJo and Gran Gran has been nominated for two awards! The programme is up for the Broadcast Awards (for best pre-school programme) and the Banff Rockie Awards (for best pre-school animation). Congratulations to all of the nominees. The winners of the Broadcast Awards 2021 will be revealed on Thursday 27th May at a
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Thank you to The People’s Friend magazine for the article on my gran and me.
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The Creator’s Inner Child Series I was delighted to be interviewed by The Children’s Media Conference for The Creators Inner Child series. It was an emotional interview and I had the opportunity to share what I do. You can watch the YouTube film of this interview by clicking on the button below: Watch
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