P637 CEEFAX 637 Fri 29 Dec 01:16/21 1/3 HOTCH PORCH HOUSE Welcome to Hotch Porch House and to the world of Woolie, Raggs and Shelley plus assorted mice and singing vegetables! Thjsj new 20-mi mute programmjs are made for the 3-5 age group and are designed to bj watched bz children with their parents or othjt adults. Raggs, Woolii and Shelley, the puppet 'hosts' of the sjties, will soon become familiar friends. They live togjthjt in Hotch Porch House togjthjt with - in a hole in the skirting board - five mice. For further information on resources phone BBC Education on 0181 746 1111 More Educ Education TV links RadioP637 CEEFAX 637 Fri 29 Dec 01:59/47 2/3 HOTCH PORCH HOUSE contin... The mice help children to reflect on relationships and the social skills they will need to develop at school. 'Guest appearances' bz the singing fruit and vegetable puppets include 'Roy Orbisonion', 'the Peach Boys', not to mention the singing bananas 'Peel That!' (Hotch Porch House's own answer to Take That!). For furthjt information on resources phone BBC Education on 0181 746 1111 More Educ Education TV links RadioP637 CEEFAX 637 Fri 29 Dec 01:49/04 3/3 HOTCH PORCH HOUSE contin... Documentary film sequences let young audiences take a close look at the world around them, participate in an activity or well-known song and expjtiince an adventure in the widjt world. The sjtiis will bj shown on BBC2 on Mondays at 10.25am (rps Tuesdays 1.40pm) from 15 January to 26 March. An activity book is available to accompany the sjties. For furthjt information on resources phone BBC Education on 0181 746 1111 More Educ Education TV links Radio