Australia’s Stella Projects and Vancouver, Canada-based Bardel Entertainment have received gotten the go-ahead to co-produce preschool series Lah-Lah’s Adventures for CBeebies channels worldwide (except in the UK) and Seven Network Australia. Commissioning broadcasters in Canada are provincial net Knowledge Network and BBC Kids Canada.

The 26 x 12-minute series follows the adventures of lead singer Lah-Lah and band members Buzz and Lola, Squeezy Sneezy, Tom Tom and Mister Saxophone. Combining live-action performances with animated backdrops, the band introduces kids to world of music and instruments of all shapes and sizes.

The series was created by Tina Harris, Mark Harris and Deb Ryan, and will be filmed in Sydney, Australia, with the animation being done at Bardel’s studio. Executive producers are Grahame Grassby for Stella Projects and Delna Bhesania, Frank Saperstein and Leonard Terhoch for Bardel Entertainment. Bardel Distribution has been appointed the global TV and home video distributor and Stella Licensing has been appointed as the global master licensing agent.