B.O.T. and the Beasties

B.O.T. and the Beasties is a British animated children's series created by Anne Wood, Joel Stewart and Steve Roberts. It was produced by Ragdoll Productions for CBeebies. The show follows the adventures of B.O.T., a small robot on the hunt for new beasties. It debuted on January 11th, 2021.

Plot
B.O.T. (Beastie Observation Transmitter) is a small robot who travels around 5 different worlds collecting sound and picture data from the various Beasties who inhabit them.

B.O.T discovers new worlds and all manner of new and strange Beasties that inhabit them. His mission is to collect the picture and sound data of the comically unpredictable Beasties, of course this is never easy but always very funny especially from a child’s point of view.

B.O.T. and the Beasties encourages children to anticipate outcomes, which is what all story telling is about and may encourage children to make their own stories. Every Beastie has a name but also an action because developing from naming words to action words is an important step in story making. For example, Children might like to think of an action first then draw a comic character that represents that action and then give it a name. They can tell a funny story about what happens when their special Beastie meets B.O.T.

Eventually, they may have created a number of Beasties that they would enjoy as their own special collection. Sorting collecting and categorizing can be extremely satisfying and confidence building.