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- In the Night Garden's Upsy Daisy included in Dream Dozen toy list
- Three top toy brands featured in must-have lists for Christmas 2008
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Â鶹Éç Worldwide is bursting with best-selling brands for Christmas 2008, ensuring Santa's sack is overflowing with a sizzling selection of top toys for all young Â鶹Éç fans.
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The Toy Retailers Association today announced Upsy Daisy and her Chase and Play Bed from Hasbro as one of the Dream Dozen Toys for Christmas 2008.
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The toy, from BAFTA award-winning In the Night Garden, is included in the official prediction of Christmas best-sellers.
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Upsy Daisy also featured in the Top 12 Pre-school list along with the Dance with Me Teletubby from Tomy.
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Hasbro's In the Night Garden range featured again in the Top 12 Games category with the In the Night Garden Play Path.
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Both Upsy Daisy and the Teletubbies, along with the Doctor Who Dalek Voice Changer Helmet from Character Options have also been predicted in various must-have lists from retailers such as Hamleys, Toys R Us and Argos.
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Accompanying the toys and sure to be equally popular as Christmas gifts are several DVD boxsets including the award-winning In the Night Garden and Charlie and Lola.
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Here are the top toys everyone is talking about this Christmas:
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In the Night Garden:
Upsy Daisy and her Chase and Play Bed
Igglepiggle's best friend Upsy Daisy loves her bed! Now fans can own their very own Upsy Daisy in her Chase and Play Bed from Playskool.
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Place Upsy Daisy in her bed and as it gently rocks her to sleep, her eyes will close. Then, when Upsy Daisy wakes up, little ones can have hours of fun chasing Upsy Daisy's bed as it runs around.
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Available from all good retailers priced atÌý£34.99.
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Hello Everybody! a brand new DVD boxset from Â鶹Éç Children's DVD brings together four of the most popular pre-school DVDs of the last year from BAFTA award-winning In the Night Garden.Ìý
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This beautiful boxset collection features nearly nine and a half hours of fun and frolics. Hello Igglepiggle!, Hello Upsy Daisy!, Hello Makka Pakka! and
Hello Tombliboos! make up this DVD compendium which is the perfect present for every young fan.
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CAT. NUMBER: Â鶹ÉçDVD2822
RELEASE DATE: 24 November 2008
DURATION: 560 mins approx
RRP: £29.99
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Dance with Me Teletubby
Little ones will love dancing along with the most realistic Teletubbies ever seen from Tomy. Dance with Me Teletubby dances to an upbeat version of the Teletubby theme tune whilst blinking and giggling, to the immense delight of young fans.
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In 'Musical Statues' mode the Teletubby stops dancing at random intervals so children can play along and copy moves, never knowing what to expect next.
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The lovable Teletubbies also make a ‘parp' sound when knocked over and a ‘whee' sound when picked up again. All four Teletubbies are available, so little ones can choose to dance with their favourite friend.
Suitable from 12 months+
Available from all major toy retailers and online, priced at £34.99.
Dalek Voice Changer Helmet
Exterminate your enemies with the spine-chilling sound and voice effects of the Dalek Voice Changer Helmet from Character Options.
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The helmet has three function buttons, one to activate those well-known Dalek phrases, one to play the Exterminator sound effect and a third to transform your voice into the chilling tones of a Dalek!
For ages 5 years+
Available from all good retailers priced atÌý£39.99.
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Sarah Jane Adventures
This complete first series DVD boxset featuring 4 discs captures the hugely successful CÂ鶹Éç series with the same talented writing team as Doctor Who, including multi-award winning creator, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies.
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Sarah Jane Smith is known to Doctor Who fans as the vivacious, daring, investigative journalist who since returning to Earth after travelling with the Doctor has dedicated her life to tracking alien activity right here on Earth.
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She inhabits a world of mystery, danger and wonder where aliens, supercomputers and monsters are commonplace!
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CAT. NUMBER: Â鶹ÉçDVD2700
RELEASE DATE: 10 November 2008
DURATION: 336 mins approx
RRP: £24.99
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Chattering Charlie and Lola
Story times will never be the same again with Chattering Charlie and Lola from Golden Bear. Press Lola's foot to see and hear the popular television twosome interact, telling a variety of stories.
Suitable from 3 years +
Available from all good retailers, priced at £29.99.
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The Absolutely Complete DVD boxset of Charlie and Lola Series Two from Â鶹Éç Children's DVD features almost 5 hours worth of enchanting and amusing episodes, plus all the original extras including funny outtakes, unseen footage and music videos from everyone's favourite sibling duo.Ìý
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RELEASE DATE: 10 November 2008
CAT NO: Â鶹ÉçDVD2821
DURATION: 339 mins approx
PRICE: £24.99
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