New Hey Duggee episode to mark summer solstice
June 20, 2024
By Nik Roseveare
BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that a new episode of Hey Duggee called The Carrot Badge, will premiere on CBeebies on June 28th. The new Season 5 episode kicks off the summer music festival season for little ones and their parents as well as marking the summer solstice.
Hey Duggee brings seasonal fun to screens with its homage not only to the summer solstice, but also to UK festivals, airing just in time for the Glastonbury festival in late-June. The episode features the Rabbits busy preparing for the Carrot Solstice, the day when the sun is at its highest and they gather round Carrot Henge to celebrate the glory of this humble vegetable. Trouble is, the Rabbits need to go and get ready for the festivities – but who will look after the carrots? The Squirrels volunteer, and off the Rabbits go. Then, disaster strikes. Worm pops up and eats part of Carrot Henge. Will Duggee fix the Henge in time, or will Carrot Solstice be ruined?
Liz Randall, Hey Duggee Executive Producer at BBC Studios, commented: “We are very proud and thrilled to present this very special new episode of Hey Duggee just after the Summer Solstice and alongside Glastonbury Festival. This is such a fun way for parents to introduce these events to their children and for fans to celebrate the summer with Duggee and the Squirrels!”
The Carrot Badge is the first of 20 new episodes from Season 5 of the celebrated show, produced by Studio AKA with BBC Studios Kids & Family and CBeebies. Further new episodes will premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer later this year.
The series is narrated by comedian and presenter, Alexander Armstrong, and The Carrot Badge episode also features voices performed by Sander Jones, Lucy Montgomery and Adam Longworth.
Since launching in 2014, Hey Duggee has been streamed 1.36 billion times on BBC iPlayer and has garnered over 3 billion lifetime views on its official YouTube channel.