Balamory

YMA recommendation

Approved as non-violent media

Most suitable age range:

2-4

Availability

At time of review, screening on Foxtel.

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About the program

Year of production	2002-2005
Rating	G
Consumer advice lines	None
Duration	20 minutes per episode
Country of origin	UK
Production Company	BBC Scotland

Synopsis

Balamory is a quiet little town nestled on a hillside overlooking a Scottish harbour. It’s chief residents include a nursery school teacher, an inventor, a police officer, a bus driver, a painter and a couple of entrepreneurs who run a local gift shop and café. They are all friends and love helping one another and often seek each other out for advice regarding the question or theme for the day.

Points to consider

Words of caution

None

Positive aspects

includes a lot of singing and dancing
children are engaged in a variety of enjoyable, educational and meaningful activities many of which could easily be done at home
diverse ethnic backgrounds are included in the show
promotes colour recognition

Questions to ask

What the children are doing at the Nursery School looks fun and inviting. Parents may wish to ask their children what they saw that looked particularly interesting and go ahead and do some art, craft, gluing, singing, painting, reading, building, making, etc. with their children at home.