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{{short description|British children's television series}}
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'''''Fab Lab''''' is a British [[television programme]] designed for [[pre-school]] [[children]]. The show was jointly produced by the [[BBC]] and [[Banijay UK Productions|Initial Kids]] in 2001,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.c21media.net/news/pickard-unveils-bbcs-kids-plans/ | title=Pickard unveils BBC's kids plans }}</ref> and was aired on the [[CBeebies]] channel from June 2002 until 15 October 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?adv=1&order=desc&q=fab+lab#search|title=Fab Lab - CBeebies - 15 October 2006 - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2017-02-24}}</ref> as well as CBeebies on [[BBC Two]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?q=fab+lab&svc=9371535#search|title=Search Results - BBC Genome|website=genome.ch.bbc.co.uk|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref> although repeats were put on hiatus between 19 December 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/cbeebies/2004-12-19|title=Fab Lab - CBeebies - 19 December 2004 - BBC Genome}}</ref> and 3 September 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/cbeebies/2005-09-03|title=Fab Lab - CBeebies - 3 September 2005 - BBC Genome}}</ref>  It is an introduction to science, nature and technology for young children.

The program features two [[pixie]]s named "Trixi" and "Dixi" {{ref|names}} and a dog (male, breed unspecified) called "Prof". Trixi and Dixi are [[puppet]]s while Prof is played by a human in a whole-body dog suit.

The two pixies live under the floor of a large [[Shed|garden shed]] known as the "Fab Lab". The shed is used as a [[laboratory]] by Prof who investigates various phenomena such as shadows, rainfall or the germination of plants. He explains features of the physical and natural world to the pixies, sometimes with the aid of a [[personal computer]] which Prof uses to show video sequences. Prof is very partial to green [[biscuit]]s called "Pixiebicks" with which the pixies sometimes bribe Prof to expand his explanations.

At the end of the programme a whistle is heard, upon which Prof says that "Mrs Whistle" (presumably his owner) is calling, and leaves the shed.

Some episodes are now lost as the show has never been released on DVD or VHS.

== Cast ==

*Dixi: Simon Buckley
*Trixi: Kathy Smee
*Prof: Siân Richardson (voiced by Jim Dunk)
*Assistant Puppeteers:
::Judith Bucklow
::Hannah Proops

*Animatronics Operator:
::Daniel Carlisle

Writer & Creator 
Robyn Charteris

*Writer
::[[Christopher Lillicrap]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060825071115/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/characterpages/fablab/index.shtml CBeebies - ''Fab Lab''] at [[bbc.co.uk]]

{{note|names}} The end-credits of the programme spell the names thus, however the CBeebies web page for the programme refers to "Trixie" and "Dixie"

[[Category:2002 British television series debuts]]
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[[Category:2000s British children's television series]]
[[Category:2000s preschool education television series]]
[[Category:BBC children's television shows]]
[[Category:British preschool education television series]]
[[Category:British television shows featuring puppetry]]
[[Category:British English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Television series by Endemol]]
[[Category:CBeebies]]