Our appearance on The Jeremy Vine Show happened just before Christmas.
In the rush towards the festive break, it almost passed in a blur. A television studio. Bright lights. A generous team. And Andy walking in with a small scrap-built robot he’d made especially for Jeremy.
We called him Jezbert.
Like all the Berts, Jezbert was made from scrap in our workshop. Pieces that once had other purposes, now brought together slowly and thoughtfully. He wasn’t created to impress or perform. He was made because that’s what we do, we see possibility in the overlooked and turn it into something with heart.
Jeremy’s reaction was immediate and completely genuine. Surprise. Delight. Curiosity. One of those moments where creativity doesn’t need explaining, it simply lands.
Then Christmas arrived.
We stepped away, spent time with family, and allowed the year to close. The appearance stayed with us, but we hadn’t yet realised what it would set in motion.
It was the weeks after Christmas that truly mattered.
Messages began to arrive from people we don’t know. Emails, comments, kind notes from viewers who had seen Jezbert on the show and gone looking for us. People told us they loved the Berts. That seeing something handmade on television had stopped them scrolling. That it reminded them of imagination, play, and making things just because you can.
Some shared personal stories. Others simply said, “Please keep going.”
Those words landed deeply.
Because Weebert’s World didn’t start with a business plan or a clear route to television. It began at a kitchen table, with Andy making robots from scrap to support his own wellbeing, and me writing stories about a little robot called Weebert, a robot no bigger than a can of beans, who invites children to see the world differently.
From the very beginning, our mission has been simple.
It’s our mission to get Weebert and the Berts onto children’s television to inspire children to play, explore, imagine and create. To remind them that imagination has no rules. That you don’t need the latest toy or perfect materials. That even scrap can become something wonderful.
As we step into 2026, the response from people we didn’t know has given us a quiet but powerful sense of momentum. Not because everything feels certain … it doesn’t. But because others can now see what we’re trying to build.
So we’re saying it out loud.
2026 is the year of The Berts.
The year we keep showing up. The year we keep building this world. The year we work harder than ever to bring Weebert’s World to children’s screens, schools and homes, a place where creativity comes first and play is taken seriously.
If you’re reading this with an idea of your own, something small, handmade, or quietly hopeful, let this be your nudge too. You don’t need permission to begin. You don’t need everything worked out. You just need to believe enough to take the next step.
If you’d like to watch the moment Jeremy met Jezbert, the clip is now live on our YouTube channel. It’s a small moment, but for us, it became a turning point.
👉 Watch the clip here: YouTube.com/@weebertsworld
Thank you for being part of our journey.
Here’s to 2026 … the year of The Berts 🤖💛
with love
Lottyx
