The Programmes That Sparked Imagination, and How They Inspired Weebert’s World
Do you remember the programmes that made you feel you could do anything as a child?
For me, it was Vision On. I can still see Morph’s stop motion adventures, and Tony Hart showing us how to make something out of nothing. Those moments didn’t just entertain me, they gave me permission to create. They told me that imagination wasn’t just something inside my head, it was something I could bring to life.
I think that’s where the seed of Weebert’s World was planted.
It began with Weebert himself, our little robot, no bigger than a can of beans, built from a vintage camera, opera glasses, and copper wire. Andy made him in the garage from scraps, and somehow this tiny robot carried something much bigger, a spark. A spark of imagination.
That spark has grown into our dream: Weebert’s World, a UK stop motion children’s TV series filmed in a real cottage and workshop. A place where children see how the ordinary can become extraordinary.
The format is simple but distinctive. Each episode would begin with a handcrafted stop motion story featuring Weebert and the other Berts; Tweebert, Digbert, Egbert, the Bakerbert twins, and more. But the magic doesn’t end when the story finishes.
Instead, it carries over into real life with “Weebert Power” a segment that encourages children to take what they’ve seen and try it themselves. To make something in the workshop. To bake in the kitchen. To dig in the garden. To care for animals.
It’s not just about watching. It’s about doing.
That’s why we say: ✨ Weebert Power: Turning screen time into imagination time. ✨
The series isn’t in production yet, but it’s what Andy and I are working towards every single day, through our sculptures, our stories, and our outreach with children. Each Bert we make and each story I write takes us a little closer.
When I think about it, I realise Weebert’s World isn’t just my dream. It’s part of a long chain of creativity. The programmes that inspired me as a child lit the spark. Now we want to pass that spark on to the children of today.
👉 I’d love to hear from you, which programmes inspired your creativity when you were young?
with love
Lotty x
