Wonder Raps is a British educational children's television series, broadcast on Sky and streaming platforms. Presented by MC Grammar, he is a teacher who uses educational rap to teach children.
| Wonder Raps | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's television |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Production company | Monkey Kingdom |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Kids |
| Release | 2021 – present |
Each animated episode is 5 minutes long, with each featuring a different educational rap about a given topic.[1] Topics in the first season included volcanoes and how to save the planet. The premise of the show is to teach children in a fun way about topics that some children would struggle to focus on.[2]
Background
editIn 2019, Jacob Mitchell from the London Borough of Barnet began to use social media to post educational raps.[3] This began when he posted a video rapping The Gruffalo to his daughter.[4] Mitchell began to use the performing name "MC Grammar," featuring on numerous TV and radio shows, including The Ellen Show.[5]
Broadcast
editIn October 2021, it was announced that Sky Kids would air the first season of the show.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Where I Work: Jacob, the teacher filming rapping videos as MC Grammar in front of a green screen". Metro (newspaper). 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "MC Grammar: How interactive learning can change children's lives". New Statesman. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Horton, Tom (17 February 2021). "MC Grammar creates official World Book Day song". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "MC Grammar: from school teacher to hip hop MC". The Spectator. 9 December 2021.
- ^ a b Iskra, Gabriella (14 October 2021). "Barnet MC Grammar launches TV series rapping to teach kids". Times series (north London). Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.