©opyk@tz Beware!
©opyk@tz Beware! is a BBC schools TV series from the 2010s, covering citizenship for primary school pupils.
An animated programme about young people who form their own band and need to deal with real-life issues such as bootlegging of their music and logo and illegal downloading. A wise dog and 'Internet Detective' or 'I.D.' called Muttford watches on and comments on their activities.
Jez, Amy and Max form a band called Alleyk@tz. Their various adventures split up neatly into four clips, which are all available to watch on the BBC website.
BBC Part 1: Validity of online sourcesFirst they are approached by a character called Rick Mason and think they have found the perfect manager, until they think more about the online sources they are using as evidence.
BBC Part 2: PlagiarismNext they write a song and enter a Battle of the Bands competition, but don't realise that copying lyrics from punk legend Lorna Lovett is plagiarism.
BBC Part 3: Logo design and copyrightDodgy Rick Mason re-emerges with a market stall full of unlicensed Alleyk@tz merchandise, which the band investigate.
BBC Part 4: Illegal downloadingFinally, the Alleyk@tz need to dissuade super-fan Zoe from illegally sharing their music online.
A sequel called Cashk@tz follows the band as they see some success and need to manage their money.
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Day | Time | Channel | Dates | Details |
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| 2009-10 | Spring 2010 | Tue | 11:00 | BBC2 | 9 Feb |
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| 2010-11 | Spring 2011 | Tue | 05:30 | BBC2 | 22 Mar |
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| 2011-12 | Autumn 2011 | Tue | 04:30 | BBC2 | 20 Sep | |
| Spring 2012 | Tue | 05:20 | BBC2 | 7 Feb |
Credits
| Voices by | Ben Deery as I.D. Muttford & Rick Mason Lisa Armytage as Zoe |
| Music | Oceanic |
| Sound | Andy Paddon Smith |
| Dubbing mixer | Matt Cheney |
| Design and lead animator | Melissa Gates |
| Animators | Chi Chow, Milo Waterfield |
| Compositing | Dominik Binegger |
| Education consultant | Juliet Desailly |
| Assistant producer | Gemma Gibbs |
| Art director | Rob Andrews |
| Written by | Andrew Bernhardt |
| Produced and edited by | Matt Jones |
| Executive producer for BBC | Kristin Mason |
| Executive producer for Illumina Digital Ltd | Catherine Collis |
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- Cashk@tzSequel programme
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