Maddie + Triggs
Isn’t it amazing what you hear when you really take the time to listen?
A little girl and her doggy best friend find music and adventure in the sounds of the everyday by really listening to the world around them.
52 x 7’
2D Animation & Audio Podcast
4-7s, Family
Broadcast (2024/2025)
CBeebies, RTE
Maddie is a 7-year-old girl who loves music and adventure, and just so happens to have a vision impairment. Triggs is her doggy best friend who loves doggy biscuits and mischief!
They live together with their mum and dad in a colourful town of Higgledy-Piggledy, and here they find music and adventure in the sounds of the everyday by really listening to the world around them.
Each episode features an original song and the creators see this as an opportunity to introduce kids to musical styles from all over the world! You’ll hear folk tunes, rock n’ roll, dancefloor bangers, and even a barbershop quartet of singing teeth!
The show began life as a podcast before transitioning to TV, with the goal of creating a series whereby if two kids, one sighted and one vision impaired, sit down side by side to ‘watch’ the show, neither will have a lesser experience.
The show is built around five core pillars: accessibility, representation, education, empowerment, and collaboration. Producers Turnip + Duck have worked extensively with blind and vision impairment organisations to ensure that the show is as authentic and inclusive as possible.
You can watch all 52 episodes of Maddie + Triggs on CBeebies or RTÉjr, and you can listen on BBC Sounds of RTÉjr Radio.
For fans outside of Ireland and UK, you can follow our Youtube Channel or listen to the original 15 podcasts on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
Meet Maddie
This is Bonnie O’Meara, the star of Maddie + Triggs speaking about her experience working on the show..
This short piece was filmed and produced by James Beattie for RTÉ News during the production of the original podcast series.
“With a commitment to inclusivity in scripting, casting, and a visually accessible aesthetic, Maddie + Triggs creates an enjoyable and equal viewing experience for both sighted and vision-impaired children. We’re proud to bring this series to our CBeebies audience and believe in the power of storytelling to bridge gaps and create a world where all children can join in the magic together.”
— Kate Morton
Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for 0-6s, BBC Children’s and Education
“RTÉ have been with Turnip + Duck and Maddie + Triggs every step of the way and we are so excited that 2024 is the year; the year of Maddie + Triggs, when the rest of the world gets its first listen & glimpse of this beautifully crafted animated and audio series. Every aspect of this series sings; the music, the songs, the design, and the scripts and put all of those elements together and what you get is very special indeed! Sometimes you just know and we know our audience is going to fall in love with Maddie + Triggs.”
— Suzanne Kelly
Head of Children's & Young People's Content, RTÉ
