Pre-School, 6+
Zahara is a writer for children’s television. She has over 8 years industry experience in both animation and live-action. Zahara started her career in production working for HIT Entertainment and Penguin Random House before moving into writing. She has a love of storytelling and is currently writing on projects for Jellyfish Pictures, Blue Zoo, and Darrall Macqueen. Zahara has recently written on Moominvalley, Colourblocks, and The Adventures of Paddington for which the writing team was Emmy nominated.
When she is not writing for TV, Zahara develops her own original projects including writing children’s picture books. She loves nothing more than going off on an adventure and exploring new places as long as she can come back to her tea and slippers!
1 x 5′ animated preschool show.
1 x 7′ episode of animated show.
Writing 1×11′ episode of a new spin-off
Writing 3×7′ episodes.
Write 1×3′ episodes on a preschool show.
Was in the writers’ room and currently writing episodes for upcoming inaugural Jellyfish Original series
Writing 4×11′ episodes on upcoming vehicle adaptation series for BBC
3 x 5′ animated preschool series.
Wrote multiple episodes for non-verbal preschool animated series
Wrote on the currently broadcasting second series
Wrote 1 episode for second series of preschool animation, now available on BBC iPlayer
Wrote 1×30′ episode for S4 of adaptation of beloved book property
Wrote 1×10′ episode for the 16th series
Wrote 1 episode for non-verbal animated preschool spin-off
Wrote 3 x 11′ episodes for Series 3 of this animated adaptation based on the beloved book property by Michael Bond
Episodes:
– ‘Paddington and the Rainbow’
– ‘Paddington Finds a Hero’
– ‘Paddington and Aunt Lucy’s Last Day’
NOMINATED: Preschool Animated Series, Children’s and Family Emmy Awards 2023
Wrote 2 x 10′ episodes for the fifteenth series
Episodes:
– ‘Country Market Chaos’
– ‘Something Fishy’
Wrote 1×11′ episode for new pre-school animation show now available on Milkshake! and My5.
Episode:
– ‘Plom’s Big Book Day’
Wrote 2×10′ episodes for the fourteenth series
Episodes:
– ‘Run Norman Run’
– ‘Keep Calm and Upward Octopus’
Wrote 5×5′ episodes
Wrote 1×10′ episode for the thirteenth series
Episode:
– ‘Seagull Shenanigans’
| Current | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2024) | CBeebies/ Trustbridge | 1 x 5′ animated preschool show. |
| Supertato (2024) | CBeebies | 1 x 7′ episode of animated show. |
| Title TBA (2023) | Darrall MacQueen | Writing 1×11′ episode of a new spin-off |
| Ready Eddie Go! (2024) | Hocus Pocus Studios / Sky Kids | Writing 3×7′ episodes. |
| Very Small Creatures Series 3 (2024) | Aardman Animations | Write 1×3′ episodes on a preschool show. |
| Stan & Gran | Jellyfish Entertainment | Was in the writers’ room and currently writing episodes for upcoming inaugural Jellyfish Original series |
| Mojo Swoptops | Blue Zoo/BBC | Writing 4×11′ episodes on upcoming vehicle adaptation series for BBC |
| Animation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Production | Company | Notes |
| TBA (2023) | Blue Zoo/ CBeebies | 3 x 5′ animated preschool series. |
| Oddbods Season 4 (2023) | Moonbug Entertainment / OneAnimation | Wrote multiple episodes for non-verbal preschool animated series |
| Odo S2 (2023) | Sixteenth South | Wrote on the currently broadcasting second series |
| Colourblocks (2023) | Blue Zoo/CBeebies | Wrote 1 episode for second series of preschool animation, now available on BBC iPlayer |
| Moominvalley S4 (2023) | Gutsy Animations/Sky | Wrote 1×30′ episode for S4 of adaptation of beloved book property |
| Fireman Sam S16 (2023) | Mattel | Wrote 1×10′ episode for the 16th series |
| Minibods (2022) | Moonbug Entertainment | Wrote 1 episode for non-verbal animated preschool spin-off |
| The Adventures of Paddington S3 (2021-2022) | Blue Zoo/Studio Canal/Heyday Films | Wrote 3 x 11′ episodes for Series 3 of this animated adaptation based on the beloved book property by Michael Bond Episodes: NOMINATED: Preschool Animated Series, Children’s and Family Emmy Awards 2023 |
| Fireman Sam S15 (2022) | Mattel | Wrote 2 x 10′ episodes for the fifteenth series Episodes: |
| Pop Paper City (2021-2022) | LoveLoveFilms / Aardman / Milkshake! | Wrote 1×11′ episode for new pre-school animation show now available on Milkshake! and My5. Episode: |
| Fireman Sam S14 (2021-2022) | Mattel | Wrote 2×10′ episodes for the fourteenth series Episodes: |
| Colourblocks S1 (2021-2022) | Blue Zoo/CBeebies | Wrote 5×5′ episodes |
| Fireman Sam S13 (2020-2021) | Mattel | Wrote 1×10′ episode for the thirteenth series Episode: |