Peppa Pig such as sadness, happiness, irritation, bewilderment and confusion. Although the main characters - mostly mammals - are anthropomorphic, other animal characters are not, for example, Tiddles the tortoise, Polly Parrot, and the ducks. In addition, the narrator of the series John Sparkes reinforces the action and humour, saying things like "Oh, dear" when something unfortunate happens (such as George starts crying) or "Look out!" when a character is doing something unsafe (such as Peppa riding her bicycle without looking where she's going). The first series of 52 five-minute episodes started on Channel 5 on 31 May 2004, and had its
Pig Heart Boy he wants to be around for his younger brother or sister called Alex. The book gained favorable reviews. In 1999, the BBC made a six-part television adaptation of the novel. Although the television adaptation was overall quite faithful to the book, some things were been changed; including some characters' names (Dr Bryce was called Professor Rae in the TV series), and also the fact that Cameron had not been the first patient to have had a pig transplant with Dr Bryce/Professor Rae. The series also ended with Alex being born; while the book merely ends with Cameron's decision to accept