The king of children’s TV, currently in panto in Reading and in cinemas as Father
Christmas in The CBeebies Christmas Show, answers questions from readers – and some of their children
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How did you get inside the TV? Aisha, 3
Good question, Aisha, and one I’m asked many times. Quite a lot of people I meet are quite surprised at how tall I am and wonder how I manage to fit into the television. Well, we film using cameras which capture our performances and then beam the signal through the air into your television.