My son and his mother, ahem, have been obsessing over his favorite TV show, The Octonauts, for quite some time now. At the moment, it is the toys that go along with the show that are our all-consuming ...

As the adventures of a new crew of underwater heroes prepare to launch on CBeebies, our reporter catches up with the Octonauts' dashing and charismatic leader, Captain Barnacles Bear. Barnacles is not ...

As the adventures of a new crew of underwater heroes prepare to launch on CBeebies, our reporter catches up with the Octonauts' dashing and charismatic leader, Captain Barnacles Bear. Barnacles is not ...

The anticipation was palpable on Thursday as 14 excited three-year-olds awaited the arrival of Captain Barnacle, leader of the popular children's entertainment group, the Octonauts.

It's not every day you find yourself in an underwater adventure in the middle of Manchester – but then it’s not every day the Octonauts come to town. OK, so we were not exactly submerged and in fact ...