and Writing Style Davenport's "absolute hero" and "big influence" is Oliver Postgate. Davenport has paid tribute to Postgate at the 2007 JM Barrie Awards, in a BBC documentary "Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films" and on Channel 4 News. At the beginning of every project, he re-watches DVDs of Postgate's programmes to connect himself to the mind of the child he was when he first saw them. Davenport's work has focused on children's natural instinct to play, and how specifically tailored content can engage that instinct effectively. He draws heavily on the studies and theories of child development and language acquisition he was introduced to in his Speech Science degree at UCL. Davenport works from caravans and trailers on the sets of his show. He listens to directors and actors on set and as the crew become more proficient with the filming techniques, Davenport writes more intricate scenes. Russell T Davies rates Davenport's writing style alongside Tom Stoppard and Samuel Beckett. Music Composition Davenport has been called "one of the most heard composers on the planet" after composing all music and lyrics for In the Night Garden... and Moon and Me, as well as writing the multi-platinum single Teletubbies Say "Eh-oh!" based on the series' theme song, which reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies. His music has been performed by Michael Bublé (Davenport's "Silly Song" from Moon and Me) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (In the Night Garden Theme at the Royal Festival Hall). The theme for Moon and Me was also performed by the Chineke! Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall for the CBeebies Prom at the 2019 BBC Proms. Davenport invited Bublé to perform the song after seeing him sing the Igglepiggle song from In the Night Garden... on BBC Breakfast. Davenport has said "Music is an emotional entity. It can deepen the experience of the child watching." Awards BAFTA In the Night Garden... – Best Pre-school Live Action Award 2007 and 2008 BAFTA Teletubbies Everywhere – Best Pre-school Live Action Award 2002 Royal Television Society Teletubbies – Best Pre-school and Infants Award 2000 BAFTA Teletubbies – Best Pre-school Programme 1998 Royal Television Society Teletubbies – 24th Japan Prize International Contest, Grand Prize-winner, Pre-school Education Category 1997 Royal Television Society Teletubbies – Children's Entertainment Award 1997 BAFTA Tots