. ▁▁ ▁The ▁Northern ▁Irish ▁science ▁fiction ▁writer ▁Ian ▁Mc Donald ▁has ▁contributed ▁scripts ▁to ▁the ▁series , ▁along ▁with ▁local ▁writing ▁tri o ▁K ier an ▁D oh ert y , ▁D anny ▁Nash ▁and ▁Ian ▁N ug ent . ▁Each ▁of ▁these ▁four ▁writers ▁has ▁written ▁five ▁episodes ▁each , ▁compr ising ▁the ▁full ▁twenty ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁series . ▁▁ ▁Spe aking ▁at ▁the ▁launch ▁of ▁Ses ame ▁Tree ’ s ▁second ▁series , ▁Executive ▁Produ cer ▁Col in ▁Williams ▁said ▁of ▁Ses ame ▁Tree : ▁" The ▁programme ▁continues ▁to ▁show ▁contemporary ▁life ▁here ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁addresses ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁respect ing ▁differences , ▁sharing ▁and ▁dealing ▁with ▁new ▁experiences ▁such ▁as ▁going ▁to ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁– ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁really ▁important ▁for ▁young ▁children ▁not ▁just ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁but ▁everywhere ." ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Charlotte ▁Cole , ▁Senior ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Global ▁Education ▁for ▁Ses ame ▁Work shop , ▁said ▁of ▁the ▁programme : ▁"... we ▁have ▁worked ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁[ ex per ts ▁in ] ▁Northern ▁Ireland , ▁to ▁create ▁resources ▁which ▁focus ▁on ▁social ▁inclusion , ▁encourag ing ▁children ▁to ▁develop ▁as ▁individuals ▁and ▁as ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁community . ▁ ▁We ▁believe ▁that ▁Ses ame ▁Tree ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁term , ▁positive ▁impact ▁on ▁how ▁today ’ s ▁young ▁children ▁perce ive ▁the ▁world ▁around ▁them ▁and ▁their ▁own ▁potential ▁role ▁in ▁that ▁world ." ▁ ▁The ▁production ▁also ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁Tar ▁ag ▁Sp