This afternoon, and every weekday at 5.45pm, gather your little ones and prepare to be spirited away on an adventure... courtesy of a teacup!

Each episode of Teacup Travels (25x15-min) centres around the relationship between intelligent and inquisitive twins called Charlotte and Elliot, and their Great Aunt Lizzie. Great Aunt Lizzie is an enigmatic and mysterious woman, who claims to have been an archeologist for more years than anyone can remember and is full of tales of adventure and intrigue that captivate the children.

Charlotte and Elliot love to visit Lizzie and are fascinated by her collection of illustrated teacups. On each visit they choose a different teacup, each decorated with an interesting historical item. It's this item that provides Lizzie with the inspiration for her story and, as she tells her tale, Charlotte and Elliot imagine themselves setting off in their Great Aunt’s archeological footsteps to discover the item for real.

Starring Gemma Jones (Harry Potter, Spooks, Bridget Jones), Evie Brassington and Roddy Gilkison, TEACUP TRAVELS is a charming and adventurous new show for pre-schoolers. Click here to see more on the CBeebies' website, and here's a sneak-peek video in which head writer Polly Churchill and the team discuss what you can expect to see in the show:

Teacup Travels takes us behind the scenes and shows us what it's like to be on set. Visit CBeebies at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies to find even more fun games and videos for your pre-schooler in a safe child friendly environment. CBeebies is dedicated to delighting and surprising its pre-school audience and it remains the UK's most watched and most loved channel for the under-sixes.

Teacup Travels is executive produced by Michael Towner for CBeebies and Simon Parsons and Micky MacPherson for Plum Films. The series is supported through Creative Scotland.

Poppy's Day tells the story of a little girl who, on her way home from the dentist, notices people wearing red poppies on their coats. She and her family talk about the sentiment behind the tradition of wearing poppies..

The story is read by Falklands War veteran Simon Weston and is a powerful as it is poignant, a reminder about how important it is to remember not just the events of history, but the people.

Poppy's Day will appear on the CBeebies website at midnight on Tuesday 5 August and will be available online and to download for seven days.

CBeebies Radio is a daily web-based radio show for pre-school children, designed to encourage listening and imagination skills. Click here for more information on CBeebies Radio, and here for more information about Poppy's Day.

UPDATE: Poppy's Day will be available again on Remembrance Sunday, 9th November 2014, on CBeebies Radio via the CBeebies Website.