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82-680: Launched on 11 February 2002 alongside its sister channel CBeebies , the CBBC name (a contraction of Children's BBC ) has been used from 1997 onwards to brand all content on BBC One and BBC Two aimed at children. It has continued to be used as a brand on these channels even after regular weekday broadcasting was discontinued in 2012. Prior to the dedicated channels' launch, there were CBBC strands on other cable and satellite stations. First, on Nickelodeon as CBBC on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999, and on BBC Choice with exclusive programmes as CBBC Choice between 1998 and 1999 and airing repeats as during

164-573: A Canadian BBC-branded channel of the same name ) on 24 April 2021 to replace Cartoon Network and Boomerang . It is essentially a version of CBBC for the country, as it is aimed at the same target audience as CBBC and airs children's programmes from the BBC Studios catalogue. On 11 January 2022, an American version of BBC Kids launched as a FAST channel on Pluto TV . This version, as is the Australian version, airs children's programming from

246-700: A Halloween special with Basil Brush. There was a Doctor Who special with sequences featuring K9 that had to be cut at the last minute, and a documentary series called Really Living It! Sheppard was then asked to direct DinoSapien in Canada, and a new producer was installed after Sheppard moved on to Doctor Who . Its availability on Freeview was dependent upon BBC Red Button not showing other interactive services, such as major sports events coverage. The service offers numerous features including Newsround , horoscopes, Chris/Dodge's blog, viewer content, jokes, and other interactive elements. From 2013 to 2016, CBBC Extra

328-431: A black background box. At around this time, special holding captions with the phrase 'Follows Shortly' were beginning to be used for junctions longer than the 60 seconds that the ident required. During a junction, the follows shortly caption would be shown over music before the screen faded into the ident. Library music was mostly used but chart music was used on occasions including Night Fever , Summer Nights , (Remember

410-696: A cartoon bear (voiced by Chris Jarvis ) and butterfly (voiced by Sue Monroe ), and with an occasional appearance from a caterpillar, the characters interacted in an animated environment. They also showed pictures that had been sent in on their Message Tree. New strands were introduced on 3 April 2006; Get Set Go from 7.00 am (currently 6.00 am) to 9.00 am, Explorers from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, Busy Beebies from 10:00 am to 11:45 am and 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm, Story Corner from 11:45 am to 12:00 pm and 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm, and Little Lunchers from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. The Bedtime Hour

492-763: A channel for the MENA region was launched. On 10 March 2017, CBeebies Asia was launched in Taiwan , replacing BBC Entertainment . CBeebies Asia has already launched in Hong Kong , South Korea , Myanmar , the Philippines , Mongolia , Indonesia , Singapore , Thailand , Laos , Maldives , Macau , Sri Lanka and Malaysia . On 13 April 2017, the localised CBeebies feed for Latin America ceased operations along with BBC Earth and BBC Entertainment. On 5 April 2018,

574-545: A day, alongside other exclusive commissions. CBBC usually does a series of skits , games and send ins inbetween programmes (except Newsround ). It is dubbed "CBBC HQ", and usually mentions BBC iPlayer . The following is a list of the ten most watched shows on CBBC, based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB . As part of CBBC's original remit, CBBC needed to show 1,000 hours of factual and schools programmes per year. The service managed this by introducing Class TV , which would air educational programming for two hours each day in

656-657: A dedicated micro site containing advice for raising children and toddlers called CBeebies Grown-ups, which was relaunched in 2011. The international channels and associated websites are run by BBC Studios . As a result, not all of them are the same and some channels have less extensive websites than other services. CBeebies channels in Asia , Australia, Poland, South Africa and the USA all have their own international variant. BBC Video (and later 2Entertain ) have released several VHS/DVD compilations featuring shows airing on CBeebies at

738-508: A double lined version of the BBC1 logo. This was accompanied by a similar version for BBC2 with double lined BBC2 logo, for occasions when schools programmes were transferred to that channel. In September 1977, presentation was again changed to a countdown clock of disappearing dots around a spinning 'Schools and Colleges' legend. A white BBC1 legend was underneath, with the altered network clock discontinued. The spinning Schools and Colleges legend

820-627: A feed was launched on Digiturk in Turkey . On 1 December 2019, the Australian feed launched in New Zealand on Sky . In March 2020, CBeebies launched on Vietnam’s television provider Msky. In July 2020, it was relaunched in India , but with pan-Asian feed in English audio track only. On 31 October 2020, CBeebies and CBeebies en Español were removed from all cable and satellite providers in

902-471: A linear television service in 2025 along with BBC Radio 4 Extra as part of cutbacks and other changes focusing on creating a "digital-first" BBC. Under the plan, CBBC would exclusively operate as a content hub on iPlayer, as BBC Three had done before it was relaunched in 2022. Along with CBeebies , CBBC is operated by the BBC Children's and Education department. BBC Children's was originally based in

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984-429: A new 2.5 hour block, airing from 9.30am-12 midday each weekday, followed by their normal full daytime schedules after midday. From September 1960 until October 1973, the presentation was a black and white card with a pie chart split into five segments with a BBC logo in the bottom right corner. The pie chart segments disappeared with the seconds and was operated via a mechanical model. They were introduced, from 1969, by

1066-514: A number of revamps since then, two in 2015, the first one being a minor change because of the Go CBBC app, and another one in May which entirely changed some of the structure, adding a post chute and an Up Next screen, one in 2016 due to CBBC's new look, gaining a smaller desk, an extra Up Next screen, and being renamed as CBBC HQ, and one in 2023, following CBBC's rebrand, in which the logo, the desk, and

1148-525: A special version of the BBC1 mirror globe , but without the 'Colour' legend, as the majority of schools programmes were still in black and white while the rest of BBC1's programmes were in colour. In October 1973, the presentation was changed to a blue diamond on a black background with the BBC1 legend. It was commissioned to mark the start of schools programmes in colour, and consisted of the three diamonds of increasing size inside one another, first forming out of

1230-498: A spinoff from the BBC's children's television strand . The first four shows to air on the channel were Teletubbies , Binka , Step Inside and Bits and Bobs . CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 5:30 am to 7:00 pm, broadcasting seven days per week. From the launch of the channel until 1 March 2002, CBeebies timeshared with fellow BBC channel BBC Knowledge but since 2 March 2002, it now timeshares with BBC Four , which

1312-503: A topic from the website, showing viewers' birthday cards, and introducing the shows, well as hosting some of the shows. Many of the presenters have histories as characters in other services or on children's programmes. The international variants feature different personalities per broadcast region. In the UK, the CBeebies channel uses stranded segments throughout the day. On 10 March 2003,

1394-483: A video loop. After a brief stint with a temporary producer, the channel really took off under producer and director Brendan Sheppard who spearheaded its success. After Sheppard had finished work on the BAFTA nominated Nelly Nut Live , he was asked by CBBC controller Gary August to work on CBBC Extra, and under Sheppard, the show received a new brand look, idents, graphics, and it introduced feature items such as Ask Aaron and

1476-456: Is also due to BBC Three making a return to linear TV after it being online only since 2016. Since January 2022, at weekends CBBC HD on Freeview in Wales closes at 2 pm, to allow bandwidth for S4C HD. In September 2018, as part of a branding strategy, the unbranded 2-hour children's block on BBC Alba was split into CBeebies Alba and CBBC Alba, with the former airing during the first hour and

1558-581: Is available on Xfinity . On 13 May 2011, CBeebies was launched as a programme block on the channel BBC Kids in Canada , available on weekdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. It served a similar schedule to the main channel. The block ceased alongside its main channel on 31 December 2018, with some programmes moving to Knowledge Kids . In April 2015, BBC Worldwide signed with South Korean broadcaster KBS and Japanese broadcaster Kids Station to launch CBeebies blocks on both channels. In April 2016,

1640-463: Is intended for older children aged six to twelve. It broadcasts every day from 6:00 am to 7:00 pm, timesharing with BBC Four . On 20 November 2001, the CBeebies name was officially revealed as part of the split of the already-existing CBBC block and would be used as both a children's block and a digital channel. The CBeebies channel launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC channel , as

1722-521: Is on air after CBeebies shuts down for the night at 7:00 pm. CBeebies was joined in March 2007 by its own radio station, aptly named CBeebies Radio , which broadcast for three hours each day on BBC Radio 7 until April 2011. CBeebies Radio, however, has continued as a feature on CBeebies' website since 2013, and as a station on BBC Sounds broadcasting from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. A CBeebies Weekly magazine, now named just CBeebies Magazine ,

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1804-564: Is the educational programming strand set up by the BBC in 1957, broadcasting a range of educational programmes for children aged 5–16. From launch until June 1983, programming was based on BBC1 during the daytime, apart from coverage of major news events which saw the programmes shifted to BBC2. In September 1983, programming was transferred permanently to BBC2 freeing BBC1 to develop its own daytime schedule. The strand, named Daytime on Two, remained on BBC Two until March 2010, later supplemented by

1886-591: The Alton Towers theme park, it contains a range of themed rides, attractions and live entertainment based around various popular CBeebies programmes. It offers various indoor and outdoor activities aimed at making an immersive and interactive world for children and young families. The site based within Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire includes some of the more popular characters from

1968-455: The CBeebies house's living room, Lunch Time in the kitchen, and Bedtime Hour in the bedroom; and Sidney Sloane (plus Andy Day when he joined the channel later in 2007) presenting Get, Set, Go! in the living room and Big Fun Time in the garage. However, since moving production to Manchester this is no longer the case, with the exception of Bedtime Hour which is presented from the area nearest

2050-579: The Director of Children's and Education , Patricia Hildago Reina (since 2020). The direction of the domestic CBeebies channel itself rested with Kay Benbow , the last Controller of the channel commissioning all CBeebies content across BBC television, online, interactive TV and radio. She took over from the first controller Michael Carrington in 2010. In 2017 it was announced that the CBeebies controller post would close in December 2017 and all content for

2132-432: The 'Class TV' strand on CBBC . The BBC began broadcasting schools programmes on television on 24 September 1957, airing in the afternoon. Morning transmissions began on 19 September 1960. Until 1972, schools programming along with adult education programmes were usually the only daytime programmes shown on both BBC and ITV, as the government regulated and restricted the number of broadcasting hours for each channel. From

2214-578: The BBC Learning Zone with the final daytime schools programme on BBC Two shown on 26 March 2010 – a repeat of the Look and Read series Captain Crimson (which was also the final episode of the series). All schools programmes were then shown overnight on the BBC Learning Zone, until the strand ended on 24 July 2015 due to budget cuts. This meant that BBC Schools output was now online only. When

2296-530: The BBC Studios catalog, and also airs preschool content from CBeebies as well. A version of the channel that airs Spanish-dubbed programming titled "Niños por BBC" was launched on the same day. CBeebies CBeebies is a British free-to-air public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC . It is also the brand used for all BBC content targeted for children aged six years and under. Its sister channel, CBBC ,

2378-532: The Bedtime Hour has a few different idents. In 2016, new idents were made for each block, replacing the old ones and the slimy moving background idents were rarely shown. Idents featuring the CBeebies House with it changing to effect the current season have been used from 2016 to 2023. On 15 March 2023, CBeebies underwent a rebranding by Blue Zoo to fully-adopt the BBC's new corporate branding , with

2460-482: The Bedtime Hour was introduced. It aired shows such as Rubbadubbers , The Story Makers , 64 Zoo Lane and Andy Pandy . From 3 April to 19 December 2004, each weekend afternoon was divided into five segments, which were presented by one of each of the then-current presenters, namely Chris Jarvis , Nicole Davis , Pui Fan Lee , Sidney Sloane and Sue Monroe . Each was given a core theme (for instance Sid's segment included "building and making" programmes such as Bob

2542-475: The Bugs reimagined in a rounded square-shaped form to evoke the BBC logo, and a new suite of idents and animated scenes incorporating two- and three-dimensional elements. Live presenters have been on CBeebies since the channel's launch. They are used to fill the gaps between the shows that air on the channel, speaking directly to the child, doing certain activities such as arts and crafts, leading activities based on

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2624-522: The Builder , Sue's included arts and crafts related programmes and so on). The five segments aired from 1:00 pm until 6:00 pm; and the segmentation was later dispensed in December 2004, although the presenters still wore their respective colours for several months afterwards. They also cropped up in props used in links, such as coloured plates. The five coloured room sections ran from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm and included: A new strand entitled

2706-452: The CBBC on BBC iPlayer to replay CBBC programmes for up to thirty days. In July 2013, BBC announced that CBBC HD would be launched by early 2014, and it launched early on 10 December 2013. CBBC HD broadcasts on the BBC's existing HD multiplex on Freeview and shares its bandwidth with BBC Three HD as they air at different times. Before launch, the majority of CBBC HD output was broadcast on BBC HD before its closure in March 2013. CBBC HD

2788-460: The CBBC presenting team on late weekday mornings. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of schools around the country , CBBC broadcast educational programming for primary school children. This included a mixture of programmes which were new or they aired on CBBC many years before, with a focus on learning as well as newly recorded content. It was hoped that this might help children without

2870-420: The CBeebies brand would be commissioned by a new, pan BBC Children's role entitled Head of Content. In January 2021 it was announced that the decision would be reversed, and a new Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for preschoolers (0–6) would be appointed. Internationally, CBeebies is owned by BBC Studios , which operate the brand. The links between programmes on CBeebies are primarily achieved through

2952-545: The CBeebies channel was in India in May 2007, although the channel was shut down at the end of November 2012 due to "commercial considerations". The Polish CBeebies channel was launched on 2 December 2007, while feeds in Latin America , East , Southeast Asia , South Africa and Australia were launched in late 2008. In March 2011, an on demand version of the network was launched in the United States and

3034-627: The Carrot Club was introduced in 2003, which had a female voiceover presenting where we are shown to toddlers running around and playing with toys. A new strand entitled Pick and Play was shown for the first time in June 2004, in which viewers contacted CBeebies via the website and other means to suggest programmes they would like to see. Also, in September 2005, a new strand called Bear and Butterfly launched, showing on weekend mornings. Presented by

3116-457: The Days of the) Old Schoolyard, and I'm A Believer . In September 1983, Schools programmes were moved from BBC1 to BBC2 . This gave BBC1 the space to broadcast a daytime schedule although it was another three years until BBC1 launched a full daytime service. A special strand was set up on BBC2: Daytime on 2 as programmes were broadcast all day (from just after 9   am until 3   pm during

3198-577: The East Tower of BBC Television Centre since the department's inception, but moved to MediaCityUK in Salford in September 2011, and the live presentation links used throughout the day are now recorded and broadcast from there. The remit of CBBC is to provide a wide range of high quality, distinctive content for 6–12 year olds, including drama, entertainment, comedy, animation, news, and factual. The great majority of this content should be produced in

3280-521: The Foxtel shutdown, CBeebies and BBC Kids were removed from Fetch TV on 31 October 2024, marking CBeebies to cease operations in Australia after nearly 16 years. In the UK, CBeebies is operated by the BBC Children's and Education division and part of BBC North . The division is also responsible for CBBC and overall strategic responsibility for all of the BBC's domestic services for children rests with

3362-440: The UK. CBBC should provide a stimulating, creative, and enjoyable environment that is also safe and trusted. The service should have a particular focus on informal learning, with an emphasis on encouraging participation. CBBC's programming output is very similar to the strand previously shown on BBC One. CBBC often complements this strand with programmes shown earlier than on the terrestrial channels, repeats, or whole series shown in

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3444-473: The United States. On 11 January 2022, BBC Kids launched as a FAST channel on Pluto TV in the United States , which airs select CBeebies and CBBC shows from the BBC Studios catalogue. A version of the channel that airs Spanish-dubbed programming titled "Niños por BBC" was launched on the same day. Both channels have since been removed. BBC Kids continues to be available on Samsung TV Plus in

3526-645: The United States. On 15 December 2022, the Asian feed of CBeebies was launched as a preview channel on Astro , then replaced Boomerang on 1 February 2023. A planned rebrand for the Polish version of CBeebies was cancelled in March 2024 after the departure of presenter Aneta Piotrowska , which is why Polish people see idents with the new branding sometimes. It was announced that CBeebies on Foxtel in Australia would be removed on 31 July 2024, alongside BBC First, BBC Earth, BBC News, and A&E . However, 3 months after

3608-488: The autumn and spring terms – fewer programmes were shown during the summer term) as opposed to just during the morning and early afternoon as had been the case on BBC1. The lunchtime period was occupied by adult education programmes which had previously been broadcast on BBC2 on Mondays and Tuesdays. The adult education programmes were only broadcast during the autumn and spring terms so Pages from Ceefax and sometimes Open University programmes were shown at lunchtimes during

3690-453: The background before pulsating and splitting into smaller diamonds, before eventually decreasing altogether. The colour scheme was changed in April 1975 following BBC1's rebrand of image to orange on a navy blue background with, unusually, an orange legend. This was accompanied by an orange version of the BBC1 network clock. A still version of the diamond was occasionally used on the channel, with

3772-528: The background colour of blue, faded to black. Upon occasions when the schools strand was transferred to BBC2, a version with the BBC2 double lined logo was used the 2 legend replacing the BBC1 legend. Following the switch to electronic, the BBC2 version was also recreated, however during the Falklands War , a version with a hastily added BBC2 ident was used, with the replaced caption being the orange logo on

3854-501: The channel shared studio facilities with CBBC's original magazine show Xchange . This changed in autumn 2004, when CBBC moved to TC9 following the normal CBBC links move to TC10 ; however, this was changed in March 2006 so that all CBBC and CBBC channel links were located in TC9. A further change was to take place in December 2006 when all output moved to a Chroma key set within TC12 , and

3936-557: The close, CBBC HD began to broadcast 24 hours a day again. Since the launch of BBC Scotland, CBBC HD began finishing at 19:00 in Scotland on Freeview, due to the channel timesharing with BBC Scotland HD, which starts at 19:00, however, CBBC SD continued to finish at 21:00 in Scotland until hours were cut nationwide in January 2022. Following the closure of CBBC HD, the BBC has decided to cut back CBBC's air time from 9 pm to 7 pm, this

4018-598: The daytime as CBBC on Choice from 1999 to 2002. CBBC was named the Channel of the Year at the Children's BAFTA awards in 2008, 2012, and 2015. The channel averages 300,000 views per day. The channel broadcasts from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, 7 days a week, timesharing with BBC Choice from its launch until 8 February 2003. From 9 February 2003, the channel timeshares with BBC Three , which replaced BBC Choice. On 22 August 2008, it

4100-800: The development via their Facebook and Twitter accounts. The fourth reveal on 7 January was that of Nina and the Neurons It was an interactive science lab. The latest additions to CBeebies Land were in Spring 2022. In December 2021, it was confirmed that Alton Towers were adding three new attractions to CBeebies Land, there was Hey Duggee: The Big Adventure Badge which had replaced Tree Fu Tom Training Camp, Andy's Adventures Dinosaur Dig which replaced Mr Bloom's Alloment and JoJo and GranGran at Home which replaced Charlie and Lola's Moonsquirters & Green drops. BBC Schools BBC Schools , also known as BBC for Schools and Colleges or BBC Education ,

4182-436: The end of the 1984/85 school year. In March 1986, BBC2 rebranded to the white embossed TWO on a white background. From here on, no special ident was used to introduce Daytime on Two programmes, instead using the normal ident as by now the special Daytime on 2 Ceefax pages had been discontinued. All gaps of less than fifteen minutes were now filled using the newly designed 'Follows Shortly' captions over music, before cutting to

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4264-516: The financial means to participate in lessons over the internet. CBBC has had a relatively similar presentation to that of its strand counterpart. The logo has consistently remained the same until 2016 as the service; green coloured blobs at the beginning of its life and the green and white logo used from September 2007 to March 2016. The logo used from March 2016 to March 2023 is multicoloured unlike its predecessor. The current logo has returned to being fully green. CBBC has mainly utilised presenters from

4346-407: The hiatus of BBC Three as a linear channel. It was stated that the additional hours would be used to provide programming for teenagers. On 2 March 2021, ahead of the relaunch of BBC Three as a broadcast channel, it was announced that CBBC's broadcast hours would be reduced by two hours. From 5 January 2022, the channel now closes down for the day at 7:00 pm and timeshares with BBC Three once again, as

4428-660: The house's bed. While the lunchtime story is usually read by one of the regular presenters at about 1:00 with an often repeated story, the final show of each day, known as CBeebies Bedtime Stories (known as Stòiridh in Scottish Gaelic and airing on BBC Alba ) is read by a guest storyteller, including well known actors, comedians, singers/musicians and past presenters of BBC children's television, including David Walliams , Tom Hardy , Ed Sheeran , Steve Carell , Billie Eilish , Ryan Reynolds , Paloma Faith and Jack Black . The channel launched on 10 December 2013, though

4510-404: The ident and announcement. A later addition was that of a 15-second countdown timer, displaying the seconds in a box, usually located in the top right corner of the screen. However, there are examples of the location being changed depending on the programme caption that preceded the ident. Following the rebrand of TWO to BBC2, including the introduction of the '2' idents , no special presentation

4592-425: The late morning, with normal programming resuming in the early afternoon. Much of this programming was old BBC Schools programming shown, in some cases, decades before and which was for the most part still relevant. Very little new schools programmes were commissioned. Class TV ended in March 2008, following a change to CBBC's remit. However, in December 2019, CBBC brought back Class TV with 'Live Lessons' presented by

4674-487: The latter airing during the second hour. This block features its own presentation, presenters, and shows, all dubbed into Scottish Gaelic . Previously, a similar block called Children's BBC Scotland was aired in the Scottish school holidays on BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland throughout the 1990s, where the block (like CBeebies Alba and CBBC Alba) featured its own presentation and presenters (as an opt out from

4756-527: The launch of the BBC Learning Zone saw some programming, generally the secondary education programming, was transferred to the new overnight service, as more schools were showing recordings of the programmes rather than the programmes live. Secondary school programming continued to air during 'Daytime on Two' until Autumn 1999, when it made its permanent move to BBC Learning Zone. It was announced in 2009 that all schools programming would be moved to

4838-460: The launch of the UK channel in February 2002 and showcases a child friendly site with activities themed to various CBeebies programmes, past and present, with games, songs and print-outs featuring for nearly all the shows. The UK version also features links to CBeebies iPlayer , a child friendly version of the BBC iPlayer site or app featuring CBeebies programmes only, to CBeebies radio player and

4920-441: The logo that the channel had used since its launch 21 years earlier. The new style featured a new logo in line with the BBC's 2021 logo, as well as a revamped appearance of the "Bugbie" characters that had been part of the channel's identity since launch. BBC Studios owns and operates the international CBeebies feeds, with most of them operating on a 24-hour schedule (compared to the UK version). The first international launch for

5002-447: The main service, with a few presenters appearing mostly on the new channel; Gemma Hunt and Anne Foy being notable examples and appearing consistently until August 2007. At the beginning of September 2007, along with the relaunch, the same presenters of CBBC would also feature on CBBC on BBC One and Two. When CBBC launched, presentation was located in TC2 at BBC Television Centre , where

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5084-457: The mid 1960s onwards a typical weekday on the BBC and ITV was limited to just 7 hours of normal programming during the day. Schools programmes were exempt from those restrictions, so the BBC and to a lesser degree ITV used the programming for schools to fill their daytime schedules. The restrictions were eased during 1971 and on 19 January 1972 the restrictions on broadcasting hours were lifted fully. ITV decided to move their schools programming to

5166-583: The move of the BBC Children's department there. As is with the rest of the BBC's channels, there is a lack of advertisements and programmes are occasionally broken up by trailers for new shows, new seasons of said shows or events. CBeebies uses many identities throughout the day during the breaks in between shows. Most of these idents feature the mascots, named the Bugs, also known as the Bugbies. The Bugbies are yellow blobs with faces, and are similar to

5248-477: The network) linking into various shows airing on BBC Scotland 's regional versions of the summer holiday mid-morning slot, the Children's BBC Breakfast Show and the summer holiday children's programme Up For It, until the CBBC Scotland opt outs were discontinued by July 2000. On 15 March 2021, it was announced by Australian provider Fetch TV that they would launch a channel called " BBC Kids " (unrelated to

5330-479: The ones used by CBBC between 2002 and 2005, with the only difference being the colour: green for CBBC and yellow for CBeebies with both using purple as a similarity. Most idents before the late 2010's feature children saying the channel name twice once the logo appears except the Bedtime idents. The idents have used a moving blobby, slimy-like background or rounded shapes in any colour. Each block has its own ident, and

5412-420: The original channel for guests to meet. Described as a 'fun environment for pre-schoolers to play and learn' by critics. Before CBeebies Land, Alton Towers did not have enough rides suitable for young children and since opening, CBeebies Land now makes visiting the amusement park exciting for younger children. At the start of the year, the theme park sporadically released information on the characters involved in

5494-477: The second hour. This block features its own presentation, presenters and shows in Scottish Gaelic . The only presenter shared between the CBeebies Alba block and CBeebies channel is Dodge T. Dog , who appears on an occasional basis. On 15 March 2023, CBeebies rebranded its channel identity, in line with a wider corporate rebranding across the BBC starting in 2021. This was CBeebies' first rebrand, retiring

5576-612: The studio's color scheme were updated. CBBC moved out of HQ5 in December 2023 for undisclosed reasons. There is currently no dedicated CBBC studio or set as of January 2024. CBBC Extra was a free interactive television service from CBBC provided by the BBC Red Button . It was accessible from CBBC by pressing red and then selecting CBBC Extra from the main menu. It can also be accessed from any other BBC channel by pressing red and going to page number 570. The service differs across digital platforms, for example Sky viewers can access

5658-488: The summer term. A special version of the striped 2 ident was created, featuring an orange background instead of the usual black. Clocks were not used alongside the look but the 'Follows Shortly' captions were retained. For the first two years of Daytime on Two, special Ceefax pages were broadcast during the longer intervals. The pages, branded as The Daytime on 2 Information Service , featured schedules and information about Daytime on 2 output. The pages were discontinued at

5740-426: The time. As of 2014, Abbey Home Media releases the compilations. Five CBeebies-branded CDs have been released, 'CBeebies: The Official Album' in 2002, 'My CBeebies Album' in 2006, 'My CBeebies Album (Christmas Edition)' in 2007, 'CBeebies: Song Time' in 2010, and 'CBeebies: The Album' in 2012. CBeebies Land opened in May 2014. Designed as a retheme of the previous Storybook Land and Old McDonald's Farmyard areas of

5822-469: The title of School Programmes with broadcasts now mostly limited to the morning hours. Between 19 January 1993 and 5 October 1995, some programmes were shown (as subject blocks or a series block) overnight as part of a new experiment called Nightschool . This moved to the overnight service The Learning Zone in October 1995, which later rebranded as BBC Learning Zone in October 1997. On 9 October 1995,

5904-597: The use of in-vision continuity , using presenters to interact with the children. In the UK, links are recorded rather than broadcast live, as is the case on sister channel CBBC. They were originally recorded from studio TC0 at BBC Television Centre in London, but moved out in 2008 to Teddington Studios , and returned briefly in 2010. From September 2011 onwards, the links have been based at the BBC's northern base at studios HQ5 and HQ6 in Dock10 studios at MediaCityUK following

5986-568: Was added to the Sky EPG in Ireland in 2017. From July to August 2014, CBBC HD was temporarily removed from Freeview during the 2014 Commonwealth Games to let BBC Three and BBC Three HD broadcast 24 hours a day, similar to how BBC Parliament was removed during the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics . From March to April 2018, CBBC HD used downtime mode to let BBC Red Button HD broadcast 9 pm to 5:30 am on Sky and Freeview. After

6068-441: Was announced that the channel would be available live on its website from 16 September. CBBC's reach further expanded with the addition of the channel on Sky in Ireland on 12 May 2011. The British Forces Broadcasting Service have provided viewers with CBBC and CBeebies since 1 April 2013, when they replaced BFBS Kids. From 11 April 2016 until 4 January 2022, CBBC's broadcast hours were extended by two hours to 9:00 pm due to

6150-487: Was available on the CBBC website, until the channel was discontinued in May 2016. The CBBC website provides a wide range of activities for viewers aged 6–15, such as games, videos, puzzles, printable pages, pre-moderated message boards, and frequently updated news feeds. It contains pages for the majority of its current programming with various content on each. There are also micro-sites from Newsround and MOTD Kickabout , providing children with news and sport, as well as

6232-508: Was first published in 2006. Since March 2013, CBeebies has been carried by the British Forces Broadcasting Service , sharing a channel with BFBS Extra. CBeebies is also available in Ireland. In September 2018 as part of a branding strategy, BBC Alba 's unbranded two-hour children's block was split into CBeebies Alba and CBBC Alba , with the former airing during the first hour and the latter airing during

6314-426: Was in fact unintended and was a result of an issue with the mechanical model used . This was amended by the following summer. In autumn 1981, the new corporate double lined BBC1 logo was added to the model in replacement of the old one, however this amended model only lasted three months, as the mechanical model was replaced by a computer generated version. The primary difference was that the dots, instead of fading to

6396-527: Was presented by only one presenter. This short live decision lasted until the relaunch in 2007, which involved a new 'office' set being constructed, initially in TC12 and later in a new studio facility in the East Tower of Television Centre. In 2011, CBBC moved into studio HQ5 at Dock10 studios in MediaCityUK . Presentation originated from HQ5 from September 2011 to December 2023. The Office has been through

6478-424: Was retained, though. On 19 March 2007, these segments were dropped (apart from Get Set Go and Bedtime Hour) and modified to denote the time of day and the levels of activity, including: When these segments were initially introduced, each segment featured its own presenting team and set, with Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee ( Alex Winters and Cerrie Burnell after they left in 2009) presenting Discover and Do in

6560-464: Was rolled-out nationwide up to June 2014 (as did BBC News HD , CBBC HD and BBC Four HD ). The channel broadcasts on a commercially operated HD multiplex on Freeview, with limited geographic coverage compared with other multiplexes, and shares its stream with BBC Four HD as they air at different times. Prior to launch, the majority of CBeebies' HD output was broadcast on BBC HD before its closure on 26 March 2013. The CBeebies website coincided with

6642-495: Was the case prior to the 2016 relaunch. On 15 March 2023, CBBC rebranded its on-screen bug and identity to match the BBC's 2021 logo, dropping the 2016 logo which had been used for seven years. The channel was affected by the CrowdStrike outage at 07:55 on 19 July 2024. A breakdown card was displayed until normal service resumed at 10:32. On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC and BBC Four to be discontinued as

6724-502: Was used to mark schools programmes. The 'Follows Shortly' captions were phased out in place of promotions of other appropriate programmes, through static programme captions and fillers that may be considered similar to the intervals on the BBC Television Service in the 50s and 60s. Daytime on Two continued to air until June 1997 and when daytime programmes for schools returned that autumn, they were merely branded under

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