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Winx Club: The Magic is Back sets premiere date

Rainbow, the independent Italian entertainment group led by Iginio Straffi, has announced that Winx Club: The Magic is Back (26 x 24’), the popular animated series following the adventures of a group of fairy friends, will make its UK debut on September 8th airing on CBBC Monday to Friday at 5.35pm. It will also be […]

September 5, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Hacker T Dog joins the Blue Peter presenting team

This autumn, beloved canine comedian, Hacker T Dog, will officially join the legendary children’s programme Blue Peter presenting alongside Abby Cook, Joel Mawhinney, Shini Muthukrishnan and Henry the Blue Peter pet dog. Famous for his cheeky humour, lightning-fast wit and unmistakable Wigan accent, Hacker has been a CBBC favourite for over 16 years. He has […]

July 17, 2025

BBC Studios announces animated comedy Vanishing Point

BBC Studios Kids & Family Productions has announced Vanishing Point, a new comedy-action animation series.   Commissioned by BBC Children’s & Education and France Télévisions, the 26 x 22’ series for kids age 8+ has been created by BAFTA-winning writing and directing duo, Tom Gran and Martin Woolley. Vanishing Point follows a group of four teens […]

June 9, 2025

Horrible Science coming to BBC

Horrible Science, a new comedy sketch series and educational resource from the award-winning team behind Horrible Histories, will launch on May 9th on CBBC and BBC iPlayer, and curriculum learning resources on BBC Bitesize. Ever wondered how Sir Isaac Newton would defy gravity on a rollercoaster? Or what a gym class where you defend yourself […]

April 28, 2025

High Hoops lands on BBC iPlayer

Season 1 of kids’ comedy series High Hoops – which tells the story of a charmingly reckless high school basketball player and her chaotic pursuit of success, fame, love and the perfect hook shot – is now available on the BBC iPlayer. The show, written and created by Sinéad Fagan, features Peep Show alumni Robert […]

March 17, 2025By Nik Roseveare

Winners revealed for BBC’s 500 Words competition

The winners of the UK children’s writing competition, 500 Words, have been unveiled on World Book Day in a special episode of The One Show hosted by Alex Jones and Roman Kemp on BBC One and iPlayer. From thousands of entries, six exceptional young authors who submitted their stories to the BBC’s 500 words competition […]

March 6, 2025

BBC Children’s and Education announces new commissions

BBC Children’s and Education has unveiled a trio of new commissions for CBBC and iPlayer. Brand new Gladiators: Epic Pranks for CBBC, from Hungry Bear Media and MGM Alternative UK,  the makers of Gladiators, gives viewers exclusive access behind the scenes at the Sheffield Arena and an insight into the world of the much-loved superhumans. […]

December 3, 2024

Boat Rocker’s The Next Step renewed for 10th season

Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated entertainment company, has announced that its live action kids & family series, The Next Step, has been renewed for a tenth season after being commissioned by CBBC/BBC iPlayer. Currently in production, season 10 (20 x 30’) is set to premiere on CBBC and BBC iPlayer in the UK in 2025. […]

November 11, 2024

McKidd to star in BBC’s The Primrose Railway Children

BBC Studios Kids and Family productions have announced that Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy, Six Four) will be starring in the upcoming 1×90’ CBBC special The Primrose Railway Children. Adapted by Tom Bidwell (The Velveteen Rabbit, The Irregulars) the feature length family drama is based on Jacqueline Wilson’s novel of the same name, which is a […]

July 11, 2024

Transformers: EarthSpark on CBBC, iPlayer

Hasbro’s global entertainment studio, Entertainment One (eOne), has signed a deal with BBC to broadcast season one of the animated series Transformers: EarthSpark for audiences in the UK. The first ten episodes will launch on July 25th on CBBC, from Monday to Thursday, and also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Following the release […]

July 20, 2023