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Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club coming to CBeebies

Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club – the new spin off series – will premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on April 28th. New episodes of the show will air exclusively on CBeebies every weekday at 7.10am with episodes landing on BBC iPlayer every Monday. The series features familiar faces, as Happy, Roly, Tag, Norrie and Betty […]

April 24, 2025

BBC Children’s and Education announces new commissions

BBC Children’s and Education has unveiled a slate of new commissions, bringing a fresh wave of homegrown storytelling to families across the UK. Leading the line-up is The Lady Grace Mysteries, a fast-paced 10-episode drama by Cottonwood Media and Coolabi Productions that follows 14-year-old Grace as she races to uncover who’s plotting to kill Queen […]

March 27, 2025

Bluey’s The Sign coming to BBC

The 28-minute special Bluey episode The Sign will land on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer on April 18tj (Good Friday). Additionally, Season 3 of the animated hit will air on CBeebies from April. Written by Bluey creator and writer Joe Brumm, directed by Richard Jeffery, and produced by Ludo Studio, The Sign – previously only available […]

March 26, 2025

CBeebies unveils Wonderblocks pre-coding series

BBC Children’s and Education, Alphablocks Ltd and Blue Zoo Animation Studio have announced a new educational series following the success of Numberblocks, Alphablocks and Colourblocks. Wonderblocks is the new show that is designed to ignite essential thinking skills in young viewers, training their brains through adventure and problem-solving fun. Wonderblocks will launch on the CBeebies […]

January 8, 2025

Cody Rhodes appearing on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

WWE Superstar, and current Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes will be taking part in CBeebies Bedtime Stories on January 1st 2025. The celebrated children’s TV show aims to inspire imagination and help children wind down before bedtime. In a special festive line up, Rhodes will be joining the likes of Idris Elba, Justin Fletcher, Mo […]

December 16, 2024By Nik Roseveare

CBeebies revives Balamory

The pastel-hued, fictional town of Balamory is set to return to screens, BBC Children’s and Education has announced. Commissioned for two new seasons on CBeebies, families will be able to enjoy the home-grown storytelling about the celebrated nursery school from 2026 and will once again be filmed in Scotland, whether in original location Tobermory or […]

September 17, 2024

Poll: Bluey’s Bandit named TV’s top dad

Bluey and Bingo’s dad Bandit is the onscreen father figure with the biggest influence on day-to-day parenting, according to a BBC Studios survey. To celebrate Father’s Day in the UK, 1,000 parents (500 mums and 500 dads) took part in the poll, which saw Bandit named as the dad that kids most admire (33.5 per […]

June 13, 2024

Lancashire Cricket launches Lanky & Friends cartoon

Lancashire Cricket has unveiled an original animated cartoon series aimed at attracting younger fans to the sport and educating them on key elements of the game with the support from strategic marketing communications agency MC2. Lanky & Friends is a three-part short series featuring the club’s celebrated mascot – Lanky the Giraffe – and his […]

May 31, 2024

Boat Rocker distributes Olga Da Polga

Boat Rocker, an independent, integrated global entertainment company, has announced it is distributing season 1 & 2 of hit kids & family series Olga Da Polga globally (excluding the UK) for Maramedia. The series, based on the best-selling books from Michael Bond, creator of the beloved Paddington Bear, follows the adventures of loveable guinea pig […]

February 15, 2024

Bluey Season 3 heading to BBC

BBC Studios Kids & Family has announced that Season 3 of the celebrated animated series Bluey will make its UK free-to-air premiere on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer from November 27th. CBeebies will air the first ten episodes of Season 3 including Bedroom, Promises and Omelette, with more episodes still to come. This set also features […]

November 21, 2023By Nik Roseveare