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'CBeebies' is a British television channel produced by the BBC and aimed at children six years and under. Launched on 11 February 2002 it broadcasts from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Freeview (where it shares bandwidth with BBC Four, broadcast after 7 p.m.), cable and digital satellite. The CBBC Channel is its sister channel for older children. [2]
CBeebies offers a mix of education and entertainment programming. Content is developed and produced using pre-school specialists and the Website and Interactive television offers educative and entertaining content beyond the TV programmes.
The schedule on 'CBeebies' is the same every weekday, with a different schedule (often with different programmes) at the weekends. Between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends, all programmes are signed.
Michael Carrington is the current Creative Director for CBeebies, responsible for commissioning all content across BBC Television, On-line, Interactive TV, and Radio. [3].
An audio counterpart, 'CBeebies Radio', broadcasts for 3 hours everyday on BBC 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
| Contents |
| CBeebies programming |
| Get Set Go |
| Discover & Do |
| Big Fun Time |
| Bedtime Hour |
| Presenters |
| Songs |
| Regular songs |
| Occasional songs |
| Seasonal songs |
| Awards |
| References |
| External links |
CBeebies programming
Main articles: List of BBC children's television programmes
Some examples of notable past and present programmes on CBeebies include:
Get Set Go
CBeebies' first block of the day is ''Get Set Go'', presented by Andy. It runs up until 9a.m.
Discover & Do
''Get Set Go'' is followed by ''Discover & Do'', hosted by Chris and Pui. Programming is new from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., and repeated from 12 Noon to 3 p.m.
Big Fun Time
''Big Fun Time'', hosted by Sid & Andy, is seen from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Bedtime Hour
Between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m., CBeebies has a ''Bedtime Hour'' to help prepare young children for bed. The programmes are calm, often involving stories, such as 64 Zoo Lane, The Fimbles, Step Inside, The Story Makers and The Roly Mo Show. In March 2007, a new programme In the Night Garden debuted in The Bedtime Hour. It also features a celebrity reading a bedtime story at the end, in the tradition of Jackanory. Recent celebrities have included most of the cast of Life on Mars.
A song clip is used to start the bedtime hour ("Bye Bye Sun, Hello Moon"). The bedtime hour ends with a pre-recorded film clip of the presenters singing a lullaby ("The Time has Come to Say Goodnight").
Presenters
The core continuity presenters of CBeebies are:
★ Pui Fan Lee [9]
★ Chris Jarvis 9
★ Sidney Sloane 9
★ Andy 9
''Tikkabilla'' and ''Something Special'' presenter Justin Fletcher also occasionally provides links, and appeared in the presenters' Christmas song segment along with the four regulars. And also Sarah Jane Honeywell makes occasional apperances. [10]
Previous presenters include:
★ Sue Monroe (until March 2006) [11]
★ Nicole Davis (until February 2006) [12]
★ Eva Alexander (February to October 2006) 9
Almost all the CBeebies presenters have appeared in children's programmes prior to presenting CBeebies — for instance, Pui Fan Lee originally played the Teletubbies character ''Po'', and Sue Monroe voiced ''Tigs'' in The Shiny Show. [11]
Prior to 2006, the links between programmes on weekend mornings featured not the regular presenters but rather a pair of animated characters called Bear And Butterfly (voiced by Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee respectively).
Songs
CBeebies presentation throughout the day is accompanied by songs sung by the presenters.
Regular songs
★ ''What's the Day?'': Originally each weekday was divided into five segments, each presented by one of the original five "core presenters" namely Chris, Nicole, Pui, Sid and Sue. The start of each segment was accompanied by the ''What's the Day?'' song. Each segment was themed (for instance Sid's segment included "building and making" programmes such as "Bob the Builder", Nicole's included animal programmes and so on). Latterly the segmentation was dispensed with, except for the Bedtime Hour discussed below.
★ ''The Birthday Song'': sung before presenters show cards sent in on behalf of their young viewers who are celebrating a birthday that day. CBeebies does not use ''Happy Birthday to You'' which despite wide public performance is purportedly a copyrighted work. [14] [15] [16]
★ ''It's time for Lunch'': Broadcast at 12 noon includes Eva, Chris, Sid and Pui buying fruit and vegetables from market stalls, preparing food such as sandwiches and eating them. 16
★ ''Goodbye Sun, Hello Moon'': Broadcast until February 2006 at 6 p.m. to mark the beginning of the Bedtime Hour.
★ ''Goodnight'': Lullaby broadcast at 7pm to mark the end of the day's CBeebies broadcast. 16
Occasional songs
★ ''Sid Says'': a rap-style presentation by Sid, who tells the audience to perform simple actions (such as "Sid says, Sid says, Sid says, Sid says, Sid says 'wave your hands'"). 16
★ ''Number Debut'': This song was only ever sung 4 times in history by Sid & Sarah-Jane. It was a rap sung just before the Numberjacks about Sid getting his numbers in the wrong order.
Seasonal songs
★ ''Happy Christmas'': during the Christmas 2006 season, a segment was recorded featuring Chris, Sid, Pui, Justin and Sarah-Jane singing the 'Happy Christmas from CBeebies to you' song. 10
Awards
★ 'Charlie & Lola' won the award for ''Best Children's Programme'' at the Broadcast Awards 2007 [17] and ''Best TV Series for Children and Adults'' at the Bradford Animation Festival 2006 [18]
★ 'CBeebies' the Digital Channel was ''Highly Commended'' in the Best Children's Channel category at the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards 2006 [19]
★ 'SpringWatch 2006' won ''Best Pre-school Live Action'' award at the BAFTA Children's Awards 2006 [20]
References
1. BARB
2. BBC - Children - Children
3. BBC - Press Office - Michael Carrington
4. CBeebies website
5. CBeebies channel listings in ''TV Choice'' magazine issue 47/2006
6. CBeebies channel listings in ''TV Choice'' magazine issue 04/2007
7. CBeebies channel listings in ''TV Choice'' magazine issue 07/2007
8. CBeebies channel listings in ''TV Choice'' magazine issue 06/2007
9. Presenters page on CBeebies website
10. The Christmas Song on youtube.com
11. Sue Monroe
12.
BBC - CBeebies - Presenters
13. Sue Monroe
14. BBC - CBeebies - Birthdays
15. BBC - CBeebies - Birthdays
16. Amazon listing for ''My CBeebies'' soundtrack CD featuring "Sid Says", "The Birthday Song", "The Lunchtime Song" and "The Goodnight Song"
17. Broadcast Awards 2007 : North West Vision
18. National Media Museum - Welcome
19. Broadcast Digital Channel Awards 2006
20. latest winners and nominees
External links
★ BBC - CBeebies - Homepage
★ Cbeebies - Bob the Builder - Teletubbies
★ CBeebies Magazine - Home
★ EventsVillage - CBeebies Live @ Cardiff CIA
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