The Likeaballs is a cartoon created by Jim Quick that airs on BBC One and CBBC. It began production in 2006. It was produced by Cosgrove Hall until they were absorbed into ITV plc in 2009 and is now produced and distributed by HIT Entertainment.
Yoho Ahoy was a BBC British preschool television series about a group of several distinct pirates, aboard the ship The Rubber Duck. The title Yoho Ahoy derives from the fact the only words the characters say are "Yoho" and "Ahoy." The characters themselves are animated puppets. In 2001 it won the Banff Television Festival Rockie Award: Best Animation for "Yoho Ahoy: Buzz with Jones"
A series of films presented by leading young natural history film-makers, each exploring an endangered species and what can be done to conserve and protect them.
The Serious TV series is an observational documentary series made by the BBC and broadcast as part of their children's programming. It encompasses Serious Jungle, Serious Desert, Serious Arctic, Serious Amazon, Serious Andes, Serious Ocean and Serious Explorers. Serious Ocean consisted of ten 30-minute episodes, while each previous series was six 30-minute episodes. In each series a group of eight 12- to 15-year-olds embark on an expedition to an extreme part of the world, in order to help wildlife or assist in environmental projects. The programmes have won numerous awards, among them honours from BAFTA and the Royal Television Society.
So far only Serious Amazon, Serious Ocean and Serious Andes have been aired in Australia, on ABC1 and ABC3. The series has also been shown on Discovery Kids, where five complete seasons have been shown. Slovenian television Kanal A has bought the rights to air Serious Amazon. The show airs Saturdays at 2:10 pm, under the title Vse o Amazonki.
The Italian television network RAI in
International Vlogger Saara dives wirelessly into the lives of three contenders for the ultimate wifi gameshow, setting crazy challenges for them and their families and causing havoc round their homes.
Summerhill is a British children's television drama about the famously radical Summerhill School. written by Alison Hume and directed by Jon East. It was first broadcast on the CBBC Channel in January 2008 and was subsequently nominated for three children's BAFTA awards: Best Drama, Best Writer and Breakthrough Talent. It won the awards for writer & breakthrough nominations. The show launched the careers of a number of young actors, most notably Jessie Cave who went on to star as 'Lavender Brown' in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and also Olly Alexander, Eliot Otis Brown Walters and Holly Bodimeade.
The series was also shown on BBC One, and as a feature length film on BBC Four.
Sheeep was a short lived animated television series that aired on CBBC, within the United Kingdom. The show followed the adventures of three sheep called Georgina, Gogal and Hubert who often end up thwarting the scheme of the wolves or even Moze's companions mess them up.
Raven: The Island is a BBC Scotland children's adventure game show, and the first spin-off to the main series, Raven. It comprises one series, initially airing in 2006 on the CBBC Channel, and then during CBBC on BBC One. In this series, warriors compete as teams and attempt to complete the many challenges on the island of Alaunus, retrieving timepieces in the hope of defeating the evil Nevar.
Only in America is a children's television programme that originally aired in 2005 on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Fearne Cotton and Reggie Yates.
They are sent on a roadtrip of a lifetime around the USA to discover the weird, wacky and wonderful things the nation has to offer. In the first episode, they hit Las Vegas, finding diners, donuts, shoe trees and Elvis impersonators.
S Club Search is a CBBC reality television show that documents the audition process and formation for the pop group S Club Juniors in 2001. The original concept was that the children would perform at Wembley as a support act to S Club 7 on their S Club 7 Carnival 2002 tour, but their appearance at Wembley was considered such a success that 19 Entertainment, the management company that had created S Club 7 and auditioned S Club Juniors, decided they should perform as a support act at all of the venues on the Carnival tour. Following the tour, the eight children went on to form the band S Club Juniors and had six top ten UK hits.
Xchange was a factual entertainment BBC television programme for children. It was broadcast initially on BBC Two and later the CBBC Channel. The programme was transmitted live from studio TC2 at BBC Television Centre. Towards the end of the show, it was recorded the day before broadcasting.
The first era of the programme came in 1998 when it was designed as a programme shown on BBC Two in the summer holidays. This format was repeated annually until the launch of the CBBC Channel in 2002. As a result, 1,040 episodes over two years were initially ordered. At that time, it was the BBC's biggest ever single in-house commission. On the CBBC Channel, it was a continuous, daily, hour-long format broadcast from 7:30am. Although, by the time the programme ended in March 2006, it was being broadcast twice daily in thirty minute durations.
The show featured a website where users can sign-up to collect points, and also could gain points for being a caller on the show. People who obtained 1000 points could enter a draw to app
Bamzooki is a mixed reality television gameshow on the BBC which features a toolkit developed by Gameware Development. The first series aired in March 2004 on CBBC. The show was presented by Jake Humphrey. It has occasionally featured specials with Sophie McDonnell. In July 2008, it was announced on CBBC on BBC One that Bamzooki was returning. A new thirteen part series began in November 2009 and was now hosted by Barney Harwood and Gemma Hunt.
Match of the Day Kickabout is a British children's television football programme broadcast on CBBC. It is presented by Ore Oduba and is a spin-off from the long running weekly Match of the Day. It also replaced Newsround spin-off Sportsround.
The boys get their hands on back stage passes for some willing helpers to get stuck in at the country's busiest vets, wildlife sanctuaries and animal rescue centres. Their volunteers are up for a massive challenge but they're not all big animal lovers. Will a day on the frontline looking after wounded wildlife and poorly pets change their minds?