All CBBC articles – Page 46
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NewsFreesat to honour best live show
Best live TV programme is one of three new categories that have been added to the annual Freesat 2012 Channel Awards.
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NewsBBC unveils new Russell T Davies kids drama
Russell T Davies, best known for resurrecting Doctor Who, has co-created a new children’s drama for the BBC in which a young wizard protects the planet from aliens.
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Features4 O'Clock Club
Introduce the relationship between the two main characters of the new CBBC comedy
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NewsBBC and Sky at odds over kids' channels EPG
Kids’ TV looks set to be the next front in the battle between the BBC and Sky, with the corporation urging the government to help its children’s channels land better slots on the satellite platform’s EPG.
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NewsSky Atlantic pilots Jack Dee show
Sky Atlantic is developing a comedy panel show with Lead Balloon star Jack Dee.
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NewsDeverell leaving BBC for Ofcom
Richard Deverell is to leave the BBC less than a year after he was charged with overseeing the corporation’s exit from W12.
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FeaturesThe Ministry of Curious Stuff
Create animated sketches for the new CBBC series written by Vic Reeves and Shooting Stars writer Steve Burge
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NewsAxed BBC shows win at British Comedy Awards
Recently axed BBC2 comedies Shooting Stars and Psychoville had the last laugh at the British Comedy Awards picking up three prizes between them.
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NewsBlue Peter cut to one show a week
Blue Peter will air just once a week and premiere on CBBC as part of efforts to keep the show running across the year.
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Comment
A paradise lost in time
Awash with Caribbean cliches, Death in Paradise was a missed opportunity to move on from outdated stereotypes of laidback islanders and stuffy colonialists, says Jamaica-born writer Carol Russell
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NewsLucky Day wins trio of orders
Lucky Day has secured three orders from the BBC and Channel 4, comprising one children’s series and two daytime shows.
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FeaturesOne step forward, two back
It’s been a year of ups and downs in the transition from tape to file, writes Ann-Marie Corvin, with events around the world serving first to accelerate the move and then put on the brakes
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NewsRussell T Davies shelves US projects
Torchwood writer Russell T Davies has reportedly put his US plans on hold and returned to the UK to care for his partner, who has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
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CommentWhat the Danes can teach us
Joined-up approach to children’s film is inspiring, says Maggie Brown.
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NewsCelebrities roll back the years for CBBC
Pop stars Nicole Scherzinger and One Direction will look back at their 12-year-old selves and everyday kids will be thrust into the frontline of the UK’s emergency services for two CBBC commissions.
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FeaturesSky plans fresh comedy push
Sky head of comedy Lucy Lumsden outlined ‘phase two’ of the satellite broadcasters’ push into the genre at the Broadcast Business Breakfast held at the Corinthia Hotel this week.
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NewsTurner wins first Baftas with Gumball
Turner Broadcasting picked up its first Bafta award last night, winning two categories for live action animation The Amazing World of Gumball.
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NewsMagicians to go undercover in schools for CBBC
Magicians will attempt to convince schoolchildren that they are supply teachers for a new CBBC series, Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic.
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NewsCBBC plans Blue Peter Olympic spin-off
CBBC is planning a Blue Peter spin-off series that would follow the London 2012 Olympics torch around the country and is hunting for a physical comedy star.
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The Broadcast InterviewSaul Nassé, BBC Learning
Using its biggest brands like Doctor Who as well as new daytime dramas, BBC Learning’s controller wants to inspire ‘a life full of learning’.