Tag: CBBC

LONDON: CBBC is premiering next month the competition series Top Class, hosted by comedian Susan Calman, to determine the smartest school in the U.K.

The 15-year-old talks about what it was like to work on the CBBC docuseries and shares some of his experiences as a transgender person.

LONDON: Nadiya Hussain, who won last year's edition of The Great British Bake Off, has signed on to serve as judge on the upcoming season of CBBC's Junior Bake Off.

HALIFAX/LONDON: BBC Natural History Unit has partnered with DHX Media to produce The Zoo (working title), an animal-themed observational documentary series for CBBC.

NEW YORK: The new CGI-animated series Bottersnikes & Gumbles is debuting on Netflix across international territories next month.

LONDON/MANCHESTER: CBBC has commissioned Channel X to produce a third season of the hit kids' comedy series So Awkward via the independent production company's Channel X North division.

LONDON: In a joint acquisition with HarperCollins Australia, HarperCollins UK is publishing a collection of S.A. Wakefield’s Bottersnikes and Gumbles stories to coincide with the TV series adaptation slated to air on CBBC in the U.K. in July.

LONDON: CBBC has rolled out five digital shorts based on its Scream Street property, now available on YouTube.

LONDON: BBC Children’s has commissioned Dot To Dot Productions to produce additional seasons of the kids’ series Footy Pups and Art Ninja.

LONDON: The award-winning medical show Operation Ouch! is returning to CBBC for a fifth season, bringing viewers behind-the-scenes of Alder Hey, one of the largest European children’s hospitals.