BBC Kids was a Canadian specialty television channel carrying programming for children and teenagers. It was a

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between Knowledge West Communications, which managed the network and held the majority 80% interest and was a subsidiary of

Knowledge Network Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown corp ...

, with

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the

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brand and holding the remaining 20% in the JV. Originally an ad-supported network, it transitioned to non-commercial operation when it was transferred to Knowledge.

History

Launch

In November 2000,

Alliance Atlantis Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (commonly known as Alliance Atlantis and commonly shortened to simply Alliance or Atlantis and formerly traded as TSX:AAC) was a Canadian media company that operated primarily as a specialty service operat ...

was granted approval by the

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(CRTC) to launch BBC Kids, described as "a national English language Category 2 (what is the current category B) specialty television service devoted to top-quality educational and entertaining programming for children and youth (ages 2-17). It will feature programming primarily from the UK and around the world. 65% of the programming will target children ages 2 to 11, the majority of which will target 6 to 11 years old and 35% will target youth ages 12 to 17." The channel launched on November 5, 2001 as a

between Alliance Atlantis and

BBC Worldwide BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetises BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadca ...

, the BBC's overseas operating arm. As was its remit, it primarily sourced its programming from networks and producers from the United Kingdom, though its programming sources were never exclusively limited to those of the BBC. This also included international co-productions, including ''

Tots TV ''Tots TV'' is a British children's television programme, produced by Ragdoll Productions and Central. The series was first telecast in the UK on the ITV network (part of CITV) from 1993 to 1998. Development ''Tots TV'' was written by two of i ...

'', '' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'', and ''

The Sleepover Club ''The Sleepover Club'' is a series of children's books by authors Rose Impey, Narinder Dhami, Lorna Read , Fiona Cummings, Louis Catt, Sue Mongredien (aka Lucy Diamond), Angie Bates, Ginny Deals, Harriet Castor and Jana Novotny Hunter. It has al ...

''. It also broadcast a small amount of Canadian and Anglo-Canadian co-productions (including previously-produced Alliance Atlantis programming co-produced with an American network such as

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, Disney Channel, or

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

for American broadcast) to meet CRTC

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regulations and quotas.

Transition from Alliance Atlantis to Knowledge Network

On January 18, 2008, a joint venture between

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and

Goldman Sachs Capital Partners Goldman Sachs Capital Partners is the private equity arm of Goldman Sachs, focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments globally. The group, which is based in New York City, was founded in 1986. As of 2019, GS Capital Partners ha ...

known as CW Media, acquired control of BBC Kids through its purchase of Alliance Atlantis' broadcasting assets, which were placed in a

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in August 2007. It then became a part of

Shaw Communications Shaw Communications Inc. is a Canadian telecommunications company which provides telephone, Internet, television, and mobile services. Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Shaw provides home telecommunications services primarily in Alberta and Br ...

on October 10, 2010 after it acquired Canwest outright with the GSCP stake in CW Media.. Shaw's ownership would be short-lived due to regulatory requirements to sell some former CW Media assets, and that process started on December 22, 2010 with early

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with a then-undisclosed sales partner. On January 17, 2011,

Knowledge Network Corporation Knowledge Network, also branded as British Columbia's Knowledge Network, is a Canadian publicly funded educational cable television network serving the province of British Columbia. It is owned by the Knowledge Network Corporation, a Crown corp ...

, a

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of the

Government of British Columbia The Government of British Columbia (french: Gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of British Columbia. A constitutional monarchy, the Crown is the corporation sole, assumi ...

, announced it had finalized an agreement to purchase the channel through a subsidiary called Knowledge-West Communications Corporation from Shaw Media. BBC Worldwide would retain its existing interest. The sale was completed on April 29, 2011, and with it and CRTC approval, it converted from a commercial network to a non-commercial service, while relocating operations from

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in suburban

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. The transaction resulted in a decision by cable providers in

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and

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(which generally import Canadian channels onto their services for the convenience of

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s visiting the

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) to drop the network at the end of 2011.

Closure

On October 2, 2018, a joint statement from

and BBC announced the channel would cease operations at the stroke of midnight on December 31, 2018. Though there was no reasoning for the closure stated originally, then-Knowledge chief

Rudy Buttignol Rudy Buttignol (born June 18, 1951) is a Canadian television network executive and entrepreneur. Buttignol was the president and CEO of British Columbia's Knowledge Network, BC's public broadcaster, from 2007 until June 2022. He was also presid ...

subsequently cited the end of the CRTC's traditional protection of small and independent networks to allow for broader

discretionary service A discretionary service is a Canadian specialty channel which, as defined by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, may be carried optionally by all subscription television providers. It replaces the previous category A ...

s without any programming restrictions. Knowledge continues to carry programming from the BBC, and CBBC/CBeebies programming as a part of Knowledge Kids, including programming from BBC Kids merged onto the Knowledge schedule. On January 10, 2019, the CRTC revoked the channel's license at the request of Knowledge.

Programming

The Spot

* '' 2gether: The Series'' * ''3 Non Blondes'' * ''90 Days in Hollywood'' * ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. A second series began airing on 4 January 2013, and the third series premiered on 20 Dec ...

'' * ''

Ace Lightning ''Ace Lightning'' is a children's television series co-produced by the BBC and Alliance Atlantis. The series was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom but was also aired in other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealan ...

'' (2003-2010) * ''

The Adventures of Paddington Bear ''The Adventures of Paddington Bear'' is an animated children's television series. It is based on the book ''Paddington Bear'' by Michael Bond and was written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by CINAR Corporation and Protecrea, in co-productio ...

'' * '' The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police'' * ''

Absolutely Fabulous ''Absolutely Fabulous'' (also known as ''Ab Fab'') is a British television sitcom based on the ''French and Saunders'' sketch, " Modern Mother and Daughter", created by Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. The show was created and written by Saun ...

'' * ''

Albie People * Albert Axelrod (1921–2004), American Olympic medalist foil fencer * Albie Booth (1908–1959), American Hall-of-Fame college football player * Albie Grant (1943–2004), American basketball player * Albie Hecht, American television produ ...

'' (2002-2004) * ''

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'' * '' Anatole'' (2002-2006) * ''

Andy Pandy ''Andy Pandy'' is a British children's television series that first appeared on BBC Television in summer 1950. Originally live, a series of 26 filmed programmes was shown until 1970, when a new series of 13 episodes was made. A revival of the s ...

'' (2002-20??) * ''Andy's Wild Adventures'' * ''

Animal Stories ''Animal Stories'' is a British pre-school animated television series. It also aired on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney block in the United States from 1998 to 2001 and on Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is ...

'' * ''

The Animals of Farthing Wood The Animals of Farthing Wood is a series of books about a group of woodland animals. It originated with the 1979 book, ''The Animals of Farthing Wood'', by Colin Dann, and was followed by six sequels and a prequel by Dann. An animated ''Ani ...

'' (2001-2002) * ''

Atomic Betty ''Atomic Betty'' (retitled ''Atomic Betty: Mission Earth'' for its third and final season) is a Canadian-French Flash animated television series produced by Atomic Cartoons, Breakthrough Entertainment and Tele Images Kids, along with the Marath ...

'' (2011-2018) * ''

Balamory ''Balamory'' is a British live-action children's programme on BBC One, BBC Two and CBeebies for pre-school children, about a fictional small island community off the west coast of Scotland, named ''Balamory''. Four series were produced between ...

'' (2004-2011) * ''

Bananas in Pyjamas ''Bananas in Pyjamas'' is an Australian children's television series that first aired on 20 July 1992 on ABC. It has since been syndicated in many countries and dubbed into other languages. In the United States, the " Pyjamas" in the title wa ...

'' (2001-2009) * ''

Barney Barney may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barney (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Barney (surname), a list of people Film and television * the title character of '' Barney & Friends'', an American live ac ...

'' * ''

The Basil Brush Show ''The Basil Brush Show'' is a British children's television sitcom series, starring the glove puppet fox Basil Brush. It was produced for six series by The Foundation, airing on CBBC from 27 September 2002 to 25 December 2007. The show is a ...

'' (2003-2008) * ''

Be the Creature ''Be the Creature'' is a TV series created by the Kratt Brothers ( Chris and Martin). A wildlife series designed to immerse both the brothers and the viewers in the world of animals, unlike the brothers' previous works, ''Kratts' Creatures ''Kr ...

'' * ''

Bear Behaving Badly ''Bear Behaving Badly'' is a British children's sitcom which originally aired for four series and was broadcast between 3 September 2007 and 21 December 2010. Background The programme is centred around the daily adventures of Barney Harwood, ...

'' (2008-2011) * ''

Beauty and the Geek ''Beauty and the Geek'' is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J.D. Roth. The show's t ...

'' * ''

Being Ian ''Being Ian'' is a Canadian animated series produced by Studio B Productions and Nelvana Limited for YTV, focusing on 12-year-old Ian Kelley, who aspires to become a filmmaker. It originally aired from April 26, 2005, to October 11, 2008. The ...

'' * ''

Belfry Witches Belfry Witches is a British television show broadcast by the BBC during its CBBC slot. It ran for just over a year, airing in September 1999 and running its thirteenth and final episode in November 2000. The show followed two witches, Skirty Ma ...

'' (2001-2003) * ''

Bernard Bernard ('' Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname. The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...

'' * ''The Best'' (2008-2009) * ''Best in Australia'' (2009-2011) * ''

Big Babies ''Big Babies'' is a 2010 British comedy children's television series. The main characters are two babies (actually babies with adult heads and voices superimposed) named Brooks and Rocco, who are reluctantly dragged away from watching television ...

'' * ''Big Bear and Squeak'' * ''

Big Wolf on Campus ''Big Wolf on Campus'' is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. The central plot revolves around a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf durin ...

'' * '' Bill and Ben'' (2001-2005) * ''

Binka ''Binka'' was a British animated children's television series about the adventures of a large tomcat named Binka, who frequently travels to three houses for three meals a day. The show aired from 2001 to 2005 (four years, including repeats), ...

'' (2001-2011) * '' Bits and Bobs'' * ''

Blackadder ''Blackadder'' is a series of four period British sitcoms, plus several one-off instalments, which originally aired on BBC One from 1983 to 1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony R ...

'' (2004-20??) * ''

Blazing Dragons ''Blazing Dragons'' is an animated television series created by Terry Jones and Gavin Scott, and produced by Nelvana and Ellipse Animation. A coinciding graphic adventure video game was released for the original PlayStation and Sega Saturn in ...

'' * ''

Blue Peter ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Te ...

'' * ''

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'' (2015-2018) * ''

Boogie Beebies ''Boogie Beebies'' is a British interactive preschool children's television programme, which was produced and broadcast by the BBC. It aired on CBeebies (both the separate channel and CBeebies on BBC One and BBC Two). The show first aired on 27 S ...

'' (2007-2010) * '' Brady's Beasts'' * ''

Brat Camp ''Brat Camp'' was a reality television show. The first season, featuring RedCliff Ascent, won an International Emmy. Subsequent seasons saw declining viewership. The American version of ''Brat Camp'' was cancelled after its one-season run, but ...

'' * '' Buzz and Tell'' * ''

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'' * ''

Caitlin's Way ''Caitlin's Way'' (aired in Australia under the title ''Just a Kid'') is a live action teen drama series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2000 to 2002. The show was co-created by Thomas W. Lynch. Premise ''Caitlin's Way'' focuses on Caitlin Seege ...

'' * ''The Call'' * ''

Canimals ''Canimals'' (literally can-animals) (, ''kaenimeol''), also known as ''Canimals: We Can Do It!'', is a live-action/ CGI animated hybrid television series by Voozclub Co., Ltd. The main characters are Ato, Mimi, Uly, Fizzy, Nia, Oz, Pow, Toki, ...

'' * ''

Cavegirl ''Cavegirl'' is a 2002-03 British TV series created and written by Daniel Peacock. It starred Stacey Cadman, Stephen Marcus and Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty. It followed the adventures of a teenage cavegirl. Although based in a Stone Age world, t ...

'' (2003-2004) * ''Celeb'' * ''CG Kids'' * ''

Changing Rooms ''Changing Rooms'' is a do-it-yourself home improvement show broadcast in the United Kingdom on the BBC between 1996 and 2004. The series was revived on Channel 4 in 2021. The show was one of a number of home improvement and lifestyle shows ...

'' * ''

Charlie and Lola Charlie and Lola are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000. They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters. Lola is an energetic and imagin ...

'' * ''

Chorlton and the Wheelies ''Chorlton and the Wheelies'' is an animated children's television series that ran from 26 September 1976 until 17 December 1978 on the British television channel ITV. 40 episodes were produced. The show followed the adventures of Chorlton, a f ...

'' * ''

Clangers ''Clangers'' (usually referred to as ''The Clangers'') is a British stop-motion children's television series, consisting of short films about a family of mouse-like creatures who live on, and inside, a small moon-like planet. They speak only ...

'' * ''

Creature Comforts ''Creature Comforts'' is a British adult stop-motion comedy mockumentary franchise originating in a 1989 British humorous animated short film of the same name. The film matched animated zoo animals with a soundtrack of people talking about the ...

'' * ''

Creepy Crawlies ''Creepy Crawlies'' was a stop motion animation series created by Cosgrove Hall. The series consisted of 52 ten-minute episodes, which were broadcast on Children's ITV between 1987 and 1989. All episodes were written by Peter Reeves and directed ...

'' * ''

Crocadoo Crocadoo is an Australian animated series produced by Energee Entertainment and the Nine Network from 1996 to 1998. It follows the adventures of a group of blue crocodiles trying to protect their riverbank from a mad developer. ''Crocadoo'' was ...

'' * ''

Custer's Last Stand-up George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, ...

'' * ''The Cuties'' * ''

D'Myna Leagues ''D'Myna Leagues'' is a Canadian animated television series, which aired on CTV from 2000 to 2004."Kids rules in Canadian TV lineup". ''Timmins Daily Press'', March 13, 2001. Loosely based on the baseball writing of W. P. Kinsella, the series was s ...

'' * ''

Dance Academy ''Dance Academy'' is an Australian teen-oriented television drama produced by Werner Film Productions in association with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and ZDF. Series one premiered on 31 May 2010, and series two began airing on 12 ...

'' * ''

Dawson's Creek ''Dawson's Creek'' is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing into college that ran from 1998 to 2003. ...

'' (2010-2011) * ''

Dead Gorgeous ''Dead Gorgeous'' is a 2010 children's supernatural fantasy television show which premiered on 15 March 2010 in Britain and 5 April 2010 in Australia. It was produced by Burberry Productions and Coolabi Productions with funding from Screen Austra ...

'' * '' Deadly 360'' * ''

Deadly 60 ''Deadly...'' is a strand of British wildlife documentary programming aimed principally at children and young people, which is broadcast on CBBC on BBC One and Two and on the CBBC Channel. It is presented by Steve Backshall, with Naomi Wil ...

'' * '' Deadly Mission Madagascar'' * '' Deadly Nightmares of Nature'' * '' Deadly Pole to Pole'' * '' Deadly Top 10'' * ''

Degrassi High ''Degrassi High'' is a Canadian teen drama television series and the third series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. A direct continuation of ''Degrassi Junior High'', it debuted on CBC in Canada on November 6 ...

'' * ''

Degrassi Junior High ''Degrassi Junior High'' is a Canadian television series and the second series in the ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler. A successor but not a direct spin-off of '' The Kids of Degrassi Street'', it debuted on CB ...

'' * ''

Digby Dragon ''Digby Dragon'' is a British preschool stop motion animated television series created by Sally Hunter, which aired from 4 July 2016 to 29 July 2019. It is produced in the UK by Blue Zoo Productions for Nick Jr. Premise Digby is an anthrop ...

'' (2016-2018) * ''

Dinosapien ''Dinosapien'' is a 15-episode children's television program. The series is a co-production between BBC Worldwide and CCI Entertainment Ltd., in association with BBC Kids, Discovery Kids and CBBC. Overall 15 episodes were made, each 21 and half ...

'' (2007-2010) * ''Dinosaur Detectives'' (2001-2007) * ''DIY TV'' * '' Doctor Who'' * ''

Dogs with Jobs ''Dogs with Jobs'' is a Canadian documentary television series about working dogs and show dogs. Each half-hour episode consists of two to three segments on individual dogs from around the world. The family-friendly series has featured serv ...

'' * ''

Don't Blame the Koalas ''Don't Blame Me'' is an Australian children's television program. In the United Kingdom, the show is known as ''Don't Blame the Koalas''. The series was originally aired on the Nine Network and is also currently shown on ABC3 (the latter chann ...

'' (2004-20??) * ''

Doodlez ''Doodlez'' is a Canadian animated shorts series produced for television by Cellar Door Productions, animated by Trapeze Animation Studios, which started airing on Teletoon in 2002. It was seen on Nicktoons and was one of the final programs show ...

'' * '' Eckhart'' * '' Ed and Oucho's Excellent Inventions'' * ''

Emily of New Moon ''Emily of New Moon'' is the first in a series of novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery about an orphan girl growing up on Prince Edward Island. Montgomery is also the author of '' Anne of Green Gables'' series. It was first published in 1923. Plot s ...

'' * ''

Emma Emma may refer to: * Emma (given name) Film * ''Emma'' (1932 film), a comedy-drama film by Clarence Brown * ''Emma'' (1996 theatrical film), a film starring Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Emma'' (1996 TV film), a British television film starring Kate B ...

'' * ''

Escape from Scorpion Island ''Escape from Scorpion Island'' is a BBC children's TV adventure game show in which contestants try to 'escape from an exotic island with a mind of its own' by doing various challenges to improve their chances of escaping. Series 1 was made by R ...

'' * '' Eureka TV'' * ''Extreme Animals'' * ''

Fabeltjeskrant ''Fabeltjeskrant'' () (or ''De Fabeltjeskrant'', Dutch for "''The Fables Newspaper''") is a Dutch children's television series featuring puppetry and stop motion. Created in 1968 by and produced by Thijs Chanowski (1st series) and Loek de L ...

'' (2013-2018) * ''

Factomania ''Factomania'' is a factual television series that was first broadcast on BBC Knowledge (international), BBC Knowledge and BBC HD (international), BBC HD on 3 April 2014. The hosts for the ten-part series are Dominic Byrne, Fran Scott and Greg F ...

'' * ''

The Famous Jett Jackson ''The Famous Jett Jackson'' is a coming-of-age television series for the Disney Channel. The show is about a boy named Jett Jackson ( Lee Thompson Young) who plays a teenage secret agent on a fictional show-within-a-show called ''Silverstone''. ...

'' (2004-2010) * ''Fierce Earth'' * ''

FightBox ''FightBox'' is a game show that aired on BBC Three from 13 October to 10 November 2003 and is hosted by Lisa Snowdon and Trevor Nelson with Paul Dickenson as commentator. Format Contestants design their fighters and submit them to the BBC. Out ...

'' (2004-2005) * ''

Fimbles ''Fimbles'' is a British children's television series created and produced by Novel Entertainment. The series has 200 episodes, airing from 2002 to 2004 with repeats of the series airing until early 2012 on CBeebies. The Fimbles are Fimbo, Florri ...

'' * ''

Florrie's Dragons ''Florrie's Dragons'' () is a children's animated television series that was produced by Wish Films and Clockwork Zoo and animated by Studio 100 Animation. The series is based on a children's book named '' Dear Dragon''. The series was created by ...

'' (2011-2016) * ''

Fraggle Rock ''Fraggle Rock'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock'' or ''Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets'') is a children's musical fantasy comedy puppet television series about interconnected societies of Muppet creatures, created by Jim He ...

'' (2006-2009) * ''

Freefonix ''Freefonix'' is a children's animated television series created by Magnus Fiennes, Alex Tate and Simeon Warburton and co-produced by Cinnamon Entertainment, Toonz Animation-Trivandrum and Method Films for CBBC, in association with Isle of Man ...

'' (2009-2011) * ''

French and Saunders ''French and Saunders'' is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comedy duo and namesake Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders that originally broadcast on BBC2 from 1987 to 1993, and later on BBC One until 2017. It is a ...

'' * ''

Garth and Bev ''Garth and Bev'' is an Irish television series for preschoolers produced by Kavaleer Productions and broadcast on RTÉ, CBeebies, TVOKids, and BBC2. It was first broadcast on RTÉ Two on 11 January 2010. Plot ''Garth and Bev'' is set in the B ...

'' (2011-2014) * ''

Gawayn Gawayn is an animated television series created and designed by Jan Van Rijsselberge. It is produced by Alphanim, Gaumont Animation, and Mondo TV, and the series has been dubbed into different languages. The title of the show refers to King Art ...

'' * ''Gazoon'' * ''The Gees'' * '' The Genie from Down Under'' * '' Girls in Love'' * ''Gjaney Verde'' * ''

The Graham Norton Show ''The Graham Norton Show'' is a British comedy chat show presented by Graham Norton. It was initially broadcast on BBC Two, from 22 February 2007, before moving to BBC One in October 2009. It currently airs on Friday evenings, with Norton s ...

'' (2008-2011) * ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical comprehensive school. The show began its run on 8 February 1978 on BBC1, and was one of the longest-running program ...

'' * '' Groove High'' * '' Hairy Jeremy'' * ''

Hank Zipzer The ''Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever'Hank Zipzer: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever'' in Books 1–3 and ''Hank Zipzer: The World's Best Underachiever'' in Book 4. series of American children's books ...

'' * ''Harry and Toto'' * ''

Hey Duggee ''Hey Duggee'' is a British animated educational preschool television series aimed at two to five year olds. Created by Grant Orchard, it is produced by Studio AKA, in association with BBC Studios (formerly BBC Worldwide). The show is narrated ...

'' * ''

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'' * ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' * ''

Home Farm Twins ''Home Farm Twins'' is a series of children's books written by Jenny Oldfield. The books were later successfully adapted into a television series for the BBC, with Polly Duniam and Sophie Duniam cast as the twins. The television series prov ...

'' * ''Home on Their Own'' * ''

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'' (2011-2018) * ''

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'' * ''

Humf ''Humf'' is a British animated children's television program featuring a furry creature named Humf. The show is centered on the title character and his exploration of the world. The show is produced by King Rollo Films and Rubber Duck. It is na ...

'' * '' Hyperdrive'' * ''

I Am Not an Animal ''I Am Not an Animal'' is an animated black comedy TV series telling the tale of highly intelligent animals rescued from a vivisectionist laboratory and forced to live on their own. The series was made and directed by Peter Baynham. It was p ...

'' * ''I Can Cook'' (2011-2012) * ''

I Was a Sixth Grade Alien ''I Was a Sixth Grade Alien!'' (known as ''My Best Friend is an Alien!'' in the UK and Australia) is a Canadian children's science fiction comedy television series following the chronicles of Pleskit, a purple-skinned, blue-haired alien with an an ...

'' (2007-2009) * ''

Igam Ogam ''Igam Ogam'' is a pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler. Format The series takes place on a “higgledy-piggledy” prehistoric planet and follows the antics of a little mischievous cave girl called Igam ...

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In the Night Garden ''In the Night Garden...'' is a British live action pre-school children's television series, aimed at children aged from one to six years old. It is produced by Ragdoll Productions. Andrew Davenport created, wrote and composed the title them ...

'' * '' In a Heartbeat'' * ''

Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series '' Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated ...

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Inside Life ''Inside Life'' is a BBC nature documentary series for children's television which aired on the CBBC Channel in autumn 2009. It is a companion to the BBC Natural History Unit's series, '' Life'', which looks at the extraordinary lengths to whi ...

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It'll Never Work? ''It'll Never Work?'' is a television programme for children showcasing new inventions and developments in scientific technology. Produced by Roy Milani for BBC Children's, the show ran for seven series between 9 November 1993 and 23 August 1999 ...

'' * ''Ivick von Salza'' * ''

Jamie's School Dinners ''Jamie's School Dinners'' is a four-episode documentary series that was broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 23 February to 16 March 2005. The series was recorded from Spring to Winter of 2004 and featured British celebrity ...

'' (2008-2009) * ''

Jeopardy ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given genera ...

'' (2002-20??) * ''

Joan of Arcadia ''Joan of Arcadia'' is an American fantasy family drama television series telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi (Amber Tamblyn), who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays on CBS for ...

'' * ''Joe and Jack'' (2012-2015) * ''

The Jungle Bunch ''The Jungle Bunch to the Rescue'' (also known as ' in French) is a French CGI animated television series. It was created by Jean-François Tosti, , Eric Tosti and produced by Toulouse-based , Seaworld Kids, and Master Films. The series is about ...

'' * ''Just One Bite'' * '' K-9'' (2012-2013) * '' Kate & Mim-Mim'' (2014-2018) * ''

Kerwhizz ''Kerwhizz'' (strapline: ''The Quiz with added Whizz'') is a live-action animated British children's television game show which originally aired on CBeebies between 2008 and 2011. The series uses a mix of CGI and Live action, and is targeted tow ...

'' (2011-2016) * ''

KidsWorld Sports ''KidsWorld Sports'' is a 26-episode television series for young teens. Each episode features two children from around the globe, who strive for greatness in their chosen sport. The show profiles kids who have the potential to become tomorrow's spo ...

'' * ''

King Arthur's Disasters ''King Arthur's Disasters'' is a British animated series which first aired on CITV. Co-created by Paul Parkes and Will Ashurst, the series follows and depicts attempts by King Arthur, assisted by the wizard Merlin, to woo the beautiful self-obs ...

'' * ''The Klumpies'' *''

The Koala Brothers ''The Koala Brothers'' is a British stop-motion animated children's television show that features the adventures of 2 koala brothers named Frank and Buster, as they seek to help their friends in a sleepy town in the Australian outback. Seventy-n ...

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Kratts' Creatures ''Kratts' Creatures'' is a half-hour children's television series that originally ran on PBS Kids during the summer of 1996. The first in a series of programs produced by the Kratt Brothers, Chris and Martin Kratt, ''Kratts' Creatures'' was made ...

'' (2011-2012) * '' Lah-Lah’s Adventures'' (2014-2018) * ''

The Large Family ''The Large Family'' ( French: ''La Famille Trompette'') is a British-French animated children's television series based on the book series of the same name written by Jill Murphy and published by Walker Books in the United Kingdom. The series ...

'' (2014-2018) * ''

Lark Rise to Candleford ''Lark Rise to Candleford'' is a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels by Flora Thompson about the countryside of north-east Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, England, at the end of the 19th century. The stories were previously published s ...

'' * ''

The Legend of Dick and Dom ''The Legend of Dick and Dom'' is a sitcom that stars Dick and Dom as two budding young princes who are on a quest to find the antidote to a terrible plague that consumed their kingdom Fyredor because Dick accidentally dropped the original c ...

'' * ''

Leon Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again ...

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Leonardo Leonardo is a masculine given name, the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese equivalent of the English, German, and Dutch name, Leonard. People Notable people with the name include: * Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scien ...

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The Life of Birds ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in E ...

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The Life of Mammals ''The Life of Mammals'' is a nature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 20 November 2002. A study of the evolution and habits of the various mammal species, it was the fou ...

'' (2011-2014) * ''Lightning Point'' * ''Lilly the Witch'' * ''Little Britain (sketch show), Little Britain'' * ''Little Princess (TV series), Little Princess'' * ''Lockie Leonard (TV series), Lockie Leonard'' * ''Lunar Jim'' (2006-2013) * ''M.I. High'' * ''Madison (TV series), Madison'' * ''The Magic School Bus (TV series), The Magic School Bus'' (2001-2002) * ''The Magician's House'' * ''Maid Marian and Her Merry Men'' (2001-2007) * ''The Make Shift'' * ''Me and My Monsters'' * ''Miami 7'' (2004-2011) * ''The Mystery Files'' * ''The Mighty Boosh (TV series), The Mighty Boosh'' * ''Mighty Machines'' * ''Minuscule (TV series), Minuscule'' * ''Missy Milly'' * ''Mister Maker'' * ''Mofy'' * ''Molang'' * ''Moone Boy'' * ''Monty'' * ''Mortified'' * ''Mr. Bean'' * '' Mr. Bean: The Animated Series'' * ''My Hero (British TV series), My Hero'' * ''My Parents Are Aliens'' * ''John Oliver, Naked Chef'' (2007-2010) * ''Natural Born Hunters'' * ''Naturally, Sadie'' * ''Nelly and Nora'' * ''The New Adventures of Figaro Pho'' * ''Nico Can Dance'' (2015-2018) * ''Nina and the Neurons'' * ''No Sweat (TV series), No Sweat'' * ''Numberjacks'' * ''Nuzzle and Scratch'' (2011-2014) * ''Oddbods'' * ''Officially Amazing'' * ''Olive the Ostrich'' * ''Oliver's Twist'' (2008-2009) * ''Olliver's Adventures'' * ''Our Hero'' * ''Out There (Australian TV series), Out There'' * ''Paddington (TV series), Paddington'' * ''The Paradise (TV series), The Paradise'' * ''Party Mamas'' * ''Penny Crayon'' * ''Pingu'' * ''Pipsqueak's Planet'' * ''Planet Earth (2006 TV series), Planet Earth'' (2011-2018) * ''Postman Pat'' (2004-2009) * ''Popular Mechanics for Kids'' * ''Powers'' (2004-20??) * ''The Queen's Nose (TV series), The Queen's Nose'' (2001-2007) * ''Radio Free Roscoe'' * ''Rank the Prank'' * ''Rastamouse'' (2012-2018) * ''Raven (2002 TV series), Raven'' (2004-2014) * ''Ready Jet Go!'' (2016-2018) * ''Ready or Not (Canadian TV series), Ready or Not'' * ''The Really Wild Show'' * ''Red Dwarf'' * ''Reel Late Movies'' * ''Robin Hood (2006 TV series), Robin Hood'' * ''Robin Hood: Mischief in Sherwood'' * ''The Roly Mo Show'' (2008-2011) * ''Rooms that Rock'' * ''Rotten Ralph'' * ''Roy (TV series), Roy'' * ''The Saddle Club'' * ''Sadie J'' * ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' * ''The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne'' * ''The Secret Show'' * ''Serious (TV series), Serious'' * ''Shaun the Sheep'' (2011-2018) * ''Shoebox Zoo'' (2006-2011) * ''Show Me Show Me'' (2011-2012) * ''Silverwing (TV series), Silverwing'' * ''

'' * ''Smack the Pony'' * ''The Sorcerer's Apprentice (TV series), The Sorcerer's Apprentice'' * ''Sorry I've Got No Head'' * ''Spider!'' * ''Spot Bots'' * ''Stacey Stone'' * ''Stig of the Dump'' * ''Stitch Up!'' * ''The Strangerers'' * ''Stuff'' (2001-2006) * ''Sumo Mouse'' (2010-2011) * ''Surprise! It's Edible Incredible!'' * ''Tales of the Riverbank'' * ''Tarzán, Tarzan'' * ''Theodore Tugboat'' * ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'' * ''Timmy Time'' * ''Top of the Pops'' * ''

'' * ''Trapped! (TV series), Trapped!'' * ''Tree Fu Tom'' * ''Trigger Happy TV'' * ''The Tumblies'' * ''Tweenies'' (2001-2008) * ''Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps'' * ''The Vicar of Dibley'' * ''Victor & Maria'' * ''Viva S Club'' (2004-2011) * ''Walk on the Wild Side (TV series), Walk on the Wild Side'' * ''The Weakest Link (British game show), The Weakest Link'' * ''What Not to Wear (British TV series), What Not to Wear'' * ''Who Let the Dogs Out? (TV series), Who Let the Dogs Out?'' * ''Who Wants to Be a Superhero?'' * ''Wild and Weird'' * ''William's Wish Wellingtons'' * ''Woolly and Tig'' (2013-2014) * ''The Wonder Years'' (2008-2009) * ''The Worst Witch (1998 TV series), The Worst Witch'' * ''Yakkity Yak'' * ''Yam Roll'' * ''Yoho Ahoy'' * ''Yoko'' * ''Young Dracula'' * ''The Young Ones (TV series), The Young Ones'' * ''Zoo Diaries'' (2005-2008) * ''Zoobabu''

CBeebies

* ''3rd & Bird'' (2013-2017) * ''Baby Jake'' (2014-2016) * ''Bob the Builder'' (2012-2017) * ''Fireman Sam'' (Series 1-5 only) (2014-2018) * ''George Shrinks'' (2016-2017) * ''Go Jetters'' (2015-2017) * ''Little Robots'' (2004-2018) * ''Lunar Jim'' (2006-2013) * ''Mr Bloom's Nursery'' (2015-2017) * ''ZingZillas'' (2011-2012)

The Spot

* ''Are You Afraid of the Dark?'' (2006-2010) * ''Arthur (TV series), Arthur'' (2006-2011) * ''Big Cook, Little Cook'' (2009-2011) * ''The Big Knights'' (2003-2011)

BBCK

* '' Bits and Bobs'' (2003-2010) * ''Captain Abercromby'' (2004-2005) * ''Connie the Cow'' (2001-2004) * '' Doctor Who'' (2001-2010) * ''Dude, That's My Ghost'' (2013-2017) * ''

'' (2003-2010) * ''Jar Dwellers SOS'' (2014-2017) * ''Jacob Two-Two (TV series), Jacob Two-Two'' (2013-2016) * ''Mona the Vampire'' (2012-2017) * ''Noonbory and the Super Seven'' (2009-2010) * ''Polka Dot Shorts'' (2001-2005) * ''Prank Patrol (Canadian TV series), Prank Patrol'' (2014-2017) * ''Ricky Sprocket Showbiz Boy'' (2013-2017) * ''Roboroach'' (2013-2017) * ''Round the Twist'' (2004-2007) * ''Space Cases'' (2001-2004) * ''Teletubbies'' (2001-2009) * ''Theodore Tugboat'' (2005-2009) * ''Thomas & Friends'' (2001-2009) * ''What About Mimi?'' (2012-2016) * ''The Wombles (1996 TV series), The Wombles'' (2001-2005) * ''Zoboomafoo'' (2007-2010)

Programming blocks

* CBeebies – The network's preschool block, debuted after the transition of control to Knowledge and airing in the morning; similar to the BBC original. * Cartoon Afternoons – The channel's afternoon block of animation. * Drama at 8 – A primetime block featuring family sitcoms and dramas. * BBCK – A block which aired from April 3, 2006 until the Knowledge transfer in the overnight period, focusing on programming for older teenagers, purposefully scheduled to appear as its own network ''a la'' the American Nick at Nite with its own website and Continuity (broadcasting), continuity separate from BBC Kids. * The Spot – Aired from the network's debut until the Knowledge transfer as the network's block for pre-teen audiences from noontime until the start of BBCK on weekdays and in the mornings on weekends.

References

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