All CBBC articles – Page 46
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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Awash with Caribbean cliches, Death in Paradise was a missed opportunity to move on from outdated stereotypes of laidback islanders and stuffy colonialists, says Jamaica-born writer Carol Russell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’.
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NewsSorry I've Got No Head axed
BBC children’s sketch show Sorry I’ve Got No Head has been axed after three series.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2012 shortlist revealed
The shortlist has been revealed for all 20 categories of the Broadcast Awards 2012, which take place in February.
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NewsITV triumphs at RTS NW Awards
ITV was the big winner at Saturday’s RTS NW Awards - but it was also a night for controversial acceptance speeches.
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CommentJunior Bake Off / Ian Hislop – When Bankers Were Good / James Martin’s Mediterranean
Current Sponge’s Sam Branson and Current TV’s Tom Barbor-Might on mini bakers, do-gooders and rustic food.
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NewsDooley to front CBBC doc
CBBC has commissioned a new doc series in which five children travel the world to find out how everyday items are produced.
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NewsChannel 4 dominates at Promax Awards
Channel 4’s 4 Creative team scooped 26 awards at this year’s Promax Awards
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NewsITV promotes Singh to bolster daytime team
ITV has expanded its daytime commissioning team with the promotion of Priya Singh to a newly created position.
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NewsMaverick wins first CBBC series
Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick TV has secured its first CBBC order for a series that aims to “do for health what Horrible Histories has done for history”.