CBBC in Encyclopedia

CBBC programmes are shown on BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. CBBC has a sister brand, CBeebies, for children under 6. The CBBC brand for BBC One and BBC Two are known as CBBC on BBC One and CBBC on BBC Two.

CBBC comes under the control of the BBC Children's department, who are responsible for creating programming for children up to the age of 16. It is based in the East Tower of the BBC Television Centre, with some programmes coming from Scotland and Bristol.

Since February 2006, the Controller of BBC Children's has been Richard Deverell, with Anne Gilchrist as Creative Director of CBBC and Michael Carrington as Creative Director of CBeebies.

The department splits output into age groups, with CBeebies for ages up to 6, the CBBC brand for ages 6 to 12, and BBC Switch, for ages 12 to 16.

Programming

CBBC produces a whole range of programme types, including drama, news, entertainment, educational programmes and what is known as 'contemporary factual'.

Presentation

From launch until 1994, links between programmes were usually broadcast from the NC1 (BBC1) continuity suite, dubbed The Broom Cupboard. It was kitted out with a set and was fully operational, with the presenter actually operating the vision mixing and audio consoles. By 1994, the operation was expanded; Presentation Studio A was used until 1997, before moving to the purpose-built studio TC9, near the Blue Peter garden at BBC Television Centre. During a brief period of expansion in studio facilities in 2005, links for BBC One and BBC Two utilised studio TC10 (on the sixth floor of TV Centre, and originally news studio N1), whilst 'The Channel' became the sole occupant of TC9. The last live continuity links from TC9 were broadcast on BBC One on Friday 1 December 2006, presented for the final time by Angellica Bell and Simon Grant, who left CBBC without being replaced, leading to a reduction in the number of studio presenters. Between Monday 4 December 2006 and Thursday 6 March 2008, all CBBC Presentation output on BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel was produced from studio TC12. This has since been replaced by a new facility in the East Tower of Television Centre.

CBBC relaunched for the fifth time on September 3 2007^[1]^[2]. The previous CSO computer generated backgrounds that were used from December 2006, were replaced by a real set. Its design is a nod to CBBC's roots, with a similar set up to the original Broom Cupboard.

Presenter Format and Continuity Links

2006-2007

From 2006 CBBC saw the age the of computer generated backgrounds. During this period the presenters were Gemma Hunt and Anne Foy. In December 2006 with only two presenters CBBC enlisted the help of Level Ups Ayesha Asantwaa. The three presenters shared the duty up until the Christmas holiday where Ayesha did weekends, Gemma did mornings and afternoons on the CBBC Channel and Anne did afternoons on CBBC One. Half way through the festive period Ayesha left for other commitments leaving Gemma and Anne to share everything between them. The duo continued presenting together in this format until February 2007. During "Ha Ha-lf term" The Governor (Ted Robbins) from The Slammer, presented occasional weekday mornings on CBBC Channel when Anne was busy. After the half term they swapped so Gemma presented the Channel and Anne presented BBC One. Finally in Summer 2007 it was the end of the computer graphics with the Summer presented again by Anne, Gemma and Ted. The final link with the computer generated backgrounds was presented on 2 September 2007 by Gemma Hunt.

2007-Present

3 September 2007 saw the fifth CBBC relaunch. As part of the relaunch new logos, identity, interactive services, studios, programmes and even presenters were introduced such as Ed Petrie and Oucho the Cactus. Anne Foy continued to present into the new relaunch on weekends with her dog, Elliot. The presenting duo Ed & Oucho currently present the weekday links along with various other guests from CBBC shows. During Get Spooked Half term there were a number of guest presenters such as Ted Robbins, Lee Barnett, Nev and Barney Harwood. During Christmas the weekday mornings CBBC enlisted the help of Ross Lee. In February 2008 at Half term Ed and Oucho had a dilemma. They could not find anyone to present in Half term but they asked the CBBC woman, Holly Walsh, to present and she accepted, she was accompanied by R.I.C. the computer who was played by Mike Fischetti from SMart. More idents of the same style were added in late March 2008 and with new presenters replacing Anne Foy and her dog: Ben Hanson and Ciaran Joyce. On two different weeks in May and June 2008 Ed and Oucho went on holiday and they were replaced by Ben and Ciaran. Also in May Half term they presented the morning links. From the 30th of June 2008 Ben and Ciaran started presenting the Summer Holiday morning links and they will presenting the Summer Holiday morning links for the full Nine Weeks, from the 30th of June 2008 until the 29th of August 2008. While there presenting the Holiday Morning Links for the next Nine Weeks, from the 30th of June 2008 until the 29th of August 2008 they will no longer be presenting the Weekends and Holly Walsh will be taking over from Ben and Ciaran and she will be presenting the Weekends over this Summer Period / next couple of Months.

Presenters

Table of presenters

	Name	Started	Ended	Tenure
1.	Angellica Bell	May 2000	1 December 2006	6 years 7 months
2.	Adrian Dickson	September 2001	September 2004	3 years
3.	Gemma Hunt	February 2002	2 September 2007	5 years 8 months
4.	Michael Absalom	February 2002	March 2006	4 years 1 month
5.	Barney Harwood	February 2002	25 October 2007	5 years 9 months
6.	Jake Humphrey	February 2002	26 October 2007	5 years 9 months
7.	Sophie McDonnell	February 2002	19 December 2005	3 years 10 months
8.	Simon Grant	February 2002	1 December 2006	4 years 10 months
9.	Mohini Sule	February 2002	March 2006	4 years 1 month
10.	Rani Khanijau	February 2002	December 2005	3 years 10 months
11.	Andrew Hayden Smith	February 2003	7 July 2006	3 years 4 months
12.	Anne Foy	August 2003	18 March 2008	4 years 8 months
13.	Matt Edmonson	16 December 2004	1 December 2006	2 years
14.	Dani Harmer	July 2006	October 2006	3 months
15.	Devon Anderson	August 2006	September 2006	1 month
16.	Ayesha Asantewaa	31 October 2006	February 2007	5 months
17.	Ed Petrie	3 September 2007	present	11 months
18.	Oucho the Cactus	3 September 2007	present	11 months
19.	Ben Hanson	23 March 2008	present	5 months
20.	Ciaran Joyce	23 March 2008	present	5 months
21.	Holly Walsh	5 July 2008	present	5 days

Guest Presenters

Ted Robbins- Summer 2007, October 2007.
Lee Barnett- October 2007
Ross Lee- December 2007, January 2008
Holly Walsh- 11 February 2008-22nd February 2008, 23rd May 2008, 6th June 2008, 30th June & 2nd July 2008.

Logos

These logos show how the visual style of CBBC has developed over the course of its life:

Other services

CBBC extra

CBBC extra is a free interactive television service from CBBC provided by BBCi. It is accessible from the CBBC Channel by pressing red and then selecting CBBC extra. It can also be accessed from any other BBC channel by pressing red and going to page number 570. The service differs across digital platforms, for example DSAT (i.e: Sky) viewers can access a video loop. Its availability on DTT (Freeview) is dependent upon BBCi not showing other interactive services, such as major sports events coverage.^[3]

CBBC extra offers 'Nev's Horoscopes', games, the UK Top 40, jokes sent in by viewers and a weekly competition.

CBBC Quiz

This new feature allows the viewers to play a quiz. Viewers can also send in their question which could be shown to the nation. There are 5 levels, each containing 5 questions. CBBC Quiz can be found by pressing the red button on a BBC television channel and keying in page 570. Viewers then arrive at CBBC Extra and can then select the option that reads CBBC Quiz. Alternatively, viewers can tune in to the CBBC Channel, press the red button and select CBBC Quiz from the main menu.

Website

The CBBC website provides a wide range of activities for viewers, such as games, puzzles, message boards and frequently updated news feeds.

My CBBC

My CBBC is a feature to the new CBBC website. It allows the user to create their own "den" or room in which the can furnish. It is also possible to create your own avatar. The new feature is heavily promoted on the CBBC Channel.

Adventure Rock

The emphasis on the system is on safety and responsibility, with no chatrooms or the financial aspects available in other online worlds such as Second Life.

Controller of Children's BBC Richard Deverell said:" Adventure Rock is a good example of the way we need to go. The thing that interests me is that children are at the vanguard. And that is where we are taking Children's BBC."^[4]

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