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CBBC

CBBC logo. Credit: BBC

CBBC - Children's BBC - started as a programming strand on BBC1 in 1985. From 1998 it also aired as CBBC Choice (later CBBC On Choice) on BBC Three forerunner BBC Choice.

2002 saw the launch of this dedicated channel, often referred to as 'the CBBC Channel' to distinguish it from the programming strands on BBC One and Two. In late 2012 those strands ended on One and Two for the last time.

Much of CBBC's programming is light drama, but comedies include the multi-award-winning sketch show Horrible Histories.

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7am (repeat)
Shaun The Sheep

Shaun The Sheep

Series 7, Episode 6 - Doorbell

A newly installed doorbell camera records what happens when the Farmer locks himself out.

7:05am (repeat)
Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 12 - Big Penfold

The world is in jeopardy and the only thing that can save it is a 1,000ft Penfold.

7:20am (repeat)
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!. Copyright: Beano Studios

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 2, Episode 47 - Be More Dog

Dennis can't get Grizzly's new animal training method to work on wilful Gnasher. However, when they realise that Gnasher can use the method to get humans to obey him instead, they exploit this new power to the max.

8:15am (repeat)
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 12 - Mid-Quest Crisis

Herbert is starting to feel his age and secretly drinks from the Fountain of Youth. However, his desire to be young puts the whole quest in jeopardy.

1:15pm (repeat)
Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Martha Howe-Douglas, Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television

Horrible Histories

Series 5, Episode 11

DI Bones investigates an unusual Victorian traffic accident, Roman scientist Pliny the Elder suffers a Stupid Death in ancient Pompeii, Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill argue online over what to do about Adolf Hitler, and we discover the horrible history of early Australia.

1:45pm (repeat)
Horrible Science

Horrible Science

Episode 5 - The Force Force, Lever Man And The Goldilocks Zone

Meet superheroes the Force Force and some of the 17th century's greatest minds in Friends parody Colleagues.

2:10pm (repeat)
High Hoops

High Hoops

Episode 4 - The Dress Like A Tree Manoeuvre

Aoife's grades are down, and Holt threatens to ban basketball unless they improve. Zara has a plan, and Conor pretends to be Spanish to escape a test.

3:40pm (repeat)
Danger Mouse. Copyright: FremantleMedia

Danger Mouse

A selection of episode form the first series of the animated sequel.

5:15pm (repeat)
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

A selection of episodes from the first series.

6:40pm (repeat)
Gladiators: Epic Pranks

Gladiators: Epic Pranks

Episode 15 - Phantom!

Phantom is pranked by Nitro and Steel when he believes he's in a new Gladiators video game, and the other Gladiators have fun pranking the audience behind the scenes at Sheffield Arena.

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