CBBC

Details

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.

CBBC is part of the BBC network. See also: BBC Asian Network, BBC Choice, BBC Four, BBC HD, BBC Home Service, BBC Light Programme, BBC Local Radio, BBC National Programme, BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC One Scotland, BBC One Wales, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 5 (Old), BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 7, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Regional Programme, BBC Three, BBC Three (online), BBC Two, BBC Two Scotland, BBC Two Wales, BBC World Service, CBeebies.

Original Programming

According to our database, CBBC has premiered 43 original British comedy programmes.

View list of CBBC comedy shows

Current Formats

4 O'Clock Club. Copyright: BBC.

4 O'Clock Club

Class Dismissed. Copyright: BBC.

Class Dismissed

Danger Mouse. Copyright: FremantleMedia.

Danger Mouse

Diddy TV. Copyright: BBC.

Diddy TV

Horrible Histories. Image shows from L to R: Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Willbond. Copyright: Lion Television / Citrus Television.

Horrible Histories

Shaun The Sheep. Copyright: Aardman Animations / BBC.

Shaun The Sheep

So Awkward. Image shows from L to R: Martha Fitzgerald (Sophia Dall'Aglio), Lily Hampton (Cleo Demetriou), Jas Salford (Ameerah Falzon-Ojo). Copyright: Channel X North.

So Awkward

The Dog Ate My Homework. Iain Stirling. Copyright: BBC.

The Dog Ate My Homework

New Shows In Development

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The Zoo

Recent News

Paignton Zoo.

CBBC to add comedy animation to zoo documentary series

Thursday 21st July

CBBC is to air The Zoo, a documentary series in which animals from a zoo are given comedy voices and computer-generated moving mouths.