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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

Adventures From Mossy Bottom, Episode 7 - Squirrelled Away

A sneaky squirrel spoils Bitzer's bird-watching plans.

7:10am (repeat)
Danger Mouse

Danger Mouse

Series 1, Episode 2 - Danger At C Level

Penfold has had enough of being tied up, blown up and walloped and needs a holiday.

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

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

Series 2, Episode 37 - JJ's Lucky Day

The gang find out that JJ has a set of pre-match good-luck rituals. In the run-up to an important Blamjitsu event, Walter deviously throws bad-luck omens into JJ's path, threatening her chances of success.

8:15am (repeat)
Super Happy Magic Forest

Super Happy Magic Forest

Episode 17 - Quester Of The Year

The heroes are lured away by a cloaked figure to compete for the title of Quester of the Year, leaving the forest with no-one to protect its scones.

9:35am (repeat)
Gladiators: Epic Pranks

Gladiators: Epic Pranks

Episode 6 - Cyclone!

Nitro and Fury prank Cyclone, who thinks she is filming an animal-themed exercise video dressed as a turtle. The other Gladiators have fun pranking the audience at Sheffield Arena.

12:20pm (repeat)
High Hoops

High Hoops

Episode 9 - The House Partaaaay Play

With mum away with Jim, Clanger persuades Conor and Aoife to throw a party. Aoife's attempts to impress Jamie backfire when she is tricked by Jessica and pranked by Clanger.

12:50pm (repeat)
High Hoops

High Hoops

Episode 10 - The Parsley Clover Close Out

It's the season finale, and the Vipers could get promoted! However, Aoife is headhunted for county trials - can she do both and make it to the big final against arch-rivals the Comets?

1:20pm (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 5

Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England, Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain, we witness a daring escape from the Tower of London, and we find that Joan of Arc's story is quite an unusual one for a teenage girl.

2:15pm (repeat)
So Awkward Academy

So Awkward Academy

Series 2, Episode 8 - Fun With Funding

The gang must prove to Martha's mum that Cranmede is an exceptional school.

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

Danger Mouse

A selection of episodes from 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 6 - Cyclone!

Nitro and Fury prank Cyclone, who thinks she is filming an animal-themed exercise video dressed as a turtle. The other Gladiators have fun pranking the audience at Sheffield Arena.

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