Dams, Tim (5 May 2020). "BBC Names Turner's Patricia Hidalgo as Director of Children's and Education". Variety . Retrieved 11 February 2021. Tikkabilla in a 45-minute special, Bill and Ben: Go Fly a Kite/A Piece of Sky, Tweenies: Champions, Yoho Ahoy: Pancake with Poop/Paint with Booty, Little Robots: A Bit of Give and Take/By Myself, Andy Pandy: Rub-A-Dub/Potato Prints NOTE: This VHS/DVD also has the Andy Pandy song Honey in it, which comes after Rub-A-Dub.

The Asian feed shown in countries like Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore has Nisha Anil as the main presenter. [17] [18] [19] Fimbles: Tambourine, Tweenies: Invitations, Bill and Ben: Around and Around, Andy Pandy: A Noisy Supper, Teletubbies Everywhere: Ice Skating (Finland) Sue's Make and Do Hour (Pink Room), with programmes such as SMarteenies, Big Cook, Little Cook, Pingu and Tikkabilla [28] The CBeebies channel launched on 11 February 2002 alongside the CBBC channel, as a spinoff from the BBC's children's television strand. The first four shows to air on the channel were Teletubbies, Binka, Step Inside, and Pingu. [2] CBeebies domestically broadcasts from 6:00AM to 7:00PM, broadcasting seven days per week. From the launch of the channel until 1 March 2002, the channel timeshared with fellow BBC channel BBC Knowledge but since 2 March 2002, the channel now timeshares with BBC Four, which is on air after this channel goes off air for the night. [3]Harry and Toto: Stop and Go, Brum: Airport Adventure, Little Robots: Metal Makes Us Special, LazyTown: Little Sportacus, Lunar Jim: Rover's Big Dig, Higgledy House: Babysitting, Charlie and Lola: I Want to Be Much More Bigger Like You, The Large Family: Elephants Never Forget, Tweenies: When I'm Older, The Koala Brothers: Mitzi's Busy Day, Boogie Beebies: Roll Up, Roll Up, Tommy Zoom: Confidence, Me Too: Smiles and Frowns On 19 March 2007, [33] these segments were dropped (apart from Get Set Go and Bedtime Hour) and modified to denote the time of day and the levels of activity, including: On 4 January, Mr Tumble was the first character confirmed – featuring in the Something Special Sensory Garden [39] and 5 January saw Mr. Bloom confirmed as featuring in the development in the form of Mr Bloom's Allotments. [40] Castle-Young, Amy (11 October 2007). "BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific launches three channels on Hong Kong's now TV". BBC . Retrieved 13 October 2009.

The UK channel and the programmes it has broadcast have received a number of awards throughout the years. In 2002, the CBeebies Interactive TV Services was nominated in the Best Interactive Service category and CBeebies Online was nominated in the same category in 2005 at the BAFTA Children's Awards. The channel was awarded Best Children's Channel and Highly Commended at the Broadcast Digital Channel Awards 2006, [44] however only achieved a nomination in 2007 [45] and 2008. [46] The channel was also named Children's Channel of the Year at the BAFTA Children's awards in 2006, [47] 2010, [48] 2011, [49] 2013, 2016, 2018 and 2019. [50] and was nominated for Channel of the Year in 2008 [51] Nicole's Furry Friends Hour (Orange Room), with programmes such as Clifford the Big Red Dog, Binka, The Koala Brothers, Angelmouse, Barnaby Bear and The Magic Key [29] Big Cook Little Cook: Postman, Bobinogs: Happy Bobi-Birthday, The Roly Mo Show: Little Bo's Birthday, Higgledy House: Birthday, Charlie and Lola: This is Actually My Party, Tweenies: Fizz's Birthday, Balamory: The Lost Letter, The Koala Brothers: Penny's Birthday Surprise, Fimbles: Party Hat, Lunar Jim: Jim's Birthday Surprise, LazyTown: Miss Roberta, Me Too: Disco TaxiStephen Gould, commercial director at DHX Media who licence In the Night Garden... commented, "We are extremely excited to be working in partnership with BBC Worldwide, Merlin Entertainments and Alton Towers Resort on this new venture. In The Night Garden is the ideal draw brand to provide a fun, nurturing, inspiring and immersive environment for CBeebies Land and its visitors." [41] Biography – Kay Benbow". BBC Press Office. Archived from the original on 12 October 2011 . Retrieved 16 October 2011. In the UK, CBeebies is operated by the BBC Children's and Education division and part of BBC North. The division is also responsible for CBBC and overall strategic responsibility for all of the BBC's domestic services for children rests with the Director of Children's and Education, Patricia Hildago Reina (since 2020). [11] The direction of the domestic CBeebies channel itself rested with Kay Benbow, the last Controller of the channel commissioning all CBeebies content across BBC television, online, interactive TV, and radio. [12] She took over from the first controller Michael Carrington in 2010. [13] In 2017 it was announced that the CBeebies controller post would close in December 2017 and all content for the CBeebies brand would be commissioned by a new, pan BBC Children's role entitled Head of Content. [14] In January 2021 it was announced that the decision would be reversing and a new Head of Commissioning and Acquisitions for preschoolers (0–6) would be appointed. [15]

CBeebies unveils first presenter for Latin American and US Hispanic audiences". Press Office. London, UK: BBC. 2 October 2009 . Retrieved 13 October 2009. This section may contain an excessive amount of intricate detail that may interest only a particular audience. Please help by spinning off or relocating any relevant information, and removing excessive detail that may be against Wikipedia's inclusion policy. ( August 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Sid's Fix-It Hour (Green Room), with programmes such as Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Little Robots, and Postman Pat [26]