Any of the fuddiest of duddies who say kids’ TV is in a doldrums of creativity and talent should head over to CBBC these days. Aside from a criminal lack of Gordon the Gopher, the channel has been on strong form of late, with a roster of drama and comedy including Wolfblood, Wizards vs Aliens, Harriet’s … >
An official Wolfblood app will be launched later this year to coincide with the show’s third series. The BBC has also announced plans for several online-exclusive episodes. Viewers who download the Wolfblood app will be able to “delve even deeper into the Wolfblood world”. Series 3 begins on CBBC this autumn. Are you looking forward … >
Wolfblood actor Bobby Lockwood talks about performing gymnastics on BBC One’s Tumble in a new interview with CBBC’s Newsround and teaches how to do a handstand. Watch the videos…
CBBC’s Newsround visited new Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi on the set of the TARDIS recently. Presenter Hayley then met the 12th Doctor at the Cardiff premiere of the Doctor Who World Tour….
Australian supernatural action-adventure series Nowhere Boys will begin airing in the UK on CBBC next month. The mystery drama sees four teenage boys – Jake (Joel Lok), Felix (Dougie Baldwin), Jake (Matt Testro) and Sam (Rahart Sadiqzai) – find themselves lost in a forest. When they return home, they discover that they’re in an alternate … >
Before I jabbed at it on iPlayer out of sheer curiosity I had never heard of CBBC’s Strange Hill High. Nor had anyone else I knew. Which makes sense because we’re adults and are apparently meant to be watching Melvyn Bragg or Pathé newsreels, not the neon sugar fun of shows aired at four in … >
Harriet’s Army is a new drama on CBBC set during World War One. The three-part series follows a group of children in a small English town, as they hold the Home Front and discover the true enemy within. Visitors to BBC Learning’s World War One At Home Tour this summer can take part in Harriet’s … >
Comedy sketch show Horrible Histories will return to CBBC in August for a one-off World War One special. Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War will air at 9am on Monday 4 August CBBC. The 40-minute episode reveals how Girl Guides were used to pass on secret war-time information; tells of the terrors of trench life … >
Hit animated series Strange Hill High is released on DVD by FremantleMedia International on Monday 21 July. To celebrate the release, we’ve got DVDs to give away to three of our Twitter followers! For a chance to win, just follow @CultBoxTV on Twitter and tweet the following text: Follow @CultBoxTV and RT for a chance … >
“Have you ever, ever felt like this? How strange things happen, Are you going round the twist?” Yes, it really is 25 years since Australia’s weirdest ever children’s comedy series first aired! To celebrate Round the Twist‘s 25th anniversary, here are 10 surprising facts about the show… > The Australian Children’s Television Foundation had … >