The CBBC Thread

Saw a bit of Smart earlier, I like the way they disguised bits of the TMi set with a bricked backdrop and covering the blue pillars and adding monitors on them.

Also, why do all CBBC studio based shows have the opening credits playing on monitors in the background now and why do they have DOG's on them?

DENNIS the Menace is returning to TV (CBBC) after a decade — with a politically-correct image in Autumn 2009 http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007460134,00.html

Please tell me that isn't true...

It is. Its on BBCI

Might be me but contrary to what The Sun reports, I'm sure scenes of Dennis's Dad whacking Dennis with a slipper at the end of most strips stopped at some point in the 1980s around the time that use of the cane in British educational establishments was banned.

That article's a load of crap, sorry. The last slipper stuff was in about the mid-80s, it was hugely long gone even by the original animated show in '96.

I remember the BBC doing a report on a relaunch of The Dandy in 2004, and they were saying how for the first time all the pages were in colour. It went full colour in 1993 , so did the Beano! Fools.

If anyone didn't know and they want to know Prank Patrol that was part of series one of TMi is returning on Tuesday 16th October on CBBC on BBC One at 4:30pm - It is advertised on tv for 4pm but CBBC extra says it's on at 4:30pm?????

And Abs will return to tv soon probaly CBBC (don't know what show) with short hair. (I know this off Ayesha from Level Up & DSD on CBBC message boards )

How would the TMi studio be layed out on this plan of TC9?
http://www.tvstudiohistory.co.uk/TC9%20large%20plan.htm

looks like the cbbc site is down and has some images from cbbc's last homepage www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/relaunch

EDIT: not anymore

This week different presenters (also a puppet and slammer charecters) have been presenting in the "CBBC Office" (more like messing around) they include from 22nd October to 26th :

Monday: 10:30am-1pm The Govener & Gimbert
Tuesday: 10:00am-1pm The Govener & Gimbert
Wednesday: 10:00am-1pm (PUPPET)Nev & Gimbert
Thursday: 10:00am-1pm Jake Humphrey & Gimbert
Friday:10:00am-1pm Barney Harwood & Gimbert

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{I must be very weird to you people for knowing all this (lol)}



Gimbert (Lee Barnett) & The Govener (Ted Robbins) are CBBC Slammer Charecters

THE SLAMMER


All week from 29th October until 2nd November {10am - ?} : (Jeremy) Gimbert and Melvin O'Doom

I've noticed that those robot things that are part of the new look CBBC are called : zibs and you can download your own zib at the cbbc grab page on the site (3 posts in a row - me watching to much cbbc )

i noticed the other day thay Barney walked from the main part of the studio to a second area however there was just a straight camera cut. Would I be right in presuming its a longish set but with remote controlled cameras to cut costs?