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1937. 24 April – The first children's television show For the Children is broadcast.; 1939. 1 September – The BBC Television Service is suspended, about 20 minutes following the conclusion of a Mickey Mouse cartoon (Mickey's Gala Premier), owing to the imminent outbreak of the Second World War amid fears that the VHF transmissions would act as perfect guidance beams for enemy bombers ...
The event is repeated by BBC One on 23 September. [220] The telethon raises $150m (£103m), which will be donated to the United Way's 11 September Fund. [221] 1 October – BBC London is launched, replacing Newsroom South East. [222]
19 September – BBC Schools starts using the Pie Chart ident. 8 October – The BBC Television Service is renamed as BBC TV. 1961. 1 October – Songs of Praise, a programme featuring Christian congregations singing hymns, makes its debut on BBC TV, the first edition being hosted by Tabernacle Chapel, Cardiff. The series would still be on the ...
2000. 31 January – Carlton Kids stops broadcasting. [5]1 February – Discovery Kids launches on the OnDigital platform as a direct replacement for Carlton Kids. 27 May – Boomerang launches to broadcast classic cartoons from the Hanna-Barbera, MGM and Warner Bros archive programme library, as well as freeing up its sister network of many classics in the schedule.
BBC Bitesize is launched as a free online study support resource for school-age pupils in the United Kingdom to aid pupils in both schoolwork and for older pupils, exams. [15] 1999. 1 June – BBC Knowledge launches as part of the BBC's move into digital television. The new channel broadcasts a mix of educational and informative programming ...
The Raccoons and the Lost Star (26 December 1983, 1 January 1992) The Raccoons on Ice (25 December 1982, 1 January 1993) The Racing Set; Radio Roo [53] Radio Studio Compise; Rag, Tag and Bobtail; Ragtime; Rank the Prank; Rastamouse (31 January 2011) Raven; Raven: The Dragon's Eye; Raven: The Island; Raven: The Secret Temple; Razzledazzle (14 ...
Timeline of cable television in the United Kingdom; Timeline of Channel 4; Timeline of sport on Channel 4; Timeline of Channel 5; Timeline of sport on Channel 5; Timeline of children's television on ITV; Timeline of children's television on other British TV channels; Timeline of children's television on the BBC; Timeline of cricket on UK television
BBC Schools, also known as BBC for Schools and Colleges or BBC Education, was the educational programming strand set up by the BBC in 1957, broadcasting a range of educational programmes for children aged 5–16.