February 7, 2008 – 11:13 am

CBBC have announced the return of Doctor Who spinoff show, The Sarah Jane Adventures to CBBC this week, for a second series. Also returning is M.I. High, from the makers of hit drama, Spooks.
New dramas which will hit the channel will include, Half Moon Investigations about crime, corruption and general wrong doing in the school playground; We Are Family (working title), following the colourful and heart-warming comedic adventures of a singing family who are a talk show’s resident pop group; Roy, the story of an extraordinary cartoon boy marooned in the real world; and Paradise Café, a beachside mystery with a supernatural twist. Read More »
November 26, 2007 – 5:48 pm
The BBC children’s team is celebrating success today after winning ten awards at the British Academy Children’s Awards, which took place in London last night (Sunday 25 November).
CBeebies, headed by Creative Director Michael Carrington, won the Channel of the Year Award, which recognises innovation, commissioning, creative scheduling, impact on viewers and ratings success. CBeebies also enjoyed further success with the enormously popular and groundbreaking In The Night Garden, which won the Pre-school Live Action Award.
CBBC, under the guidance of Creative Director Anne Gilchrist, won eight awards including:
* Best Drama – That Summer Day
The programme told the story of the July 7 bomb attacks in London from the point of view of children who had experienced them.
* Best Factual – Newsround’s The Wrong Trainers
The show turned real life children’s stories about child poverty into short animated films. Read More »