Old CBBC & CBeebies Christmas Animations – My Kids TV Advent Calendar 2009 – Day 6

This is a bit of a treat for parents really. In the dark ages before digital TV, when the BBC only had two TV channels, childrens shows ruled the airwaves between 3:30 and 5:30 every weekday afternoon. Children’s BBC, or CBBC, for many years came from the broom cupboard with legends Philip Schofield and Andi Peters, amongst others. I’m sure many of you remember it well.

There used to be short animations that led into the programs. These animations, called idents, were often themed and the Christmas idents were particularly good. The fantastic TVARK website has a collection of these, along with a few other clips, which should bring back a few memories. To get you started, here is the ident from CBeebies last Christmas.