Due to air early next year, Relic sounds like a cross between The Crystal Maze and The Da Vinci Code! Set in the British Museum, a team of children must “complete complex challenges and confront visions from the past in their quest for answers.”  The show will weave in topics from The Arts and History, giving this runaround a more educational slant.  Thirteen 30-minute shows are to be produced.
I used to really enjoy shows like Knightmare and The Crystal Maze, and I hope that these immersive game shows for kids …

With Skate Nation starting on BBC Two at 9am this Saturday, I thought you might want to watch a couple of Skate Nation trailers, featuring Sam and Mark.

Coming to CBBC this summer is Skate Nation, a new 11-part competition show for roller skaters and in-line skaters.  Hosted by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, the series will put 14 teams, each with 4 members (three children between 7 and 13 and one adult), against each other in tests that will test their fitness, agility and skating talent.
The contest comprises of 3 parts.  The first part will test the individuals abilties as well as their teamwork.  The second part will see the teams fighting for one of ten places …

The BBC have commissioned a new series called Roy, about an 11 year old boy who is normal in every way.  Apart from the fact that he is animated!
Combining live action with animation, Roy is a 13-part series filmed as a fly-on-the-wall documentary.  It will show how Roy struggles to fit in with the rest of the world as he grows up on a normal housing estate in Dublin.
Apart from the obvious difference in appearances, Roy also possesses the traits of many cartoon characters: for example, he stretches when pulled, …

Last year, when the BBC lost the rights to broadcast Australian soap Neighbours, a 25-minute hole appeared in a prime teatime slot, the slot which bridged the gap from children’s programming and adult programming.  Instead of filling this slot with a similar show, or even more children’s programs, it was decided to bring over The Weakest Link from BBC2 to BBC1.
The massively successful quiz show, which first appeared on UK screens in 2000, has become a staple of BBC2′s teatime schedule, and the novelty “celebrity” editions often appear on BBC1, …

The BBC have just announced that today they are launching a new version of their award-winning iPlayer. Accessible from the CBBC website, the new service allows 6-12 year olds to access their favourite programs in a child-friendly manner. This means that inappropriate content not be available and provides direct links to relevant content on the CBBC website.