Post by ericcantona203 on Dec 22, 2005 0:12:58 GMT 1
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BBC1 drops Saturday kids' TV
Jason Deans
Wednesday December 21, 2005
richard and Dom: Saturday morning kids' shows could be moving to BBC2 permanently
The BBC is planning to shift Saturday morning children's TV away from BBC1, ending a 30-year broadcasting tradition stretching back to Multicoloured Swap Shop in the 70s.
From Saturday January 7, BBC1's morning line-up, including richard & Dom in da Bungalow and Top of the Pops Reloaded, will switch to BBC2 between 6am and noon.
The Saturday morning BBC2 schedule, including Breakfast, Weekend 24 and Saturday Kitchen, will move the other way.
If the three-month trial switch of the BBC1 and BBC2 Saturday morning schedules is deemed a success, it will become permanent, a BBC spokeswoman said.
"We are going to be moving Saturday morning children's programmes to BBC2 from January, with a view to it becoming a permanent move if ratings remain robust," she said. "If it has a negative impact on children's ratings, we will think again."
She said the move was happening because several times this year, when there had been a big breaking news story or event, BBC1's Saturday morning kids' schedule had been displaced by rolling live coverage.
This had happened for events including the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding, in the aftermath of the July 7 bombings and in future might also occur during major sporting competitions such as next summer's football World Cup.
"It has happened five or six times in the last year. What we are attempting to do is find a permanent home for children's programmes on Saturday morning," the spokeswoman said.
She denied the move was anything to do with trying to shore up BBC2's audience share - the BBC2 Saturday morning line-up gets bigger audiences than kids' programming on BBC1.
However, if the three-month trial next year becomes permanent, it will end a near 30-year tradition of children's programming on BBC1 on Saturday mornings, going back to the launch of Multicoloured Swap Shop in 1976.
In 1982, Noel Edmonds' Swap Shop gave way to Saturday Superstore, presented by another Radio 1 DJ, Mike Read.
Going Live began broadcasting three years later, with Sarah Greene kept on from Saturday Superstore and promoted to main co-presenter, alongside Phillip Schofield.
This show lasted eight years, giving way to Live and Kicking, fronted by Andi Peters and former Going Live cook Emma Forbes, and Fully Booked in the summer months.
In the late 90s, BBC1 lost its Saturday morning kids' TV ratings crown to rival ITV show SM:TV Live, fronted by Ant and Dec and Cat Deeley. ;D
Live and Kicking was axed in 2001, to be replaced by the Saturday Show, presented by Dani Behr and Joe Mace.
BBC1 once again became the most popular Saturday morning destination for young viewers from late 2003, with the arrival of richard and Dom in da Bungalow.
BBC1 drops Saturday kids' TV
Jason Deans
Wednesday December 21, 2005
richard and Dom: Saturday morning kids' shows could be moving to BBC2 permanently
The BBC is planning to shift Saturday morning children's TV away from BBC1, ending a 30-year broadcasting tradition stretching back to Multicoloured Swap Shop in the 70s.
From Saturday January 7, BBC1's morning line-up, including richard & Dom in da Bungalow and Top of the Pops Reloaded, will switch to BBC2 between 6am and noon.
The Saturday morning BBC2 schedule, including Breakfast, Weekend 24 and Saturday Kitchen, will move the other way.
If the three-month trial switch of the BBC1 and BBC2 Saturday morning schedules is deemed a success, it will become permanent, a BBC spokeswoman said.
"We are going to be moving Saturday morning children's programmes to BBC2 from January, with a view to it becoming a permanent move if ratings remain robust," she said. "If it has a negative impact on children's ratings, we will think again."
She said the move was happening because several times this year, when there had been a big breaking news story or event, BBC1's Saturday morning kids' schedule had been displaced by rolling live coverage.
This had happened for events including the Pope's funeral, the royal wedding, in the aftermath of the July 7 bombings and in future might also occur during major sporting competitions such as next summer's football World Cup.
"It has happened five or six times in the last year. What we are attempting to do is find a permanent home for children's programmes on Saturday morning," the spokeswoman said.
She denied the move was anything to do with trying to shore up BBC2's audience share - the BBC2 Saturday morning line-up gets bigger audiences than kids' programming on BBC1.
However, if the three-month trial next year becomes permanent, it will end a near 30-year tradition of children's programming on BBC1 on Saturday mornings, going back to the launch of Multicoloured Swap Shop in 1976.
In 1982, Noel Edmonds' Swap Shop gave way to Saturday Superstore, presented by another Radio 1 DJ, Mike Read.
Going Live began broadcasting three years later, with Sarah Greene kept on from Saturday Superstore and promoted to main co-presenter, alongside Phillip Schofield.
This show lasted eight years, giving way to Live and Kicking, fronted by Andi Peters and former Going Live cook Emma Forbes, and Fully Booked in the summer months.
In the late 90s, BBC1 lost its Saturday morning kids' TV ratings crown to rival ITV show SM:TV Live, fronted by Ant and Dec and Cat Deeley. ;D
Live and Kicking was axed in 2001, to be replaced by the Saturday Show, presented by Dani Behr and Joe Mace.
BBC1 once again became the most popular Saturday morning destination for young viewers from late 2003, with the arrival of richard and Dom in da Bungalow.