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CBBC Schedule — Mon 26 Jan

This is CBBC! — 05:30

This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime: 1 hr 30 min

Shaun the Sheep — 07:00

The Shadow Play
Animated series set on a remote rural farm. It is bedtime for Timmy and the flock put on a puppet show to help him get to sleep.
Runtime: 10 min

Danger Mouse — 07:10

The Law of Beverages
Animated series. Baron Greenback has stolen the world's supply of beverages, leaving everyone except Danger Mouse tired and cranky.
Runtime: 10 min

Super Happy Magic Forest — 07:20

Elf Help
The heroes must quest to get help from the wood elves, but Twinkle struggles to contain her irritation with their high-and-mighty ways.
Runtime: 15 min

Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 07:35

Cheese Her Story
Cheese's short stories get published in the local newspaper. The only problem is that the details of the stories were 'borrowed' from her siblings' day-to-day lives!
Runtime: 10 min

Newsround — 07:45

Topical news magazine for children.
Runtime: 10 min

Grizzy and the Lemmings — 07:55

Evil Spirit
The Lemmings decide to free a spirit and send it to Grizzy.
Runtime: 10 min

SpongeBob SquarePants — 08:05

Drive Happy
SpongeBob doesn't need a licence to operate a self-driving car!
Runtime: 10 min

Odd Squad — 08:15

A Fist Full of Fruit Juice
The Odd Squad investigate strange events. Ms O tells Olive and Otto the story of how she first joined up with the Odd Squad.
Runtime: 15 min

The Strange Chores — 08:30

Catch a Dream Monster
When Que decides to enter her sleeping friends’ dreams, she accidentally unleashes a destructive earworm monster that threatens to take over Helsing’s mind!
Runtime: 10 min i Available on iPlayer

Danny and Mick — 08:40

New Boss Sharon has tasked Danny and Mick with making an advert - what could go wrong?
Runtime: 10 min

Hey You What If? — 08:50

Experience the most extraordinary ride in the universe – falling into a black hole.
Runtime: 10 min

Bitesize Daily: 7-9 Year Olds — 09:00

Reading to Infer
Learn about inferring character’s feelings and what characters say and think.
Runtime: 20 min

Wow That's Amazing — 09:20

Episode 6
Owain and Tilly discover a cool coin-catching trick, find out how to make movie magic using the power of perspective, and learn a quick fix for filling that empty ice cream tub!
Runtime: 15 min

Horrible Histories — 09:35

Ruthless Rulers
A look at the most ruthless rulers of all time. Hold your nose in Versailles, because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos.
Runtime: 30 min

Art Ninja — 10:05

Day of the Diamond
Ricky draws and paints with his friends and family. Something sparkly and expensive is delivered to the flat, and Ricky thinks a scary man wants it back.
Runtime: 25 min

Deadly 60 — 10:30

British Columbia
Wildlife series. Steve tracks the weirdest-looking fish on the planet, comes face-to-face with a giant Pacific octopus and goes kayaking with killer whales.
Runtime: 30 min

Operation Ouch! — 11:00

The Ouch Awards 3!
The Doctors hit the road in the Ouch Taxi to surprise the winners of the third Ouch! Awards. Dr Chris and Dr Xand join the four inspirational heroes for their prize day treats.
Runtime: 30 min

Absolute Genius with Dick and Dom — 11:30

Fleming
Dick and Dom reveal the genius of Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered penicillin. Inspired by Fleming's discovery, they come up with their own genius idea.
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

Bro's in Control — 12:00

King for a Day Challenge
Little Bro Callum sets Adam and Joe another epic quest: become a king, build the best cardboard castle, and defend your kingdom against the destructive dragon!
Runtime: 15 min i Available on iPlayer

Gladiators: Epic Pranks — 12:15

Bionic!
Bionic ends up dressed as a rabbit when Nitro pranks him at a fake photoshoot, and the rest of the Gladiators have fun behind the scenes as they prank the audience at Sheffield Arena.
Runtime: 15 min i Available on iPlayer

Octonauts — 12:30

Sea Skaters
Animated deep sea adventures with Captain Barnacles and his explorers. When Kwazii gets lost at sea aboard the tiny Octo-Ski, he meets a flotilla of sea skaters.
Runtime: 15 min

Big Lizard — 12:45

Happy Campers
Cosima and Big Lizard have a camping sleepover with a friendly little crab. In the morning, their new friend is missing, but why?

Piripenguins — 12:50

My Fair Pancake
When the Emperor Penguin visits the berg, he discovers Pancake is a long-lost prince. Pancake learns how to act royal, but all the attention goes to his head.
Runtime: 15 min i Available on iPlayer

Danger Mouse — 13:05

From Duck to Dawn
Animated series. Count Duckula is back, and he is determined to take over the world, one terrible TV show at a time.
Runtime: 10 min

Danger Mouse — 13:15

Animated series. Danger Mouse's plan to hold a surprise party for Professor Squawkencluck is undone when the Baron releases killer birthday presents into the world.
Runtime: 10 min

Super Happy Magic Forest — 13:25

Trail of Wails
The tired heroes must quest to find out and stop whatever is making the loud wailing noise that has kept the residents of the forest up all night.
Runtime: 15 min

Super Happy Magic Forest — 13:40

Goblin Guest
When the heroes are faced with the Goblin King moving into the Big Birch, they decide to invent a quest that will soon have him running back home.
Runtime: 10 min

Ninja Express — 13:50

Hats Off to the Ninjas
When a parrot steals a fisherman’s lucky captain's hat, the Ninjas search for a replacement on a cruise ship, only for Konpeki and Aka to get distracted.
Runtime: 10 min

Stage Stars — 14:00

School's Out
It’s the last day of term and school is abuzz with performances of all descriptions. Emotions run high as friends say goodbye, some for the last time and others just for summer.
Runtime: 25 min i Available on iPlayer

High Hoops — 14:25

The Parsley Clover Close Out
It’s the season finale, and the Vipers could get promoted! However, Aoife is headhunted for county trials - can she do both and make it to the big final against arch-rivals the Comets?
Runtime: 30 min i Available on iPlayer

Shaun the Sheep — 14:55

The Looney Tic
Animated series. Everyone is settling down for a relaxed night on the farm, when Bitzer begins to act very strangely - he just can't sit still.
Runtime: 10 min

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! — 15:05

Dennis doesn’t realise that the pressure he’s putting on Rubi to excel in the school science fair is giving her a severe case of inventor’s block.
Runtime: 10 min

Super Happy Magic Forest — 15:15

A Slippery Situation
A slimy beast has made the Crystal Mine her home, cutting off the forest’s crystal supply, so the heroes must go on a slippery quest to evict her!
Runtime: 10 min

Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 15:25

The Cool List
When Cheese realises she hasn't done half of what her idol, Posh, has accomplished, she tries to catch up by imitating everything Posh does - but things go very wrong.
Runtime: 15 min

Grizzy and the Lemmings — 15:40

Grizzy and the Lemmings discover a hidden mechanism on the Great Wall of China.
Runtime: 5 min

SpongeBob SquarePants — 15:45

Krabby Patty Creature Feature
A new secret formula has disastrous results.
Runtime: 15 min

What's New Scooby-Doo? — 16:00

Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
The gang visits the set of a spy movie and encounters the ghost of a teen idol.
Runtime: 20 min

Little Lunch — 16:20

The Cake Stall
Melanie decides to have a cake stall to raise money for homeless puppies.
Runtime: 15 min i Available on iPlayer

Odd Squad — 16:35

Dr O: Party Time
The Odd Squad investigates strange events. When Olympia finds out Dr O is leaving, she struggles to throw the best goodbye party ever.
Runtime: 15 min

Total Dramarama — 16:50

Tiger Fail
Gwen refuses to be pressured into choosing an ice cream flavour that she does not want.
Runtime: 10 min i Available on iPlayer

Pokémon Horizons — 17:00

Dance, Quaxly! The Blue Medali Step!
Dot, Quaxly and Tinkatink face gym leader Larry in their latest Tera training test.
Runtime: 20 min

Winx Club - The Magic Is Back — 17:20

Together, they are the Winx
Following a scary encounter with a magic creature on her 16th birthday, Bloom discovers that she has magical powers. She is rescued by two fairies from Alfea School for Fairies and Witches.
Runtime: 25 min i Available on iPlayer

Gladiators: Epic Pranks — 17:45

Electro’s Pop Song!
Nitro and JB Gill bring boy band chaos, turning Electro’s pop song into a note-perfect prank with weird warm-ups, hoodie rage, cheesy pop video moves and snowball choreography.
Runtime: 20 min

Horrible Histories — 18:05

A massive pillow fight has broken out in the sewer between Rattus and his siblings. With that in mind, Rattus presents a special battle-themed show chock-full of fight-filled history.
Runtime: 25 min

The Next Step — 18:30

You Love Me
A reality-style drama following the lives of a group of dancers. It is the semi-finals and the team showcases their dance.
Runtime: 28 min

This is CBBC! — 18:58

This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime: 10 hr 32 min
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