CBBC TV Guide
CBBC entertains kids aged 6-12 with laugh-out-loud comedy, gripping drama, educational shows and trusted news from the UK and beyond. See what's on CBBC on Thursday 20 August 2026 with full listings and upcoming programmes.
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BBC One (BBC1)
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ITV1
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Film4
BBC Four
CBeebies
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ITV4
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More4
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Sky Arts
RTÉ One
Al Jazeera English
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Blaze
Bloomberg TV Europe
CBBC
Challenge
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Channel 4+1
Court TV
Dave ja vu
DMAX
DMAX+1
Drama+1
E4 Extra
E4+1
Eden
Eden+1
Euronews English
Film4+1
Food Network
Food Network+1
GREAT! action
GREAT! action+1
GREAT! mystery
GREAT! mystery+1
GREAT! romance
GREAT! tv
GREAT! tv+1
ITV Quiz
ITV1+1
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ITV2+1
ITV3+1
ITV4+1
LBC News
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Legend Xtra+1
London Live
More4+1
Movies24
Movies24+
Newsmax TV
PBS America
Quest Red+1
Quest+1
Really
Really+1
Rewind TV
RTÉ Kids Jr
RTÉ News
RTÉ One+1
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two+1
S4C
Sky Arts (IE)
Sky Mix (IE)
Sky News
STV Central+1
STV North+1
Talking Pictures TV
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TLC
TLC+1
True Crime
True Crime Xtra
True Crime+1
Virgin Media Four
Virgin Media One
Virgin Media One+1
Virgin Media Three
Virgin Media Two
W+1
Yesterday+1
Dates
CBBC Schedule — Thu 20 Aug
Programming hasn’t started yet.
The first program is at 5:30 AM (5:30 AM UK Time )
5:30 AM
This is CBBC! — 05:30
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
1 hr 30 min
7:00 AM
Shaun the Sheep — 07:00
Hiccups
Animation set on a remote rural farm. Shirley drinks Bitzer's fizzy pop and gets a nasty case of hiccups. None of the cures Shaun tries work, until the Farmer takes a bath.
Runtime:
10 min
7:10 AM
Danger Mouse — 07:10
All 5it
Animated series. Danger Mouse goes undercover as the fifth member of Quark's popular boy band, discovering his inner performer and a musical plot to destroy the world.
Runtime:
10 min
7:20 AM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 07:20
Herbert's New Hat
Herbert takes his failed cooling hat invention along on a quest, using it to save the day after being faced with the Riddlemaster’s jibes.
7:35 AM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 07:35
A Couple of Dummies
Dad takes up ventriloquism as a hobby. The kids must find a way to stop Dad from embarrassing himself as he tries to showcase his new talent around town.
Runtime:
10 min
7:45 AM
7:55 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 07:55
Foodie Phantoms
Using a ring that lets their astral bodies travel, the Lemmings decide to haunt Grizzy.
Runtime:
10 min
8:05 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 08:05
Book Fair
The Lemmings find magic books that make their story content appear in real life when opened.
Runtime:
5 min
8:10 AM
8:25 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:25
Observatory
Frog takes advantage of Duck's job at the observatory to watch a football game with the giant telescope - but first he has to sneak in and take control!
Runtime:
5 min
8:30 AM
Duck and Frog — 08:30
Leaf Collector
Duck must pick up leaves from the park, but Frog's arrival makes it seem impossible. That is, until Frog comes up with a clever solution - using springs from Duck’s beloved chair!
Runtime:
10 min
8:40 AM
Little Lunch — 08:40
The Gap Behind the Dumpster
Atticus starts a secret club with Rory, who then invites everyone else to join.
8:55 AM
The Amazing World of Gumball — 08:55
The Genius
Darwin is taken away by the government, who think he's a genius.
Runtime:
10 min
9:05 AM
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir — 09:05
Sleeping Syren
An inconsolable villain floods Paris with her tears.
Runtime:
25 min
9:30 AM
Mystery Lane — 09:30
The Spy of Buckingham
The Queen's secret agent disappeared mysteriously - Clever is on the case!
Runtime:
25 min
9:55 AM
Teen Titans Go! — 09:55
Double Trouble
To do their chores, Cyborg and Beast Boy clone themselves.
Runtime:
10 min
10:05 AM
Teen Titans Go! — 10:05
The Date
Robin poses as Speedy to sabotage his date with Starfire.
Runtime:
10 min
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Total Dramarama — 10:30
Cartoon Realism
Gwen is frustrated by Beth's belief that cartoons are real, but could Beth be right?
Runtime:
10 min
10:40 AM
What's New Scooby-Doo? — 10:40
Lights! Camera! Mayhem!
The gang visits the set of a spy movie and encounters the ghost of a teen idol.
Runtime:
20 min
11:00 AM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 11:00
Yeti Cabin
After the Yeti's house is destroyed, the Lemmings are quick to point the finger at Grizzy.
Runtime:
10 min
11:10 AM
Duck and Frog — 11:10
Chef
When Duck and Frog get a job in a restaurant kitchen, Frog accidentally makes the soup incredibly spicy. He wants to serve it to a celebrity chef, but Duck wants to stop him!
Runtime:
10 min
11:20 AM
Duck and Frog — 11:20
Tour Guide
Duck is a tour guide at a grand stately home, and Frog thinks it's so nice that he decides to move in. When he gets annoyed by the tourists, Frog dresses up as a ghost to scare them off.
Runtime:
5 min
11:25 AM
Danger Mouse — 11:25
The Hamster Effect
Animated series. Brunel, the crazed time-travelling Victorian gentlechimp, is back and determined to change history so that Danger Mouse and Penfold never meet.
Runtime:
15 min
11:40 AM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 11:40
1,000th Quest
Hoofius’s next quest will be his 1,000th, so he decides to wait for a really heroic one and insists that his friends quest without him.
Runtime:
10 min
11:50 AM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 11:50
Cat-bert Einstein
After Mouse underestimates Cat, she figures out how to make his time machine work. After getting stranded in prehistoric times, they have to figure out how to get back home!
Runtime:
15 min
12:05 PM
Horrible Science — 12:05
Aliens Invade, Everest Gets Taller and The Great British Fart Off
Dr Big Brain regrets taking the Vantastic Beast for a spin, the hosts regret signing up to present The Great British Fart Off, and Gladiators Viper and Dynamite help Agent Goodie.
Runtime:
25 min
12:30 PM
Gladiators: Epic Pranks — 12:30
Steel!
Nitro and Sabre prank Steel at a fake Halloween photoshoot with a huge spider costume, bats and a surprising ghost! The other Gladiators have fun behind the scenes at Sheffield Arena.
12:45 PM
Bro's in Control — 12:45
Day as a Sloth
Little bro Callum challenges Adam and Joe to bring out their inner sloths in order to avoid facing a forfeit on the Wheel of Doom!
Runtime:
15 min
1:00 PM
The Lady Grace Mysteries — 13:00
Spiderweb
Grace finally thinks she has worked out the identity of the traitor - Spiderweb! But as she heads off for an epic showdown, her hidden enemy has a whole other plan.
Runtime:
25 min
1:25 PM
Malory Towers — 13:25
The Riding Mistress
Bill is shocked when Thunder is put up for sale, and she desperately tries to keep him. Meanwhile, the third formers prank Miss Vernon so they can get out of class to go for a swim.
Runtime:
30 min
1:55 PM
The Next Step: Cheer — 13:55
The Comets’ All Stars cheer season is jeopardised when their legendary coach, Tessa Cutler, bails. Kenzie steps up as leader, but can she get enough people to try out?
Runtime:
25 min
2:20 PM
Andy and the Band — 14:20
The Guardian of Rock
Fearing he and the band have failed to save the school, Andy vows to give up rock forever. With help from the Guardian of Rock, Andy and the band travel back in time to where it all began.
Runtime:
18 min
2:38 PM
Shark Bites — 14:38
Episode 20
Steve Backshall goes to the coast of Malaysian Borneo where he meets the whitetip reef shark, which turns into a highly honed hunter at night.
2:40 PM
Octonauts — 14:40
Damselfish
Animated deep sea adventures with Captain Barnacles and his explorers. The Octonauts help a group of algae-eating fish stand up to some aggressive damselfish.
Runtime:
15 min
2:55 PM
Shaun the Sheep — 14:55
Ruffing It
After they get locked out of the barn, can the flock survive glamping with Shaun or will they join camp Bitzer?
3:00 PM
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! — 15:00
Cat v Dog
Walter’s pampered cat Clawdia persuades her way into the gang, and only Gnasher can tell that she has a hidden agenda to oust him from Dennis’s life forever.
Runtime:
15 min
3:15 PM
Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed! — 15:15
Boarding Beano
Doctor Pfooflepfeffer’s first act as head of governors is to turn Bash Street School into a boarding institution. However, the pupils devise a series of daring attempts to escape.
Runtime:
10 min
3:25 PM
Danger Mouse — 15:25
Live and Let Cry
Animated series. Danger Mouse accidentally leads the Danger Babies astray when he tells them a bedtime story.
Runtime:
15 min
3:40 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 15:40
Herbert the Peculiar
The heroes quest to stop Balthazar from turning forest folk into household objects, using Herbert’s magic tricks to defeat his wizardry.
Runtime:
10 min
3:50 PM
Super Happy Magic Forest — 15:50
Mermicorn
When granted a wish by a grateful witch, Blossom excitedly chooses a mermaid’s tail. But she soon regrets the decision when trying to quest on land.
Runtime:
15 min
4:05 PM
Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese — 16:05
Project Gherkin
Mean-spirited Gherkin convinces the gang to help him become a nicer version of himself.
Runtime:
10 min
4:15 PM
Grizzy and the Lemmings — 16:15
Pirates in Sight
The Lemmings play pirates on a beached boat.
Runtime:
5 min
4:20 PM
Duck and Frog — 16:20
Duck is in charge of a gentle baby ride at the fairground, which bores Frog, so he instead nabs Duck's keycard to sneak onto the high-speed rollercoaster.
Runtime:
10 min
4:30 PM
Submarine Jim — 16:30
Last Brain Standing
The crew suddenly becomes stupid - but what is the cause?
Runtime:
15 min
4:45 PM
Odd Squad — 16:45
Odd Ones In, Part 2
With a creature on the loose, and Captain O unable to help, Ozzie and Orli must work together to capture it and save HQ.
Runtime:
10 min
4:55 PM
Pokémon Horizons — 16:55
The Final Battle Is Near
The Rising Volt Tacklers set out for Laqua, where the Explorers are waiting.
Runtime:
25 min
5:20 PM
Winx Club - The Magic Is Back — 17:20
The Firewall
Following an accident, Tecna's magic is short-circuited, forcing her to come to terms with her emotions. The Winx and the Specialists take her to her home world of Zenith to be repaired.
Runtime:
25 min
5:45 PM
Bro's in Control — 17:45
Gaming IRL: Quest Edition
Adam and Joe enter a gaming world and embark on a quest to unearth treasure before attending Sharky’s very chaotic party.
Runtime:
15 min
6:00 PM
Secret Life of Boys — 18:00
Scary Poppins
Keen to avoid the annual Pranksgiving clear-up, Bob and Corey leave Granny Bob in charge. She attempts to get the house (and Matt's love life) in order in her own inimitable way.
6:25 PM
Blue Peter — 18:25
Make Your Own Gladiator's Helmet with Cyclone
Gladiator Cyclone and Hacker T Dog show how to make a Gladiator's helmet.
Runtime:
5 min
6:30 PM
Malory Towers — 18:30
The Traitor
Gwen is furious with her father when he puts her future plans in doubt, but she is shocked when she finds out the truth. Meanwhile, Jo believes Malory Towers now belongs to Lily.
Runtime:
28 min
6:58 PM
This is CBBC! — 18:58
This is CBBC!
Tune every day from 7.00am.
Runtime:
10 hr 32 min
Frequently Asked Questions
What is on CBBC tonight?
Tonight (Thursday 20 August) on CBBC, you can watch This is CBBC!. Check the full schedule for more details.
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When does programming end on CBBC today?
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