BBC Kids breaks out new batch for summer

Kids 6-14 will be getting a treat as school lets out this summer and BBC Kids debuts a number of new programs. The Worst Witch (39x30) is a comedy adventure series starring a walking and flying disaster of a witch having adventures at school. Based on the books by Jill Murphy, the series runs Monday to Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., beginning July 3. Next up is Walter (65x5) who has adventures around the world with his sidekick chicken, Tandoori. The show airs Monday to Friday at 4:30 p.m., beginning July 3. Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., beginning July 8, is Mega Babies (52x11) featuring three super-powered, diapered orphans who battle the forces of evil. And finally, there's Once Upon a Hamster (39x30) airing Saturday and Sunday at 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., beginning July 8.

For older youth (15-17), BBC Kids has World Shut Your Mouth (6x30), the North American premiere of this hidden camera show which rolls out Thursday, July 6 at 12:30 a.m. Then Sundays at 9 p.m., beginning July 9, there's Trigger Happy TV (12x30) in which host Dom Joly disguises himself as an assortment of characters and unleashes his offbeat humour on an unsuspecting public.
By Staff 
May 25, 2006

Kids 6-14 will be getting a treat as school lets out this summer and BBC Kids debuts a number of new programs. The Worst Witch (39×30) is a live-action comedy adventure series starring a walking and flying disaster of a witch having adventures at school. Based on the books by Jill Murphy, the series runs Monday to Friday at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., beginning July 3. Next up is Walter (65×5) who has adventures around the world with his sidekick chicken, Tandoori. The show airs Monday to Friday at 4:30 p.m., beginning July 3. Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., beginning July 8, is Mega Babies (52×11) featuring three super-powered, diapered orphans who battle the forces of evil. And finally, there’s the classic Once Upon a Hamster (39×30) airing Saturday and Sunday at 6 a.m. and 6:30 a.m., beginning July 8.

For older youth (15-17), BBC Kids has World Shut Your Mouth (6×30), the North American premiere of this hidden camera show which rolls out Thursday, July 6 at 12:30 a.m. Then Sundays at 9 p.m., beginning July 9, there’s Trigger Happy TV (12×30) in which host Dom Joly disguises himself as an assortment of characters and unleashes his offbeat humour on an unsuspecting public.