13-03-2024, 10:06 AM
Yes, I think at most if and when CBBC closes should there be a block on BBC2 it would likely be on weekend mornings. Beyond that you might get the odd higher quality show, like the Famous Five, appear on BBC1 on weekend/Bank Holiday afternoons.
Indeed one thing that arguably went long before the afternoon blocks went was the Sunday afternoon children's drama, usually in the schedule in it's own right rather than under the CBBC banner. I don't think they were ever present but I remember The Borrowers on that slot in the early 90s and I think a Just William remake a few years later.
I stumbled across a report from 2003 yesterday which compared children's content from 1996 through to 2003, during which content had generally gone up across the traditional channels and the vast majority of new content was aimed at older children rather than pre-school. There seemed to be a threshold for children's drama too with at least 10% of content ticking that box.
Indeed one thing that arguably went long before the afternoon blocks went was the Sunday afternoon children's drama, usually in the schedule in it's own right rather than under the CBBC banner. I don't think they were ever present but I remember The Borrowers on that slot in the early 90s and I think a Just William remake a few years later.
I stumbled across a report from 2003 yesterday which compared children's content from 1996 through to 2003, during which content had generally gone up across the traditional channels and the vast majority of new content was aimed at older children rather than pre-school. There seemed to be a threshold for children's drama too with at least 10% of content ticking that box.