09-12-2023, 02:41 PM
(08-12-2023, 06:26 PM)Brekkie Wrote: Just noticed tonight's Blue Peter Christmas Special (yes, it's the 8th December) is also being simulcast on CBeebies.
Gone are the days of the Christmas special airing on Christmas Eve! To think that in the 90s live children’s programmes and continuity would continue right up until the big day (I’m sure Live & Kicking was also live on Christmas Day in 1993), and usually take a break with pre recorded highlights between Christmas and New Year, now for some reason the few live shows that there are wrap up early in December.
I’ve always assumed the simulcast is because it’s a big Christmas show, and a way of getting younger CBeebies viewers used to the Blue Peter brand.