[tellyblues]

Yeah, I'd have thought the reason it's not repeated is simply because - what 30 year old kids shows DO get repeated? They're pretty rare, especially live action ones. In fact the only recent example I can think of is a few shows (Power Rangers and some Nickelodeon sitcoms) turning up on one of the Trace music channels. It's probably as simple as nobody wants to show Byker Grove - nor CBBC's other long runner Grange Hill.

Other than a channel which only showed old kids shows and which probably wouldn't be profitable, the best bet would be themed channels for different decades which also have the adult shows of the time to pick up the slack.