CITV is a
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from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of
ITV plcITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom...
. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main
ITV NetworkITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
(
ITV1ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
, STV and
UTVUTV is a television channel based in the UK region of Northern Ireland. The channel is the Channel 3 or Independent Television licensee for Northern Ireland and is operated by UTV Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of UTV Media.- Terrestrial :* Analogue: Normally tuned to 3 * Freeview : 3...
).
The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00. The channel previously timeshared with
ITV4ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...
until 5 February 2008 when ITV4 expanded its broadcast hours to become a full 24 hour channel. As a consequence, it moved to the Mux space on Freeview originally held by ABC1, however this means that viewers in
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are unable to receive the channel on Freeview but is still available near the border.
The CITV channel is an extension of the original afternoon children's programming block shown on the ITV channel. "Children's ITV" began in January 1983 and originally featured pre-recorded in-vision continuity links fronted by various presenters and characters from Children's ITV programmes. The strand was broadcast live from
Central Independent TelevisionCentral Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
's studios in Birmingham for the first time in 1987 and started to utilise regular staff presenters. The rebranded
CITV reverted to out-of-vision continuity in February 1993, voiced live by Steven Ryde, who later became a producer when the strand reverted back to in-vision presentation in May 1998 and hired new presenters. In-vision continuity was phased out again in September 2004, signalling the end of CITV presentation from Birmingham after 17 years. At the start of 2007, CITV's weekday afternoon strand on the main ITV network was axed.
CITV airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings on the ITV network between 6am and 9:25am and as part of the
ITV BreakfastITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
timeslot occupied by
DaybreakDaybreak is the weekday breakfast television programme on the British commercial ITV network that broadcasts on weekday mornings from 06:00 to 08:30 and is currently presented by Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from Monday to Thursday with Dan Lobb and Kate Garraway on Fridays...
on weekdays. Currently, presentation is produced by
ITV GranadaGranada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
in Manchester, with pre-recorded continuity links voiced by
Tim DannTimothy "Tim" Dann is a British voice-over artist, actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work on the comedy shows Hedz & OOglies. He also co-created and wrote OOglies with fellow writers Nick Hopkin & Austin Low. In 2009, he also provided the voice of the Total Intelligence Mechanism in...
.
1980s
Before being known as
Children's ITV, the timeslot for children's programmes on the ITV Network was briefly branded as
Watch IT!, which was presented live by the duty continuity announcer in each ITV region.
Co-ordinated by
Central Independent TelevisionCentral Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
, Children's ITV first went on air on 3 January 1983 and consisted of programmes with pre-recorded links in between, initially featuring a different presenter each month (usually from children's television – the cast of the Saturday morning show
No. 73No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
presented during the summer of 1985 from a south coast beach, for example). Recorded links continued until 1987, when live in-vision presentation was introduced, echoing
Children's BBCCBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
which had started two years earlier. The introduction of live continuity also saw the introduction of regular presenters for the strand – originally consisting of model Debbie Shore and
CentralCentral Independent Television, more commonly known as Central is the Independent Television contractor for the Midlands, created following the restructuring of ATV and commencing broadcast on 1 January 1982. The station is owned and operated by ITV plc, under the licensee of ITV Broadcasting...
continuity announcer
Gary TerzzaGary Terzza is a British television announcer whose most commonly known for his continuity announcing for Channel 4.Gary has previously worked on radio, and can be remembered for being one of the faces on Children's ITV between 1987 and 1988. He worked for Central Independent Television from its...
.
In 1989, the independent production company Stonewall Productions won the contract to produce
Children's ITV presentation. Whereas Central had restricted links to the station's former in-vision presentation studio, Stonewall chose to present links from various areas of Central's headquarters at Broad Street in Birmingham and utilised a rotating team of presenters. Central won back the contract to produce the continuity links in April 1991, choosing to revert links back to a small in-vision studio and using one regular presenter,
Tommy BoydTimothy Leslie Boyd , better known as Tommy Boyd, is a British radio and television presenter who now lives in Chichester, West Sussex.-Early career:...
.
1990s
In February 1993, in-vision presentation was dropped by the new controller of CITV,
Dawn AireyDawn Elizabeth Airey, is a British commercial television executive. She was chairman and chief executive of Channel 5, the UK television station now owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell...
, with Steven Ryde providing out-of-vision continuity links featuring a wide variety of animated
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. Later in 1993, the
Children's ITV name was changed to
CITV, having been used in some form or another since the previous year. However, the
Children's wasn't removed from the
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until September 1996, the same month a
Digital On-screen GraphicA digital on-screen graphic is a watermark-like station logo that many television broadcasters overlay over a portion of the screen-area of their programs to identify the channel...
(DOG) was introduced. Presentation for the service was moved in 1997 when Central moved into new, smaller studios at Gas Street in Birmingham.
This continued until Tuesday 26 May 1998, when a new in-vision service was introduced by the new controller of ITV children's output,
Nigel Pickard-Career:Nigel started in career in the earlier 1970;s, where he was a Floor Manager, working on Thames Television's Armchair Thriller and the children's series Worzel Gummidge for Southern Television. In 1982 Pickard became a senior programme director of the children’s department at the newly...
. Steven Ryde became a producer with
Stephen MulhernStephen Daniel Mulhern is a British TV presenter, entertainer, and former magician. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in May 1998 and became a leading presenter until he left in August 2002. He has presented a number of shows, including SMTV Live, Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown and...
and
Danielle NichollsDanielle Nicholls is a British television presenter, best known for her presenting of CITV from 1998 to 2001.-Personal life:...
becoming the new presentation team. A new logo was introduced (with traces of the 1991-1996 and 1996-1998 predecessors), and whenceforth the service was referred to as
CiTV, until the 2006 rebrand. Initially broadcast from Studio B at Central's Gas Street studios, CITV started sharing studio space with the West Midlands edition of
Central NewsCentral Tonight is a regional television news and current affairs programme, produced by ITV Central, serving the English Midlands.-History:...
in September 1999, allowing room for a large stylised set created by a company called Dorans Propmakers. The main studio for
Central News West had previously been used for live music performances during CITV.
2000s
After the turn of the millennium, the overall quality of CITV's output began to drop considerably - apparent budget cuts meant fewer shows were made, repeats were much more frequent, and many flagship programmes were axed. It did not help that in 2001, CITV's controller Janie Grace publicly criticised
CarltonCarlton Television was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties including the cities of Solihull and Coventry of the West Midlands, south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire,...
and
GranadaGranada Television is the ITV contractor for North West England. Based in Manchester since its inception, it is the only surviving original ITA franchisee from 1954 and is ITV's most successful....
, then the main controlling forces in the network, for underinvestment in ITV's children's service. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Grace was removed from her post just as Nigel Pickard was named as ITV's new Director of Programmes. This decline has seemingly continued, thanks to perceived rising costs of original production (and the effects on advertising revenues following the ban by OFCOM on 'junk food' advertising within children's schedules), and increasing competition from
CBBCCBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
and countless digital children's channels for new programmes (especially imported cartoons, typically from
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).
On-screen, various changes to the presentation team saw no less than eight additions and replacements in the space of four years. By September 2004,
ITV plcITV plc is a British media company that operates 12 of the 15 regional television broadcasters that make up the ITV Network, the oldest and largest commercial terrestrial television network in the United Kingdom...
announced the closure of its presentation and transmission facilities in Birmingham, signalling the end of CITV continuity from ITV Central. Presentation was relocated to Granada in Manchester and all in-vision continuity was replaced by pre-recorded voice overs. In 2006, ITV launched its own dedicated children's digital channel under the name 'CITV', although there were initial plans for the channel to be launched in 2001.
CITVCITV is a British television channel from ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It broadcasts content from the CITV archive, as well as commissions and acquisitions. CITV itself is the programming block on the main ITV Network .The CITV channel broadcasts from 06:00 to 18:00...
also started cross-promotion with
GMTVGMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
for the
Ragdoll ProductionsRagdoll Productions is a UK company that produces children's television shows. It was founded in 1984 by Anne Wood, who later devised many of their television series, seen in 111 countries and translated into 41 languages.Before 1984, Ragdoll's founder Anne Wood made children's programmes for...
series,
BoohbahBoohbah is a 2003 children's television series produced by Ragdoll Productions and aimed at children between three and five years old. It premiered in 2003 on GMTV and CITV in the United Kingdom, in the United States on PBS and PBS Kids Sprout. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre...
. The CITV channel would later simulcast and soon take over the production of
GMTVGMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
's content from 2006 onwards.
The original launch date of the channel was set for 11 February, but this was pushed back by four weeks as a result of problems "clearing the digital rights to children's programming" and "comprehensive" re-branding. Promos for the channel began on 20 February, including an online countdown clock, running to the channel's launch date.
As has become standard for Freeview channel launches, the channel was allocated an EPG number well before transmission started. Initially, a static 'coming soon' graphic was shown, followed by a preview video loop running from late February 2006 until the launch.
The channel launched on 11 March 2006 at 9:25am, replacing the ITV News Channel on Freeview, Homechoice (now known as TalkTalk TV) and
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†. It also launched on Sky on 8 May 2006 and NTL
† on the 6 June. Additionally, the channel simulcasts CITV Breakfast (previously known as GMTV2, which was originally broadcast on
ITV2ITV2 is a 24 hour, free-to-air entertainment television channel in the United Kingdom owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998, and is available on digital television via satellite, cable, IPTV and terrestrial platforms. The channel has the...
, then
ITV4ITV4 is a British television station which was launched on 1 November 2005. It is owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a division of ITV plc, and is part of the ITV network. The channel has a male-oriented line-up, including sport, cop shows and US comedies and dramas, as well as classic ITV action...
) on weekdays between 06:00 and 09:25.
On 2 November 2009, the channel was relaunched, with a new logo and new branding to match
ITV1ITV1 is a generic brand that is used by twelve franchises of the British ITV Network in the English regions, Wales, southern Scotland , the Isle of Man and the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. The ITV1 brand was introduced by Carlton and Granada in 2001, alongside the regional identities of their...
as part of ITV plc's corporate look. The channel's preschool strand was given a dramatic overhaul, and renamed
Mini CITV. Mini CITV is hosted by a group of spacemen-like beings called the Minis, who oversee presentation items on the channel. The strand's logo is similar to the first 'C' in the current
CBBCCBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
logo. With the exception of weekends and holidays,
Mini CITV now takes up the majority of output on the channel.
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.
Ratings
The CITV channel launched with a full-day average of 33,000 viewers and a 2.5% share of the child audience. This put it ahead of its major commercial rivals
Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network, commonly abbreviated as CN, is a British television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland. Distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Europe , the channel primarily shows animated programming and was launched in the UK and Ireland as Cartoon Network...
(20,000, a 1.5% share),
BoomerangBoomerang is a television channel broadcast in the United Kingdom and in the Republic of Ireland launched on 27 May 2000. It is broadcast 24 hours on the Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV, Top Up TV, UPC Ireland. It mostly features classic cartoons such as Scooby Doo and Tom and Jerry, and...
(28,000 a 2.1% share) and
NickelodeonNickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
(26,000 a 2.0% share). The channel peaked at 16:30 with
BratzBratz is a computer-animated television series, based on a line of toy dolls of the same name. It is produced by Mike Young Productions and MGA Entertainment, and premiered on 4Kids TV on the Fox Television Network.-Plot:...
gaining 51,000 viewers and a 3.6% share.
The channel took a 0.2% audience share in its first week compared to:
CBBCCBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
0.6,
Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network, commonly abbreviated as CN, is a British television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland. Distributed by Turner Broadcasting System Europe , the channel primarily shows animated programming and was launched in the UK and Ireland as Cartoon Network...
0.4, Boomerang 0.4% and
CBeebiesCBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
1.4%.
Its overall ratings share for March 2006 was 0.1%; by April 2006 this had risen to 0.2%, 0.3% followed in May.
In August 2006, the channel became the most popular commercial kids channel between 06:00 and 18:00. In 2011 the channel has averaged 250,000 viewers.
Programming
Programming between 06:00 and 09:25 is controlled by
ITV BreakfastITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
(previously
GMTVGMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
), who, having rebranded the vast majority of their GMTV1 and 2 children's output as CITV, now use the space to simulcast their programming at weekends on the ITV Network and CITV Breakfast on weekdays.
ITVITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
takes over at 09:25, controlling the rest of the day's programming. When it first launched, GMTV used to sell all the airtime for the channel, making it the first ITV plc-owned channel not to be sold by the in-house sales team. Airtime sales have now been taken back in-house by ITV.
ITV's output for the channel includes many well-established programming from the long-running afternoon slot on ITV, such as
My Parents Are AliensMy Parents are Aliens is a British sitcom produced by Yorkshire Television and later Granada Productions for CITV about an eccentric family, which was produced as seven annual series, first broadcast in 1999 and ending in 2006...
,
Jungle RunJungle Run was a British television series which aired on CITV as part of the ITV network from 1999 to 2006. It is a game show similar to Fort Boyard and The Crystal Maze...
,
Art AttackArt Attack is a British children's television series revolving around art. The original series was one of ITV's longest running programmes, running from 1990 to 2007, and was presented throughout by Neil Buchanan. The brand new series launched on Disney Junior on June 6 2011 and is presented by...
,
Pokemon, abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
, and others, as well as new programming for the channel, such as
Horrid HenryHorrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
,
BookabooBookaboo is a British children's television series for young children created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films, co-directed by Lucy with Ian Emes and commissioned by Emma Tennant for CITV. The 26 episode show features puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs and animation...
and
The Cool Stuff CollectiveThe Cool Stuff Collective is a British children's television programme, which airs as part of ITV's children's strand CITV. The show is presented by Vicky Letch and The Blowfish and features reviews of the latest and forthcoming video games, film releases, gadgets, etc. The show premiered on 13...
. On weekdays, the channel broadcasts mainly preschool programming in the day (except during the school holidays), and programmes for school children in the late afternoon and early evening to cater for the available audience.
The CITV channel aired the last three weeks of
Holly & Stephen's Saturday ShowdownThe Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004. As of January 2006, the onscreen name was Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. It was the last regular studio-based Saturday morning show on ITV....
exclusively on Saturday mornings before the show ended on Saturday 1 July 2006. The channel had previously simulcast the show with ITV before spin-off show
Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown: ExtraThe Ministry of Mayhem was a CITV show which broadcast on the ITV Network from January 2004. As of January 2006, the onscreen name was Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown. It was the last regular studio-based Saturday morning show on ITV....
aired at 11:30 exclusive to the channel.
Some of the programmes that air are sourced from different networks.
ITV BreakfastITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
's morning output on the channel and the weekend block on ITV1 is largely produced by
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,
NickelodeonNickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...
and
Cartoon NetworkCartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
.
On some occasions, the channel has repeated archive animated programming dating as far back as the early 1990s, including
The Adventures of Paddington BearThe Adventures of Paddington Bear was a Canadian/French animated childrens television series. It was based on the book Paddington Bear by Michael Bond and written by Bruce Robb. It was produced by Cinar and Protecrea. The show had 117 episodes....
,
RupertRupert is derived from the Latin Rupertus, which is a loan from the Old German Hroberahtus; thus it is a variation of modern English Robert, and can refer to:First name* Rupert of Germany , German King...
,
The WomblesThe Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures that live in burrows, where they help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in useful and ingenious ways. Wombles were created by author Elisabeth Beresford, originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968...
and
Wolves, Witches and GiantsWolves Witches and Giants, narrated by Spike Milligan, is a children's cartoon series of humorous adaptations of classic fairy tales, featuring a collection of villains including the Big Bad Wolf as a wily wolf, a wicked witch and an enormous giant. It was written by musician Ed Welch, based on an...
.
Key
School term
| 06:00 to 08:45 |
08:45 to 15:00 |
15:00 to 18:00 |
18:00 to 06:00 |
| CITV |
Mini CITV |
CITV |
Off air |
Repeats of the previous day are shown between 09:25 and 12:00.
The first 2 programmes between 15:00 and 15:30 are from the Mini CITV block.
School holidays
| 06:00 to 07:25 |
07:25 to 12:00 |
12:00 to 14:00 |
14:00 to 18:00 |
18:00 to 06:00 |
| Mini CITV |
CITV |
Get Stuck In! |
CITV |
Off air |
Weekends
| 06:00 to 07:15 |
07:15 to 12:00 |
12:00 to 14:00 |
14:00 to 15:00 |
15:00 to 18:00 |
18:00 to 06:00 |
| Mini CITV |
CITV |
Get Stuck In! |
Horrid Henry's Power Hour |
CITV |
Off air |
Get Stuck In!
Get Stuck In! is an hour timeslot that features a mixture of shows that encourage viewers to either make something or keep active. The slot currently runs during weekends and school holidays on the CITV channel from 12:00 to 14:00.
Horrid Henry's Power Hour
Horrid Henry's Power Hour is an hour dedicated to back to back episodes of
Horrid HenryHorrid Henry is a fictional character created by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross. The first Horrid Henry book was written and published in 1994 by Orion Books and as of the end of 2010, there have been nineteen titles published, as well as numerous collections, activity books and joke...
. The block first launched in 2007, then after a break it came back in 2008 and then again from 2010 onwards. This block airs every Saturday and Sunday from 14:00 to 15:00.
Mini CITV
Mini CITV is the pre-school slot on the CITV channel that airs every weekday from 08:45 to 15:00 during school term time. During weekends and school holidays it airs from 06:00 to 07:15 daily. This strand was launched on 2 November 2009, as part of a major revamp of CITV. Mini CITV features a series of animated characters called the
Mini's, who are the mascots that can be seen in between all of Mini CITV's programming (similar to the 'yellow bugs' of rival
CBeebiesCBeebies is the brand used by the BBC for programming aimed at children 6 years and under. It is used as a themed strand in the UK on terrestrial television, as a separate free-to-air domestic British channel and used for international varients supported by advertising, subscription or both...
). Mainly all the programmes are from other TV networks like; Original
CBBCCBBC is one of two brand names used for the BBC's children's television strands. Between 1985 and 2002, CBBC was the name given to all the BBC's programmes on TV for children aged under 14...
, Disney, Nick Jr,
ABCABC are the first three letters of the Latin alphabet. They may refer to:- Broadcasting media :* American Broadcasting Company, a private US broadcaster* Australian Broadcasting Corporation, national publicly funded broadcaster of Australia...
and
CartoonitoCartoonito is a British preschool television channel in the UK, available in both English and French. The channel usually airs programmes directed towards children under age 8, or "kids" versions of popular children's shows...
Programmes on Mini CITV
- Animal Shelf
Animal Shelf is a children's model animation series that airs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia, and Kidzone on TVNZ 6 in New Zealand. It used to air on Playhouse Disney , now on CITV there...
- Annabel's Kitchen
Annabel Jane Elizabeth Karmel MBE is the author of books on nutrition and cooking for babies, children and families.Her first book was The Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner, written in 1991. It was endorsed by Great Ormond Street Hospital, the UK’s leading children’s hospital...
- Babar and the Adventures of Badou
Babar and the Adventures of Badou is a 3D animated TV series that premiered in 2010 based on the characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff. The series has created new characters to the Babar universe, including Badou, who is Babar's 8-year-old grandson and the central character of the series...
- Boblins
Boblins is a high-definition-ready animated educational television show for preschool children produced by the British company . The show, which runs in 10 minute segments, is broadcast internationally, being shown in the UK on CITV, in Canada by Treehouse TV, in Denmark by DR1, in New Zealand on...
- Boohbah
Boohbah is a 2003 children's television series produced by Ragdoll Productions and aimed at children between three and five years old. It premiered in 2003 on GMTV and CITV in the United Kingdom, in the United States on PBS and PBS Kids Sprout. It was created by Anne Wood with scripts by Alan Dapre...
(returning in January 2012)
- Bookaboo
Bookaboo is a British children's television series for young children created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films, co-directed by Lucy with Ian Emes and commissioned by Emma Tennant for CITV. The 26 episode show features puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs and animation...
- Bo on the Go
- Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
- Captain Mack
Captain Mack is a British children's television show set in the town of Sunshine City. It was created and developed by John Lomas-Bullivant at Fireback Entertainment and was first broadcast in February 2008. The series currently runs on the CITV Channel's pre-school slot Mini CITV and Tiny Pop. In...
- Chloe's Closet
Chloe's Closet is an American animated children's series created by MoonScoop that airs on PBS Kids Sprout since July 12, 2010.-Plot:The adventures of an adorable, lovable, four-year-old girl and her friends and toys go on magical adventures in her closet at her room...
- Curious George
Curious George is the protagonist of a series of popular children's books by the same name, written by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey. The books feature a curious brown monkey named George, who is brought from his home in Africa by "The Man with The Yellow Hat" to live with him in a big city.When...
- Dora the Explorer
Dora the Explorer is an American animated television series created by Chris Gifford, Valerie Walsh, and Eric Weiner. Dora the Explorer became a regular series in 2000. The show is carried on the Nickelodeon cable television network, including the associated Nick Jr. channel. It aired on CBS until...
- Engie Benjy
Engie Benjy was a pre-school children's television show, broadcast on ITV's children's strand, CITV. Engie Benjy is a blue haired boy, a mechanic who helps fix problems with his friends' vehicles. His dog is Jollop. Other characters include Pilot Pete and Astronaut Al...
- Fireman Sam
Fireman Sam is a Welsh animated children's television series about a fireman called Sam, his fellow firefighters, and other townspeople in the Welsh town of Pontypandy . The original idea for the show came from two ex-firemen from Kent...
(showing series 6 onwards)
- Fluffy Gardens
Fluffy Gardens is an Irish preschool animation television show created, written and directed by Jason Tammemagi and produced by Monster Animation & Design Ltd. Each seven-minute episode tells the story of a different character. Characters include Paolo the Cat, Lola the Mosquito, Wee Reg the Puppy,...
- Handy Manny
Handy Manny is a Disney animated children's television program that premiered on September 16, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers...
- Hi-5 (Australian TV series)
Hi-5, an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 1999. Hi-5's new Australian cast was announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as...
(UK version only)
- Hilltop Hospital
Hilltop Hospital was an claymation childrens television programme made in 1999. It consisted of 52 ten minute shorts. The series was directed by Pascal Le Nôtre and produced in English, French , German and Dutch . The series was adapted from a series of books by Nicholas Allan of the same name...
- The Hive (TV show)
The HIV is a CGI animated children's television series broadcast by Playhouse Disney TVNZ6 Cartoonito and CITV in February 2010. The series is of 13 episodes each of 7 minutes.-Premise and format:...
- Jim Jam and Sunny
- Jungle Junction
Jungle Junction is a current CGI animated children's television series created by Trevor Ricketts. It airs on Disney Junior in the United States, as well as Playhouse Disney in the United Kingdom and Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey and on Playhouse Disney in Asia. It is produced in the UK by...
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a children's television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney daily block intended for preschoolers...
- Olly the Little White Van
- Pocoyo
Pocoyo is a Spanish pre-school animated television series created by Guillermo García Carsí, Luis Gallego and David Cantolla, and is a co-production between Spanish producer Zinkia Entertainment, Cosgrove-Hall Films and Granada International. Two series have been produced, each consisting of 52...
- Rosie and Jim
Rosie and Jim was a British children's television programme which appeared, on and off, on CITV since the early 1990s. The programme was the creation of John Cunliffe, in collaboration with Anne Wood and Robin Stevens, Robin Stevens] also played the character Jim...
(returning in January 2012)
- Signed Stories
- Special Agent Oso
Special Agent Oso is a current Disney Channel series created by Ford Riley. The program was originally part of the Playhouse Disney block intended for preschoolers...
- Spot the Dog
Spot the Dog is a series of children's books by Eric Hill, which were later made into a popular children's animation series, known as Spot, for BBC television by David McKee's King Rollo Films....
- Soli and Mo's Nature Show
- Sooty (2011 TV series)
Sooty is a 2011 British children's television series that airs on CITV. It is the first new series to feature Sooty since the last series ended in 2004, and the first since Richard Cadell bought the rights to the brand in 2008...
- Tati's Hotel
- Tots TV
Tots TV is a television show, produced by Ragdoll Productions and Central . Tots TV was also broadcast in the USA on PBS from 3 January 1993 to 27 April 1998...
(returning in January 2012)
- Wonder Pets
Wonder Pets is an American animated children's television series. It debuted on March 3, 2006, on the Nick Jr. block of the Nickelodeon cable television network and Noggin on the same day...
Online streaming
It was revealed in the CITV newsletter released on Friday 29 August 2008, that the CITV channel would be broadcasting simultaneously on the CITV website. Originally,
ITV BreakfastITV Breakfast Limited is the national ITV breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
(formerly
GMTVGMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
) programming between 06:00 and 09:25 was not included. As of 2010, the website now simultaneously broadcasts all programming. This can been seen on the homepage of the website.
In-vision presenters
- Tommy Boyd
Timothy Leslie Boyd , better known as Tommy Boyd, is a British radio and television presenter who now lives in Chichester, West Sussex.-Early career:...
(July 1983, December 1984, April 1991 – December 1992)
- Gary Terzza
Gary Terzza is a British television announcer whose most commonly known for his continuity announcing for Channel 4.Gary has previously worked on radio, and can be remembered for being one of the faces on Children's ITV between 1987 and 1988. He worked for Central Independent Television from its...
(July 1985 - September 1985 & September 1987 – August 1988)
- Debbie Shore (July 1985 - September 1985 & September 1987 – August 1988)
- Andi Peters
Andi Eleazu Peters is an English television presenter and television producer.-Education:Peters was educated at Emanuel School, a co-educational independent school in Battersea, in south-west London.-Life and career:...
(Summer 1988)
- Nicky Brown (Summer 1988)
- Mark Granger (September 1988 – March 1989)
- Jerry Foulkes
Jerry Foulkes is a former presenter of Children's ITV in the United Kingdom. He is also an ex-radio disc jockey and has successfully worked in the UK television industry for many years.-Children's ITV:...
(April – December 1989)
- Clive Warren
Clive Warren is a British radio DJ. He has worked at several broadcasters and now presents on weekdays and Sundays for Metro Radio.-Early career:...
(Summer mornings 1989 & 1990, Afternoons; Summer 1989 & 1990)
- Jeanne Downs
Jeanne Downs is a former presenter of Children's ITV , which is the brand name used for the majority of children's television output on ITV in the United Kingdom...
(Summer mornings 1989 & 1990, Afternoons; January 1990 – March 1991)
- Scally The Dog
Scally The Dog was a puppet mongrel dog character, who co-presented Children's ITV afternoons service, from January 1989 - March 1991 in the United Kingdom.-Children's ITV:...
(puppet dog) (January 1989 – March 1991)
- Glenn Kinsey
Glenn Kinsey is a former presenter of Children's ITV, which is the brand name used for the majority of children's television output on ITV in the United Kingdom. He is also a magician...
(Summer mornings 1991, Afternoons December 1991 & December 1992 – February 1993)
- Stephen Mulhern
Stephen Daniel Mulhern is a British TV presenter, entertainer, and former magician. He began presenting in the studio on CITV in May 1998 and became a leading presenter until he left in August 2002. He has presented a number of shows, including SMTV Live, Holly & Stephen's Saturday Showdown and...
(May 1998 – August 2002)
- Danielle Nicholls
Danielle Nicholls is a British television presenter, best known for her presenting of CITV from 1998 to 2001.-Personal life:...
(May 1998 – December 2001)
- Thomas Darvill
Thomas Arthur Darvill is an English actor, known professionally as Arthur Darvill. He is noted for his work in the plays Terre Haute and Swimming with Sharks , but is probably best known for his role as the Eleventh Doctor's Companion Rory Williams in the television series Doctor Who.-Early and...
(December 1999 – December 2001)
- Andrea Green
Andrea Green is a British soap actress and television presenter. She is best known for playing 'brummie' receptionist, Sarah Finch in the BBC One daytime soap, Doctors. Green won Best Newcomer at the British soap Awards for her role....
(December 1999 – October 2000)
- David Leon
David Leon is an English actor perhaps best known for portraying the character Othello in photographer Rankin's directoral debut "Lives of the Saints", Guy Ritchie's film "Rock'N'Rolla" and British television series Cutting It, set in a Manchester hair-dressing salon.In 2007 Leon Played Billy the...
(September 2001 – December 2002)
- Leigh Morrison (September 2001 – December 2002)
- Leah Charles (September 2001 – December 2003)
- Michael Underwood
Michael Paul Underwood is a British television presenter. He famously won a six week CBBC presenting contract on Gaby Roslin's BBC television show Whatever You Want.-Career:...
(August 2002 – December 2003)
- Tim Dixon
Tim Dixon is an English television presenter who rose to promise in 2003. Aged just 21, in 2005 he was described by Flextech as "The best young up-and-coming television presenting talent in the UK".-Education:...
(January – March 2003)
- Gail McKenna
Gail McKenna is an English actress who rose to fame in the 1980s as a Page Three girl and glamour model...
(Relief January 2003, October 2003 – Staff February 2004 – March 2004)
- Andy Jaye (January 2004 – September 2004)
- Laura Jaye (January 2004 – September 2004)
Out-of-vision announcers
- Steven Ryde (February 1993 – February 1998)
- Emily Morris (March – May 1998)
- Tim Dann
Timothy "Tim" Dann is a British voice-over artist, actor and writer. He is best known for his voice work on the comedy shows Hedz & OOglies. He also co-created and wrote OOglies with fellow writers Nick Hopkin & Austin Low. In 2009, he also provided the voice of the Total Intelligence Mechanism in...
(September 2004 – present)
- Taff (May – December 2006)
Guest presenters
- Matthew Kelly
Matthew Kelly is an English television presenter and Olivier-award winning actor. Having been trained as a theatre actor, he first came to public prominence as a television presenter of ITV light entertainment shows such as You Bet! and Stars in Their Eyes...
(January 1983, January 1984, December 1984, April 1986, September–December 1986)
- Isla St Clair
Isla St Clair , is a Scottish singer, actress and former game show co-host.-Early career:Isla St Clair was born in Grangemouth, central Scotland, in 1952. Her family came from North East Scotland and it was here that she spent her early years...
(February 1983)
- Derek Griffiths
Derek Griffiths is a British actor who appeared in numerous British children's television series in the 1960s to 1980s and more recently has played parts in TV drama.- Career :...
(March 1983 & January 1984)
- Charlotte Coleman
Charlotte Ninon Coleman was an English actress best known for playing Scarlett in the film Four Weddings and a Funeral , Jess in the television drama Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and her childhood roles of Sue in Worzel Gummidge and the character Marmalade Atkins...
(as Marmalade AtkinsMarmalade Atkins is a children's fictional character created by the writer Andrew Davies. Marmalade first appeared in the book Marmalade and Rufus in 1979, and the character was later brought to television in 1981 in which she was played by the actress Charlotte Coleman.-Background:A hair-raising...
) (April 1983)
- Mick Robertson
Michael "Mick" Robertson is a former presenter of the ITV children's television magazine programme Magpie.-Early career:...
(May 1983)
- Roland Rat
Roland Rat is a British television puppet character. He was created, operated and voiced by David Claridge, who had previously been behind the Mooncat puppet in the Children's ITV television programme Get Up and Go! David worked for Jim Henson, then the second series of The Young Ones...
(May 1983, March 1984, January 1985, February 2003)
- Bob Carolgees
Bob Carolgees is a comedy entertainer who appeared on the Saturday morning TV series Tiswas and then later in its adult versions O.T.T. and Saturday Stayback. He is best-known for appearing with a puppet named Spit the Dog.-Career:In the early 1970s Carolgees ran a DJ and modelling school at 11A...
(June 1983 & June 1984)
- Pat Coombs
Pat Coombs was an English actress. Coombs was considered one of Britain's great character actresses, specialising in the portrayal of the eternal downtrodden female — comically under the thumb of stronger personalities. She was known for many roles on radio, film and television sitcoms...
(July 1983)
- Mike Reid
Michael or Mike Reid may refer to:*Mike Reid , English comedian and actor, best known for his role as Frank Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders*Mike Reid , American golfer...
(September 1983)
- David Rappaport
David Stephen Rappaport was an English actor, probably one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film...
(October 1983)
- Bill Oddie
William "Bill" Edgar Oddie OBE is an English author, actor, comedian, artist, naturalist and musician, who became famous as one of The Goodies....
(November 1983)
- Ian & Janet Tough (as 'The Krankies
The Krankies are a Scottish comedy duo that enjoyed success as a cabaret act in the 1970s and on television in the 1980s, featuring in their own television shows and releasing their own music single. They entered semi-retirement in 1992, but they have regularly appeared in pantomime since.The duo...
') (December 1983)
- Christopher Biggins
Christopher Kenneth Biggins is an English actor and media personality.-Career:Biggins was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England and brought up in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where he took elocution lessons and participated in local drama groups...
(April 1984)
- Stu Francis
Stu Francis is a British comedian with a camp style of delivery who achieved celebrity as lead presenter on the children's television programme Crackerjack , on which his catchphrase was "Ooh! I could crush a grape". His principal "co host" was Basil Brush...
(April–May 1984 & October 1985)
- Sue Robbie
Sue Robbie grew up in the north-west of England and was educated at Keele University, where she read English and Psychology...
(May 1984)
- Carol Lee Scott (as 'Grotbags the Witch') (July 1984, May 1986 & January 1993)
- Sandi Toksvig
Sandra Brigitte “Sandi” Toksvig is a Danish comedian, author and presenter on British radio and television.-Career:...
(as 'Ethel' from No. 73No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
) (August 1984)
- Andrea Arnold
Andrea Arnold OBE is a filmmaker and former actress from England, who made her feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Red Road.-Early TV work:...
(as 'Dawn' from No. 73No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
) (August 1984, August 1985 & April 1987)
- Nick Staverson (as 'Harry' from No. 73
No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
) (August 1984, August 1985)
- Neil Buchanan
Neil Buchanan is an English television presenter best known for his work on the CITV programme Art Attack, a television programme that he presented during its run from 1990 to 2007...
(as 'Neil from No. 73No 73, later re-titled 7T3, was a British 1980s children's TV show produced by Television South for the ITV network. It was broadcast live on Saturday mornings and ran from 1982 to 1988...
) (August 1984)
- Rod Hull
Rodney Stephen Hull , better known as Rod Hull, was a popular entertainer on British television in the 1970s and 1980s. He rarely appeared without Emu, a mute, highly aggressive arm-length puppet of the flightless emu bird...
& EmuEmu is a puppet emu given to Rod Hull in the 1960s while he was presenting a children's breakfast television programme in Australia. Hull adopted the mute puppet for his cabaret act, and took it with him to the United Kingdom when he returned in 1970...
(September 1984 & December 1985)
- Terrahawks
Gerry Anderson & Christopher Burr's Terrahawks, simply referred to as Terrahawks, was a British science fiction television series produced by Anderson Burr Pictures and created by the production team of Gerry Anderson and Christopher Burr. The show was Anderson's first in over a decade to utilize...
voice cast (October 1984)
- Bonnie Langford
Bonita Melody Lysette "Bonnie" Langford is an English actress, dancer and entertainer. She came to prominence as a child star in the early 1970s then she subsequently became a companion of Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy's Doctor Who and has appeared on stage in various musicals such as Peter Pan:...
(November 1984)
- Cheryl Baker
Cheryl Baker is an English television presenter and singer. She is most famous for being a member of 1980s pop group Bucks Fizz, and has performed for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, winning it the second time.-Early career:After leaving school and a series of secretarial jobs, Cheryl...
(February 1985)
- 'Travelling Matt' (from Fraggle Rock
Fraggle Rock is a children's live action puppet television program series created by Jim Henson. The central characters were a set of "Muppet" creatures called Fraggles. The show ran from January 10, 1983, to March 30, 1987, on CBC Television in Canada, ITV in the UK, HBO in the United States,...
, performed by Dave GoelzDave Goelz is a puppeteer best-known for his association with The Muppets, and in particular with the Muppet character Gonzo. His other Muppet characters include Bunsen Honeydew, Zoot , Beauregard the janitor and Tiny...
) (March 1985)
- Ken Jones
Ken Jones may refer to:*Ken Jones , Welsh athlete and international rugby union footballer 1950s*Ken Jones , Wales international rugby union player of the 1960s...
(as Whistle Willie from Behind the Bike Sheds (April 1985)
- Gudrun Ure
Gudrun Ure is a Scottish actress, most famous for her portrayal of the titular character in Super Gran. She also starred in the pilot of a series called Life After Life, written by Yes Minister creator Jonathan Lynn...
(as SupergranSuper Gran is a 1980s children's television programme, about a grandmother with super powers. The show was adapted by Jenny McDade from books written by Forrest Wilson and was produced by Tyne Tees Television for Children's ITV, with the titular character played by Gudrun Ure, and Iain Cuthbertson...
) (May 1985)
- Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett is a TV presenter and broadcaster in the UK. He achieved cult status on BBC Radio Oxford and Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and later on TV-am...
(June 1985)
- Martin P Daniels (July 1985)
- Jimmy Cricket
Jimmy Cricket is a comedian. He currently lives with his family in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England.- Early life and career :...
(September 1985)
- Gary Wilmot
Gary Wilmot is an English actor, writer, comedian, impressionist and singer. He rose to fame in the 80s through a number of television appearances, and subsequently moved into theatre.- Career :...
(November 1985)
- Bernie Winters
Bernie Winters was an English comedian and the comic relief of the double act, Mike and Bernie Winters with his brother, Mike. He later performed solo, often with the aid of his St...
(January 1986)
- Nino Feretto (February 1986)
- David Jensen
David "Kid" Jensen , is a Danish Canadian-born, British radio DJ.-Early career:Born in a Danish family residing Victoria, British Columbia, Jensen began his career in his home country at the age of sixteen playing jazz and classical music. He then joined Radio Luxembourg at the age of eighteen in...
(March 1986)
- James Baker
James Addison Baker, III is an American attorney, politician and political advisor.Baker served as the Chief of Staff in President Ronald Reagan's first administration and in the final year of the administration of President George H. W. Bush...
(June 1986 & April–June 1987)
- Basil Brush
Basil Brush is a fictional anthropomorphic fox raconteur, best known for his appearances on daytime British children's television. He is primarily portrayed by a glove puppet, but has also been depicted in animated cartoon shorts and comic strips...
(July 1986)
- Elizabeth Estensen
Elizabeth Estensen is an English actress, mainly known for work in the popular television dramas The Liver Birds and Emmerdale.-Career:...
& John HaslerJohn Hasler is an English actor notable for his appearance as T-Shirt in the T-Bag series from 1985–1992. Hasler was the only T-Bag character to remain with the series for its whole television airing; starting the show as a young boy and leaving as a teenager.He has also appeared in Renford...
(as T-BagT-Bag is a witch-like character who appears in a number of television programmes which ran from the mid-80s to early 90s on Children's ITV. Written by Grant Cathro and Lee Pressman, each series has a different title and features a single story told over several episodes.-History:The programme was...
& T-Shirt) (August 1986)
- Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones may refer to:* Gareth Stedman Jones , British historian* Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones * Gareth Jones...
(January–April 1987)
Relief presenters
- Bryn Musselwhite (November 1998)
- Liana Bridges
Liana Bridges is an actress, best known for co-presenting Sooty & Co. with Matthew Corbett and Richard Cadell in 1998, and Sooty Heights with Richard Cadell from 1999-2000....
(November 1998)
- Vanessa Bewley (November/December 1998, January 1999 & June 1999)
- Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show...
(December 1998 & December 2000)
- Ben Jones
Ben Jones may refer to:*Ben Jones , British actor*Ben Jones , British radio DJ*Ben Jones , Welsh soccer player*Ben Jones , English soccer player...
(February 1999 & June 1999)
- Kate McIntyre
Kate McIntyre is a British television presenter who presented The Core between 2000 and 2002 on Channel 5, the children's science show The Big Bang from 2002 to 2004. She also co-hosted the BBC home makeover show DIY SOS in 2003. Kate also hosted 'I Want That House', 'Bootsale Treasure Hunt' and...
(July 2003)
- Anna Williamson
Anna Williamson is a British television presenter.She is best known as the co-presenter of GMTV's Toonattik and Action Stations! alongside Jamie Rickers...
(August/September 2003)
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