SuperBacon Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I've just seen our very own @Accident Prone make the bold statement that CITV was vastly superior to CBBC, as it was fun and CBBC was boring. He's wrong clearly, but it did get me thinking as to what was the superior channel? CITV had Woof, Zzzap!, Children's Hospital, Mike and Angelo, Funhouse and Finders Keepers but CBBC had Byker, Grange Hill, 50/50, The Queens Nose, Demon Headmaster, Get Your Own Back and absolute greatest of all time, Round The Twist. I remember getting cable and subsequently Nick and Trouble and then the terrestrial channels really did struggle for my attention, but I was always slightly more a Beeb man. The presenters added to it as well, because if I recall CITV didn't have presenters? So what ruled after school TV in your household? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsfromlee Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 CBBC because it showed Aquila. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TildeGuy~! Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Nothing else comes close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 CITV for the baby shit, then over to CBBC for some more grown up viewing (whichever one of Melody of Harmony was the older sister on The Queens Nose for some early childhood stirrings and Demon Headmaster for tea time horror) then switch the telly off as soon as Blue Peter came on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members IANdrewDiceClay Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 Biker Grove, a Geordie to his own sister: "So, are wer ganna dee it then?" CBBC was hardcore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 16 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: make the bold statement that CITV was vastly superior to CBBC, as it was fun and CBBC was boring He's dead right. In my day CBBC was for squares (it isn't anymore, when my kids were growing up CBBC was ace), whereas CITV was much cooler. Blue Peter, Newsround? Fuck off! Give me Mike & Angelo instead thank you very much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 CBBC had Blue Peter. Basically extra education after a school day and Newsround. CITV had Hurricanes, Reboot and Bad Influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Blue Peter, Newsround? Fuck off! Give me Mike & Angelo instead thank you very much. I never watched Blue Peter and rarely Newsround. The irony being that now I try and encourage the kids to watch the latter every day and god, that's the most Dad thing I do, I've just realised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 24 minutes ago, SuperBacon said: now I try and encourage the kids to watch the latter "Fuck off dad, I'm trying to watch Charli D'Amelio doing nothing of note" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 CITV had Art Attack and I can't knock Neil Buchanan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 My kids watch Newsround everyday in school, it’s actually led to several conversations that weren’t about Roblox or social media trends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted July 12, 2022 Awards Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2022 My loyalties were probably split, both of them had favourites of mine. Animals Of Farthing Wood was a CBBC show so that’s the decider, I’ll go with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members gmoney Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 39 minutes ago, Hannibal Scorch said: CBBC had Blue Peter. Basically extra education after a school day and Newsround. CITV had Hurricanes, Reboot and Bad Influence. Reboot was absolute shite. CBBC for me, but I'd switch over for Sabrina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members TheBurningRed Posted July 12, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted July 12, 2022 CBBC also had Chucklevision and To Me... To You which were big hits in my household.  The Queens Nose was great. Did go to shit when Harmony left though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators neil Posted July 12, 2022 Moderators Share Posted July 12, 2022 For my age, talking 90s here, CBBC was more consistent overall. CITV had some good stuff but a lot of shite too. Could definitely get dicey at 5pm on CBBC, but as a teenager Katy Hill on Blue Peter changed the dynamic of my viewing of that show* Â *talking about wanking ain't I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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