CBBC To Celebrate 30th Anniversary

CBBC is to celebrate its 30th anniversary next month with a special 1 x 60” show, Hacker's Birthday Bash. The programme will air from MediaCityUK on Wednesday 9 September at 6pm.

'Hacker's Birthday Bash: 30 Years of Children's BBC', is a Children's Presentation production. The Producer is Jamie Wilson and the Executive Producer is Ian France.

It will be hosted by current presenters Hacker T. Dog, Cel Spellman, Katie Thistleton and Dodge T. Dog, and will bring together 30 former presenters and puppets, as well as unveiling the newest recruit to the CBBC Presentation team.

The programme will be suitable for every generation, with viewers able to watch archive clips from the past 30 years, while former presenters will also share their own memories and play classic CBBC games.

Zoe Ball, Andi Peters, Angellica Bell, Dick and Dom, Kirsten O'Brien, Jake Humphrey, Matt Edmondson and Phillip Schofield all began their careers on the CBBC Presentation team.

Commenting on the upcoming celebrations, Schofield says: "I can't believe it's 30 years since I welcomed viewers to the first afternoon of Children's BBC. I had great fun in the Broom Cupboard, learning the skills of live TV. If you can introduce Newsround with a fluffy Gopher squeaking next to you, you can handle anything! I'm delighted to be involved in CBBC's anniversary celebrations. Here's to the next 30 years."

Andi Peters adds: "I'm really looking forward to getting back in the Broom Cupboard with my old mate Edd the Duck for the 30th anniversary. He's combing his green mohican as I speak! When I last presented Children's BBC, Take That were topping the charts and Chris Evans was everywhere... perhaps not that much has changed in the last 22 years after all!"

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(JP)