CBBC revive Saturday morning magazine show format

As others have said it was a bit meh, so was Saturday showdown in January but the time it was axed in July was pretty good. It felt it tried to hard, but something was missing. Underlining weirdness..maybe

It does need a bit of work still, nicely highlighted by Flux Capacitor. However, it wasn't a cringefest, which is only a good thing. It's their first show and I'm sure the Producers will take note and make some tweaks. I do think they need a 3rd human presenter which is slightly more 'wacky/witty' personality to break it up a bit.

Spot on.

Did there have a phone in competition? I don't think there be allowed to have a midget ramming doors but still.

I don't think they did, however, the 'Skype' segment seems to be their thing (and I suppose it's easier for tech savvy kids nowadays). I haven't seen a phone in competition on kids shows in yonks. Must the be effects of the phone in scandal from 10 years ago


They've got until mid-December to make it better.

How Many Things In A Thing? was a feature where you emailed in and if you were chosen, you had 15 seconds to guess How Many Things [...] via a phone , but an online one where it is an easy question and you're less likely to get it was also appeared. This week, it was who topped the Strictly leaderboard last Saturday? Plenty of send-ins with the MashUp email and website (mashup@bbc.co.uk), too.

Edited to fix mistake, pointed out by Larry The Loafer

The "how many balls in the phone box" competition was a phone-in, wasn't it?

How Many Things in A Thing? Ah, yes.

Here's the interview they did on BBC Breakfast yesterday for those who missed it. Charlie seems to dislike the show's title:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/saturday-mash-up-radio1-visit

Hacker's visit to Radio 1 is on the CBBC website, one of the funniest parts of the show for me.

That and Hacker's dead dog joke:

Hacker: Do you have a dog?
Amelia: Yes, she's 6
Hacker: Oh, not long to go then!
*laughter from crew*

iPlayer link for anyone who wants it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/cbbc/episode/b097m4hd/saturday-mashup-series-1-episode-1

Hacker seems a little forced at times but overall he's definitely one of the better puppets CBBC have had over the years. Only thing that's bugging me at the moment is Jonny. I feel like he's trying to liven the show up by merely talking loudly instead of being energetic or charismatic.

But I'm not the demographic so I don't really have a place to complain.

Hacker is brilliant, in that great tradition of content officially aimed at kids that adults find funny too.