IS
<pedant>Wacaday was only shown on weekdays, hence the name </pedant>
Yeah - that and it's timeslot make it a successor to Toonattik, Diggit, and Wacaday,
<pedant>Wacaday was only shown on weekdays, hence the name </pedant>
:-(
A former member
From 84- 89 it was Wide awake club, 89 - 90 it was Wac90.
LL
Even when I look back at when I used to watch it as a kid, I realise how patronising CBBC could be in contrast to CITV at the time, and especially when you compare it to the edgier multichannel offerings like Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon.
GO
I've always thought this, even as a child I felt CBBC was incredibly middle class. I do actually think CITV benefitted from coming out of Birmingham. I found it a lot more relatable growing up.
Even when I look back at when I used to watch it as a kid, I realise how patronising CBBC could be in contrast to CITV at the time
I've always thought this, even as a child I felt CBBC was incredibly middle class. I do actually think CITV benefitted from coming out of Birmingham. I found it a lot more relatable growing up.
BR
I don't really remembering favouring one over the other though do agree with your assessment gottago. The BBC was king of Saturday mornings (until SM:tv came along) but in the week the CBBC shows I remember most are the ones after 5pm, once CITV went off air.
It's easy to get nostalgic about these things, especially considering todays kids have grown up with the channels rather than the strands. It'll be interesting to see what ITV do with Thunderbirds in regards airing it on the main channel - they've given it far too big a marketing push for it to just be a CITV programme.
It's easy to get nostalgic about these things, especially considering todays kids have grown up with the channels rather than the strands. It'll be interesting to see what ITV do with Thunderbirds in regards airing it on the main channel - they've given it far too big a marketing push for it to just be a CITV programme.
VM
I've always thought this, even as a child I felt CBBC was incredibly middle class. I do actually think CITV benefitted from coming out of Birmingham. I found it a lot more relatable growing up.
I loved the CITV of that late 90s/early 00s era. Real shame it was undone so quickly. Looking back at some of the clips now, it's very shouty and over the top, but it seemed much better than CBBC at the time. It was very lucky that they had SMTV Live blow up around the same time too, so they were winning weekdays and weekends (in my mind at least!). Of course a couple years later the CBBC Channel launched and that was the beginning of the end.
Even when I look back at when I used to watch it as a kid, I realise how patronising CBBC could be in contrast to CITV at the time
I've always thought this, even as a child I felt CBBC was incredibly middle class. I do actually think CITV benefitted from coming out of Birmingham. I found it a lot more relatable growing up.
I loved the CITV of that late 90s/early 00s era. Real shame it was undone so quickly. Looking back at some of the clips now, it's very shouty and over the top, but it seemed much better than CBBC at the time. It was very lucky that they had SMTV Live blow up around the same time too, so they were winning weekdays and weekends (in my mind at least!). Of course a couple years later the CBBC Channel launched and that was the beginning of the end.