CBBC TV Guide — Friday

Browse the full CBBC TV guide for Friday, 16 October 2026. 48 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Morning

07:00 10m

Shaun the Sheep

S2 · E24 · Bitzer's Basic Training

Bitzer embarks on a training regimen

Bitzer embarks on a training regimen when he believes the farmer is planning to replace him, and ends up running the farm with military precision
07:10 10m

Danger Mouse

S2 · E33 · Licence to Care

Danger Mouse gets sprayed with empathy gas after forgetting Penfold's birthday
07:20 15m

Super Happy Magic Forest

S1 · E44 · Suspiciously Friendlyface

The heroes quest to find the real Mr Friendlyface
07:35 10m

Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese

S1 · E17 · The Dog Who Cried Wolf

Dog decides to show the family that he can be as tough as the wolves on TV
07:45 10m

Newsround

● Live

Topical news magazine for children.
07:55 10m

Grizzy and the Lemmings

S3 · E67 · Musical Battle

The Lemmings meet a parrot that can identically reproduce any sound.
08:05 5m

Grizzy and the Lemmings

S3 · E68 · Day and Night

The lemmings discover a spherical object that can control Earth's rotation
08:10 15m

SpongeBob SquarePants

S11 · E30 · My Leg!

SpongeBob helps Fred, who has injured his leg

Fred's leg is finally better after hurting for a long time, and SpongeBob is determined to keep it that way, whatever the cost
08:25 10m

Duck and Frog

S1 · E23 · Chef

The friends get jobs in a restaurant

The friends get jobs in a restaurant, but Frog accidentally makes the soup too spicy
08:35 5m

Duck and Frog

S1 · E24 · Tour Guide

Duck is a tour guide at a stately home

Duck is a tour guide at a stately home, but Frog decides to move in
08:40 15m

Odd Squad

S6 · E11 · The Night Mayor

Omni and Osric are desperate to get off the night shift and go to a party, but first they have to stop a mysterious villain.
08:55 5m

Shark Bites

S1 · E5 · Tiger Shark

The tiger shark

Steve Backshall meets the most ravenous shark in the sea - the tiger shark. Known for eating tin cans and even car number plates, these sharks are in fact perfectly honed hunters
09:00 20m

Bitesize Daily: 5 to 7 Year Olds

English: Persuasion

Learn how to use subordinating conjunctions.
09:20 5m

Hey You What If?

S2 · E20 · You Threw a Ball Round the World

To throw a ball around the world, you need to start out in space, throw it ten times the speed of a bullet and make sure your ball does not explode when it hits the atmosphere.
09:25 30m

Horrible Histories

S3 · E9

Aztec priests sing a gruesome disco song

The Vikings launch an unusual advert, Elizabeth I surprises her court with strange laws, and Aztec priests sing a gruesome disco song. Plus, the Roman equivalent of sending a text message
09:55 25m

Deadly 60

S3 · E1 · Indonesia

Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia

Steve Backshall travels to Indonesia in search of three reptiles to add to his list of predators, including the Komodo dragon and the potentially lethal green pit viper
10:20 30m

Operation Ouch!

S3 · E9

The doctors find out what happens when blood vessels get blocked

The doctors take part in a race in order to find out what happens when blood vessels get blocked, while Dr Xand goes for some physiotherapy, and Dr Chris heads out with the emergency services as they help a man with chest pain
10:50 15m

Go Get Arty

S2 · E6 · Kids v Parents: Fruity Pinatas!

It's kids v parents! The Kwapongs make smashable piñatas and remix classic art in Liverpool. Maisie Adam draws a footballing narwhal, and an illusion artist makes her face vanish.
11:05 15m

Out of This World

S1 · E3 · Gamechangers

Dr. Maggie's explores game-changing missions

In this episode Dr. Maggie reveals the gamechangers of space - missions and spacecraft from the Space Shuttle to the Hubble Space Telescope that have transformed our lives on earth and beyond. Dr. Maggie's Star Guest is NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan who's a gamechanger herself. She flew in the space shuttle three times, she delivered Hubble into orbit and was the first American woman to walk in space! Plus, Dr Maggie counts down the Top 5 Most Expensive Missions and all your space questions are answered in Ask Maggie. Buckle up, it's time to go Out Of This World!
11:20 30m

The Dengineers

S7 · E3 · Optical Illusion Den

A space for siblings who are obsessed with optical illusions

Siblings Nethuni and Abheetha are obsessed with optical illusions and want a den where they can work together to create new tricks to dazzle their friends
11:50 20m

One Zoo Three

S2 · E3 · Superheroes

Cam, Tyler and Aaron want to hold a superhero-themed party

Cam, Tyler and Aaron want to hold a superhero-themed party inspired by the secret superpowers of some of the zoo's most incredible animals

Daytime

12:10 25m

Our School

S6 · E15 · Think Before You Sink

How to save lives in just six lessons; Year 8 dive in to a deep water challenge
12:35 20m

Gym Stars

S4 · E16 · Crossing the Channel

The rhythmic girls are off on a beach clean, while Winston competes in France
12:55 15m

Octonauts

S4 · E8 · Octonauts and the Tree Lobsters

Peso meets a band of lobster-like insects

A storm washes Peso onto a mysterious, rocky island, where he meets a band of lobster-like insects thought to be extinct. Animated adventures with the underwater explorers
13:10 5m

Big Lizard

S1 · E46 · The Camera

Cosima takes over Dad's mission to film a unique underwater plant. But his special camera proves harder to operate than she'd thought, and Big Lizard keeps getting distracted.
13:15 15m

Piripenguins

S1 · E43 · The Dance Dispute

Nugget joins the Piripenguin Dance Club and grabs the glory with Pancake’s signature move – until she’s challenged to create her own dance and ends up needing her friend’s help
13:30 5m

Duck and Frog

S1 · E25 · Fairground

Duck is in charge of a gentle ride at the fair

Duck is in charge of a gentle ride at the fair, which bores Frog, so he instead nabs Duck's keycard to sneak onto the high-speed roller coaster
13:35 15m

Dennis & Gnasher Unleashed!

S2 · E10 · Bertiesitting

Gran is eager to prove her babysitting ability

Eager to prove her babysitting ability, Gran is on the hunt for a baby stand-in
13:50 10m

Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese

S1 · E10 · World Record Records

Mouse wants the other kids to stop being lazy and achieve some goals

Mouse wants the other kids to stop being lazy and achieve some goals, in the form of breaking world records. With Mouse's relentless coaching, the family soon gets carried away
14:00 25m

Winx Club - The Magic Is Back

S1 · E24 · The World of Domino

The Winx head to Domino in search of Daphne, hoping for her help. Bloom devises a plan with her to bring Damien back to the side of good, but just when everything seems ready, Vexius attacks them.
14:25 30m

Deadly 60

S1 · E11 · Malaysia 2

Steve Backshall encounters a venomous scorpion fish

In the waters off the coast of Borneo, Steve Backshall comes face to face with a venomous scorpion fish and witnesses the spear-mantis impaling its supper
14:55 5m

Shaun the Sheep

S6 · E14 · Hot to Trotter

Bitzer and Shaun try to ensure the dance competition is run fairly
15:00 25m

The Deep

S4 · E10 · Walking with Fish

Ant and Fontaine discover the secret of the Bajau Laut people

Ant and Fontaine discover the secret of the Bajau Laut people, a tribe of nomads living in the South China Sea
15:25 10m

Super Happy Magic Forest

S1 · E5 · Super Happy Bake-Off

The heroes disturb an angry swampclops

An angry swampclops follows the heroes back from their quest for a giant raspberry, so Hoofius must abandon his chances of winning the bake-off
15:35 15m

Boy Girl Dog Cat Mouse Cheese

Neighbourhood Watchdog

The family begins a neighbouthood watch and Dog is excited to relive his police dog days.
15:50 5m

Grizzy and the Lemmings

S4 · E76 · Monstrous Costumes

The Lemmings find a magic hat that can transform them into whatever their costume is.
15:55 10m

Grizzy and the Lemmings

S4 · E77 · The Crime was Almost Yummy

Grizzy's sample of Yummy is mysteriously crushed - who is the culprit?
16:05 10m

Duck and Frog

S1 · E26 · Art Class

Duck gets a job helping at an art class

Duck gets a job helping at an art class and manages to cover the life drawing model in fruit, meaning that Frog must fill in
16:15 5m

Duck and Frog

S1 · E27 · Plumber

Duck works in a ski lodge

Duck is happily working in a lovely, cosy ski lodge, until Frog turns up and ruins everything. After causing a runaway ski catastrophe, Frog ends up looking like a yeti
16:20 15m

Pablo Next Level

S1 · E10 · Clay Day

Pablo loves art and is excited by the idea of making a clay pot

Pablo loves art and is excited by the idea of making a clay pot. But when Mouse sees the clay, she gets freaked out by the texture and doesn't want Pablo to touch it
16:35 10m

Submarine Jim

S1 · E29 · Life on Gas Station

Jim has to survive in a gas station.
16:45 15m

The Amazing World of Gumball

The Dress

When Dad ruins the laundry, Gumball wears his mum's wedding dress to school
17:00 25m

Blue Peter

Epic World Records and Shini's Skyscraper Challenge

Super talented spaniels and one of the strongest women in the world attempt to smash world records in the studio. Shini attempts to clean the windows of the tallest building in the UK.
17:25 30m

Deadly 60

Wolves and Dolphins

Steve Backshall heads to Oman

Steve Backshall heads to Oman, where he abseils to a verreaux's eagle nest, tracks down wolves and swims alongside a superpod made up of over 100 dolphins
17:55 5m

Blue Peter

Challenges: Abby's Wild Kayak Adventure

Abby sets off on a sea kayaking adventure to spot some incredible wildlife!

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 25m

Stage Stars

S2 · E10

The real-life drama, both on and off stage, at a performing arts school.
18:25 25m

The Next Step: Cheer

S1 · E10 · First Full-Out

Ruby struggles to keep Melody's plan a secret

The Comets run their first full-out, but emotions run high as Jax realises he has feelings for Olive. Meanwhile, Ruby struggles to keep Melody's plan a secret
18:50 8m

Shark Bites

S1 · E11 · Silky Shark

Steve Backshall encounters the silky shark

Steve Backshall encounters the silky shark, while diving Diving off the coast of Cuba

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