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Children's BBC and its contraction, CBBC, is the brand for the BBC's children's television output aimed at children over six, across BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel. It launched on 9 September 1985. CBeebies is the brand used for output aimed at up to 6 year olds.

Internally, CBBC acts as a microcosm of the rest of the BBC. It produces drama programmes, news, entertainment, educational programmes and contemporary factual output. It is based in the East Tower of the BBC Television Centre, with some output coming from Scotland and Bristol as well. The controller of the division from 2000 to 2003 was Nigel Pickard and June to October 2005 was Alison Sharman, when she left suddenly to join ITV. The new controller of CBBC is Richard Deverell who was appointed in February 2006, the job effectively split in two with Anne Gilchrist as Creative Director, CBBC to oversee the creative side of things. At the same time as this announcement the department was renamed BBC Children's. It was felt that CBBC as a departmental name did not convey the full range of output produced; including CBBC, CBeebies, Online and Interactive services.

Special BBC One idents were produced in 1983 to celebrate 60 years of children's programming.

CBBC Presentation produces the wrap-around links for CBBC output. With the revamp of BBC branding in 1997, Children's BBC output was branded 'CBBC', despite this designation having been in use alongside the formal title since around 1990.

From launch to 1993, the links were usually broadcast from the NC1 (BBC One) continuity suite, dubbed The Broom Cupboard, kitted out with a set but otherwise operational (with the presenter actually operating the console). By 1993, the operation was expanded; Pres Studio A was used until 1997, before moving to the purpose-built studio TC9, near the Blue Peter garden at BBC Television Centre. The last live continuity links from TC9 were broadcast on BBC One on Friday 1st December 2006, presented for the final time by Angellica Bell and Simon Grant. Since Monday 4th December 2006, all CBBC Presentation output on BBC One, BBC Two and the CBBC Channel has been produced from studio TC12 and presented primarily by Gemma Hunt and Anne Foy. CBeebies presentation is recorded in nearby TC0.

CBBC is aimed at 6-12 year olds. Older kids (13-17 years) will have a "teen" brand TV, Radio 1 and broadband based service, expected to start in 2007.

CBBC is to relaunch in Autumn 2007.