CBeebies IDs

Background
CBeebies is a British BBC channel aimed at children 3-6 years old. It is CBBC's sister channel.

Dance (2002-2013)
ID: On a blue CBeebies background, 2 yellow bugs dance around with each other and eventually hit each other. Then the background turns pink and then the logo appears above with the BBC logo fading in as the 2 bugs continue to dance.

Variants:
 * To promote the channel's Tweenies Fun Day marathon on Bank Holiday Monday in 2002, the titular characters are showing.
 * There's a shortened variant to promote Boo! in 2003, where a titular character waves to the viewer and then he turns to the BBC logo.

Technique: CGI animation from Lambie-Nairn.

Music/Sounds: Cheerful-sounding music with synths and a voice saying "CBeebies, CBeebies!" (which became as CBeebies's signature tune, alongside CBBC from 2002-2005) and a kid giggling (a stock sound effect nicknamed the "Diddy laugh") in the middle.

Availability: Extinct.

Legacy: Like the rest of CBeebies' idents, this is cute and very kid-friendly. Also, the yellow bugs were compared with the green bugs from CBBC between 2002 and 2005.

Shapes (2002-2016)
ID: On an orange CBeebies background, we see the CBeebies logo (with the letters more spaced out). Then the BBC logo fades out and the CBeebies wordmark turns into 3 bugs, which become a circle, a square and a triangle. Then one of the shapes zooms in and we head into a continuity link or a plain coloured background.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Different-sounding CBeebies jingle, once again sounding cheerful, with the bugs making noise.

Availability: Extinct.

Holes (2002)


ID: On a green CBeebies background, 2 yellow bugs go in holes around the background. We slide to the CBeebies logo and one of the bugs go into the second "B".

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Soft and cheerful-sounding CBeebies jingle and bug noises with a kid giggling in the middle.

Availability: Extinct.

Balance (2002-2013)
ID: Various bugs balance on top of each other on a blue CBeebies background. The one on the very top balances the CBeebies logo by rocking it around.

Variants:
 * A shortened version exists, which only features the part with the bug balancing the logo.
 * To promote the channel's Tweenies Fun Day marathon on Bank Holiday Monday in 2002, the titular characters are showing.

Technique: Same as above.

Music/Sounds: Chime version of the CBeebies jingle and the bugs making noises.

Availability: Extinct.

Multiply (2002-2016)
ID: On a green CBeebies background, one bug appears, until another one appears, then more of the bugs do the same thing, until they cover the background. Then they come out and the CBeebies logo is seen with the BBC logo fading in. Bugs appear randomly on the screen.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Gentle-sounding CBeebies jingle (similar to the "Shapes" ident, but some beats were absent), akin to other CBeebies idents and the bugs making noises.

Availability: Extinct.

Legacy: The bugs that "randomly" appear don't have a good disappear animation, leaving 1-4 frames out. This is pretty obvious it was done by a green screen.

Snowman (2002-2005)
ID: On a snowy light blue CBeebies background, 3 bugs form a snowman (the top with the eyes, and the others forming buttons for the snowman). Then they get hit by snowballs and dissolve by jumping to the camera, to become the CBeebies logo, as snow falls on top of it and covers it.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same music as "Dance", but it's Christmas-themed with bug noises.

Availability: Extinct. It was used as a Christmas ident from 2002 to 2005.

Christmas Tree (2002-2005, 2007)
ID: On a starry red CBeebies background, 3 bugs bounce around, but a bug jumps on one of the bug's head. Then, the bug stretches itself and turns into a Christmas tree, causing a cel-shading effect to occur. It soon returns to normal as they jump to the camera, to become the CBeebies logo like with the previous ident.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same music from above, but it's more Christmassy with the bugs making noises.

Availability: Same as above. This was also used as the intro to the DVD CBeebies: The Ultimate Christmas Collection.

Bedtime Hour (2003-2016, 2021)
ID: On a purple/dark blue night-time CBeebies background with stars, we see a moon on the bottom right with three bugs sleeping on it. The CBeebies logo is seen on top. Then, a shooting star appears from the right to the middle as the logo for the "Bedtime Hour" (in the usual CBeebies font) fade in.

Variants:
 * An extended version exists. This version begins with a close-up of only one bug on the moon, and then two more jump onto it and fall asleep. One comes close to the camera and back as the moon moves to the bottom right and the rest of the ident plays like above.
 * On the DVD CBeebies: Bedtime, when the bug comes close to the camera and out, it comes out of the DVD menu instead.
 * A shorter version exists.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Calm-sounding lullaby version of the CBeebies jingle and the bugs snoring.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * The extended version uses the same music and then a synth sounder when the Bedtime Hour text appears. You can also hear the bugs making noise and yawning sounds.
 * On CBeebies Bedtime Stories until a proper ident was made for this strand, a different tune plays.

Availability: Same as above. It was used for CBeebies' Bedtime Hour strand up until 2016, where specially-made CBeebies House idents were made to replace it. It was also used as the intro to the DVD CBeebies: Bedtime.

Legacy: This has been the longest-serving ident ever used on CBeebies, used for over 13 years and by then, was the 3rd ident for the channel produced by Lambie-Nairn to still be in use at the time.

Animals (2006-2016)
ID: On a light blue CBeebies background, various bugs form animals like a pig, an elephant, a cow and a chicken. Some of the bugs splodge together into the CBeebies logo which appears on the top, while three bugs remain on the bottom.

Variant: The Australian CBeebies channel had a special re-created version of the ident that featured animals that were more related to the country. This time, four bugs appeared on the bottom.

Technique: Same as before. The Australian version was animated by Foxtel Design.

Music/Sounds: Bug sounds and animal sounds.

Availability: Extinct.

Dance Lights (2006-March 2023)
ID: On a pink CBeebies background, three bugs make sounds using the background drawings, which then glow when they hit them. Eventually, they make the usual CBeebies tune as the logo appears letter by letter.

Variant: A shortened version exists.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Different sounds are produced by the bugs, ending with a version of the CBeebies jingle, and sometimes ending with a low-pitched boom.

Availability: Extinct.
 * By the 2010's, this ident still normally appeared around the 6am hour, but usually isn't their own ident; it's normally used as a Day Of The Week ident. The time that this ident appears can be rarely 7am or 8am. It's normally seen against the following shows that are currently airing since this was written: Chuggington, Timmy Time, Octonauts, it doesn't really matter.

Paint (2006-2016 (UK), 2008-present (Asia/Australia/New Zealand))
ID: On a light blue CBeebies background, paint appears all over the background and eventually hitting some bugs which appear in this ident. The paint then slides away to reveal the CBeebies logo, while the bugs are still covered in paint.

Variants:


 * A shortened version of the ident exists.
 * To celebrate Holi in India, the purple text saying "Happy Holi" appeared above.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: A remix version of the CBeebies jingle with bug sounds and splatting sounds.

Availability: Extinct in the UK. Current in Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
 * This ident is still being used for the Asian and Australian/New Zealand CBeebies networks as of 2021.

Flower (2006-2016 (UK), 2008-present (Internationally))
ID: On a green CBeebies background, we see an orange flower. Then a bug pops out of it, which then reveals to be a whole screen of flowers with bugs popping out of them. The CBeebies logo appears above.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: The bugs popping out of the flowers and the usual "CBeebies! CBeebies!" soundbyte with drums.

Availability:
 * Extinct in the UK. It used to be shown whenever you watched a CBeebies program on BBC iPlayer until around 2010. It was also used as the intro to the DVD CBeebies: The Ultimate Summer Collection.
 * The ident is still being used internationally, eg, on CBeebies Turkey.

Share the Magic (2006-2009)
ID: On a dark blue CBeebies background with hills, a yellow bug pops up with a star on its head. Then, a bug slides down and hits the one with the star, representing they are sharing their stars. Then, a third one appears and does the same thing. The one that slid down then slides down the hilly side again alongside a few other bugs with stars on them to the CBeebies logo. Pictures of stars and Christmas trees surround the logo as one of the bugs slides down with the star heading into a continuity link or a coloured background.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Christmassy version of the CBeebies jingle, sometimes with a child saying "CBeebies, share the magic!" at the end.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Christmas ident from 2006-2009.

Thinking BIG for Little People (2007-2013)
ID: On a blue CBeebies background, we see a bug. The bug then begins to think about something, which then becomes a massive faced and shining cloud, which the bug soon begins to jump on.

Technique: CGI animation, produced by Red Bee Media, who produced the other strand idents seen below.

Music/Sounds: A harp theme, followed by a trumpet version of CBeebies's 3-note jingle when the bug is thinking, with a loud booming voice saying: "CBeebies. Thinking... BIG!!!". A child's voice then says "For little people!" when the bug jumps onto the cloud.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared whenever the CBeebies on BBC Two block finished for the day, as well as on the CBeebies channel.

Get Set Go! (2007-2012)
ID: We see a sun rising over a red CBeebies-themed hill. The sun is then revealed to be a bug, who then uses toothpaste and a toothbrush to quickly brush its teeth, and gives a huge grin before quickly rushing away as dust clouds circle on the "Get Set Go" logo, which the camera zooms into. The clouds then form into either a repeat of the ident or a continuity link.

Variant: A shortened version of the ident exists. Appeared whenever the Get Set Go! strand finished for the day.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: A quick-sounding track.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Get Set Go! strand.

Flannel (2007-2012)
ID: The same bug from before washes itself using a flannel (used to watch one's face). After this, it grins and throws the flannel onto the screen which heads into a continuity link.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Get Set Go! strand.

Discover and Do (2007-2016)
ID: We see a blue CBeebies hilly side in slight darkness. The sun then comes out while a bug comes out of a hole. Then, raindrops fall onto it as it jumps out, forming a rainbow between two holes, where we see bugs doing all sorts of activities (eg, painting, riding a tricycle, throwing a ball, etc.). The rainbow then goes into the other hole where another bug pops out of a flower as it plays a melody with music notes. We then cut to a hole, as the word "Discover" pops out of it to form on top of "+" and "Do", forming altogether "Discover + Do".

Variant: A shortened version of the ident exists. Appeared whenever the Discover and Do strand finished for the day.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: A jolly relaxing theme with several other sound effects playing.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Discover and Do strand.

Rainbow (2007-2016)
ID: On the same hillside seen in the main Discover and Do ident, we see a hole with a bug poking out. A rainbow then flies through the bug and leads into a continuity link.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: The very beginning of the tune seen above, with a child saying "Wow!".

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Discover and Do strand.

Big Fun Time (2007-2016)
ID: We see a bug riding a four-wheeled tricycle on a red CBeebies-themed hill with several other bugs are seen watching it. The bug then tries to do a wheelie trick on the trike but doesn't notice a rock, which causes both of the left and right wheels to fall right off. However, the bug continues to ride the now two-wheeled trike effortlessly. It then cuts to the bug winking and moving to the right as the "Big Fun Time" text, in a yellow balloon-like font is seen on the left appearing word by word. Sometimes, the bug and the logo may open up into the continuity link or the intro to the strand.

Variant: A shortened version of the ident exists. Appeared whenever the Big Fun Time strand finished for the day.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: A bouncy tune and children yelling out the strand's name at the end. Sometimes, a balloon bouncing sound is heard.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Big Fun Time strand.

Winking Bug (2007-2016)
ID: We see the same bug from before moving around on the bottom and then going upside down. Then it stops and winks at the viewers.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Big Fun Time strand.

Gold Star (2007-2016)
ID: Near a shed, we see the same bug covered in a huge mess of supplies. It then speedily puts them all away, and a gold star appears on its body (like it is being rewarded).

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Appeared on the Big Fun Time strand.

Summer (2010-201?)
ID: TBA.

Technique: TBA.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

CBeebies Lunchtime (2010-March 2023)
ID: On a blue CBeebies background, we see three bugs slurping milk through cartons featuring the CBeebies logo above, and text below reading "Lun", "Cht" and "ime", which form up "Lunchtime".

Technique: CGI animation from Red Bee Media.

Music/Sounds: Slurping sounds, with sometimes the third sound being something different.

Availability: Extinct, appeared on the 12:00-1:00pm Lunchtime strand during Discover & Do.

Balloon Bobbing (2010-2016)
ID: On a green dotted background, we see some CBeebies personalities hitting a balloon shaped like the CBeebies logo. Eventually, they throw it close which causes the camera to tilt in a dutch-angle effect. The balloon puts itself in the right way up as the BBC logo in white appears below and the personalities laugh.

Technique: It's all live-action, while the balloon is CGI. Produced by Red Bee Media.

Music/Sounds: Drum sounds for the bobbing, the personalities laughing and saying "Ahh" or "Aww", then it ends with the "CBeebies! CBeebies!" soundbyte.

Availability: Extinct.

Balloon Inflating (2010-2016)
ID: On a purple dotted background, we see Nina (Katrina Bryan) from Nina and the Neurons and then-CBeebies presenter Sidney Sloane next to the same CBeebies logo shaped-balloon as seen in the previous ident. Sid is blowing it up with a pumper. Then, Mr. Tumble (Justin Fletcher) from Something Special appears and Sid allows him to continue on pumping the balloon. He does a hard bump, which fully inflates the balloon and knocks Nina away. She reappears by running backwards embracing the balloon as the BBC logo in white fades below.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Tooting sounds for the balloon inflating, alongside some miming sounds from the personalities featured. Once the balloon blows, the "CBeebies! CBeebies!" sound-byte is heard.

Availability: Extinct.

Balloon Growing (2010-2016)
ID: On a light blue dotted background, we see Mister Maker (Phil Gallagher) from his titular show and CBeebies presenter Katy Ashworth (in her costume from I Can Cook) growing the same CBeebies logo shaped balloon as before like it is a flower. Mister Maker starts first, which grows the right half of the balloon, and then Katy grows the other half. Fellow CBeebies presenter Andy Day then appears, and the three of them all use their watering cans at the same time to make the balloon massive. The BBC logo in white then fades below.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Sound effects for the balloon, and some laughter and "Woahs" from the personalities. It once again ends with the "CBeebies! CBeebies!" soundbyte.

Availability: Extinct.

Christmas Star (2010-2013)
ID: On a Christmassy scene, several CBeebies bugs admire a floating star. Then, the star rotates around a giant Christmas Tree, turning its lights on. We then cut to the very top, where the star turns into a star-shaped bug. The CBeebies logo forms on top.

Technique: CGI animation from Blue-Zoo.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Christmas ident.

Christmas Cracker (2010-2013)
ID: On a Christmassy scene, several CBeebies bugs surround a cracker. A group of them then pull it, which opens to reveal the same bug star as before, who appears to magic hats of all sorts (eg, Santa hats, paper crowns) on the bugs. The star bug then forms the CBeebies logo letter by letter as it sparkles.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Christmas ident.

Timmy's Christmas Pudding (2011?)
ID: We see Timmy (from Timmy Time) eating a Christmas pudding. He then notices the camera, and jumps for joy. The CBeebies logo appears above.

Technique: Stop-motion animation from Aardman.

Music/Sounds: Jingle bell sounds, and Timmy baaing (voiced by Justin Fletcher).

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Christmas ident.

Timmy's Christmas Sled (2011?)
ID: On a snowy scene, we see Ruffy and Timmy pulling a sled with something covered up in a green tarpaulin. They remove it to reveal a present with the CBeebies logo.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same as before.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Christmas ident.

Bucket Bounce (2012-201?)
ID: On a hilly beachside, we see some CBeebies bugs hanging out on the beach. In the middle, three bugs are building a sandcastle, but once one of the bugs taps the bucket, the ground starts to shake and the bucket turns into a large bouncy castle, which the bugs begin to bounce on. The CBeebies logo appears better by letter.

Technique: CGI animation from Blue-Zoo, produced for Red Bee Media.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of seagulls and waves, the tapping, a drumroll for the shaking, and then a Hawaiian version of the CBeebies jingle with the usual "CBeebies! CBeebies!" soundbyte.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Summertime ident.

Beach Hut (2012-201?)
ID: On the beach, we see various bugs dressing up for the beach as they dorn hats/glasses and rubber rings. However, one bug wearing a large purple rubber ring and sunglasses gets stuck, so another bug helps it, allowing it to rush forward near the sea to join its friends as the CBeebies logo appears above.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Summertime ident.

Ice Cream (2012-201?)
ID: In the hilly side, we see many bugs growing strawberry plants. One bug waters the ground, which starts to shake and then a large Ice Cream grows. One bug flings a strawberry onto it, causing a bit of the Ice Cream to cover the bug. The CBeebies logo appears above as the camera pans upward.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: A simple piano version of the CBeebies tune plays at the end, with the soundbyte.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Summertime ident.

Paddling Pool (2012-201?)
ID: We see various bugs relaxing near a paddling pool. As two ring-dawning bugs relax, one bug begins to add extra water to the pool using a hose, and ends up creating a fountain that the two bugs move around on. The CBeebies logo appears above.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Same as the "Beach Hut" ident.

Availability: Extinct. Used as a Summertime ident.

Discover and Do (2016-)
ID: In a meadow on a rainy day, we see a bug watching over a flower. The rain turns out to be colorful and brightens up all the flowers in the area with full colour, including a painting of one. The scene zooms out to the CBeebies logo appearing letter by letter with "Discover and Do" in a rainbowy font below.

Technique: CGI animation from Blue-Zoo.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

Big Fun Time (2016-March 2023)
ID: TBA.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: TBA.

Availability: Extinct.

CBeebies House (2016-March 2023)
ID: In an outside field, two bugs are seen bouncing to a moving and shaking play-house made out of blocks, featuring wacky windows, doors, and a tube slide, with bugs all surrounding the house and the nearby fields. We cut to the red circular window, which opens up to reveal the CBeebies logo appearing letter by letter, and "HOUSE" in purple flying below onto a cloud.

Variants:
 * A more common shorter version where it starts at the house.
 * Depending on the season, the background will vary:
 * Spring - Flowers surround the bottom of the screen, and the trees have cherry-blossoms on them.
 * Summer - The standard ident mentioned above, with nothing notable to mention.
 * Autumn - The hills and the trees turn red, orange and gold.
 * Winter - The trees are replaced with cedar trees.
 * Christmas - Same as the Winter variant, but the cedar trees are covered in lights, while the house is covered in lights as well.
 * During the CBeebies Bedtime strand, the ident will be set within nighttime.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: Wacky music with the bugs making noise, and kids shouting out the name "CBEEBIES HOUSE!".

Music/Sounds Variant: In the nighttime variant, the lullaby music from the Bedtime Hour ident is used, with a child says "CBeebies House.".

Availability: Extinct. Appeared before continuity links.

Bedtime (2016-March 2023)
ID: A re-creation of the "Bedtime Hour" ident. We see three bugs sleeping on a moon with a rotating zoetrope-effect of stars, while the background has a look of a rotating bedtime mobile. The CBeebies logo appears letter-by-letter again, with "Bedtime" below. There is a longer and silent version which appears when CBeebies signs off just before 7. It reads "Night Night see you tomorrow at 6am" with a URL underneath the text.

Technique: Same as before.

Music/Sounds: The same calm lullaby music from the Bedtime Hour ident with the synth sounder playing when it reveals the text.

Availability: Extinct. It wasn't as common as the CBeebies House idents.