Live online chat with Creative Director of CBeebies, Michael Carrington, 1-2pm Wed Jan 30th

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Micheal Carrington, creative director of CBeebies will be coming to chat live next weds, Jan 30th from 1-2pm. In his previous job, he brought, amongst other programmes Lunar Jim and Charlie and Lola to the BBC, and he's now editorially responsible for the CBeebies digital channel as well as for all CBeebies output on BBC ONE and BBC TWO; and for bbc.co.uk/cbeebies.

So if you've got a burning question about the future of Iggle Piggle and Upsy Daisy, or want to start a campaign to bring back Chigley, please join us at 1pm next weds (that was Watch with Mother time in my day ).

If you can't make it on the day, you can of course post your questions in advance here.

oh noooo i just got here!

A quick point to make if its not already been made.

purlease use autotune when you have recorded the singing...sometimes the voices clash!

Ds (2.9) and I occasionally get the chance to watch the phonics programme at 8.50 together - its fantastic in its presentation and great for him to watch with me. However, I was horrified the other day when, watching the 'U' programme I saw a picture of an immature coot - I wondered what this had to do with a 'U' sound - it was apparently a 'duck'. My son can recognise a coot and a duck and knows the difference between then - and could see that the bird shown wasn't a duck. Why, oh why couldn't an easy picture of a duck be shown? Surely its a bit of a basic mistake to put a picture of the wrong sort of water bird on something like this?

Kind of a real life baby care programme like Big School on (sorry) Milkshake on Five.

Little brothers and sisters sort of thing.

Kids love babies, right?

Oh Bobinogs was the pits. Truly AWFUL!!

Suzy why does your lo not get to see cbeebies?
agree the website is fab!

because he is habitually wicked and unruly and he must be punished, 3D

no really, we now live in Australia

Yes, good point Hunker, not anything like 'and here is Mummy feeding the baby' just Mum sat feeding the baby in the background, normal stuff. A show like Me Too or Balamory where you see parents and kids anyway.

suzy this is reminding me of that Generation Game conveyor belt

the poor bloke

Dear yetanothername - you've raised a question which concerns others - Springwatch and Autumnwatch. I love these two initiatives and I've been a great supporter, however, with the current savings requirements and the pressures on delivering value for money, it is simply not possible to commission new events. I did repeat the last Springwatch which went down well with new audiences and certainly showcased a fantastic production. What I plan to do is extend all that is good and great about Springwatch and Autumnwatch with EcoBeebies across the entire year!

The librarian in bobinogs is in a wheelchair. Tis never mentioned, he just is. And one of Pinky Dinky Doo's friends is as well, I think...

Maybe not even mention the feeding, just have it happening in the story/scene etc.

CUDDLY TOY!

the woman in Balamory is in a wheelchair and it is not bigged up in anyway, she is just a worker in the shop (albeit annoying)

forgot about her, oliveoil

yes Olive but there is just her

and the special school children in their sensory gardens

My question - did you mind that carrie spelled your name wrong in the OP?

yes just another reason why pinky dinky doo rocks

My2Weegirls - no plans to adjust the opening and closing hours of CBeebies in the foreseeable future. The website of course is available 24 hours a day and we have introduced new content including CBeebies Radio (from our live broadcast on BBC7) and more video streaming. So plenty to do there.

yes, I know what you mean

but I do think Cbeebies is fab on the whole

(wtf is pinky dinky doo?)

The ITNG on the cbeebies website is absolutely fantastic, my daughter loves to see herself on it via the webcam

I am not disabled Fio

top name btw

Does anyone remember the bbc programme where a giant pen (perhaps with eyes) drew out letter shapes along with a running commentary 'up and round and flick' etc
That was so great.

yes, fio, it'a all about YOU