What's On ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button: 3rd - 16th October
Here's our fortnightly look at what's coming up under the red button...
Numberjacks Quiz
The Numberjacks are CBeebies own animated superheroes
and they like nothing better than solving mathematical problems!
Now for the first time they're dropping in to ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button to help younger
viewers develop their maths skills, knowledge and understanding.
Children are invited to grab their remote controls and watch clips from
the CBeebies show. A question follows each of the ten clips which viewers
can answer by pressing either red or blue button.
How well will you do?
There's only one way to find out... press your red button!
The Numberjacks quiz will be available every day from 6am to 7pm. Freeview
and Sky viewers will soon be able to visit the Numberjacks from within the
new CBeebies Red Button service meaning all your favourite CBeebies games
and features will be available in one place.
Sunday 11th - Friday 16th October, 6am - 7pm
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
The Danny Baker Show on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 5 live
When ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button brought its cameras into
the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 5 live studios to give viewers a glimpse behind the scenes
of the 606 football phone-in show last year, Danny Baker and Tim Lovejoy
were among the presenters. Now Danny's back with his Saturday morning show
for the new football season and the cameras are continuing to roll!
As well as seeing the man himself (possibly wearing his favourite pirate
hat), digital viewers pressing the red button can send in texts and pictures
to be shown on screen.
These will be accompanied by all the great content you might expect from
5 live: the weekend's football tables, fixture lists, upcoming commentaries,
sports news and details of upcoming Red Button content. Plus, look out for
some rather more unexpected content: spoof fixtures and unique animations
as Danny sets up audience head-to-heads on the phone.
Brett Spencer, Interactive Editor at 5 live, discusses the visualisation
in more depth on the station's blog.
Saturday mornings, 9am - 11am
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
Bang Goes the Theory
Get ready to put science to the test with ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳
Red Button's Bang Goes the Theory Quiz. From Monday 28th September
digital viewers will be able to test their knowledge of the series by pressing
red.
The quiz is bubbling over with an explosive mix of video clips and embedded
questions featuring experiments from the show. And it's all hosted by Dallas
Campbell making sure that things really will go off with a bang!
Runs continuously from 28th September (7.55pm) - 6th October (6am)
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
Comedy Extra: Never Mind the Buzzcocks
2009 has been a great year for comedy with a raft
of exciting new shows airing on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Two. And digital viewers in the mood
to tickle the red buttons on their remotes have been able to keep the laughter
going after the programmes have finished.
The latest show to get the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button treatment is Never Mind the
Buzzcocks, ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Two's legendary satirical music series presented by Noel
Fielding with regular team captain Phill Jupitus. Now, throughout October,
digital viewers will be able to go behind the scenes of the programme and
see exclusive content by pressing the red button!
Never Mind the Buzzcocks Extra
nightly, 9pm - 4am
Sky, Virgin & Freeview
(not available on Freesat)
CBeebies Red Button
Younger viewers and grown-ups with a sense of
adventure may have noticed something new under the red button recently.
That's because our CBeebies service has just seen a radical overhaul launching
visitors into a big, bright and fun new world.
So what has changed?
Well, your children's favourite characters are now at the heart of the CBeebies
interactive TV experience. A big, new and bright carousel now welcomes you
into the service giving you easy access to games, other children's interactive
services such as karaoke or quizzes, birthdays and star of the week messages.
Different Games
Reflecting the popularity of games for the young audience, a new range of
activities has been specially created. The updated service brings with it
brand new games for some of the most popular shows on CBeebies, including
In The Night Garden and The Green Balloon Club. These new
games replace the old ones, which had become increasingly outdated.
Satellite, cable and digital terrestrial viewers will have slightly different offerings from one another. This has enabled us to offer the best games tailored to each system. Cable viewers will see the changes soon.
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Children's producer Damian Vicary discusses the service on the Press Red blog.
CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies
channel, and via page 5900 on other channels.
Sky, Freeview and coming soon to Virgin.
(not available on Freesat)
Question Time Interactive
Take part in the studio debate by sending a text message
to the Question Time team.
Each week a selection of viewers' comments will appear during the programme
on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button page 155 along with details of the panel and the topics
under discussion.
Thursday 8th & 15th October, during the show
(³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One)
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview
News Multiscreen: Video Choice
In a new feature on the the News Multiscreen each
weekday ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ News' On Demand team will be rounding-up the day's best picture
stories to bring viewers a two-minute package of highlights. On weekends
the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a
topical interview in our 'Five Minutes with...' slot.
Video Choice: Weekdays (available around the clock)
Five Minutes With...:
Weekends (around the clock)
Sky & Virgin
(not available on Freesat or Freeview)
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport Multiscreen*
Catch up on all the latest Sport via the ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport
multiscreen. Headlines are available around the clock with up to five additional
streams available to cover the best that ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport has to offer.
Coming up...
- Football: Friday Focus / Final Score / The Football League Show*
With the 2009/10 season football season in full swing, here at ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button
we won't taking our eyes off the ball with a host of programming to keep
fans up to date with the action until the silverware is lifted in May.
Mark Lawrenson kicks things off each Friday afternoon as he shares his predictions
for the weekend in Friday Focus.
While on Saturday itself the Final Score team will be on hand to monitor
the afternoon's action to keep viewers up to date with all the goals as
they go in.
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button will also be replaying action from The Championship and Leagues
One and Two in The League Football on Sunday mornings with Manish Bhasin
and Steve Claridge rounding up the goals and debate.
Lawro's Friday Focus: Friday evenings/Saturday mornings
Final Score: Saturday afternoons from 2.30pm, plus selected midweek evenings
The Football League Show: Sunday mornings until noon
- International Football
In addition to our regular football offering ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button will be showing
live coverage of two World Cup qualifiers. On Saturday 10th October viewers
can press red for the Wales' Group 4 game against Finland, while on the
Wednesday we'll be showing Northern Ireland away to the Czech Republic.
Finland v Wales Saturday 10th October, from 2.45pm
Czech Republic v Northern Ireland, 16th October from 7.15pm
- Grand Prix Snooker*
Live coverage of the Grand Prix Snooker with a choice of tables.
3rd - 10th October
- F1: Japanese & Brazilian Grands Prix*
F1 fans can customise their viewing experience via the red button with access
to all on-track sessions including Friday and Saturday practice and qualifying
with re-runs of classic GPs also available in the build-up to the main event.
On race day itself a choice of three streams will be available featuring
split-screen in-car camera feeds, leaderboards and rolling highlights, with
the option to listen to either network or ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 5 Live commentary. After
the end of each race on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ One there will be an additional interactive
programme analysing the weekend's events and picking up views from the paddock
with race highlights often available the following day.
Japanese GP: 2nd - 6th October
Brazilian GP: 14th - 19th October
- MotoGP*
As Valentino Rossi looks to defend the title he comfortably won last year
join ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Red Button trackside for every twist and turn of the 2009 championship.
This season coverage has been expanded to include Saturday afternoon qualifying
sessions, re-runs and highlights alongside the existing race day coverage
and post-race MotoGP Extra programme.
Estoril GP: 3rd - 5th October
- Rugby League: The Super League Show*
The Super League Show offers viewers another chance to catch up with the
weekend's Rugby League action.
4th October
11th - 13th October
- NBA Basketball
Live coverage of the NBA Basketball game between Chicago Bulls and Utah
Jazz at the O2 with 5 live commentary. .
6th October, from 7pm
- Gymnastics*
Live coverage and highlights from the Gymnastics World Championships.
15th, 16th October
- Racing*
Live racing from Longchamp. Not available on Freeview
4th October, from 2.30pm
- Rugby: Scrum V*
Live coverage of Ospreys v Edinburgh with audio options. Freeview features
Fanscene and Welsh commentary only.
4th October, from 3.50pm
³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Sport multiscreen is available 24 hours a day
Sky, Virgin, Freesat & Freeview*
(*limited coverage on Freeview)
Please note that Red Button sport timings are subject to change at short notice.
The full Sport Interactive schedule is available on the
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