BBC orders kids’ tech shows

The BBC has commissioned a range of content for its CBBC and CBeebies channels to encourage children across the country to get involved with computing and coding.

Appsolute Genius will see longtime CBBC presenters Dick and Dom learn about the geniuses whose discoveries have shaped the world of coding, computer programming and gaming.

Dick and Dom will also be challenging CBBC viewers to design and help build their own game in the series.

Also launching on CBBC this autumn is Technobabble, a series that explores the world of technology, from 3D printers to virtual reality, to show children how digital innovations may affect their lives in the future.

On preschool channel CBeebies, five-part series Nina And The Neurons: Go Digital sees presenter Nina and her young experimenters traveling the UK as they take a look at computer code to find out how the internet works.

Other commissions from the BBC include new education content for BBC Learning’s Bitesize resource, as well as games and competitions.

The pubcaster says the content is a precursor to a “coding and digital creativity initiative” for 2015, which aims to “inspire a new generation to get creative with coding, programming and digital technology.”

Joe Godwin, director of BBC Children’s, said: “It’s really important that BBC Children’s is at the forefront of digital creativity, because for millions of children CBeebies and CBBC are their first port of call for facts, information and inspiration.”