'Applecross', set in a fictional Scottish village, will combine adult actors and documentary sequences involving children with the aim of reflecting the lives of children aged under five. The programme will be broadcast from next September on Cbeebies, the BBC's new digital channel for pre-school children.
Cbeebies will form part of a package of four new digital TV services recently given the go-ahead by culture secretary Tessa Jowell. There will also be CBBC Digital aimed at older children.
Children's BBC controller Nigel Pickard said the two children's channels would 'herald a golden age in children's programming'. The channels will be backed with 40m investment and be available free to those with access to digital television equipment.
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