The Best TV Shows on CBeebies

Every CBeebies Show Ranked From Best To Worst

CBeebies has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 1947 and as recent as 2017. Some of the best tv shows from CBeebies include BBC Proms and Postman Pat, airing in 1947 and 1981 respectively. As of September 2025, our compilation of CBeebies’s top-rated series boasts over 20 unique shows.

  • Numberblocks
    Numberblocks (2016)8.9

    Learn how much fun counting can be with the Numberblocks - a fun-loving group of numbers who work together to solve problems big and small.

  • Yakka Dee!
    Yakka Dee! (2017)8.3

    Yakka Dee! is a show that encourages children to talk. Each episode focuses on one word.

  • Hey Duggee
    Hey Duggee (2014)7.8

    Animated preschool series about a clubhouse that is run by a big dog called Duggee.

  • Go Jetters
    Go Jetters (2015)7.8

    Go Jetters follows the adventures of four plucky international heroes, Xuli, Kyan, Lars and Foz, as they travel the globe with their friend and mentor Ubercorn, a disco-dancing unicorn. Together they save the world's most famous landmarks from the mischievous meddlings of their nemesis, Grandmaster Glitch.

  • BBC Proms
    BBC Proms (1947)7.7

    The World's Greatest Classical Music Festival. The BBC Proms is a classical music festival held every summer at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and in recent years has explored an innovative series of Proms around the UK with concerts in all four nations. Its aim: to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience, which remains true to founder-conductor Henry Wood’s original vision in 1895. Whether you are a classical connoisseur or think classical music isn’t for you, there is something for everyone in the eight-week stretch of concerts.

  • CBeebies Bedtime Stories
    CBeebies Bedtime Stories (2009)7.7

    Join a host of different celebrities for a different story read each night just before bedtime.

  • Bing
    Bing (2014)7.3

    Bing is a young and lovable bunny learning about the big world around him, with the help of his friends. A warm and gentle animation, based on the bestselling books by Ted Dewan.

  • Octonauts
    Octonauts (2010)7.1

    Follows an underwater exploring crew made up of stylized anthropomorphic animals, a team of eight adventurers who live in an undersea base, the Octopod, from where they go on undersea adventures with the help of a fleet of aquatic vehicles.

  • Balamory
    Balamory (2002)7.0

    Live action series for pre-school children based around the small island community of Balamory in Scotland.

  • Pingu
    Pingu (1986)6.9

    Playful penguin Pingu lives with his family in Antarctica, where he often finds himself caught up in mischievous high jinks with his pal Robby.

  • Chuggington
    Chuggington (2008)6.8

    Koko, Brewster and Wilson are three young, adventurous trainee "chuggers", learning about working on the railway in the town of Chuggington, with the help of the railway controller, Vee, the older engines, and their human friends.

  • Postman Pat
    Postman Pat (1981)6.6

    Pat and his black-and-white cat Jess deliver the mail in Greendale.

  • In the Night Garden
    In the Night Garden (2007)6.6

    In the Night Garden is a magical place that exists between the waking and sleeping imagination of children close to the representation of a nursery rhyme.

  • Swashbuckle
    Swashbuckle (2013)6.5

    A game show where children compete to win back the jewels belonging to Gem. Captain Sinker, and pirates Cook and Line are out there to stop the kids from getting the jewels back. If all five jewels are retrieved, one of the nasty pirates will walk the plank, into he ships mess.

  • Fireman Sam
    Fireman Sam (1987)6.2

    Follow the adventures of fireman Sam and his colleagues as they protect the citizens of the Welsh town of Pontypandy. Whenever the alarm sounds, brave Sam and his co-workers can be counted on to jump into a fire engine, hop onto a helicopter, or even launch an inflatable lifeboat to battle blazes, mount rescue missions, or provide medical attention to those in need.

  • Bob the Builder
    Bob the Builder (1999)6.0

    Bob the Builder and his machine team are ready to tackle any project. Bob and the Can-Do Crew demonstrate the power of positive thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, and follow-through. The team always shows that “The Fun Is In Getting It Done!”

  • Peter Rabbit
    Peter Rabbit (2013)5.9

    Nickelodeon brings treasured literary icon Peter Rabbit to life with the new CG-animated preschool series, Peter Rabbit. The series is a fresh re-imagining of the popular Beatrix Potter children’s books based on Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit features educational goals that encourage preschoolers to learn problem-solving and interpersonal skills, self-efficacy, resilience, positive re-framing and fostering an interest in and respect for nature.

  • Teletubbies
    Teletubbies (2015)4.6

    Welcome to Teletubbyland! Join in the fun with Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laalaa and Po as they learn lots of new, exciting things about the real world. Perfect for curious little minds!

  • Waybuloo
    Waybuloo (2009)3.2

    Set in the fictional land of Nara, Piplings are creatures with large heads and eyes, and they have the ability to fly and float around. The Piplings practice yogo, a gentle form of exercise similar to yoga. They demonstrate several poses inspired by the things they observe in their homeworld, Nara, such as owls, trees, and insects. Later in each episode, children (referred to as Cheebies) arrive and practice the same poses demonstrated by the Piplings at the start of the show. Viewers are encouraged to participate.

  • Alphablocks
    Alphablocks (2010)N/A

    Alphablocks is a British children's educational television programme that attempts to teach children how to spell with the use of animated blocks representing each letter. It is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphablocks Ltd.