BBC Children’s and Education has announced a new round of greenlights and re-ups, and there’s something here for every age group.

For the tween crowd on CBBC, the broadcaster has teamed up with ABC Australia to revive Little Lunch. This children’s mockumentary from down under aired on ABC Me a decade ago and followed the chaotic recess adventures of six young students. Gristmill Production will helm the new series, titled Little Lunch: New Class, which will feature a new cohort of students and roll out sometime in 2027. International sales will be managed by ACTF, which contributed financing for the project with the ABC and VicScreen. 

There are also two new CBeebies series on the way for preschoolers, starting with Yakka Do! (60 x five minutes) from King Banana TV. Continuing the educational elements of Yakka Dee!, this successor follows protagonist Dee as she recruits two new superhero pals to help teach kids about school readiness. 

Also bound for CBeebies is a new factual commission called I Can Taste (30 x 10 minutes) that’s all about three- to five-year-olds learning about food through their senses. TV presenter Aaron Roach Bridgeman will host the show, taking his team of young “taste buds” to the local market to find the perfect ingredients.

The BBC has also acquired Froglets (26 x five minutes). This RAI Kids commission is produced by Eaglet Pictures and Pesci Combattenti in Italy, with a quirky premise about three wool frogs who secretly reside in a family’s home and come out when no one is around. 

The Beeb has also renewed several fan favorites, including two sporty comedies in its catalogue. CBBC series High Hoops scored the go-ahead for a third season (10 x 30 minutes). This show about a tall and clumsy girl who joins the struggling basketball team at her new school is produced by CanCan Productions. Meanwhile, CBeebies’ Football Fantastics from prodco Strike, about kids in a weekend football group, has similarly been re-upped for season three. 

Preschool spinoffs about adorable dogs running clubs are proving to be a strangely specific recipe for success. The 2D-animated Hey Duggee’s Squirrel Club (Studio AKA and BBC Studios Kids & Family) will return with new episodes, while live-actioner Waffle’s After School Club (Darrall Macqueen) has been renewed for a second season, due out in the late summer.

And finally, CBeebies has renewed Musical Storyland (featured image) for a third season (10 x 10 minutes). The show, produced by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and Sustain Video, features fairy tales and traditional folk stories reimagined with music.

Other previously revealed additions on the slate includes the Go Jetters Go! spinoff toon commissioned for CBeebies and the acquisition of Knee High Spies, a live-action series from Australia’s Werne Films.