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50-610: The Last Sontaran is the first serial of the second series of the British science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures . The first part of the two-part story aired on BBC One on 29 September 2008, with the second part premiering immediately after the first on the CBBC channel. This serial marks the departure of Maria Jackson , played by Yasmin Paige . Sarah Jane , Maria , Luke , and Clyde investigate strange lights sighted near

100-514: A "homage" to "'80s action classic" Predator ( 1987 ). This was the seventh of eleven Sarah Jane Adventures serials to be adapted as a novel. Written by Phil Ford , the book was first published in Paperback on 6 November 2008. List of The Sarah Jane Adventures serials#Series 2 (2008) The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British science fiction television programme produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC . Created by Russell T Davies , it

150-471: A Canadian BBC-branded channel of the same name ) on 24 April 2021 to replace Cartoon Network and Boomerang . It is essentially a version of CBBC for the country, as it is aimed at the same target audience as CBBC and airs children's programmes from the BBC Studios catalogue. On 31 October 2024, it was removed from Fetch TV along with CBeebies. On 11 January 2022, an American version of BBC Kids launched as

200-697: A Halloween special with Basil Brush. There was a Doctor Who special with sequences featuring K9 that had to be cut at the last minute, and a documentary series called Really Living It! Sheppard was then asked to direct DinoSapien in Canada, and a new producer was installed after Sheppard moved on to Doctor Who . Its availability on Freeview was dependent upon BBC Red Button not showing other interactive services, such as major sports events coverage. The service offers numerous features including Newsround , horoscopes, Chris/Dodge's blog, viewer content, jokes, and other interactive elements. From 2013 to 2016, CBBC Extra

250-549: A day, alongside other exclusive commissions. CBBC usually does a series of skits , games and send ins inbetween programmes (except Newsround ). It is dubbed "CBBC HQ", and usually mentions BBC iPlayer . The following is a list of the ten most watched shows on CBBC, based on Live +7 data supplied by BARB . As part of CBBC's original remit, CBBC needed to show 1,000 hours of factual and schools programmes per year. The service managed this by introducing Class TV , which would air educational programming for two hours each day in

300-467: A linear television service in 2025 along with BBC Radio 4 Extra as part of cutbacks and other changes focusing on creating a "digital-first" BBC. Under the plan, CBBC would exclusively operate as a content hub on iPlayer, as BBC Three had done before it was relaunched in 2022. Along with CBeebies , CBBC is operated by the BBC Children's and Education department. BBC Children's was originally based in

350-506: A number of revamps since then, two in 2015, the first one being a minor change because of the Go CBBC app, and another one in May which entirely changed some of the structure, adding a post chute and an Up Next screen, one in 2016 due to CBBC's new look, gaining a smaller desk, an extra Up Next screen, and being renamed as CBBC HQ, and one in 2023, following CBBC's rebrand, in which the logo, the desk, and

400-540: A signal from the radio telescope will trigger the satellites' fall. After receiving a phone call from his daughter Maria, Alan , secretly followed by his ex-wife Chrissie , asks for help from Mr Smith in Sarah Jane's attic. After overhearing the Sontarans' weakness from Mr Smith, Chrissie heads to the observatory, and knocks Kaagh unconscious by striking the high heel of her shoe into the back of his neck. Luke deactivates

450-479: A video loop. After a brief stint with a temporary producer, the channel really took off under producer and director Brendan Sheppard who spearheaded its success. After Sheppard had finished work on the BAFTA nominated Nelly Nut Live , he was asked by CBBC controller Gary August to work on CBBC Extra, and under Sheppard, the show received a new brand look, idents, graphics, and it introduced feature items such as Ask Aaron and

500-528: Is a result of Sarah Jane having been abandoned by the Fourth Doctor at the end of Doctor Who serial The Hand of Fear . He claims Part Two has "[p]lenty of tension-free chase sequences function[ing] as meaningless padding and lessen[ing] the threat posed by Commander Kaagh", attributing the lack of tension to "inadequate direction." He brands Clyde and Luke as "dependable as ever" and the Jacksons as "endearing",

550-431: Is a spin-off of the long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who . In comparison to Doctor Who' s family-orientated viewership, The Sarah Jane Adventures is aimed at a younger audience generally aged 6–12 years old. 53 episodes and 1 short were produced between 2007 and 2011 across five series. The programme focuses on Sarah Jane Smith ( Elisabeth Sladen ), an investigative journalist and former companion to

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600-453: Is also due to BBC Three making a return to linear TV after it being online only since 2016. Since January 2022, at weekends CBBC HD on Freeview in Wales closes at 2 pm, to allow bandwidth for S4C HD. In September 2018, as part of a branding strategy, the unbranded 2-hour children's block on BBC Alba was split into CBeebies Alba and CBBC Alba, with the former airing during the first hour and

650-416: Is playing an alternate reality game , Chrissie compares it to the time they spent "looking for a golden rabbit" when they were dating, referring to Kit Williams ' Masquerade . Speaking to Doctor Who Magazine , writer Phil Ford claims "we haven't seen a Sontaran like this before" and states the character "was just fantastic to write for". Ford thinks Kaagh is "the best Sontaran that we've ever seen in

700-508: Is unsubtly telegraphed". However, he does states that "[t]here are some good moments [in "Part Two"], particularly as Chrissie Jackson gets more character development in one 30-second scene than she had in most of [Series One]". Holm likens Sarah Jane's gang to Mystery, Inc. from Scooby-Doo and sees Kaagh as "a character somewhere between the sadistic Styre from The Sontaran Experiment and General Staal in "The Sonataran Stratagem"." Both Rawson-Jones and Holm view Kaagh's cloaking abilities as

750-729: The Mary Celeste . Clyde likens Kaagh to Conan the Barbarian , calls him " Bilbo " and accuses him of having a " little man complex ". When Sarah Jane asks Mr Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . Chrissie refers to Sarah Jane as "Mary Jane" and " Calamity Jane ". When Alan tries to convince Chrissie that Maria

800-610: The Doctor Who world" and describes Anthony O'Donnell's performance as "fantastic...[making] an amazing Sontaran". The Jacksons were written out as regulars in The Sarah Jane Adventures because Yasmin Paige left the series in order to focus on her GCSEs . "Part One" was first broadcast on BBC One at 4.35 p.m. on Monday 29 September 2008 and was repeated on the CBBC Channel at 5.00 p.m. on Saturday 4 October 2008. "Part Two"

850-606: The CBBC name (a contraction of Children's BBC ) has been used from 1997 onwards to brand all content on BBC One and BBC Two aimed at children. It has continued to be used as a brand on these channels even after regular weekday broadcasting was discontinued in 2012. Prior to the dedicated channels' launch, there were CBBC strands on other cable and satellite stations. First, on Nickelodeon as CBBC on Nickelodeon between 1996 and 1999, and on BBC Choice with exclusive programmes as CBBC Choice between 1998 and 1999 and airing repeats as during

900-550: The CBBC on BBC iPlayer to replay CBBC programmes for up to thirty days. In July 2013, BBC announced that CBBC HD would be launched by early 2014, and it launched early on 10 December 2013. CBBC HD broadcasts on the BBC's existing HD multiplex on Freeview and shares its bandwidth with BBC Three HD as they air at different times. Before launch, the majority of CBBC HD output was broadcast on BBC HD before its closure in March 2013. CBBC HD

950-455: The CBBC presenting team on late weekday mornings. During the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of schools around the country , CBBC broadcast educational programming for primary school children. This included a mixture of programmes which were new or they aired on CBBC many years before, with a focus on learning as well as newly recorded content. It was hoped that this might help children without

1000-471: The Doctor , an alien time traveller whom Smith adventured with in her youth. Now living in modern-day Ealing , London , she investigates extraterrestrial matters and protects Earth against alien threats with a group of teenage accomplices: her adopted son Luke Smith , neighbour Maria Jackson and friend Clyde Langer . New neighbour Rani Chandra and adopted daughter Sky Smith later join the cast. Additionally,

1050-618: The East Tower of BBC Television Centre since the department's inception, but moved to MediaCityUK in Salford in September 2011, and the live presentation links used throughout the day are now recorded and broadcast from there. The remit of CBBC is to provide a wide range of high quality, distinctive content for 6–12 year olds, including drama, entertainment, comedy, animation, news, and factual. The great majority of this content should be produced in

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1100-485: The UK. CBBC should provide a stimulating, creative, and enjoyable environment that is also safe and trusted. The service should have a particular focus on informal learning, with an emphasis on encouraging participation. CBBC's programming output is very similar to the strand previously shown on BBC One. CBBC often complements this strand with programmes shown earlier than on the terrestrial channels, repeats, or whole series shown in

1150-455: The adventure as "[f]ittingly...death-free and surprisingly heartwarming." However, he laments "that this wonderful show is not being shown in a timeslot when the whole family could sit down to enjoy it together." Writing for totalscifionline.com , Patrick Holm describes "Part One" as "Overall, a good start" but that "Some odd gaps in logic and excess runarounds make...["Part Two"] not as effective as it could have been." Holm expresses surprise at

1200-545: The channel shared studio facilities with CBBC's original magazine show Xchange . This changed in autumn 2004, when CBBC moved to TC9 following the normal CBBC links move to TC10 ; however, this was changed in March 2006 so that all CBBC and CBBC channel links were located in TC9. A further change was to take place in December 2006 when all output moved to a Chroma key set within TC12 , and

1250-594: The close, CBBC HD began to broadcast 24 hours a day again. Since the launch of BBC Scotland, CBBC HD began finishing at 19:00 in Scotland on Freeview, due to the channel timesharing with BBC Scotland HD, which starts at 19:00, however, CBBC SD continued to finish at 21:00 in Scotland until hours were cut nationwide in January 2022. Following the closure of CBBC HD, the BBC has decided to cut back CBBC's air time from 9 pm to 7 pm, this

1300-506: The closing scene platitudes are a little vomit-inducing." He cites as examples of weaknesses in "Part Two"; the ease with which Kaagh is fooled by the children; and the incredible luck Clyde has when Sarah Jane and Luke happen to be on the other side of a locked door in order to let him in thus saving him from Kaagh. He is also critical of the reuse of the threat of "something being brought crashing down to Earth...an overused plot last season " and observes that an "end of season rematch with Kaarg

1350-529: The computer Kaagh rigged to ground the satellites. With his ship's weapons deactivated, Kaagh leaves Earth in his space pod. Six weeks later, Alan and Maria move to Washington, D.C. after Alan accepts a new job offer there. Clyde and Luke refer to the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Hoth , the latter seen in The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ). Sarah Jane likens the empty observatory to deserted ship

1400-588: The daytime as CBBC on Choice from 1999 to 2002. CBBC was named the Channel of the Year at the Children's BAFTA awards in 2008, 2012, and 2015. The channel averages 300,000 views per day. The channel broadcasts from 7:00 am – 7:00 pm, 7 days a week, timesharing with BBC Choice from its launch until 8 February 2003. From 9 February 2003, the channel timeshares with BBC Three , which replaced BBC Choice. On 22 August 2008, it

1450-432: The episode on BBC One on Monday 29 September 2008, earning it a 6.3 per cent share of the television audience. The Appreciation Index for the episode was 84 – the joint highest figure on BBC One on Monday 29 September 2008. Ben Rawson-Jones, Cult Editor for Digital Spy , praises The Last Sontaran for its "emotional content", but notes that "Part Two" "disappoints in the action stakes" following "Part One". He argues that

1500-517: The financial means to participate in lessons over the internet. CBBC has had a relatively similar presentation to that of its strand counterpart. The logo has consistently remained the same until 2016 as the service; green coloured blobs at the beginning of its life and the green and white logo used from September 2007 to March 2016. The logo used from March 2016 to March 2023 is multicoloured unlike its predecessor. The current logo has returned to being fully green. CBBC has mainly utilised presenters from

1550-418: The group is aided by Mr Smith , a sentient extraterrestrial computer, and K9 , a dog-shaped robot gifted to Sarah Jane by the Doctor. Following an introductory episode broadcast as a New Year's Day special, a first series of 10 episodes (5 two-part serials) premiered on 24 September 2007. Series 2–4, each comprising 12 episodes (6 serials), followed annually between 2008 and 2010. A fifth series of 12 episodes

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1600-409: The hiatus of BBC Three as a linear channel. It was stated that the additional hours would be used to provide programming for teenagers. On 2 March 2021, ahead of the relaunch of BBC Three as a broadcast channel, it was announced that CBBC's broadcast hours would be reduced by two hours. From 5 January 2022, the channel now closes down for the day at 7:00 pm and timeshares with BBC Three once again, as

1650-455: The lack of references to the "literally world-shaking events" of Doctor Who episode " Journey's End " which precedes this story chronologically and which saw a Dalek invasion of Earth and Sarah Jane, Luke and Mr Smith helping to defeat them and return Earth to its rightful place in space. However, he states Ford's script for "Part One" is "enjoyable" and praises its mixing of "old and new Who mythologies" with its many "other references back to

1700-425: The late morning, with normal programming resuming in the early afternoon. Much of this programming was old BBC Schools programming shown, in some cases, decades before and which was for the most part still relevant. Very little new schools programmes were commissioned. Class TV ended in March 2008, following a change to CBBC's remit. However, in December 2019, CBBC brought back Class TV with 'Live Lessons' presented by

1750-483: The latter airing during the second hour. This block features its own presentation, presenters, and shows, all dubbed into Scottish Gaelic . Previously, a similar block called Children's BBC Scotland was aired in the Scottish school holidays on BBC One Scotland and BBC Two Scotland throughout the 1990s, where the block (like CBeebies Alba and CBBC Alba) featured its own presentation and presenters (as an opt out from

1800-496: The latter compensating "for [Part Two's] action failings" with Maria and Alan's departure being "well handled" and "touching" and Chrissie being "a revelation...[as] her seemingly vacuous nature has been replaced by an air of mystery." Although Rawson-Jones notes "the subplot featuring the Sontaran-controlled Professor stalking his own daughter Lucy is rather disturbing for a CBBC show that airs at 4.35pm", he describes

1850-444: The main service, with a few presenters appearing mostly on the new channel; Gemma Hunt and Anne Foy being notable examples and appearing consistently until August 2007. At the beginning of September 2007, along with the relaunch, the same presenters of CBBC would also feature on CBBC on BBC One and Two. When CBBC launched, presentation was located in TC2 at BBC Television Centre , where

1900-474: The network) linking into various shows airing on BBC Scotland 's regional versions of the summer holiday mid-morning slot, the Children's BBC Breakfast Show and the summer holiday children's programme Up For It, until the CBBC Scotland opt outs were discontinued by July 2000. On 15 March 2021, it was announced by Australian provider Fetch TV that they would launch a channel called " BBC Kids " (unrelated to

1950-596: The parent series [ Doctor Who ]". He also praises Ford for "giving the Sontarans a few new tricks" and notes that the effects in "Part One" indicate that the budget for The Sarah Jane Adventures has been increased. Whilst praising Knight and Langer for being "much more fluid in their movements", Holm does not share Rawson-Jones's appreciation for the emotional scenes in "Part One" regarding Maria's departure and claims they lack "the resonance you might expect." Holm does state, however, that "[t]he scenes regarding Maria’s departure are handled better...[in "Part Two"], even if some of

2000-500: The pod, where Kaagh confesses he contrived the lights to draw the Professor out of the observatory. Professor Skinner returns to the observatory on his own. Through an implant in his neck, Professor Skinner is working as Kaagh's drone to hack into every satellite orbiting Earth and target the planet's nuclear reactors, wiping out all life on Earth. Kaagh says this will make him an avenging hero for his fleet's failed campaign. In 45 minutes,

2050-605: The studio's color scheme were updated. CBBC moved out of HQ5 in December 2023 for undisclosed reasons. There is currently no dedicated CBBC studio or set as of January 2024. CBBC Extra was a free interactive television service from CBBC provided by the BBC Red Button . It was accessible from CBBC by pressing red and then selecting CBBC Extra from the main menu. It can also be accessed from any other BBC channel by pressing red and going to page number 570. The service differs across digital platforms, for example Sky viewers can access

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2100-469: The title The Last Sontaran nullifies any potential suspense prior to the revelation of the Sontaran as the force behind the mysterious lights, but praises O'Donnell's performance as Kaagh as being largely responsible for making the Sontaran plot a success. He views Sarah Jane's reaction to Maria's news that she is leaving as "a fascinating departure from her usual maternal role to the children" and suggests this

2150-417: The village of Goblin's Copse, where a radio telescope observatory is located. When they discover Professor Nicholas Skinner, who runs the observatory, has gone missing in the woods, Luke and Clyde search for him. They discover Sontaran Commander Kaagh, the sole survivor of an invasion force involving the infiltration of Earth's cars that was otherwise destroyed, and his space pod. Sarah Jane and Maria gather at

2200-560: Was added to the Sky EPG in Ireland in 2017. From July to August 2014, CBBC HD was temporarily removed from Freeview during the 2014 Commonwealth Games to let BBC Three and BBC Three HD broadcast 24 hours a day, similar to how BBC Parliament was removed during the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics . From March to April 2018, CBBC HD used downtime mode to let BBC Red Button HD broadcast 9 pm to 5:30 am on Sky and Freeview. After

2250-443: Was announced that the channel would be available live on its website from 16 September. CBBC's reach further expanded with the addition of the channel on Sky in Ireland on 12 May 2011. The British Forces Broadcasting Service have provided viewers with CBBC and CBeebies since 1 April 2013, when they replaced BFBS Kids. From 11 April 2016 until 4 January 2022, CBBC's broadcast hours were extended by two hours to 9:00 pm due to

2300-488: Was available on the CBBC website, until the channel was discontinued in May 2016. The CBBC website provides a wide range of activities for viewers aged 6–15, such as games, videos, puzzles, printable pages, pre-moderated message boards, and frequently updated news feeds. It contains pages for the majority of its current programming with various content on each. There are also micro-sites from Newsround and MOTD Kickabout , providing children with news and sport, as well as

2350-431: Was commissioned in 2010, but only 6 (3 serials) were completed before Sladen's death. They were posthumously broadcast in 2011. For Series 1 and 2, after an episode was broadcast on BBC One , the next would air immediately after on CBBC. Certain repeats are broadcast in omnibus rather than the traditional Part One and Two format. CBBC Channel Launched on 11 February 2002 alongside its sister channel CBeebies ,

2400-463: Was first broadcast on the CBBC Channel at 5.15 p.m. on Monday 29 September 2008 and was repeated on BBC One at 4.35 p.m. on Monday 6 October 2008. Both episodes were made available for 21 days after first broadcast on the BBC iPlayer . Overnight ratings for "Part One" of The Last Sontaran indicate that 0.7 million people (0.3 million above the average 0.4 million viewers for that time slot) watched

2450-517: Was presented by only one presenter. This short live decision lasted until the relaunch in 2007, which involved a new 'office' set being constructed, initially in TC12 and later in a new studio facility in the East Tower of Television Centre. In 2011, CBBC moved into studio HQ5 at Dock10 studios in MediaCityUK . Presentation originated from HQ5 from September 2011 to December 2023. The Office has been through

2500-491: Was the case prior to the 2016 relaunch. On 15 March 2023, CBBC rebranded its on-screen bug and identity to match the BBC's 2021 logo, dropping the 2016 logo which had been used for seven years. The channel was affected by the CrowdStrike outage at 07:55 on 19 July 2024. A breakdown card was displayed until normal service resumed at 10:32. On 26 May 2022, the BBC announced plans for CBBC and BBC Four to be discontinued as

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