Children's TV for Adults

No this isnt an entry about pornography, but rather a review of children's TV, specifically CBeebies, the toddler channel from the BBC.

With a 3.5 year old running around who cries at the thought of not catching the latest episode of the Shiny Show or the Fimbles in the same way we hit the roof to miss Star Trek or Dr Who, I end up watching a lot of children's TV.

The reason it is CBeebies is (a) is available on freeview, (b) its from the BBC meaning it has a certain agenda which is visible and trust worthy, (c) advert free.

We try, as parents, to limit her viewing for the sake of her eyes, plus I dont want her to become a couch potato.

While I am not going to be reviewing any of the shows now, I will shortly, Im listing below the ones that I at least enjoy, in no particular order.

The Shiny Show
Big Cook, Little Cook
Come Outside
Lazy Town
Fimbles/Roly Mo Show
Teletubbies
Tikabilla
StoryMakers
Balamory
Boogie Beebies
Bits & Bobs
Boo
Smarteenies
Lunar Jim
Little Robots
Fab Lab
Doodle Do
Bobinogs
Tweenies

Im only going to review the ones Ive watched more than 5 times, and those she watches, you will see there are quite a few I havent mentioned, simply because I dont see them.

Remember my reviews are going to be from an ADULT's perspective giving ratings according to

educational information - i.e. telling me things I didnt know
entertainment value - it is agonising to watch or does it surprise
production value - even though you can spend a ton on a show it can still look crap
presenters - including both human and puppets etc...
emperor's new clothes - this is the one Im most interested in (apart from the last), are we learning the same stories (sharing toys, be nice to your mum and dad, never tell lies) but with different characters?
adult value - would you shag the female presenters, do they wear clothes that are inappropriate for the show, are there in-jokes and sarcasm lost on children that adults find funny (Doodle Do)

Well here goes. I hope to review all 19 by this time next week.
Each show will get a short write up, good and bad points, then each of the 6 (so far) sections will be rated 1-5, and a total at the end. And just for completeness Ill throw the figures into an excel spreadsheet and see what comes out the other end.

Any comments or extra criteria I should add?