Nick Jr. (UK & Ireland)

Nick Jr. is a television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland is operated by Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland). The channel is aimed at younger children.
==History==
Nick Jr. in the UK and Ireland was for many years broadcast during the daytime hours on the main Nickelodeon UK channel. In 1999, the slot was spun off into its own channel, initially broadcasting on its own channel (then ch.606) on Sky Digital, and from 6AM-12PM alongside Sky Sports 3 on analogue satellite, although this schedule would sometimes be altered if sports were being covered in the early morning. Analogue transmissions ceased some years later. When it first properly aired it was presented by Face. In 2001 TV Dance started broadcasting during its downtime hours after it was spun off from MTV Extra. MTV Dance acquired its own separate channel in 2002 and both channels have since extended their broadcasting hours. Nick Jr. UK now broadcasts between 6AM and 10PM, offering a lineup of 'Nick Jr. Classics' including classic programming such as Rainbow, Bagpuss, Mr. Benn, and the like, between 8PM and 10PM
The shows are sometimes presented by a number of anthropomorphic characters. The morning show, between 6AM and 9AM is presented by 'The Early Worms', Arnie and Barnie, who have mini adventures in their burrow and garden and travel tourist locations like me. At 9:30AM they are replaced by Piper O' Possum, which appears to be runs of the original Piper character from the US version of Nick Jr., but re-dubbed with a British accent. Piper says goodnight to the viewers after 6:30PM and the remaining shows are generally shown with no character presenters in between.
A more specialised Nick Jr for Ireland was launched in 2004.
==Nick Jr. Programmes==
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*Floogals
*Kangaroo Beach
*Bubble Guppies
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*Little Bear (Now showing on Nick Jr. 2)
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*The Upside Down Show
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*The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss
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== Other related services ==
===Nick Jr. Too===
Another channel, Nick Jr. 2, was launched on 24 April 2006, it was renamed to Nick Jr. Too in November 2014. 
Since October 2013, the channel has occasionally branded itself as Nick Jr. Peppa for short periods, usually one month, where the channel solely screens Peppa Pig, which is a British preschool animated television series directed and produced by Astley Baker Davies. Also, it rebrands as Nick Jr. Paw Patrol that only airs PAW Patrol that usually airs for one month as well.
Unlike the main channel, Nick Jr. Too is not available on TalkTalk, Eir TV or WightFibre.
===Nick Jr. Classics===
During the mid and late 2000s, Nick Jr. and Nick Jr. 2 presented a nighttime programming block dedicated to classic British children's programmes from the 1970s under the title Nick Jr. Classics. The block launched under the name Noggin on 31 May 2004,https://web.archive.org/web/20040711044454/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/index.aspx running every night from 8:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m.https://web.archive.org/web/20040711045708/http://nickjr.co.uk/noggin/shows.aspx It was rebranded as Nick Jr. Classics on 5 September 2005.
The block was discontinued on Nick Jr. on 4 January 2009 and Nick Jr. 2 in 2010.
==See also==
* Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)
* Nicktoons (UK & Ireland)
* Nick Jr. Too
* Nick Toonsters
==Presenters==
* Face (2nd January 1997 - 4th September 2005)
* Piper O' Possum (5th September 2005 - 29th April 2010)
* Moose and Zee (30th April 2010 - 6th January 2013)
==External links==
* Official UK site
* Official Irish site
* Nickelodeon UK
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