Fall 2007 Programming Highlighs of BBC Kids Fall Highlights / BBC Kids Posted by RAD on Aug 21, 2007 - 12:49 PM New programming offerings on BBC Kids are Our Hero, Lockie Leonard, Boogie Beebies, the sixth season of My Hero and The Raven. Our Hero Network Premiere – 26 x 30min Weekdays at 7:30 p.m ET & Sundays at 5pm ET beginning September 3 Seventeen-year-old Kale Stiglic is navigating the rapids of life's rockiest years with insight and humour. According to Kale, when something humiliating happens, you have to laugh about it -- and that's exactly what she does with Our Hero, a little photocopied 'zine' which she writes, illustrates and mails out “for the catharsis of me and the amusement of others." Lockie Leonard Canadian Premiere – 26 x 30min Weekdays at 4 p.m. ET beginning September 3 Lockie Leonard and his family just moved to the most remote town on earth, Angelus. For Lockie this is a total disaster: no friends, new school and a house that is in serious danger of disappearing into a swamp. But then Lockie spots the one thing that makes it all OK, this weird little town has the best surf he has ever seen. Boogie Beebies North American Premiere – 25 x 15min Weekdays at 8:30 a.m. ET beginning September 3 Boogie Beebies teaches children to dance, featuring a different routine each week. At the end of each episode, children at home can perform the dance along with the show, as an MTV-inspired video featuring age-appropriate characters, clothing, and scenery, is screened on the TV. My Hero, Series Six Canadian Premiere – 8 x 30min Weeknights at 11:30 p.m. ET beginning September 6 George Sunday is no ordinary alien. He becomes superhero Thermoman, who saves the world on a regular basis! In series six, George continues to go from one catastrophe to another as he juggles his two worlds — that of superhero and that of an unassuming proprietor of a London health food store who’s married to a nurse named Janet. The Raven, Series Six North American Premiere – 20 x 30min Weekdays at 5:30 p.m. ET, beginning November 5 Part game show, part drama, series six of The Raven has one single goal: avoid elimination and remain the last one standing. Each week’s adventure involves a series of games and tests undertaken by six players who compete to survive the challenges and stay in the game. Groovy Movies this september Coneheads (1993) (Premiere Status TBC) September 8 at 3 pm ET An alien couple with cone-shaped heads from planet Remulak is mistakenly ditched on earth. While waiting to be recalled to their mother planet they start a family and beging to adjust to life on earth. Goonies (1985) (Encore Presentation) September 8 at 6 pm ET The Neverending Story (1984) (Encore Presentation) September 9 at 3 pm ET The Princess Bride (1987) (Encore Presentation) September 9 at 6 pm ET Free Willy (1993) (Encore Presentation) September 15 at 3pm and 6pm ET Free Willy 2 (1995) (Encore Presentation) September 16 at 3pm and 6pm ET 3 Ninjas: Kick Back (1994) (Encore Presentation) September 22 at 3pm and 6pm ET 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995) (Encore Presentation) September 23 at 3pm and 6pm ET Karate Kid (1984) (Encore Presentation) September 29 at 3 pm and 6 pm ET Karate Kid 2 (1986) (Encore Presentation) September 30 at 3pm and 6 pm ET REEL LATE MOVIES THIS SEPTEMBER Saturdays at 12 am ET, repeating Sundays at 11 pm ET The Blues Brothers (1980) (Encore Presentation) September 8 Sixteen Candles (1984) (Encore Presentation) September 9 National Lampoon European Vacation (1985) (Encore Presentation) September 15 & 16 Conan the Barbarian (1982) (Encore Presentation) September 22 & 23 Enter the Dragon (1973) (Encore Presentation) September 29 & 30 Groovy Movies this October Bernard and the Genie (1991) (Encore Presentation) October 6 at 3pm and 6pm ET Nutty Professor (1996) (Encore Presentation) October 7 at 3pm and 6pm ET Major Payne (1995) (Encore Presentation) October 13 at 3pm and 6pm ET Goonies (1985) (Encore Presentation) October 14 at 3pm and 6pm ET Problem Child (1990) (Encore Presentation) October 20 at 3pm and 6pm ET Problem Child 2 (1991) (Encore Presentation) October 21 at 3pm and 6pm ET Batman Forever (1995) (Encore Presentation) October 27 at 3pm and 6pm ET Superman 1 (1978) (Encore Presentation) October 28 at 3pm and 6pm ET REEL LATE MOVIES IN OCTOBER Saturdays at 12 am ET, repeating Sundays at 11 pm ET The Fugitive (1993) (Encore Presentation) October 6 & 7 The Saint (1997) (Network Premiere) October 13 & 14 When a Russian Mafia boss wants to create an oil crisis in Moscow to seize power, it is up to Simon Templar, a great international criminal, to stop the Mob boss and steal secrete formula for cold fusion. The Avengers (1998) (Encore Presentation) October 20 & 21 Poltergeist (1982) (Encore Presentation) October 27 & 28 Check out falltvpreview.com for BBC Kids upcoming fall schedule grid. This article is from CHANNEL CANADA   http://www.channelcanada.com/ The URL for this story is:   http://www.channelcanada.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1951