BBC denies children's TV to move

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The BBC has denied reports that it is planning to move children's TV from BBC One to BBC Two on weekday afternoons.

The Guardian newspaper said the BBC was considering a plan to take after-school programming off its main channel for the first time in 61 years.

But a BBC spokesman said: "We don't have any current plans to change the existing pattern."

From Monday, BBC One's children's line-up will include Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Other afternoon shows include Shaun the Sheep, Lazytown and Bear Behaving Badly, as well as long-running fixtures Newsround and Blue Peter.

Digital channels CBeebies and CBBC are expected to become more important as the homes of children's TV on the BBC after the digital switchover finishes in 2012.