BEEB explained
| BEEB |
| Frequency: | Weekly |
| Category: | Children, teenagers |
| Firstdate: | 29 January 1985 |
| Finaldate: | 11 June 1985 |
| Finalnumber: | 20 |
| Publisher: | Polystyle Publications |
| Country: | UK |
BEEB was a weekly, children's magazine centred on the BBC's most popular programmes at the time of its publication. It was published by Polystyle Publications and was created as a competitor to ITV's Look-in magazine.[1] It lasted 20 issues between 29 January 1985 and 11 June 1985. There was no announcement in the last issue, or any resolution to the ongoing comic serials.
Typical contents
- One By One. This followed the popular zoo vet series, based on the David Taylor books.
- Grange Hill. These were specially written stories. Drawn by John Armstrong. Each issue's Grange Hill comic was 3 pages long.
- The Tripods. These were very well drawn stories, partly in colour on three pages. Drawn by John M. Burns.[2] As the series progressed an attempt was made to appeal to female readers by introducing the young woman character of Fizzio.
- Bananaman, in colour, on a single page. These have been reprinted in The Dandy, the third comic that Bananaman appeared in, after Nutty and BEEB, and before The Funday Times.
- The Family-Ness, in colour, on a single page.
- General articles about BBC programmes, usually children's shows, with frequent references to Blue Peter, Doctor Who and Grange Hill.
- Pin-ups of pop stars and other celebrities.
- Competitions and letters from the readers.
Issues
| Topic: | Release Date: |
|---|
| 1 | Doctor Who and Blue Peter | 5 January - 4 February 1985 |
| 2 | Wham! and Grange Hill | 5–11 February 1985 |
| 3 | Howard Jones and Doctor Who | 12–18 February 1985 |
| 4 | | 19–25 February 1985 |
| 5 | | 26 February - 4 March 1985 |
| 6 | | 5–11 March 1985 |
| 7 | | 12–18 March 1985 |
| 8 | | 19–25 March 1985 |
| 9 | | 26 March - 1 April 1985 |
| 10 | | 2–8 April 1985 |
| 11 | | 9–15 April 1985 |
| 12 | | 16–22 April 1985 |
| 14 | | 23–29 April 1985 |
| 13 | | 30 April-6 May 1985 |
| 15 | | 7–13 May 1985 |
| 16 | | 14–20 May 1985 |
| 17 | | 21–27 May 1985 |
| 18 | | 28 May - 3 June 1985 |
| 19 | | 4–10 June 1985 |
| 20 | | 11–17 June 1985 |
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Notes and References
- Book: Kibble-White, Graham . 2005 . The Ultimate Book of British Comics 70 years of mischief, mayhem and cow pies. Allison & Busby limited. 0749082119 . 49–51.
- Web site: The Tripods . 2006-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212002640/http://www.thetripods.org/media/comics/beeb/beeb.html . 2012-02-12 . dead .
