BEEB

'BEEB' was a short-lived, weekly, children's magazine centred around the BBC's most popular programmes at the time of its publication. It was created as a competitor to ITV's Look-in magazine. It lasted 20 issues between January 29th 1985 and June 11th 1985. There was no announcement in the last issue, or any resolution to the ongoing comic serials.

Contents

Typical contents

Typical contents

#One By One comic. This followed the popular zoo vet series, based on the David Taylor books.
#Grange Hill comic. These were specially written stories, with much better artwork (though black and white) than appeared in the annuals. Each issue's Grange Hill comic was 3 pages long.
#The Tripods comic. These were very well drawn stories, partly in colour on three pages. Drawn by John M. Burns [1]
#Bananaman comic, in colour, on a single page.
#The Family-Ness comic, in colour, on a single page.
#General articles about BBC programmes, usually children's shows, with frequent references to Blue Peter and Grange Hill.
#Pin-ups of pop stars and other celebrities.
#Competitions and letters from the readers.