''BEEB'' was a weekly, children's magazine centred on the

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's most popular programmes at the time of its publication. It was published by

Polystyle Publications Polystyle Publications Ltd was a British publisher of Children's literature, children's comics and books that operated from 1960 to 1997, publishing such titles as ''TV Comic'', ''I-Spy'', ''Pippin (comics), Pippin'', ''Countdown (Polystyle Publi ...

and was created as a competitor to ITV's

Look-in ''Look-in'' was a children's magazine centred on ITV's television programmes in the United Kingdom, and subtitled "The Junior ''TVTimes''". It ran from 9 January 1971 to 12 March 1994. 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 ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...

''. 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

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. As the series progressed an attempt was made to appeal to female readers by introducing the young woman character of Fizzio. #''

Bananaman Bananaman is a fictional character appearing in British comic books. Bananaman is a parody of traditional superheroes, being portrayed as a schoolboy who is transformed into a muscled, caped adult man when he eats a banana. The character origin ...

'', in colour, on a single page. These have recently 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 ''Blue Peter'' is a British children's television entertainment programme created by John Hunter Blair. It is the longest-running children's TV show in the world, having been broadcast since October 1958. It was broadcast primarily from BBC Tel ...

'', ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' and ''

''. #Pin-ups of pop stars and other celebrities. #Competitions and letters from the readers.

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BBC publications Children's magazines published in the United Kingdom Weekly magazines published in the United Kingdom Defunct magazines published in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1985 Magazines disestablished in 1985 1985 establishments in the United Kingdom Television magazines published in the United Kingdom {{child-mag-stub