NPO Zappelin is a Dutch television program block for younger children that launched as Z@ppelin in September 2000. Before Z@ppelin, the programmes were scheduled on all three public channels (Nederland 1, Nederland 2 and Nederland 3). On 4 September 2005, Z@ppelin became a channel for children aged 2–6 years. The @ in the name of the channel was dropped on 10 September 2012. On 12 March 2013, the NPO announced that Zapp and Zappelin would be renamed as NPO Zapp and NPO Zappelin. The reason for this change is to make the channels and its programmes more recognisable. The rebranding completed on 19 August 2014. Together with

NPO Zapp NPO Zapp is the Dutch children's block from the NPO on NPO 3 that launched as Z@pp on 4 September 2005. Since September 2005, Zappelin has been the name of a block for young children. The @ in the name of the channel was removed on 10 Septembe ...

it broadcasts on NPO 3 during daytime. It is also part of the 24-hour children's channel

NPO Zappelin Xtra NPO Zappelin Extra was a digital theme TV channel jointly operated by AVROTROS, EO, KRO-NCRV, NTR and VPRO. The TV channel launched as Zappelin 24 on 30 May 2009. It broadcasts replays and broadcasts from NPO Zapp and NPO Zappelin, via the cab ...

Current and Former programming

*'' Heidi'' *'' Maya the Bee'' *''

Mega Mindy ''Mega Mindy'' is a Flemish children's television series with a supernatural/superhero drama theme. The series was created by Studio 100 and airs on the Flemish TV channel Ketnet. It centers around a young woman, Mieke, (Free Souffriau), who live ...

'' *''Mega Toby'' *''

Miffy and Friends ''Miffy and Friends'' ( nl, Nijntje en haar vriendjes) is a stop-motion animated television series, based on the ''Miffy'' book series by Dutch artist Dick Bruna. The series was produced by Big Tent Entertainment and Mercis BV in association with ...

'' *'' Moomin'' *''

Nils Holgersson ''The Wonderful Adventures of Nils'' ( sv, Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige, literally ''Nils Holgersson's wonderful journey across Sweden'') is a work of fiction by the Swedish writer Selma Lagerlöf, the first woman to receive th ...

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Ox Tales ''Ox Tales'', also known as , is an anime television series produced by Telecable Benelux B.V. in association with Saban Entertainment and animated by Telescreen Japan. It was a co-production between Japan and the Netherlands based on a Dutc ...

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Sesamstraat ''Sesamstraat'' () is a Dutch television series in the Netherlands, and a spin-off of the U.S. children's program ''Sesame Street''. In its early days the show was broadcast in Flanders (Belgium) as well. It is the second longest-running foreign ...

'' *'' 10 Voor... *''

Vicky the Viking ''Vicky the Viking'', known as ''Wickie und die starken Männer'' () in Germany and Austria and in Japan, is an animated television series which tells the adventures of Vicky, a young Viking boy who uses his wits to help his Viking fellows. It ...

Foreign series

*'' 64 Zoo Lane'' (UK) *'' Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps'' (UK) *'' Babar and the Adventures of Badou'' (Canada) *''

Barbapapa ''Barbapapa'' is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of ...

'' (France) *'' Bernard'' (France) *''

Big & Small ''Big & Small'' is a children's television series aimed at preschoolers following the lives of puppets, including the eponymous Big and Small. ''Big & Small'' is a co-production between Kindle Entertainment and 3J's Productions produced in asso ...

'' (UK) *'' Bob the Builder'' (UK) *''

Calimero ''Calimero'' is an animated television series about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. Calimero originally appeared on th ...

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Gaspard and Lisa Gaspard et Lisa, more commonly known as Gaspard and Lisa, are two fictional characters appearing in a series of children's books created by wife and husband Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensleben. The books center on two friends: Gaspard (black wi ...

'' (France) *'' Grizzy and the Lemmings'' (France) *''

Guess How Much I Love You ''Guess How Much I Love You'' is a British children's book written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, published in 1994, in the United Kingdom by Walker Books and in 1995, in the United States by its subsidiary Candlewick Press. The ...

'' (UK) *'' Hey Duggee'' (UK) *''

Lassie Lassie is a fictional female Rough Collie dog and is featured in a short story by Eric Knight that was later expanded to a full-length novel called ''Lassie Come-Home''. Knight's portrayal of Lassie bears some features in common with another fic ...

'' (US) *'' Masha and the Bear'' (Russia) *''

Igam Ogam ''Igam Ogam'' is a pre-school stop motion animated television series created by Andrew Offiler. Format The series takes place on a “higgledy-piggledy” prehistoric planet and follows the antics of a little mischievous cave girl called Igam ...

'' (UK) *''Joe and Jack'' (Ireland) *'' Mike the Knight'' (UK) *''Nelly and Ceaser'' (France) *'' Noddy'' (UK) *''

Olivia Olivia may refer to: People * Olivia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Olivia (singer) (Olivia Longott, born 1981), American singer * Olívia (basketball) (Carlos Henrique Rodrigues do Nascimento, born 1974 ...

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Olly the Little White Van ''Olly the Little White Van'' is a children's CGI television series from the United Kingdom, created by Henry Becket. Original episodes have aired on CITV, Channel 5 and Cartoonito Cartoonito is a brand name used by Warner Bros. Discovery f ...

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Pat & Mat ''Pat & Mat'' (Czech and Slovak: ''Pat a Mat'') is a Czechoslovak slapstick stop-motion animated series created by Lubomír Beneš and Vladimír Jiránek. The characters first appeared in the theatrically released short ''Kuťáci'' (''Tinkers'' ...

'' (Czech Republic) *'' Peppa Pig'' (UK) *'' Peter Rabbit'' (UK) *''Pim & Pom'' (Italy) *'' Pingu'' (Switzerland) *'' Pippi Longstocking'' (Sweden) *''

Q Pootle 5 ''Q Pootle 5'' is a 2013 animated television series based on the books ''Q Pootle 5'' and ''Q Pootle 5 in Space'' by author Nick Butterworth. It revolves around the title character Q Pootle 5 and his friends, and is set on and around the fictio ...

'' (UK) *''

Sarah and Duck ''Sarah & Duck'' is a British animated children's television series created by Sarah Gomes Harris and Tim O'Sullivan, and produced by Karrot Animation for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Though designed as a story-driven animation p ...

'' (UK) *'' Shaun the Sheep'' (UK) *'' Simon'' (France) *'' Wallace and Gromit'' (UK) *''

Wibbly Pig Wibbly Pig is the title character of a series of picture books for young children, written and illustrated by English author and illustrator Mick Inkpen. The series includes titles such as ''Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas'' () and ''Is It Bedtime Wibbl ...

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www.zappelin.nl
2000 establishments in the Netherlands Television channels in the Netherlands Television channels and stations established in 2000 Netherlands Public Broadcasting {{Netherlands-tv-stub

Current and Former programming

Foreign series

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