Noggin (Viva UK block)

For former name of the block on Nick Jr. UK, see Nick Jr. Classics.

Noggin
Launched	May 2004 (from Nick Jr.) & January 30, 2006 (in most recent form)
Closed	March 1, 2010
Owned by	MTV Networks Europe (Viacom)
Sister channel(s)	Nick Jr./Nickelodeon
Website	nickjr.co.uk/noggin
Availability
Terrestrial
Freeview	Channel 21
Satellite
Sky Digital	Channel 348
Cable
Virgin Media (Telewest)	Channel 303
Virgin Media (NTL)	Channel 313/911

Noggin UK was a block of children's television programmes currently broadcast on MTV's free-to-air music channel, Viva (formerly TMF), from 6am to 8am daily. It first launched in January 2006. On Monday 25 September 2006, Noggin was replaced by a new strand named Nick Jr on TMF, which was identical to its predecessor with the exception of the new branding. The slot once again reverted to the Noggin moniker in March 2009.

Prior to its launch on TMF, the Noggin name had been used for a block of classic animated children's programmes from the late 1960s to early 1990s carried on Nick Jr. between 8pm and 10pm. This block changed its name to 'Nick Jr Classics' shortly before the TMF launch.

Its set of programmes on Viva:

• Dora the Explorer
• Go, Diego, Go!
• Maggie and the Ferocious Beast

On the original strand broadcast on Nick Jr:

• Astro Farm
• Bagpuss
• Bod
• Bump
• Button Moon
• Camberwick Green
• Chigley
• Clangers
• Crystal Tipps and Alistair
• The Flumps
• The Herbs
• Ivor the Engine
• King Rollo
• Mr. Benn
• Mr. Men and Little Miss
• Paddington Bear
• Parsley the Lion
• Portland Bill
• Rainbow
• Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
• Trumpton
• The Wombles