BEEB was a short-lived, weekly, children's magazine centred around the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

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

Polystyle Publications

Polystyle Publications were a British publisher of children's comics and books.Among the titles they published were:* BEEB * Buttons * Countdown/TV Action * I-Spy* Pippin * Playland * Read To Me...

 and was created as a competitor to ITV's Look-in

Look-in

Look-in was a long running children's magazine centred around ITV's television programmes in the United Kingdom, and subtitled "The Junior TVTimes". It ran from 9 January 1971 to 12 March 1994...

 magazine. 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

1. One By One
   One By One (TV series)
   One By One is a British television series made by the BBC between 1984 and 1987.The series, created by Anthony Read, followed the career of international veterinarian David Taylor and his work caring for exotic animals at zoos in Britain, from the 1950s to the 1970s...
   
   . This followed the popular zoo vet series, based on the David Taylor books.
2. Grange Hill
   Grange Hill
   Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
   
   . These were specially written stories. Each issue's Grange Hill comic was 3 pages long.
3. The Tripods
   The Tripods
   The Tripods is a series of young adult novels written by John Christopher, beginning in 1967. The first two were the basis of a science fiction TV-series, produced in the United Kingdom in the 1980s....
   
   . These were very well drawn stories, partly in colour on three pages. Drawn by John M. Burns.
4. Bananaman
   Bananaman
   Bananaman is a British comic book fictional character. He originally appeared in Nutty as the backpage strip in Issue 1, dated 16 February 1980 drawn by John Geering.-Original strip:...
   
   , in colour, on a single page. These have recently been reprinted in The Dandy
   The Dandy
   The Dandy is a long running children's comic published in the United Kingdom by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. The first issue was printed in 1937 and it is the world's third longest running comic, after Detective Comics and Il Giornalino...
   
   , the third comic that Bananaman appeared in, after Nutty
   Nutty
   Nutty was a British comic that ran for 292 issues from 16 February 1980 to 14 September 1985, when it merged with The Dandy. Published by D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd, Nutty was an attempt to create a more lively and chaotic comic compared to many on sale at the time. Its strips included:* Bananaman as...
   
    and BEEB, and before The Funday Times.
5. The Family-Ness
   The Family-Ness
   The Family-Ness is a British cartoon series produced in 1983. It was first broadcast on BBC One from 5 October 1984 to 29 March 1985, and it was created by Peter Maddocks of Maddocks Cartoon Productions. Maddocks later went on to produce Penny Crayon and Jimbo and the Jet Set in a similar style...
   
   , in colour, on a single page.
6. General articles about BBC programmes, usually children's shows, with frequent references to Blue Peter
   Blue Peter
   Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
   
   , Doctor Who
   Doctor Who
   Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
   
   and Grange Hill
   Grange Hill
   Grange Hill is a British television drama series originally made by the BBC. The show began in 1978 on BBC1 and was one of the longest running programmes on British television...
   
   .
7. Pin-ups of pop stars and other celebrities.
8. Competitions and letters from the readers.