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Cinema and TV at the time of the Coronavirus: children

The obligation to stay at home can be an opportunity to "feast" on films and TV series: here are the most suitable platforms for the little ones.

Cinema and TV at the time of the Coronavirus: children

We have often raised the problem of the conflict between cinemas in theaters and streaming films. The two worlds were placed in opposition to each other, except then having to note that they can be complementary. Now we are all in the midst of an emergency which inevitably cut off the big screen and we all now have to deal with television and the web.  

The obligation to stay at home it can be a good opportunity to see or review interesting titles or series that we may have always had in mind but which instead, continuously inundated with new offers, have always been postponed. We offer you an overview of what you can watch on the small screen as well as on tablets and mobile phones starting first with the children, that is, the public which in these dramatic circumstances is the most sensitive and which deserves more attention. 

The overview of the offer, fortunately, is wide and free offers many spaces in the different time slots. First of all, Rai which with its huge warehouse is able to reproduce great successes of the past and excellent programming on its specialized channels Rai Yoyo (for kindergarten children) e Rai Gulp (addressed to the boys). There's something for everyone, including a rich educational programming in English: "Fumbleland - I missed a mistake" (aired Monday to Saturday, 16:35), "Disney English" (all days at 18 and Saturdays also at 10.45), “Let's Go Pocoyo” (Monday to Friday at 10.45 and Saturdays at 10.10) and the classic Peppa Pig in English, broadcast every day at 10.30. The most significant space among the Public Service networks is occupied by Rai Due which offers a broad morning program for children with "44 Cats", "I Quaderni della Natura di Lulù", "Brum Brum", "Topo Tip", "Leo da Vinci" and the thirtieth anniversary edition of the Blue Tree , a historic successful transmission for children.

Resta the daily appointment with "Tg2 post". The afternoon continues, starting at 15.45, with the best documentaries made by the BBC and ZDF on the animal world and every day, from Monday to Friday, at 16.30 the appointment with films for children is proposed. The weekend is dedicated to cinema on TV, animation specials and dissemination, in particular the film "Robo dog" will be broadcast on Saturday 14 March at 15.40, while at 17.10 Giovanni Muciaccia will host the new cultural dissemination program "The Secret Door ”. Finally, let's not forget the vast availability of titles and programs available on Rai Play

Also Mediaset it is no less and in addition to the usual programming on the channel Boing has adapted its programming with an offer dedicated to children and teenagers mainly concentrated on Italia 1. It starts From the early hours of the day at 8.30 the time slot with the best cartoons dedicated to the little ones. It starts at 8.30 with the BBC documentary series "Planet Earth 2 - Wonders of nature" where we explore the most beautiful panoramas of planet Earth made with very high quality shooting techniques. This is followed by "The Flash", a series dedicated to the fastest superhero in the world: every morning three episodes of the first season. In the afternoon, starting from D 14.00, the usual appointments with the cult series are proposed "The Simpsons"And “The Big Bang Theory”

Later, starting at 16pm, film titles suitable for the whole family are planned, some of which have never aired before: among these great successes such as "Snow White and the Huntsman", "Beauty and the Beast", "Paddington" , "Puss in Boots", "The Little Prince", "Tarzan", and finally all the films of the "Shrek" saga. Even the main commercial broadcaster has its own Web channel, Mediaset Play where you can watch a huge variety of interesting programs and films for children and teenagers.  

Waiting for the landing in our country of Disney +, scheduled for March 24th, with all its library power, we can remember the whole world of the paid on demand offer where the various Netflix, Amazon Prime, Tim Vision offer everything, from great titles to the most popular series, to view and download on your device. 

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