Cbeebies controller Michael Carrington says, "Children love quizzes but there hasn't ever been a television quiz for viewers of this age. Kerwhizz is tremendous fun, looks absolutely amazing and children and their grow-ups will be able to enjoy the game and the podcasts any time they like."

In Kerwhizz three teams of CGI characters compete to
answer questions that will give them add-ons or "pod-mods" for their high-tech racing machines which can help them to win a race against their opponents.

Kerwhizz has been designed with the assistance of teachers, and a specialist adviser, to test the teams and the viewer.

The children watching are drawn into the action at every step of the game, answering questions, making predictions about the race and advising contestants when to use their "pod mods".

The races can take place in any of 26 different worlds, which reflect a range of environments from the astrological to the historical.

Firing the questions and commentating on the race is the live action Kerwhizzitor. A live action crowd add to the
excitement, taking part in the quiz and cheering on their favourite contestants.

The online game will reflect the show, with specially-created races for the users to play with and a new set of questions.

There will also be a radio show which will be podcasted on the site, joining the growing number of increasingly popular CBeebies podcasts available at bbc.co.uk/cbeebies.

Twenty-six of the 22-minute programmes have been ordered from CBeebies Productions and the show and game will debut on air and online respectively later this year.

CBeebies production head Kay Benbow says, "I am delighted that CBeebies Production has been commissioned to make this stand-out multi-platform property."

Alison Stewart is the executive producer and Stephen Cannon is the producer.

CBeebies Production is working with UK animation company Blue Zoo to achieve the combination of live action and CGI elements.