Calculated Tales

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companyBBC
started29th Apr 1987
ended27th Nov 1989
last rpt22nd Mar 1991(as part of Operation Maths)
5 school years
episodes20
duration10 mins
age rangeAge 9-11
languageenIn English

Calculated Tales is a BBC schools radio series from the 1980s, covering Mathematics for primary school pupils.

Simple dramatisations present pupils with problems to solve. The listeners then have to decide which information is relevant, what mathematical techniques to use, and how to solve the problems.

Six programmes broadcast in summer 1987 and summer 1988 were followed by six further episodes in summer 1989 using topics suggested by teachers who had used the first series, including a 2-part Whodunnit and a School Aid concert.

From autumn 1989 Calculated Tales became part of the umbrella series Operation Maths, which saw all 12 original episodes repeated and 8 new ones added including a sequel to School Aid.

Episode List

Including broadcasts as a standalone series and as part of Operation Maths (series 3).

# # Title Broadcast
Series 1
1. (1) A Dog's Life #1987-04-29-00-00-0029 Apr 1987
2. (2) The Birthday Boy #1987-05-06-00-00-006 May 1987
3. (3) Baby Talk #1987-05-13-00-00-0013 May 1987
4. (4) Search for Silver #1987-05-20-00-00-0020 May 1987
5. (5) Going for Gold #1987-06-03-00-00-003 Jun 1987
6. (6) Madonna's Millions #1987-06-10-00-00-0010 Jun 1987
Series 2
7. (1) Whodunnit Part 1 #1989-04-27-00-00-0027 Apr 1989
8. (2) Whodunnit Part 2 #1989-05-04-00-00-004 May 1989
9. (3) The Shopping Spree #1989-05-11-00-00-0011 May 1989
10. (4) US Tour 89 #1989-05-18-00-00-0018 May 1989
11. (5) Jackpot #1989-05-25-00-00-0025 May 1989
12. (6) School Aid #1989-06-08-00-00-008 Jun 1989
Series 3
13. (1) Long Hot Summer #1989-11-06-00-00-006 Nov 1989
14. (2) Trouble in Store #1989-11-06-00-00-006 Nov 1989
15. (3) School Aid 2 #1989-11-13-00-00-0013 Nov 1989
16. (4) First Class #1989-11-13-00-00-0013 Nov 1989
17. (5) In the Red #1989-11-20-00-00-0020 Nov 1989
18. (6) The Till Street Times #1989-11-20-00-00-0020 Nov 1989
19. (7) It's the Thought That Counts #1989-11-27-00-00-0027 Nov 1989
20. (8) The Break-Time Café Company #1989-11-27-00-00-0027 Nov 1989



Broadcasts

Year Term Day Time Channel Dates Details
1986-87 Summer 1987 Wed 11:40 Radio 4 29 Apr to 10 Jun


1987-88 Summer 1988 Thu 11:50 Radio 4 5 May to 16 Jun


1988-89 Summer 1989 Thu 11:50 Radio 4 27 Apr to 8 Jun


1989-90 Autumn 1989, Spring & Summer 1990 Mon 14:20 Radio 4 6 Nov to 27 Nov
12 Mar to 26 Mar
10 May to 21 Jun


1990-91 Spring 1991 Wed 09:15 Radio 5 27 Feb to 20 Mar

The series was broadcast from Welsh transmitters in the same terms but at different times on Radio Cymru.

Credits

Written by Alan Graham
Producer Marshall Corwin


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