Time and Tune
Time and Tune is a BBC schools radio series from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, covering Music for primary school pupils.
A music series offering children opportunities to listen to music and sing along, with creative suggestions and games to develop music appreciation and skills.
Each school term Time and Tune covered 7 or 8 different songs, built up verse by verse and used as a basis to investigate ways of singing, musical notation and other topics. During the 1960s each term's songs began to be themed around a common subject, and from the early 1970s each term began to consist of a complete cantata or musical story, which children could perform as an end-of-term show once the broadcasts had finished.
Episodes of Time and Tune have a presenter, joined by a children's choir and sometimes professional singers. The presenter talked directly to listening children but encouraged them to interact with the classroom teacher, during and after the broadcasts.
Programmes are accompanied by lavishly illustrated pupils' pamphlets, containing the tunes and words of all the songs, simple exercises and features about musical instruments or related topics. The pamphlets would be referred to during the broadcasts and were essential for successful use of the series. At least three pamphlets have been issued every school year for the past sixty years, and these pamphlets form the basis for the episode guide below.
The series is part of a BBC music course for primary schools, which extends from Music Box for infants, The Song Tree for 5-7 year olds (added in spring 1982), Time and Tune for 7-9 year olds, and Rhythm and Melody (until summer 1964) or Music Workshop (from autumn 1964) for 9-11 year olds. Pupils can graduate from one series to another, learning increasingly advanced topics.
Two earlier BBC school radio music series called Time and Tune for Juniors and Time and Tune for Seniors ran in Scotland during the 1930s, but they were not directly related to this series.
Episode Guide
So far there further details are available about the following units:
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Year | Autumn | Spring | Summer |
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1951-52 | Autumn 1951 | Spring 1952 | Summer 1952 |
1952-53 | Autumn 1952 | Spring 1953 | Summer 1953 |
1953-54 | Autumn 1953 | Spring 1954 | Summer 1954 |
1954-55 | Autumn 1954 | Spring 1955 | Summer 1955 |
1955-56 | Autumn 1955 | Spring 1956 | Summer 1956 |
1956-57 | Autumn 1956 | Spring 1957 | Summer 1957 |
1957-58 | Autumn 1957 | Spring 1958 | Summer 1958 |
1958-59 | Autumn 1958 | Spring 1959 | Summer 1959 |
1959-60 | Autumn 1959 | Spring 1960 | Summer 1960 |
1960-61 | Autumn 1960 | Spring 1961 | Summer 1961 |
1961-62 | Autumn 1961 | Spring 1962 | Summer 1962 |
1962-63 | Autumn 1962 | Spring 1963 | Summer 1963 |
1963-64 | Autumn 1963 | Spring 1964 | Summer 1964 |
1964-65 | Autumn 1964Ferdinando the Donkey | Spring 1965Journey Into Space | Summer 1965America |
1965-66 | Autumn 1965Play of Daniel | Spring 1966Witches and Wizards | Summer 1966Travel |
1966-67 | Autumn 1966 | Spring 1967The Story of Sikulume | Summer 1967Periods of History |
1967-68 | Autumn 1967Ferdinando the Donkey | Spring 1968Journey Into Space | Summer 1968A Cowboy and His Guitar |
1968-69 | Autumn 1968The Toy Maker | Spring 1969Witches and Wizards | Summer 1969Songs and Dances of Europe |
1969-70 | Autumn 1969Voyage to the Lands of the Midnight Sun | Spring 1970London | Summer 1970Zoos |
1970-71 | Autumn 1970The Nutcracker | Spring 1971Hassebu | Summer 1971Farms |
1971-72 | Autumn 1971The Magic Music Shop | Spring 1972Robin Ddu (Robin the Black) | Summer 1972Markets and Fairs |
1972-73 | Autumn 1972Sleeping Beauty | Spring 1973La Campanelita, The Little Bell | Summer 1973Wildlife |
1973-74 | Autumn 1973Cinderella | Spring 1974Hassebu | Summer 1974Canals |
1974-75 | Autumn 1974Twigwidge and the Tree House | Spring 1975Robin Ddu (Robin the Black) | Summer 1975Flight |
1975-76 | Autumn 1975The Amazing Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Spring 1976La Campanelita, The Little Bell | Summer 1976Sailing Ships and the Sea |
1976-77 | Autumn 1976Twigwidge and the Norse Tree | Spring 1977Anarqaq and the Animals | Summer 1977Time and Tune Echo |
1977-78 | Autumn 1977The Adventures of Little Mookra | Spring 1978Alvida and the Magician's Cape | Summer 1978Flight |
1978-79 | Autumn 1978Torum and the Star Kings | Spring 1979Zarifa and the White Calf | Summer 1979The World of Animals |
1979-80 | Autumn 1979Jack and the Beanstalk | Spring 1980Ming-Ming and the Lantern Dragon | Summer 1980The Time and Tune Orchestra |
1980-81 | Autumn 1980A Legend of Three Kings | Spring 1981Sandal the Piper | Summer 1981The Time and Tune Radio Station |
1981-82 | Autumn 1981My Son Aladdin or A Lad in Terrible Trouble | Spring 1982Child of the Dragon | Summer 1982Squeaker Squirrel Show |
1982-83 | Autumn 1982Coppelia | Spring 1983Pinocchio | Summer 1983The Time and Tune Nature Trail |
1983-84 | Autumn 1983Trig Trog and the Christmas Children | Spring 1984Ramu and the 100,000 Monkeys | Summer 1984Pirates and Smugglers |
1984-85 | Autumn 1984Hansel and Gretel | Spring 1985Pinocchio | Summer 1985Cowboys and Indians |
1985-86 | Autumn 1985The Tailor of Gloucester | Spring 1986Scenes from The Wind in the Willows | Summer 1986The Prehistoric Monster Show |
1986-87 | Autumn 1986The Golden Goose | Spring 1987Jungle Book | Summer 1987The Young Mozart |
1987-88 | Autumn 1987The Musicians of Bremen | Spring 1988Scenes from The Wind in the Willows | Summer 1988The Olympic Games |
1988-89 | Autumn 1988Time Flies | Spring 1989Over the Moon | Summer 1989Circus! Circus! Circus! |
1989-90 | Autumn 1989Panto Pronto | Spring 1990Spring-a-Ding-Ding | Summer 1990The Phenomenal Sound Phactory! |
1990-91 | Autumn 1990All Aboard | Spring 1991Over the Moon | Summer 1991Circus! Circus! Circus!; Summer Extras |
1991-92 | Autumn 1991Panto Pronto | Spring 1992Spring-a-Ding-Ding | Summer 1992The Phenomenal Sound Phactory!; Summer Extras |
1992-93 | Autumn 1992Petroushka | Spring 1993Dance Fever | Summer 1993Whenever Next? |
1993-94 | Autumn 1993The Fantastic Toyshop | Spring 1994Vox Box | Summer 1994The Hall of Mirrors |
1994-95 | Autumn 1994Sea Thunder | Spring 1995Dig It! | Summer 1995Stop... Danger... Go! |
1995-96 | Autumn 1995The Fantastic Toyshop | Spring 1996Omutugwa | Summer 1996The Hall of Mirrors |
1996-97 | Autumn 1996Sea Thunder | Spring 1997Dig It! | Summer 1997Hey Presto! |
1997-98 | Autumn 1997Space Station 4/4; It's Not Christmas Without Carols | Spring 1998Omutugwa | Summer 1998The Hall of Mirrors |
1998-99 | Autumn 1998Sea Thunder | Spring 1999A Feast of Fables | Summer 1999Hey Presto! |
1999-2000 | Autumn 1999Space Station 4/4; It's Not Christmas Without Carols | Spring 2000Omutugwa | Summer 2000Listening and Composing |
2000-01 | Autumn 2000A Feast of Fables | Spring 2001(no broadcast) | Summer 2001Listening and Composing |
2001-02 | Autumn 2001Sea Thunder | Spring 2002Omutugwa | Summer 2002(no broadcast) |
2002-03 | Autumn 2002Sea Thunder | Spring 2003The Wind in the Willows | Summer 2003Hey Presto! |
2003-04 | Autumn 2003Space Station 4/4; It's Not Christmas Without Carols | Spring 2004Peter Pan | Summer 2004Omutugwa |
2004-05 | Autumn 2004The Wind in the Willows | Spring 2005Evacuees | Summer 2005Peter Pan |
2005-06 | Autumn 2005Sea Thunder | Spring 2006Peter Pan | Summer 2006Let's Go |
2006-07 | Autumn 2006Evacuees | Spring 2007The Wind in the Willows | Summer 2007Let's Go |
2007-08 | Autumn 2007Evacuees | Spring 2008(no broadcast) | Summer 2008Peter Pan |
2008-09 | Autumn 2008The Wind in the Willows | Spring 2009(no broadcast) | Summer 2009Let's Go |
2009-10 | Autumn 2009(no broadcast) | Spring 2010(no broadcast) | Summer 2010Persephone |
2010-11 | Autumn 2010Evacuees | Spring 2011Persephone | Summer 2011(no broadcast) |
2011-12 | Autumn 2011(no broadcast) | Spring 2012Viking Saga Songs | Summer 2012(no broadcast)
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2012-13 | Autumn 2012(no broadcast) | Spring 2013Viking Saga Songs | Summer 2013Persephone
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2013-14 | Autumn 2013Viking Saga Songs | Spring 2014Romans! | Summer 2014(no broadcast) |
2014-15 | Autumn 2014Romans! | Spring 2015Persephone | Summer 2015(no broadcast) |
2015-16 | Autumn 2015Romans! | Spring 2016Persephone | Summer 2016Romans! |
2016-17 | Autumn 2016(no broadcast) | Spring 2017Romans! | Summer 2017Persephone |
2017-18 | Autumn 2017(no broadcast) | Spring 2018(no broadcast) | Summer 2018Romans! |
Links
- BBC Programmes page for Time and Tune
- Mudcat Café forum: Time and Tune contentsLists of songs from each term
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