Look and Read/schedules/1970s

This extremely boring page lists all of the individual broadcast dates for the Look and Read stories on the BBC.

Each Look and Read episode was generally shown twice each week. In the days before video recorders, this gave two chances for the broadcast to fall during a convenient time on the school timetable. It also meant that classes could watch each episode twice, to pick up things they might have missed the first time, if teachers so chose.

These lists only give regular broadcasts to schools during the school term, and do not currently include the whole episodes or extracts which were shown as previews for teachers in Out of School programmes during the holidays.

Len and the River Mob			Spring 1970
Repeat from Spring 1968. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Mondays 14:55	BBC1 Fridays 09:38
1.	A Job in The Docks	12-Jan-70	16-Jan-70
2.	The Dutch Doll	19-Jan-70	23-Jan-70
3.	The Missing Crate	26-Jan-70	30-Jan-70
4.	The Big Job	02-Feb-70	06-Feb-70
5.	Captain Grenko	09-Feb-70	13-Feb-70
6.	Is Len a Thief?	16-Feb-70	20-Feb-70
7.	This Way Up	23-Feb-70	27-Feb-70
8.	Tied and Gagged	02-Mar-70	06-Mar-70
9.	Find the S.S. Samba	09-Mar-70	13-Mar-70
10.	After Them!	16-Mar-70	20-Mar-70

Bob and Carol look for treasure			Autumn 1970
Repeat from Spring 1967. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Tuesdays 14:05	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	The Lost Treasure Part One	22-Sep-70	25-Sep-70
2.	The Lost Treasure Part Two	29-Sep-70	02-Oct-70
3.	The Lost Treasure Part Three	06-Oct-70	09-Oct-70
4.	The Lost Treasure Part Four	13-Oct-70	16-Oct-70
5.	The Lost Treasure Part Five	20-Oct-70	23-Oct-70
half term repeats		27-Oct-70	30-Oct-70
6.	The Lost Treasure Part Six	03-Nov-70	06-Nov-70
7.	The Stolen Treasure Part One	10-Nov-70	13-Nov-70
8.	The Stolen Treasure Part Two	17-Nov-70	20-Nov-70
9.	The Stolen Treasure Part Three	24-Nov-70	27-Nov-70
10.	The Stolen Treasure Part Four	01-Dec-70	04-Dec-70

There was no Look and Read story in Spring 1971

The Boy From Space (1971)			Autumn 1971
Premiere. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:25	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	The Meteorite	21-Sep-71	24-Sep-71
2.	The Spinning Compass	28-Sep-71	01-Oct-71
3.	The Man in the Sand-pit	05-Oct-71	08-Oct-71
4.	In danger!	12-Oct-71	15-Oct-71
5.	The Hold-up	19-Oct-71	22-Oct-71
half term repeats		26-Oct-71	29-Oct-71
6.	Where is Tom?	02-Nov-71	05-Nov-71
7.	The Hunt For The Car	09-Nov-71	12-Nov-71
8.	The Lake	16-Nov-71	19-Nov-71
9.	Captured!	23-Nov-71	26-Nov-71
10.	In The Spaceship	30-Nov-71	03-Dec-71

Len and the River Mob			Spring 1972
Repeat from Spring 1968. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:25	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	A Job in The Docks	11-Jan-72	14-Jan-72
2.	The Dutch Doll	18-Jan-72	21-Jan-72
3.	The Missing Crate	25-Jan-72	28-Jan-72
4.	The Big Job	01-Feb-72	04-Feb-72
5.	Captain Grenko	15-Feb-72	18-Feb-72
6.	Is Len a Thief?	22-Feb-72	25-Feb-72
7.	This Way Up	29-Feb-72	03-Mar-72
8.	Tied and Gagged	07-Mar-72	10-Mar-72
9.	Find the S.S. Samba	14-Mar-72	17-Mar-72
10.	After Them!	21-Mar-72	24-Mar-72

The Boy From Space (1971)			Autumn 1972
Repeat from Autumn 1971. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:25	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	The Meteorite	19-Sep-72	22-Sep-72
2.	The Spinning Compass	26-Sep-72	29-Sep-72
3.	The Man in the Sand-pit	03-Oct-72	06-Oct-72
4.	In danger!	10-Oct-72	13-Oct-72
5.	The Hold-up	17-Oct-72	20-Oct-72
6.	Where is Tom?	24-Oct-72	27-Oct-72
half term repeats		31-Oct-72	03-Nov-72
7.	The Hunt For The Car	07-Nov-72	10-Nov-72
8.	The Lake	14-Nov-72	17-Nov-72
9.	Captured!	21-Nov-72	24-Nov-72
10.	In The Spaceship	28-Nov-72	01-Dec-72

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers			Spring 1973
Premiere. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:25	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Castle Farm	16-Jan-73	19-Jan-73
2.	Blackmail	23-Jan-73	26-Jan-73
3.	A Mistake?	30-Jan-73	02-Feb-73
4.	One in Three	06-Feb-73	09-Feb-73
5.	Never Say Die	13-Feb-73	16-Feb-73
half term repeats		20-Feb-73	23-Feb-73
6.	Prisoner in the House	27-Feb-73	02-Mar-73
7.	The Red Trail	06-Mar-73	09-Mar-73
8.	Left to Rot	13-Mar-73	16-Mar-73
9.	Put Up Your Hands	20-Mar-73	23-Mar-73
10.	The Hero	27-Mar-73	30-Mar-73

The Boy From Space (1971)			Autumn 1973
Repeat from Autumn 1971. MONOCHROME.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	The Meteorite	18-Sep-73	21-Sep-73
2.	The Spinning Compass	25-Sep-73	28-Sep-73
3.	The Man in the Sand-pit	02-Oct-73	05-Oct-73
4.	In danger!	09-Oct-73	12-Oct-73
5.	The Hold-up	16-Oct-73	19-Oct-73
6.	Where is Tom?	23-Oct-73	26-Oct-73
half term repeats		30-Oct-73	02-Nov-73
7.	The Hunt For The Car	06-Nov-73	09-Nov-73
8.	The Lake	13-Nov-73	16-Nov-73
9.	Captured!	20-Nov-73	23-Nov-73
10.	In The Spaceship	27-Nov-73	30-Nov-73

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers			Spring 1974
Repeat from Spring 1973. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Castle Farm	15-Jan-74	18-Jan-74
2.	Blackmail	22-Jan-74	25-Jan-74
3.	A Mistake?	29-Jan-74	01-Feb-74
4.	One in Three	05-Feb-74	08-Feb-74
5.	Never Say Die	12-Feb-74	15-Feb-74
half term repeats		19-Feb-74	22-Feb-74
6.	Prisoner in the House	26-Feb-74	-- *
7.	The Red Trail	05-Mar-74	08-Mar-74
8.	Left to Rot	12-Mar-74	15-Mar-74
9.	Put Up Your Hands	19-Mar-74	22-Mar-74
10.	The Hero	26-Mar-74	29-Mar-74
* - All schools programmes on March 1st, 1974 were preempted for coverage of the General Election results.

Cloud Burst			Autumn 1974
Premiere. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Out of Control	24-Sep-74	27-Sep-74
2.	Ram Pandit	01-Oct-74	04-Oct-74
3.	RAV 1	08-Oct-74	-- *
4.	The Gas-gun	15-Oct-74	18-Oct-74
5.	In The Hut	22-Oct-74	25-Oct-74
half term repeats		29-Oct-74	01-Nov-74
6.	The Secret	05-Nov-74	08-Nov-74
7.	To The Mill!	12-Nov-74	15-Nov-74
8.	The Signal	19-Nov-74	22-Nov-74
9.	Escape	26-Nov-74	29-Nov-74
10.	Fire The Rockets!	03-Dec-74	06-Dec-74
* - All schools programmes on October 11th, 1974 were preempted for coverage of the General Election results.

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers			Spring 1975
Repeat from Spring 1973. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Castle Farm	14-Jan-75	17-Jan-75
2.	Blackmail	21-Jan-75	24-Jan-75
3.	A Mistake?	28-Jan-75	31-Jan-75
4.	One in Three	04-Feb-75	07-Feb-75
5.	Never Say Die	11-Feb-75	14-Feb-75
6.	Prisoner in the House	18-Feb-75	21-Feb-75
7.	The Red Trail	25-Feb-75	28-Feb-75
8.	Left to Rot	04-Mar-75	07-Mar-75
9.	Put Up Your Hands	11-Mar-75	14-Mar-75
10.	The Hero	18-Mar-75	21-Mar-75

Cloud Burst			Autumn 1975
Repeat from Autumn 1974. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Out of Control	23-Sep-75	26-Sep-75
2.	Ram Pandit	30-Sep-75	03-Oct-75
3.	RAV 1	07-Oct-75	10-Oct-75
4.	The Gas-gun	14-Oct-75	17-Oct-75
5.	In The Hut	21-Oct-75	24-Oct-75
half term repeats		28-Oct-75	31-Oct-75
6.	The Secret	04-Nov-75	07-Nov-75
7.	To The Mill!	11-Nov-75	14-Nov-75
8.	The Signal	18-Nov-75	21-Nov-75
9.	Escape	25-Nov-75	28-Nov-75
10.	Fire The Rockets!	02-Dec-75	05-Dec-75

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers			Spring 1976
Repeat from Spring 1973. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Castle Farm	13-Jan-76	16-Jan-76
2.	Blackmail	20-Jan-76	23-Jan-76
3.	A Mistake?	27-Jan-76	30-Jan-76
4.	One in Three	03-Feb-76	06-Feb-76
5.	Never Say Die	10-Feb-76	13-Feb-76
half term repeats		17-Feb-76	20-Feb-76
6.	Prisoner in the House	24-Feb-76	27-Feb-76
7.	The Red Trail	02-Mar-76	05-Mar-76
8.	Left to Rot	09-Mar-76	12-Mar-76
9.	Put Up Your Hands	16-Mar-76	19-Mar-76
10.	The Hero	23-Mar-76	26-Mar-76

Cloud Burst			Autumn 1976
Repeat from Autumn 1974. IN COLOUR.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Out of Control	21-Sep-76	24-Sep-76
2.	Ram Pandit	28-Sep-76	01-Oct-76
3.	RAV 1	05-Oct-76	08-Oct-76
4.	The Gas-gun	12-Oct-76	15-Oct-76
5.	In The Hut	19-Oct-76	22-Oct-76
half term repeats		26-Oct-76	29-Oct-76
6.	The Secret	02-Nov-76	05-Nov-76
7.	To The Mill!	09-Nov-76	12-Nov-76
8.	The Signal	16-Nov-76	19-Nov-76
9.	Escape	23-Nov-76	26-Nov-76
10.	Fire The Rockets!	30-Nov-76	03-Dec-76

The King's Dragon			Spring 1977
Premiere. IN COLOUR*.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Boy Finds Message	11-Jan-77	14-Jan-77
2.	Questions at the Castle	18-Jan-77	21-Jan-77
3.	What is King's Dragon?	25-Jan-77	28-Jan-77
4.	Miss Wood in Danger	01-Feb-77	04-Feb-77
5.	Mr Day Helps With Story	08-Feb-77	11-Feb-77
half term repeats		15-Feb-77	18-Feb-77
6.	Greed For Gold!	22-Feb-77	25-Feb-77
7.	Editor Asks For Proof!	01-Mar-77	04-Mar-77
8.	Run Around in Old Town	08-Mar-77	11-Mar-77
9.	Archaeologist Digs Again	15-Mar-77	18-Mar-77
10.	Banner Headlines!	22-Mar-77	25-Mar-77
* - From this point on it can be assumed that all stories are in colour.

Cloud Burst			Autumn 1977
Repeat from Autumn 1974.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Out of Control	20-Sep-77	23-Sep-77
2.	Ram Pandit	27-Sep-77	30-Sep-77
3.	RAV 1	04-Oct-77	07-Oct-77
4.	The Gas-gun	11-Oct-77	14-Oct-77
5.	In The Hut	18-Oct-77	21-Oct-77
6.	The Secret	25-Oct-77	28-Oct-77
half term repeats		01-Nov-77	04-Nov-77
7.	To The Mill!	08-Nov-77	11-Nov-77
8.	The Signal	15-Nov-77	18-Nov-77
9.	Escape	22-Nov-77	25-Nov-77
10.	Fire The Rockets!	29-Nov-77	02-Dec-77

The King's Dragon			Spring 1978
Repeat from Spring 1977.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:00	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Boy Finds Message	10-Jan-78	13-Jan-78
2.	Questions at the Castle	17-Jan-78	20-Jan-78
3.	What is King's Dragon?	24-Jan-78	27-Jan-78
4.	Miss Wood in Danger	31-Jan-78	03-Feb-78
5.	Mr Day Helps With Story	07-Feb-78	10-Feb-78
6.	Greed For Gold!	14-Feb-78	17-Feb-78
7.	Editor Asks For Proof!	21-Feb-78	24-Feb-78
8.	Run Around in Old Town	29-Feb-78	03-Mar-78
9.	Archaeologist Digs Again	07-Mar-78	10-Mar-78
10.	Banner Headlines!	14-Mar-78	17-Mar-78

Sky Hunter			Autumn 1978
Premiere.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:05	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Strangers on the Canal	19-Sep-78	22-Sep-78
2.	For Sale	26-Sep-78	29-Sep-78
3.	The Birdman	03-Oct-78	06-Oct-78
4.	Are They Crooks?	10-Oct-78	13-Oct-78
5.	The Welsh Telegram	17-Oct-78	20-Oct-78
6.	Proof at Last!	24-Oct-78	27-Oct-78
half term repeats		31-Oct-78	03-Nov-78
7.	A Friend in Need	07-Nov-78	10-Nov-78
8.	Where's Jackie?	14-Nov-78	17-Nov-78
9.	Who Can Be Trusted?	21-Nov-78	24-Nov-78
10.	Back To The Wild	28-Nov-78	01-Dec-78

The King's Dragon			Spring 1979
Repeat from Spring 1977.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:05	BBC1 Fridays 10:00
1.	Boy Finds Message	16-Jan-79	19-Jan-79
2.	Questions at the Castle	23-Jan-79	26-Jan-79
3.	What is King's Dragon?	30-Jan-79	02-Feb-79
4.	Miss Wood in Danger	06-Feb-79	09-Feb-79
5.	Mr Day Helps With Story	13-Feb-79	16-Feb-79
half term repeats		20-Feb-79	23-Feb-79
6.	Greed For Gold!	27-Feb-79	02-Mar-79
7.	Editor Asks For Proof!	06-Mar-79	09-Mar-79
8.	Run Around in Old Town	13-Mar-79	16-Mar-79
9.	Archaeologist Digs Again	20-Mar-79	23-Mar-79
10.	Banner Headlines!	27-Mar-79	30-Mar-79

Sky Hunter			Autumn 1979
Repeat from Autumn 1978.		BBC1 Tuesdays 10:16	BBC1 Fridays 09:52
1.	Strangers on the Canal	18-Sep-79	21-Sep-79
2.	For Sale	25-Sep-79	28-Sep-79
3.	The Birdman	02-Oct-79	05-Oct-79
4.	Are They Crooks?	09-Oct-79	12-Oct-79
5.	The Welsh Telegram	16-Oct-79	19-Oct-79
6.	Proof at Last!	23-Oct-79	26-Oct-79
half term repeats		30-Oct-79	02-Nov-79
7.	A Friend in Need	06-Nov-79	09-Nov-79
8.	Where's Jackie?	13-Nov-79	16-Nov-79
9.	Who Can Be Trusted?	20-Nov-79	23-Nov-79
10.	Back To The Wild	27-Nov-79	30-Nov-79