Star Maths

	The Mix
	Channel 4 Schools
	1995-2009
	Miscellany

	How We Used to Live
	ITV Schools, Channel 4 Schools
	1968-2009
	History

	Space Ark
	BBC Schools TV
	1994-2000
	Science

📺Channel 4 Schools

companyFlying Pictures

started18th Sep 2000

ended21st Mar 2002

last rpt21st Oct 2009

10 school years

episodes40

duration10 mins

subject 📐MathematicsMathematics

age rangeAge 7-9

languageenIn English

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Star Maths is a Channel 4 schools TV series from the 2000s, covering Mathematics for primary school pupils.

The adventures of two children, Sam and Amber, on a planetoid in deep space owned by their eccentric Uncle Zak.

The children's school space bus has broken down on their way back to Earth so they have plenty of time to spend exploring the planetoid Junkiter (spelled Junketir in the teacher's notes but Junkiter on-screen), getting to know the inhabitants including the space ferry pilot Lisa, their uncle's robotic helper Botler and the numbered Wattbots, and native animals such as Spoats (space goats), Bondals (flightless birds) and Lisa's pet Unit, a Pozzle.

The children frequently have to use their maths skills to solve the problems that they encounter on Junkiter, and they can call on Numberella, a sort of octopus-like schoolmistress, for mathematical assistance.

Sam, Lisa and Amber

Numberella

Episodes

#	Title	Topic	Broadcast
1.	Welcome to Junkiter	Numbers and the Number System	18 Sep 2000
2.	Pods and Parcels	Numbers and the Number System	25 Sep 2000
3.	Dustbags and Parsnips	Numbers and the Number System	2 Oct 2000
4.	Celestial TV	Numbers and the Number System	9 Oct 2000
5.	Feeding the Spoats	Numbers and the Number System	16 Oct 2000
6.	Bits and Pieces	Numbers and the Number System	30 Oct 2000
7.	More Bits and Pieces	Numbers and the Number System	6 Nov 2000
8.	The Ghostbase	Measures, Shape and Space	13 Nov 2000
9.	Lisa's Birthday Surprise	Measures, Shape and Space	20 Nov 2000
10.	Botler Blows a Fuse	Measures, Shape and Space	27 Nov 2000
11.	The Faulty Machine	Calculations	15 Jan 2001
12.	A Game of Darts	Calculations	22 Jan 2001
13.	The Wattbot Sports Day	Calculations	29 Jan 2001
14.	Lisa's Surprise Visit	Calculations	5 Feb 2001
15.	The Mischievous Pozzle	Calculations	12 Feb 2001
16.	The Route Home	Solving Problems	26 Feb 2001
17.	The Treasure Hunt	Solving Problems	5 Mar 2001
18.	Video Diaries	Solving Problems	12 Mar 2001
19.	The Wattbot Check-Up	Handling Data	19 Mar 2001
20.	A Walk in Space	Handling Data	26 Mar 2001
21.	Distress Call	Numbers and the Number System	20 Sep 2001
22.	Collision Course	Numbers and the Number System	27 Sep 2001
23.	Near Enough	Numbers and the Number System	4 Oct 2001
24.	Reaction Time	Numbers and the Number System	11 Oct 2001
25.	A Fraction Too Close	Numbers and the Number System	18 Oct 2001
26.	Wattbot in Distress	Measures, Shape and Space	1 Nov 2001
27.	Baby in The Balance	Measures, Shape and Space	8 Nov 2001
28.	Bubblemud, Glorious Bubblemud	Measures, Shape and Space	15 Nov 2001
29.	Shape Shooters	Measures, Shape and Space	22 Nov 2001
30.	The Key Decision	Measures, Shape and Space	29 Nov 2001
31.	Eggs in Space	Handling Data	10 Jan 2002
32.	The Lonely Planetoid	Handling Data	17 Jan 2002
33.	A Perfect Fit	Calculations	24 Jan 2002
34.	What's The Difference?	Calculations	31 Jan 2002
35.	It All Adds Up	Calculations	7 Feb 2002
36.	Power Cut	Calculations	21 Feb 2002
37.	Leftovers	Calculations	28 Feb 2002
38.	A Waste of Time	Solving Problems	7 Mar 2002
39.	The Farewell Party	Solving Problems	14 Mar 2002
40.	The Final Mission	Solving Problems	21 Mar 2002

Credits

Starring

Jill Shilling as Sam

Seroca Davis as Amber
Michelle Joseph as Lisa
Brian Bowles as Uncle Zak / Botler
Jane Karen as Numberella (episodes 1-20)
Louise Barnes as Numberella (episodes 21-40)

Written by	[{{fullurl:Special:Browse/:Amanda-20Rainger-20%27%27(episodes-201-20)%27%27%3Cbr-20/%3E }} Amanda Rainger (episodes 1-20) ]Property "Credit as writer" (as page type) with input value "Amanda Rainger (episodes 1-20)" contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process. Nick McIvor (episodes 21-25 & 33-37) Stephen Deal (episodes 26-28 & 30) Ali Crockatt (episodes 29 & 31) Mary Dohnal (episodes 32 & 38-40) Hannah Walker (episodes 38 & 40)
Voice recording	Paul Deeley Darrin Bowen
Voice direction	Ron Smedley (episodes 1-20) Mandy Wheeler
Music	Robert Foster John Stafford
Education officer	Liz Meenan
Maths consultant	Marjorie Gorman
Overseas animation produced & directed by	Jeff Skinner
CG animators	Irina Zaytseua Leovia Wilson
UK computer animation team	Redwing Animation, London
Animation production manager	Clwyd Edwards
Lead animator	Hannah Walker
South African animation team (Numberella)	Delapse, Johannesburg
Associate producer	Rick Spurway
Executive producer	Colin Prescot
Producer	Trevor Wayman
Production design & direction	Paul Clowney
	A Flying Pictures production for Channel 4 in association with Zurich

Links

British Film Institute Collections for Star MathsThe BFI database lists each of the four series separately, this is the first.
Net Notes part 1 (archived 2008)
Net Notes part 2 (archived 2014)
Net Notes part 3 (archived 2014)
Net Notes part 4 (archived 2014)

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