Stop, Look, Listen

	Un, Dau, Tri!
	BBC Schools Radio
	1974-1990
	Miscellany

	Pot Jam
	BBC Schools Radio
	1990-1996
	Miscellany

	Story Box (radio)
	BBC Schools Radio
	1993-1996
	English

📺ITV Schools, Channel 4 Schools

companyATV, Central & independent companies

started21st Sep 1971

ended5th Feb 2002

last rpt7th Oct 2009

39 school years

episodes292

duration10 mins & 15 mins

subject 🏫MiscellanyStimulus & Topics

age rangeAge 3-5, Age 5-7 & Age 7-9

languageenIn English

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Stop, Look, Listen is an ITV and later Channel 4 schools TV series from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, covering various topics for primary school pupils.

An extremely popular series, originally conceived to provide slices of life, experience and stimulus to children beyond their usual experience and encourage them to literally stop, look and listen at things happening around them.

There is a full, general overview of the whole series below, plus separate pages covering each year from the ITV Schools period, and each unit from the Channel 4 Schools period:

Stop, Look, Listen (1971-2002)

Series Overview • Units • Episode List

With Harvey Higgins: 1971-72

With Chris Tarrant: 1975-76 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89

With Matthew Kelly and others: 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93

Channel 4 Schools: Animals (1997) • Animated Bible Stories (1997) • The Arts Cart (1998) • Creatures Around Us (1993) • Dottie and Buzz (1999) • Famous People (1998) • Famous People 2 (2001) • How Things Are Made (from Our World) • How to Find Out (1994) • Jack and the Beanstalk (1999) • Look After Yourself (1998) • The Lunch Bunch (1997) • Music, Magic and Mystery (1996) • Okey Cokey Karaoke! (2002) • People Who Help Us (1995) • Places and Journeys (1995) • The Sensations (1998) • Stories of Faith (1996) • Streetwise (1997) • Tales from Wales (2001) • Then and Now (1992) • Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword (2000) • Where You Live (1994)

Development

1971: ITV Schools

During the 1970s, 80s and early 90s almost 200 of these ten-minute films were made by the midlands ITV company ATV and its successor Central TV, looking behind the scenes at factories, shops and safari parks, and the work of the police, hospitals and the fire service.

The captivating style of the programme gave it wide appeal. Originally envisaged for 7-9 year old children from deprived areas or holding less interest in what was happening around them, the age range was expanded significantly to include 5-7 year-olds by the mid-1970s, and as the teacher's notes acknowledged, "the story of the banana [...] or the story of what happens to the rubbish collected by the dustman [...] can be interesting to quite old children (or even adults) as well as to younger children."^[1]

The Programmes

The very first series of Stop, Look, Listen was broadcast on ITV from 1971 - following test screenings in Devon a year earlier which are detailed on the page about that series. Genuine school teacher Harvey Higgins presented these programmes as he took his class of children on different experiences and talked about what they could see, and these programmes were screened for four years running.

Then for 15 years from 1975 episodes of Stop, Look, Listen were narrated in jovial style by Chris Tarrant, a local news journalist in the midlands when the role started. The suitability of his down-to-earth manner for these children's films was spotted by the producer Dilys Howell and Tarrant continued to work on Stop, Look, Listen every year until 1990 even as his national celebrity profile rose through TV programmes such as Tiswas and as host of the Capital Radio breakfast show, completing around 130 Stop, Look, Listen documentaries altogether. This has been attributed to his "loyalty to the person who had given him some of his earliest experience in broadcasting."^[2]

The narrator role was taken over by Matthew Kelly in 1990 and others later took on individual episodes.

Remakes

The episodes in each subsequent series of Stop, Look, Listen during the 1970s and 80s were a progression of each other, covering many of the same topics. In fact in the case of several early episodes, film sequences from 1971 were literally re-used with a little extra material to bring the programmes up to date and change the commentary: for example the 1971 Rail episode showed teacher Harvey Higgins and a group of children buying tickets at Birmingham New Street Station, taking a railway journey and then alighting at Stourbridge Junction. The updated 1976 Station episode filmed a new teacher and children buying their tickets in 1976, but then re-used the original footage of the journey with all the things the passengers could see from the train in 1971 (including some very naughty children playing on the railway embankment), and then showed the new children alighting further down the line at Kidderminster in 1976, all with a new commentary by Chris Tarrant. The later 1986 Trains episode followed the same journey from Birmingham to Kidderminster again narrated by Chris Tarrant, but was completely re-made to show up-to-date scenes.

This pattern of partially or completely re-making episodes on the same topics continued for two decades, with typically 10 episodes being replaced or re-made each year. For example the 1992 Castles episode narrated by Matthew Kelly had footage re-used for the 1994 Castles episode with the narration re-recorded by Bryonie Pritchard. Other episodes changed their focus on the same subject, as for example the episode about Firemen was originally shown in 1971 and remade in 1975, 1978, 1981 and 1987 (and later again in 1995). Generally each version showed a simulated fire rescue operation with a fire engine responding to a 999 call and the firefighters going up ladders to pour water on a fire, but the 1981 episode instead showed trainee firefighters learning how to conduct rescues.

Similarly the 1978 Glass episode covered manufacturing and glazing, while the 1991 episode on the same topic was all about recycling. In 1981 Boats and Boating showed different types of boats being sailed, while the 1985 episode on the same topic was specifically about the manufacturing process.

All of this way of remaking all or part of the episodes makes understanding the overall ITV Schools run of Stop, Look, Listen surprisingly difficult. If you were following the TV Times listings alone you would have no way of knowing, for example, that the episode called Farmer in 1978 was just a repeat of the episode which had been called Farm when first shown in 1976, but that the 1982, 1983 and 1990 Farmer episodes were actually new versions! The episode guide presented on these pages has been painstakingly pieced together using all of the original Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes booklets (courtesy of the National Arts Education Archive in Yorkshire) which were amazingly comprehensive but sometimes written before final decisions had been made, the ITV Schools annual programme guides and wallchats, those basic TV Times (and later Times Educational Supplement) TV listings, as many episode recordings as I have been able to find, and original film index cards kept by ATV and Central Television which were rescued from a clearout of their headquarters! It attempts to allow navigation of the remakes and replacements of episodes on each subject over the years and documents how the series was built up. Despite all of this research, there are still gaps in my Stop, Look, Listen knowledge so if you think anything here is wrong please do get in touch by email.

1990: National Curriculum

“Not so long ago, a programme like Stop, Look, Listen would have been judged solely on its merits as a piece of educational broadcasting. Now it needs to be measured for fit to the national curriculum.”
— Times Educational Supplement, 1992^[3]

Changes came in 1990 following the introduction of the National Curriculum in England & Wales, when general 'stimulus' and awakening children's interests was no longer a sufficient reason to show a programme in the classroom or spend time on a topic. Although broad themes like transport, food and the natural environment had linked consecutive programmes since Stop, Look, Listen began, these were made more overt and explicit with themed units like 'People Who Help Us', 'How Things Work' and 'Then and Now' in place from 1990.

At around the same time producer/director Dilys Howell, who had been with the series since the very beginning, retired and Chris Tarrant moved on as narrator to be replaced by Matthew Kelly and later Bryonie Pritchard, plus others including children presenting individual episodes. Programmes also moved from being made on film to videotape, updating the look and feel of the series.

1993: Channel 4 Schools

In 1993 responsibility for schools programmes moved from the ITV companies to Channel 4, and Stop, Look, Listen was completely repurposed as a general topics series for infants, in which form it lasted for another decade. At first this still included some of the traditional documentary programmes in units such as People Who Help Us and How to Find Out, but also a broader range of presenter-led and dramatised programmes.

Stop, Look, Listen was merged with Our World, Yorkshire Television's infants series which in its original form as My World had actually been running since the 1960s, for even longer than Stop, Look, Listen, but had become a similar topic-based series in the early 1990s. In reality this merging amounted to one unit of Our World programmes on How Things Are Made being repeated as part of Stop, Look, Listen, once, in 1993, and Channel 4 only needing to make one instead of two separate infants series from that point forwards.

As a topics series the scope of the programme was expanded significantly, with episodes increased to 15 minutes from spring 1994 and some simpler, shorter episodes aimed at 4-6 year-olds introduced from autumn 1997. Although very wide-ranging, Stop, Look, Listen in this era had a particular line in programmes covering infant religious education (Stories of Faith, Animated Bible Stories, Dottie and Buzz and Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword) and creative arts topics (Music, Magic and Mystery, The Arts Cart, Jack and the Beanstalk and Okey Cokey Karaoke).

The last new episodes were shown in early 2002 then there were the usual repeats until 2006. However the 1997 Animated Bible Stories unit lived on, revived first for a general audience over Christmas 2004 shown amongst Channel 4's early morning childen's programmes, it was brought back again and repeated for schools seven more times between 2007 and 2009.

Titles and Theme Music

Version 1: the playground

The programme's first title sequence shows boys playing football in a school playground before the film stops and we see the word 'stop' imposed; then a boy's face zooming into his eye and we see the word 'look' imposed; and finally children running and shouting in the same playground with the word 'listen' imposed.

Beneath the playground noise is the jaunty theme tune, a piece of library music called Cock of the Roost by Don Jackson, performed by the Pandora Orchestra^[4]. The music was released on a CD compilation called Girl in a Suitcase in 2001, which is out of print but may still be available from Amazon.

These titles were used for first series (1971-72) with Harvey Higgins, and the second series (1975-76) which was narrated by Chris Tarrant, 54 episodes in total. They continued to be shown when these episodes were repeated and so the last airing was in June 1985.

Version 2: the flying words

The next title sequence is accompanied by a lively piece of library music called High Life by Tany Turens, played by The New Regency Players^[5]. This music was released on a CD compilation called Watch with Teacher in 2008, which is also out of print but may still be available from Amazon.

On a plain black background the words 'stop' in red, 'look' in yellow and 'listen' in green zoom into the screen in time to the flourishes of the music, followed by all three words together.

These titles were used for episodes shown between autumn 1978 and summer 1981, the third, fourth and fifth series, all narrated by Chris Tarrant and a total of 29 episodes. They also continued to be shown when the episodes were repeated, even after the 'ATV' logo at the start had been edited out and replaced with a 'Central' logo, so they were last seen in March 1988.

Version 3: the traffic light face

The most ubiquitous title sequence was also accompanied by the High Life theme tune.

A large red circle (suggesting 'stop') moves onto the screen. It gains red, orange, yellow, green and blue stripes and turns into the eye (or spectacles) of a simple smiling face. The other eye is similarly striped, and then the eyes open and the pupils dart around (suggesting 'look'). We move to the face's left ear (suggesting 'listen') which turns into another stripey circle, with the words 'stop', 'look' and 'listen' shown all at once.

These titles were used for episodes shown between autumn 1981 and early spring 1993, a total of 106 episodes mostly narrated by Chris Tarrant, but latterly by Matthew Kelly, Bryonie Pritchard and some children as well. They were repeated until autumn 1993. In that 12 year period Stop, Look, Listen was so ubiquitous with four or even more transmissions per week at its peak that I calculate this title sequence was broadcast approximately 640 times!

Version 4: the scrapbook

The empty pages from a computer animated scrapbook are seen, and then slowly filled with memorabilia from early 1990s episodes of Stop, Look, Listen (although ironically the traffic light titles were still the ones used on many of the episodes actually covering these topics, which had already been produced before the scrapbook titles were introduced!): a postage stamp showing Penny Farthing bicycles, a ticket to Beamish Living Museum, a photograph of circus performers, a drawing of a sailing boat, a colourful football, an old coin, a stopwatch, an arrow fired from a bow, a butterfly and finally a sheep. The page full, the scrapbook is closed and the words 'Stop Look Listen' appear on its cover.

These titles were introduced in late spring 1993 and used until spring 1997 on a total of 45 episodes. They were repeated until spring 2001.

Version 5: the miscellany

A fast-moving sequence using different styles of animation. Four chattering faces of different colours are revealed to be part of the tapestry to a flying carpet, which moves off into a cloudy sky as the music starts. A clay model of the globe appears and unfurls to show a full world map. A drawn scene of round houses next to a bridge over a river appears, and then fades into a night-time street scene with buildings of many different shapes and styles, and a board bearing the programme title rolls towards us.

The title is set out in animated capital letters, with the 'o' of 'stop' resembling a red stop sign, the 'o's of 'look' having flashing pupils like eyes, and 'listen' set in blue text on a yellow background.

This sequence was used from autumn 1997 until the series ended in 2002, on a total of 65 episodes, and repeated until 2009.

Not for Kids

To help children to understand the subject of each episode the film shows all of the activities involved. For coal miners this includes undressing and showering off all of the dirt and dust at the end of the day, with the camera focussed just high enough to protect their modesty. the episode is available to watch online at the BFI. Showering miners was a popular category of footage for schools programmes in this era, also used by Making a Living in 1979 and My World in 1982^[6].

Some of the simple dialogue used, taken separately from the perfectly innocent visuals, could have second meanings for the prurient-minded. For example Chris Tarrant's description of the tribulations in a butcher's life: "the butcher's wife uses a wooden stick to push the meat down the hole." This is of course in relation to sausage making. The Café episode (more on which below) explains that one of the venue's attractions is the female co-owner's "big pork baps"^[7]. This is of course in relation to big pork baps.

Narrator Chris Tarrant agreed, joking in a 2011 documentary that the scripts seemed innocent in the studio but when he watched one at home with his mum he heard double entendres: "this voice, me, is going, 'Wow, that's enormous! Mummy can't believe what's in daddy's toolbox this morning!' (and) I'm going, 'What am I doing? I'm making porn here!' But it was a really sweet little programme for kids under five."^[8]

Chris Tarrant reminiscing about daddy's toolbox

Meanwhile in real life, the male proprietor who was subject of the Café episode was later revealed to be a "drugs mobster" and "underworld cocaine kingpin"^[9] who was caught smuggling drugs into England, fled to South America, and latterly resided in a Panamanian jail. The episode wasn't repeated after its initial pair of broadcasts in October 1990.

The 1992 Weather episode was presented, in-vision, by Fred Talbot, a TV weatherman who was later convicted of historical sexual offences against children. The episode also wasn't repeated after its initial broadcasts in 1992.

(It is somewhat misleading to refer to these episodes never being repeated as if it had anything at all to do with the real-world controversies, which were not uncovered until years later anyway. In fact a number of Stop, Look Listen episodes made between 1990 and 1993 were only shown once and then revised or withdrawn, as the series adapted to the National Curriculum and company changes (and anyway the Weather episode was repeated, just in the autumn of the year it had debuted in the spring).)

Video

The 1978 episode Coalminer is available to watch online courtesy of the British Film Institute

Units

Browse all of the units of Stop, Look, Listen

Termly broadcasts


Year	Autumn				Spring				Summer
1971-72	1971-72
1972-73	1971-72
1973-74	1971-72
1974-75	1971-72
1975-76	1975-76
1976-77	1975-76
1977-78	1975-76
1978-79	1978-79
1979-80	1979-80
1980-81	1980-81
1981-82	1981-82
1982-83	1982-83
1983-84	1983-84
1984-85	1984-85
1985-86	1985-86
1986-87	1986-87
1987-88	1987-88
1988-89	1988-89
1989-90	1989-90
1990-91	1990-91
1991-92	1991-92
1992-93	1992-93
1993-94	Then and Now (rpt from 1992-93)		How Things Are Made (from Our World)		How To Find Out		Where You Live		Creatures Around Us (rpt from 1992-93)
1994-95	How To Find Out		Where You Live		People Who Help Us		Places and Journeys		Creatures Around Us
1995-96	How To Find Out		Where You Live		People Who Help Us		Places and Journeys		Stories of Faith
1996-97	Music, Magic and Mystery		People Who Help Us		Animals		Places and Journeys		Stories of Faith
1997-98	Streetwise	Music, Magic and Mystery		Lunch Bunch & Animated Bible	Animals	Stories of Faith		Lunch Bunch & Animated Bible	Look After Yourself
1998-99	Famous People	Music, Magic and Mystery		Sensations & Arts Cart	Animals	Streetwise		Lunch Bunch & Animated Bible	Stories of Faith
1999-2000	Jack & the Beanstalk	Famous People		Dottie & Buzz & Sensations	Animals	Water, Moon, Candle...		Arts Cart & Animated Bible	The Lunch Bunch
2000-01	Jack & the Beanstalk	Water, Moon, Candle...		Dottie & Buzz & The Sensations	Famous People	Animals		Arts Cart & Lunch Bunch	Tales from Wales
2001-02	Jack & the Beanstalk	Famous People 2		Dottie & Buzz	Okey Cokey Karaoke!	Water, Moon, Candle...		Sensations & Arts Cart	Tales from Wales
2002-03	Okey Cokey Karaoke!		Famous People 2		Okey Cokey Karaoke!		Famous People		Tales from Wales
2003-04	Tales from Wales				Famous People 2	Water, Moon, Candle...		Okey Cokey & Beanstalk	Water, Moon, Candle...	Jack & the Beanstalk
2004-05	Dottie & Buzz	Famous People		Famous People 2	Water, Moon, Candle...		The Arts Cart		Famous People
2005-06	Famous People 2		Water, Moon, Candle...		Famous People 2		Dottie & Buzz		Dottie & Buzz
2006-07
2007-08	Animated Bible Stories								Animated Bible Stories
2008-09					Animated Bible Stories
2009-10	Animated Bible Stories

Episode List

A full, sortable list of all 292 episodes is available on a separate page.

Broadcasts

Year	Term	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Channel	Details
1971-72	Autumn 1971, Spring & Summer 1972		Tuesday, 1:45pm			Friday, 11:22am	ITV	Fri not Border
1972-73	Autumn 1972, Spring & Summer 1973				Thursday, 1:40pm	Friday, 11:33am	ITV
1973-74	Autumn 1973, Spring & Summer 1974				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:33am	ITV
1974-75	Autumn 1974, Spring & Summer 1975				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:33am	ITV
1975-76	Autumn 1975, Spring & Summer 1976				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:31am	ITV
1976-77	Autumn 1976, Spring & Summer 1977				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:31am	ITV
1977-78	Autumn 1977, Spring & Summer 1978				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:31am	ITV
1978-79	Autumn 1978, Spring & Summer 1979				Thursday, 9:30am	Friday, 11:32am	ITV
1979-80	Autumn 1979, Spring & Summer 1980			Wednesday, 11:04am		Friday, 9:57am	ITV
1980-81	Autumn 1980, Spring & Summer 1981		Tuesday, 10:50am	Wednesday, 11:05am		Friday, 11:02am	ITV	Tue ATV only
1981-82	Autumn 1981, Spring & Summer 1982			Wednesday, 10:04am		Friday, 11:22am	ITV
1982-83	Autumn 1982, Spring & Summer 1983			Wednesday, 9:30am		Friday, 11:32am	ITV
1983-84	Autumn 1983, Spring & Summer 1984	Monday, 9:59am (A)	Tuesday, 11:25am (B)	Wednesday, 11:10am (A)	Thursday, 9:30am (B)		ITV	Border & Scottish not Mon or Tue, Grampian not Mon
1984-85	Autumn 1984, Spring & Summer 1985	Monday, 9:59am (A)	Tuesday, 11:49am (B)	Wednesday, 11:10am (A)			ITV
1985-86	Autumn 1985, Spring & Summer 1986	Monday, 9:47am (A)		Wednesday, 10:21am (B)	Thursday, 9:30am (A)	Friday, 11:15am (B)	ITV
1986-87	Autumn 1986, Spring & Summer 1987	Monday, 9:47am (A)			Thursday, 9:30am (A)	Friday, 11:15am (B)	ITV	Thu not Scotland
1987-88	Autumn 1987, Spring & Summer 1988	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4
1988-89	Autumn 1988, Spring & Summer 1989	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4	Mon not Scotland or Wales
1989-90	Autumn 1989, Spring & Summer 1990	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4	Mon not Wales in aut
1990-91	Autumn 1990, Spring & Summer 1991	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4	Thu not Scotland (aut & sum) or Wales (all year)
1991-92	Autumn 1991, Spring & Summer 1992	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4	Thu not Wales
1992-93	Autumn 1992 & Spring 1993	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4	Mon not Wales
1993-94	Autumn 1993, Spring & Summer 1994		Tuesday, 9:45am			Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4
1994-95	Autumn 1994, Spring & Summer 1995		Tuesday, 9:45am			Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4
1995-96	Autumn 1995, Spring & Summer 1996		Tuesday, 9:45am			Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4
1996-97	Autumn 1996, Spring & Summer 1997		Tuesday, 9:45am			Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4
1997-98	Autumn 1997, Spring & Summer 1998	Monday, 10:50am (4-6)	Tuesday, 9:45am	Wednesday, 10:50am (4-6)		Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4	Summer Tue only
1998-99	Autumn 1998, Spring & Summer 1999	Monday, 10:50am (4-6)	Tuesday, 9:45am	Wednesday, 10:50am (4-6)		Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4	Summer Tue & Fri only
1999-2000	Autumn 1999, Spring & Summer 2000	Monday, 10:50am (4-6)	Tuesday, 9:45am	Wednesday, 10:50am (4-6)		Friday, 9:45am	Channel 4	Summer Mon & Wed only
2000-01	Autumn 2000, Spring & Summer 2001		Tuesday, 9:45am		Thursday, 9:50am (4-6)		Channel 4	Summer Tue only
2001-02	Autumn 2001, Spring & Summer 2002		Tuesday, 9:45am		Thursday, 9:50am (4-6)	Friday, 11:40am (4-6)	Channel 4	Fri aut only, Thu spr only
2002-03	Autumn 2002, Spring & Summer 2003		Tuesday, 9:45am	Wednesday, 11:25am			Channel 4	aut & spr Tue only, sum Wed only
2003-04	Autumn 2003, Spring & Summer 2004	various days & times					Channel 4
2004-05	Autumn 2004, Spring & Summer 2005	Tue & Wed, various times					Channel 4
2005-06	Autumn 2005, Spring & Summer 2006	Tue & Wed, various times					Channel 4
2006-07	-
2007-08	Autumn 2007 & Summer 2008	Tue & Wed, various times					Channel 4
2008-09	Spring & Summer 2009	Tue & Wed, various times					Channel 4
2009-10	Autumn 2009	Wed, various times					Channel 4

Credits

The following summary credits follow the series through to the end of the ITV Schools era in 1993. From 1993-2002 the series was arranged into units with separate production companies, and credits for those units are available on the individual unit pages.

Presenter	Harvey Higgins (1971-72, repeats to 1975, as presenter) Chris Tarrant (1975-90, repeats to 1992, as narrator only) Matthew Kelly (1990-94, repeats to 1995, sometimes narrating & sometimes presenting) Bryonie Pritchard (1992-94, as narrator only) and others
Adviser	Ronald Gulliford (1971-90) Barrie Wade & Maggie Moore (1990-94)
Script	Glynn Christian (1971-72)
Researcher	Patricia Newman (1975-76 & 1989), Pam Edwards (1978-84), Nigel Duckers (1981), Vikki Worthington (1984-93)
Film editor	Brian Hollins (1971-72), Kevin Lester (1975-76), Chris Rickard (1979-87), Sue Massey (1980-81), McDonald Brown (1980-82), Bob Woodward (1983-85), and others including Mycal Miller, Andrew Denny & Adrian Tuck Videotape editors include David Blackmore
Director	Dilys Howell (1971-89) Caryl Doncaster (1975-79) and occasionally others including McDonald Brown, Pam Edwards, Anne Suffolk & Ted St George
Producer	Philip Grosset (1971-72) Dilys Howell (1975-89) Caryl Doncaster (1975-79) Diane Campbell (1989-94)

Locations

Stop, Look, Listen in the 1970s, 80s and early 90s was produced by the ITV company serving the English Midlands - first by ATV and then by Central Television who took over the franchise and programmes from 1982. The settings were therefore stoutly based around Birmingham and its surrounding areas, with a few notable exceptions.

Historically, this means that surviving episodes of the series provide a wonderful record of midlands locations, trades and crafts. For local children at the time it could prove a distration, as a researcher attempting to evaluate use of the series in 1977 found that viewing children's comments amounted to "That's Birmingham fire station!" and "That's town, where we go shopping!"^[10]

This map shows the places visited in different episodes, wherever I have been able to identify the settings visually, or from the programme credits or the teacher's notes. It only works for episodes which already have a description in the episode guide above and more are yet to be added. If you can identify a Stop, Look, Listen filming location not shown here please get in touch by email!

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teacher and children buy tickets and start their railway journey\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1971-72","link":"","lat":52.477923879227,"lon":-1.8989365439975,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1971-72#_a018b9b511429e35b3c3d07c86b78a0e\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1971-72\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1971-72\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStourbridge Junction\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERail (1971) - the teacher and children arrive at the end of their journey\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1971-72","link":"","lat":52.447806039192,"lon":-2.1344225440862,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1975-76#_1188f6183e3c0e4d3c68b0f2c96dae75\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1975-76\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWest Midlands Safari Park\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESafari Park (1976)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76","link":"","lat":52.375290876474,"lon":-2.2916264294803,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1975-76#_c90a8883453191a006bd44e456f1b88b\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1975-76\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ENewport docks\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELorry Driver (1975)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76","link":"","lat":51.583886028865,"lon":-2.9980360779081,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1975-76#_d30c056d4cb493868268affe2a7991ab\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1975-76\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBirmingham Fire Station\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFire Engine - the station has since closed\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1975-76","link":"","lat":52.485486372142,"lon":-1.8915420296352,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1978-79#_2aae73a498c784d9b023b28b575a5fed\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1978-79\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKenilworth Castle\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECastle (1979) - the ruins are seen\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79","link":"","lat":52.348195472027,"lon":-1.5925686421699,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1978-79#_a02353eac2fb1ed1ba733dd4835f9492\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1978-79\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHillers Fruit Farm\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFruit (1979)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79","link":"","lat":52.183696018983,"lon":-1.90509572383,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1978-79#_a1b297136a01437c09064d69d21f4ba5\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1978-79\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWarwick Castle\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECastle (1979) - children explore the castle\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1978-79","link":"","lat":52.279805823244,"lon":-1.5851636287515,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1979-80#_4066d22bfbc3540657b2bf501bd28601\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1979-80\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1979-80\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlders Paper Mill\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPaper (1980) - the mill has since been demolished\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1979-80","link":"","lat":52.63795486547,"lon":-1.717559506326,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1979-80#_d285b498d7801c1b00009f0e4006f1c1\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1979-80\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1979-80\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELondon Brick Company works at Stewartby\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBricks (1980) - bricks are manufactured and loaded onto a lorry\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1979-80","link":"","lat":52.073735805864,"lon":-0.51872083409769,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_41fb4ad50da42e98b033e020511d01f1\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArbury Hall\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBicycles (1981) - antique bicycles are ridden around the grounds\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":52.500883279715,"lon":-1.5083884445316,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_525a067b2e894e7ea122bcca9c3a890b\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWeston Park\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStately Home (1981)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":52.693304094615,"lon":-2.2881221875181,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_60d287cede5262e3bca97c8bacb406f2\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlimbridge Wildfowl Trust\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWildfowl Trust (1981)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":51.740451866103,"lon":-2.4054272754437,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_71b5599684c645c041a7942aade65131\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAshford in the Water\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocal Customs (Well Dressing) (1981) - the 1980 well dressings are shown being made and displayed\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":53.223138712422,"lon":-1.7099293128991,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_7a9c15ff69b70b23c477c90fd3333d8f\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECritch Tramway Museum\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrams (1981)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":53.090598814767,"lon":-1.4860186747444,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_7dbb42d991b7911ccc8559100e7b4a93\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIronbridge Gorge Museum\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIndustrial Museum (1981)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":52.639190268662,"lon":-2.4930036459255,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1980-81#_dba4118c2ee0eabfe59e1915135d8282\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1980-81\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EActon Scott Farm Museum\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFarm Museum (1981)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1980-81","link":"","lat":52.504064086836,"lon":-2.8010551017545,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1981-82#_081d728362fbd05fb17fc4561b8bf405\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1981-82\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBradford's Bakery\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker (1981) - commercial baking of loaves is seen\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82","link":"","lat":52.511615160312,"lon":-1.9658214440839,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1981-82#_74079533da5efd153ba5b08808b060c4\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1981-82\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EJohn Lashford is getting his butchers shop\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EButcher (1981) - a day in the life of John Lashford and his staff at their butcher's shop (the shop has since moved)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82","link":"","lat":52.389532121903,"lon":-1.7361432844652,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1981-82#_b472e8a455a9b21e76f6af9284b2e004\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1981-82\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBromsgrove General Hospital\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHospital (1981) - the hospital has since closed\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1981-82","link":"","lat":52.342709014365,"lon":-2.0517366049107,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1982-83#_1a1db9dd6e87e17a5265f8ee44639853\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1982-83\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1982-83\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERackham's department store\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBig Store (1982) - all of the departments' Christmas preparations are shown\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1982-83","link":"","lat":52.48022666158,"lon":-1.8966982345816,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1982-83#_582dc41693bc7ea7ca5a25daf00d01cb\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1982-83\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1982-83\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThe Veterinary Clinic\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EVet (1982)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1982-83","link":"","lat":52.533159669992,"lon":-1.8276480882589,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1983-84#_062001c24ae5f1483c8c3b5c373d59b6\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1983-84\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1983-84\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlvechurch Boat Centre\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECanal Boat (1984) - the family start their canal holiday\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1983-84","link":"","lat":52.347359558965,"lon":-1.9695934887198,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1983-84#_c4e9b0c373391624b148e0daa97b2e7a\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1983-84\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1983-84\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EManchester International Airport\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAirport (1984) - the family set off from here for Canada\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1983-84","link":"","lat":53.35868349713,"lon":-2.272330916578,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_05ba068a3296d70e1c9b7cc7b693cf4e\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWest Midlands Safari Park\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESafari Park (1985)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.375290876474,"lon":-2.2916264294803,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_1f564b684cf6518a8b46072996cbd38b\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMuseum of British Road Transport\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECars (1985) - old cars are seen, at what has since become Coventry Transport Museum\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.410872336002,"lon":-1.509250088717,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_5908a72b40a95a516666d780190bc42b\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELeicester Market\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarket Stall-Holder (1984)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.635010026495,"lon":-1.1329497958221,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_62fa09e56374362e304e7af396fccb96\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003Ea bus stop in Birmingham\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERoadmenders (1984)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.460779360319,"lon":-1.9819145062282,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_7cb9834432c25e2a28dd11cf95f13cff\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBirmingham Botanical Gardens\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBananas (1985) - banana plants are seen growing in the glass houses\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.467393156057,"lon":-1.9296332017558,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1984-85#_fe26e3fbb821cee57d64a8591b5e3bd0\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1984-85\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETwycross Zoo\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EZoo (1985)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1984-85","link":"","lat":52.652729967325,"lon":-1.529028399903,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_54fe5a245847a96469517b9a5d4f1cb1\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EKidderminster Station\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrains (1986)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":52.384687445238,"lon":-2.2385286729236,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_7f310bdcc4dd42902ff2c4787f1781d0\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPembridge\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChildren explore the village.\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":52.218,"lon":-2.893,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_978bef5fdf665998c69757c50b249c7a\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESudbury Hall\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDay Trip (1986) - children spend the day at the museum experiencing life in Victorian times\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":52.886256341035,"lon":-1.7656695740594,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_b2cc5eaf171555567eae2fe4f9d5fdb0\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBritish Telecom Museum, Oxford\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETelephone (1986) - the museum has since closed\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":51.748569124487,"lon":-1.2612075230515,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_caabd4bd082d66f524fbf301bc4c6fd9\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EScarborough\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFish (1986)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":54.283296126143,"lon":-0.39183099150146,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1985-86#_d744c1cef6e489f81d3af97858f257a0\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1985-86\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBirmingham New Street Station\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETrains (1986)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1985-86","link":"","lat":52.477923879227,"lon":-1.8989365439975,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1986-87#_1c440437de951fd7600ae75cee1d06fc\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1986-87\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EQuarry Bank Mill\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHistory Museum (1987)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87","link":"","lat":53.343702185351,"lon":-2.2501932882297,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1986-87#_621ea2eac3c4ae7cbc3bcde3c3e13efa\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1986-87\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBirmingham Wheels Park\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBicycles (1986) - BMX riders perform a show\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87","link":"","lat":52.48017645925,"lon":-1.8629677141312,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1986-87#_ecf19739cab29fccf2f75b56a50b0dcb\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1986-87\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBlockleys Bricks in Telford\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBricks (1987) - the manufacturing process is shown\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1986-87","link":"","lat":52.705685889708,"lon":-2.4663910962924,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1987-88#_26fa7229b8abf33bef0296fde1573a76\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1987-88\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERSPB Sandwell Valley\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBirds (1988)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88","link":"","lat":52.533273033535,"lon":-1.9501091882589,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1987-88#_7843ecbf4b4dc3744c6027d930cd53c6\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1987-88\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESpalding\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECarnival (1988)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88","link":"","lat":52.792457494327,"lon":-0.15457601691424,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1987-88#_965b53364a9256f55dd83bdc9b2c5cad\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1987-88\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EBlack Country Living Museum\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBaker (1987) - traditional bread-making, including a boy delivering bread to houses\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88","link":"","lat":52.520248387442,"lon":-2.0751652422374,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1989-90#_de3ddbbdb3d8017f8c901a4aa2032571\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1989-90\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EAlexandra Hospital, Redditch\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90","link":"","lat":52.280279430532,"lon":-1.9129809317648,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1989-90#_e8a5775a96a8e301e1ee8eb027fa79f5\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1989-90\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStudley Castle\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECars (1990) - children visit the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90","link":"","lat":52.274902383326,"lon":-1.872387387787,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1989-90#_e99305f830f83252bac9a626936257ad\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1989-90\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ESlimbridge Wildfowl Trust\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWildfowl (1989)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1989-90","link":"","lat":51.740451866103,"lon":-2.4054272754437,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1990-91#_26db28a0c6fbf3d72fc16cd165878803\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1990-91\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECotteridge, Birmingham\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaf\u00e9 (1990) - the daily operations of Bunter's Diner\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91","link":"","lat":52.418826183183,"lon":-1.9279163537561,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1990-91#_3774aaa26bc3997eab330b1cbaa7ca3b\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1990-91\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ERockware Glass, Doncaster\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlass (1991)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91","link":"","lat":53.552066660887,"lon":-1.0868938018462,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1990-91#_c38b9f9aa04255df51b65cca310955e4\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1990-91\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003ELegoland in Denmark\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EToyland (1990)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91","link":"","lat":55.73566189236,"lon":9.1268582425395,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1990-91#_c49242c26818d19191494f1f1fafd826\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1990-91\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EStuart Crystal factory in Stourbridge\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGlass (1991) - the factory has since closed\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1990-91","link":"","lat":52.475707132299,"lon":-2.1585732626139,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"},{"text":"\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/site/Stop,_Look,_Listen/1991-92#_22fdcc2a210ff704ff63cf551cf95aa2\" class=\"smw-subobject-entity\" title=\"Stop, Look, Listen/1991-92\"\u003EStop, Look, Listen: 1991-92\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003Chr /\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cb\u003EThelnetham Windmill\u003C/b\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWindmill (1991)\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Stop, Look, Listen/1991-92","link":"","lat":52.371987636999,"lon":0.95266161173531,"icon":"/mediawiki/images/4/4a/Violet-marker.png"}],"imageLayers":[]}

Resources

Teacher's Notes

Every single year of Stop, Look, Listen in the ITV Schools period (until 1993), and every single unit in the Channel 4 Schools period was accompanied by a booklet of comprehensive teacher's notes written by the programme advisers, describing the episodes in detail and suggesting follow-up work. Channel 4 teacher's notes also include photocopiable worksheets for pupils to work on.

Film, Video & DVD

16mm Film

The entire original 1971-72 series of 26 episodes was made available for schools to hire on 16mm film from the Rank Film Library.

Many subsequent episodes were also released on 16mm film in the same way, which ITV continued to advertise as a resource until 1987.

Video tapes

1980s video tape cover

Around 1988, video cassettes became available for schools to buy containing a selection of recently broadcast episodes. Pre-made video tapes were available containing episodes on specific themes such as 'people who help us', 'transport' and 'days out'.

But Central Television also allowed schools to order custom video tapes containing their choice of episodes from a wide selection. Central Television, and their successor company Carlton Television, continued to market these pick-and-mix Stop, Look, Listen videos until at least the year 2000, long after those episodes were superseded on television by new Channel 4 productions.

Extract from a 2000-01 Carlton TV education catalogue offering a personalised selection of Stop, Look, Listen episodes on video

In the Channel 4 Schools period many individual units were released for schools to buy on video. 1995's People Who Help Us, and then all units from 1996's Music, Magic and Mystery onwards were released in this way.

DVDs

Later several units were issued on DVD to schools. The oldest Stop, Look, Listen programmes released on DVD were 1997's Animals unit, though this DVD was actually the last to be released, in 2013 more than a decade after the last TV transmission of the unit had finished.

The religious studies units Animated Bible Stories, Dottie and Buzz and Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword were all released individually on DVD by Channel 4's education company 4Learning.

The units on Famous People and Famous People 2 were combined into a single "Famous People" DVD, and two of these episodes were also included in a DVD compilation about "Famous Victorians".

Finally a DVD called "Healthy Living for Younger Children" combined the Stop, Look, Listen units The Lunch Bunch, Look After Yourself and The Sensations.

Books, Packs and CDs

Activity books or packs were available to accompany most units from 1995's People Who Help Us onwards, with a series of A4 landscape activity books spanning several Stop, Look, Listen units from Channel 4.

Story books were released to accompany the units Stories of Faith, Music, Magic & Mystery, Animals and Dottie & Buzz, and a whole series of nearly two dozen individual story books accompanied the Famous People and Famous People 2 units covering the individuals seen in the programmes plus many more.

Music CDs accompanied the music-focussed units Jack and teh Beanstalk and Okey Cokey Karaoke!.

Links

British Film Institute Collections for Stop, Look, Listen1971-93 series
British Film Institute Collections for Stop, Look, Listen1994-2002 series

Sources & References

Channel 4 Schools and 4 Learning annual programme guides, wallcharts and listings, 1993-2009
Edwards, Roy (1975) 'Fools' Lantern or Aladdin's Lamp?' in Independent Broadcasting issue 6, November 1975, pp.19-21
Edwards, Roy (1976) 'Special Children, Special Teachers and Television' in Visual Education January 1976 pp.13-14
Davies, Yvonne (1991) 'Review Article: Television Programmes of Study?' in Education 3-13 volume 19 no 3, October 1991, pp.61-64
From ATVLand in Colour DVD, 2011, Media Archive for Central England www.macearchive.org/atvland-colour
Gulliford, Ronald Stop, Look, Listen teachers' notes 1971-72 to 1989-90. Birmingham: ATV and Central TV
Harrison, Paul (1992) 'Stopping to Think' in Times Educational Supplement 11 September 1992 p.31
ITV Schools annual programme guides and wallcharts, 1971-93
Mares, Cherry (1975) 'Television and radio as resources in special education' in Educational Broadcasting International, June 1975
Noble, Paul (1992) 'Homes of the Past' in Times Educational Supplement 25 September 1992 p.18
Porter, Pam (1978a) Television with Slow Learning Children: Attention to Educational Television Programmes, IBA Fellowship Scheme 1977/8
Porter, Pam (1978b) 'The Reactions of Slow Learning Children to Educational Television' in Independent Broadcasting issue 17, August 1978
Rose, Geoffrey (1976) 'IBA: Keeping in Touch in Visual Education, May 1976, pp.23-24
Times Educational Supplement television listings, 1991-2000
TV Times television listings, 1971-1992
Wade, Barrie & Moore, Maggie Stop, Look, Listen teachers' notes 1990-91 to 1992-93. Birmingham: Central TV
Wade, Barrie & Moore, Maggie (1994) Stop, Look, Listen teachers' guide summer term 1994. Warwick: Educational Television Company
Wynn Owen, Jane (2017) 'Dilys Howell Obituary' in The Guardian, 26 September 2017, available online: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/sep/26/dilys-howell-obituary (accessed 15 June 2021)
Visual Education (1971) 'Stop, Look, Listen' item in Visual Education, August/September 1971 p.3
Visual Education (1972) 'Stop, Look, Listen' item in Visual Education, March 1972 p.4
Wills, Steven (2001) Girl in a Suitcase CD sleeve notes, Winchester Hospital Radio (partially reproduced at Discogs)
Wills, Steven (2008) Watch with Teacher CD sleeve notes, Winchester Hospital Radio (partially reproduced at Discogs)

with thanks to Roddy Buxton, Robin Carmody, Simon Collins, Simon Luxton, James Mitchell and Stephen Thwaites

↑ Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes 1977-78 stated that "This wide range of appeal seems valid because many of the topics, processes and situations presented can be enjoyed and comprehended at different levels. For example, the story of the banana (programme 11) or the story of what happens to the rubbish collected by the dustman (programme 4) can be interesting to quite old children (or even adults) as well as to younger children." The programme numbers refer to the position of those topics in the weekly sequence during 1977-78 specifically.
↑ Wynn Owen (2017) reported of the author's cousin, long-time Stop, Look, Listen producer Dilys Howell, that "She spotted the potential of the young Chris Tarrant, who did many voiceovers for her education programmes, including Pottery, and a Stop Look Listen programme about ice cream (1983). Long after he became well known, he continued to voice many programmes for her out of loyalty to the person who had given him some of his earliest experience in broadcasting."
↑ Noble (1992) provides the quote that the series "needs to be measured for fit to the national curriculum" and concludes that the episode under review (Homes (1992)) fits well into several study units.
↑ Credits for the Cock of the Roost theme tune were given by Wills (2001).
↑ Credits for the High Life theme tune were given by Wills (2008).
↑ The Making a Living episode Two Weeks Clear (26/02/79) from the Looking at Industry unit includes footage of miners frolicking in communal showers, as does the My World episode Down a Coal Mine (01/03/1982) from the unit The Work People Do.
↑ Quote from Butcher (1981) taken from the soundtrack to that episode. Quotes from Café taken from the teacher's notes describing the episode: "One of the attractions at lunchtime is the big pork baps. Joanne puts the leg of pork in the oven to roast. At lunchtime there is always a queue to buy these pork baps containing the freshly carved pork." I don't know whether or not the same phrasing appears in the episode soundtrack.
↑ In episode 2 of the ATVLand in Colour DVD documentary, Chris Tarrant says - amongst other interesting comments about the series - "I never saw the films go out, cos it was like 9:00 in the morning for schools or something. It went on for years. And I just remember I saw one once and it was just... it was surreal. Cos I was saying, 'this is a sausage. Wow! That's a whopper!' and it was all this sort of double entendre thing. (...) I just remember having the telly on at home and my mum's going, 'Oh, you're on now. Stop, Look, Listen is on.' I said, 'I'll give it a listen,' or whatever. And this voice, me, is going, 'Wow! That's enormous. Mummy can't believe what's in Daddy's toolbox this morning!' I'm going, 'What am I doing? I'm making porn here!' But it was a really sweet little programme for kids, like, under five."
↑ The Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes 1990-91 p.10 gives the subject of the Café episode as "Leo and Joanne own Bunter's Diner, a busy little cafe in the High Street." The article "Butcher turned drugs mobster 'left to rot' in Panama prison" by Mike Lockley in the Birmingham Sunday Mercury, 29th November 2020 pp.4-5 (also available online) describes its subject Leo Morgan having opened "Cotteridge eatery Bunter's Diner, an à la carte restaurant" and further describes him as "underworld cocaine kingpin."
↑ "That's Birmingham fire station" etc viewers' comments from Porter (1978a) p.51. The study involved showing programmes to children of different ages to gauge their reponses, and these comments come from 12-13 year-olds (above Stop, Look, Listen's normal age range) to show that they tended to comment only where they could add to the information given in the programmes.

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[1] Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes 1977-78 stated that "This wide range of appeal seems valid because many of the topics, processes and situations presented can be enjoyed and comprehended at different levels. For example, the story of the banana (programme 11) or the story of what happens to the rubbish collected by the dustman (programme 4) can be interesting to quite old children (or even adults) as well as to younger children." The programme numbers refer to the position of those topics in the weekly sequence during 1977-78 specifically.

[2] Wynn Owen (2017) reported of the author's cousin, long-time Stop, Look, Listen producer Dilys Howell, that "She spotted the potential of the young Chris Tarrant, who did many voiceovers for her education programmes, including Pottery, and a Stop Look Listen programme about ice cream (1983). Long after he became well known, he continued to voice many programmes for her out of loyalty to the person who had given him some of his earliest experience in broadcasting."

[3] Noble (1992) provides the quote that the series "needs to be measured for fit to the national curriculum" and concludes that the episode under review (Homes (1992)) fits well into several study units.

[4] Credits for the Cock of the Roost theme tune were given by Wills (2001).

[5] Credits for the High Life theme tune were given by Wills (2008).

[6] The Making a Living episode Two Weeks Clear (26/02/79) from the Looking at Industry unit includes footage of miners frolicking in communal showers, as does the My World episode Down a Coal Mine (01/03/1982) from the unit The Work People Do.

[7] Quote from Butcher (1981) taken from the soundtrack to that episode. Quotes from Café taken from the teacher's notes describing the episode: "One of the attractions at lunchtime is the big pork baps. Joanne puts the leg of pork in the oven to roast. At lunchtime there is always a queue to buy these pork baps containing the freshly carved pork." I don't know whether or not the same phrasing appears in the episode soundtrack.

[8] In episode 2 of the ATVLand in Colour DVD documentary, Chris Tarrant says - amongst other interesting comments about the series - "I never saw the films go out, cos it was like 9:00 in the morning for schools or something. It went on for years. And I just remember I saw one once and it was just... it was surreal. Cos I was saying, 'this is a sausage. Wow! That's a whopper!' and it was all this sort of double entendre thing. (...) I just remember having the telly on at home and my mum's going, 'Oh, you're on now. Stop, Look, Listen is on.' I said, 'I'll give it a listen,' or whatever. And this voice, me, is going, 'Wow! That's enormous. Mummy can't believe what's in Daddy's toolbox this morning!' I'm going, 'What am I doing? I'm making porn here!' But it was a really sweet little programme for kids, like, under five."

[9] The Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes 1990-91 p.10 gives the subject of the Café episode as "Leo and Joanne own Bunter's Diner, a busy little cafe in the High Street." The article "Butcher turned drugs mobster 'left to rot' in Panama prison" by Mike Lockley in the Birmingham Sunday Mercury, 29th November 2020 pp.4-5 (also available online) describes its subject Leo Morgan having opened "Cotteridge eatery Bunter's Diner, an à la carte restaurant" and further describes him as "underworld cocaine kingpin."

[10] "That's Birmingham fire station" etc viewers' comments from Porter (1978a) p.51. The study involved showing programmes to children of different ages to gauge their reponses, and these comments come from 12-13 year-olds (above Stop, Look, Listen's normal age range) to show that they tended to comment only where they could add to the information given in the programmes.

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