Stop, Look, Listen: 1971-72
Series 1 of the ITV schools TV series Stop, Look, Listen from the 1970s covering visual and aural stimulus for primary school pupils, featuring school teacher Harvey Higgins
The first series of Stop, Look, Listen explores the world through the activities of a young Birmingham teacher, Harvey Higgins, and his class of children. Higgins narrates and also appears on screen as the omnipresent teacher who introduces his class to the world, either by taking them out to look over a fire engine or go on a train journey, or because he has been roped into cooking the school meals, or meets some kids whilst doing his laundry. He explains what is happening using a carefully controlled vocabulary, to his class of children and to viewers at the same time. The children on screen are seen noticing and discovering what happens in the world around them, and in some cases later doing follow-up work in their classroom which might also inspire viewers.
These early programmes are based around sounds and sights which might interest children, such as a passing siren or digging up the road, and after first listening to them the programmes then investigate where they come from and what is happening. Often the basic sights and sounds are recapped at the end of the episode as a reminder.
Although the programmes encourage looking at the world and sometimes reading signs in the environment, episode titles were never seen on screen in this era. This was quite deliberate "as it was felt there would be a greater element of surprise without them,"[1] and the titles used on this page are those used only in the teacher's notes and listings magazines to indicate the programme content.
Pilot episode
In autumn 1970 a year before broadcasts of Stop, Look, Listen began on ITV, the first episode, about a Fire Engine, was screened extensively on the local educational television network operated in Devon by the Plymouth Education Authority.
It was not unusual, from the 1960s right up to the 2000s, for an early episode of a new schools TV programme to be screened privately to certain schools or teachers' centre by the producer to garner feedback from pupils and teachers and observe the reactions. However this was usually done with an individual film or video copy and Stop, Look, Listen took the practice significantly further by actually "broadcasting" its first episode extensively as a test via the local, closed circuit channels sent to local schools by the Plymouth College of Technology, where it was seen by at least 1,500 children and their teachers.
Feedback on the pilot screening was largely positive and it is not clear whether any changes were made to the film before it was broadcast on the ITV network from autumn 1971, but test screenings did elicit extensive material on teaching follow-up for the teacher's notes published to accompany the ITV broadcasts.[2].
Reaction
As stimulus material the whole series was very successful, and in fact became used much more widely than the makers originally envisaged.
The stucture of a teacher on the television, separate from viewers' own teacher, explaining things to a class in simple and accessible language and often in the classroom setting, was sometimes criticised with a contemporary review concluding that "[t]he pace is leisurely and the visual presentation imaginative, but the classroom oriented situations and over-simplified commentary do not make for ideal communication."[3]
After 4 years the films were re-edited or completely replaced to remove the central teacher figure and replace them with a narrator. These later programmes are detailed on separate pages.
Harvey Higgins on the Telephone
Fire Engine
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| Services or important jobs in the community | ||
| 1. | Fire Engine | 21 Sep 1971 |
| 2. | Ambulance (1971) | 28 Sep 1971 |
| 3. | Police Station | 5 Oct 1971 |
| 4. | Garbage | 12 Oct 1971 |
| 5. | Bricklayer | 19 Oct 1971 |
| 6. | Building Site | 2 Nov 1971 |
| Transport | ||
| 7. | Road Repairs | 9 Nov 1971 |
| 8. | Vehicles | 16 Nov 1971 |
| 9. | Rail | 23 Nov 1971 |
| 10. | Aeroplane | 30 Nov 1971 |
| Time | ||
| 11. | Time (1971) | 11 Jan 1972* |
| Launderette | ||
| 12. | Launderette | 18 Jan 1972 |
| Food | ||
| 13. | School Meals | 25 Jan 1972 |
| 14. | Growing Food (and Flowers) | 1 Feb 1972 |
| 15. | Making Sausages | 8 Feb 1972 |
| 16. | Bread | 15 Feb 1972 |
| Communication | ||
| 17. | Telephone (1972) | 29 Feb 1972 |
| 18. | Newspapers | 7 Mar 1972 |
| 19. | Postcode | 14 Mar 1972 |
| 20. | Television Studio | 21 Mar 1972 |
| Natural environment | ||
| 21. | The Park | 2 May 1972** |
| 22. | The Wood | 9 May 1972 |
| 23. | Combine Harvester (1972) | 16 May 1972 |
| 24. | Wool (1972) | 23 May 1972 |
| 25. | Cheese (1972) | 6 Jun 1972 |
| 26. | Pets (1972) | 13 Jun 1972 |
* - Time (1971) was previewed as part of an Out of School programme on Tuesday 28 December 1971 at 11:06 on ITV
** - The Park was previewed as part of an Out of School programme on Tuesday 4 April 1972 at 11:21 on ITV
Episode Guide
1. Fire Engine
The children hear a fire engine going past their classroom and go outside to watch them putting out a nearby building fire and get to look at the fire engine. The busy crew is called away to another fire and the children go back into the classroom to talk about what they had seen. The teacher suggests that they look out for a hydrant on the way home, and there is a recap of the sounds from the day.
ATV prod. no.: 3330 First broadcast: Tuesday 21st September 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 27th September 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 9- Autumn 1971 - Tue 21 Sep 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 24 Sep 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 21 Sep 1972, 1:40pm; Fri 22 Sep 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 21 Jun 1973, 9:30am on ITV (regions that missed the Thursday broadcast earlier in the year)
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 20 Sep 1973, 9:30am; Fri 21 Sep 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 26 Sep 1974, 9:30am; Fri 27 Sep 1974, 11:33am on ITV
2. Ambulance (1971)
A girl called Pamela has been knocked off her bike and injured. She is looked after by the teacher, and then put in an ambulance and driven through the traffic to hospital where she is examined, x-rayed, and has her foot plastered. She goes to see her friend on the hospital children's ward, and is finally able to return to school where the other children are playing doctors and nurses.
- Pamela was only slightly hurt at the start of the programme. Not only did the teacher's notes provide this reassurance so that it could be passed on to classroom viewers before they started the programme, but it was even included in the short TV Times listing to reassure viewers at home!
ATV prod. no.: 3328 First broadcast: Tuesday 28th September 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 4th October 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 9- Autumn 1971 - Tue 28 Sep 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 1 Oct 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 28 Sep 1972, 1:40pm; Fri 29 Sep 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 28 Jun 1973, 9:30am on ITV (regions that missed the Thursday broadcast earlier in the year)
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 27 Sep 1973, 9:30am; Fri 28 Sep 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 3 Oct 1974, 9:30am; Fri 4 Oct 1974, 11:33am on ITV
3. Police Station
A girl finds a lost dog, which she takes to the police station where she meets the different types of officers who work there. Finally she meets the owner who comes to retrieve her dog.
ATV prod. no.: 3336 First broadcast: Tuesday 5th October 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 25th October 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 11- Autumn 1971 - Tue 5 Oct 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 8 Oct 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 5 Oct 1972, 1:40pm; Fri 6 Oct 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 5 Jul 1973, 9:30am on ITV (regions that missed the Thursday broadcast earlier in the year)
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 4 Oct 1973, 9:30am; Fri 5 Oct 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 17 Oct 1974, 9:30am; Fri 18 Oct 1974, 11:33am; Thu 24 Oct 1974, 9:30am; Fri 25 Oct 1974, 11:33am on ITV
4. Garbage
The class watch the school dustbins being emptied and wonder what happens next. When the lorry arrives at the depot the rubbish is sent down conveyer belts for the cardboard, rag and metal to be removed, and then burnt in the furnace.
ATV prod. no.: 3335 First broadcast: Tuesday 12th October 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 1st November 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 9- Autumn 1971 - Tue 12 Oct 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 15 Oct 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 12 Oct 1972, 1:40pm; Fri 13 Oct 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 12 Jul 1973, 9:30am on ITV (regions that missed the Thursday broadcast earlier in the year)
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 11 Oct 1973, 9:30am; Fri 12 Oct 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 31 Oct 1974, 9:30am; Fri 1 Nov 1974, 11:33am on ITV
5. Bricklayer
After watching a bricklayer mixing mortar, laying bricks and cutting bricks in half, the teacher and children try the same activities themselves and find it is not so easy.
ATV prod. no.: 3337 First broadcast: Tuesday 19th October 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 8th November 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 13- Autumn 1971 - Tue 19 Oct 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 22 Oct 1971, 11:22am; Tue 26 Oct 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 29 Oct 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 19 Oct 1972, 1:40pm; Fri 20 Oct 1972, 11:33am; Thu 26 Oct 1972, 11:30am; Fri 27 Oct 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 19 Jul 1973, 9:30am on ITV (regions that missed the Thursday broadcast earlier in the year)
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 18 Oct 1973, 9:30am; Fri 19 Oct 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 7 Nov 1974, 9:30am; Fri 8 Nov 1974, 11:33am on ITV
6. Building Site
The children watch the foundations and concreting, then the cranes moving things into position, the services and decorating, as a high-rise block of flats is constructed.
ATV prod. no.: 3333 First broadcast: Tuesday 2nd November 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 15th November 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 10- Autumn 1971 - Tue 2 Nov 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 5 Nov 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 2 Nov 1972, 9:30am; Fri 3 Nov 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 25 Oct 1973, 9:30am; Fri 26 Oct 1973, 11:33am; Thu 1 Nov 1973, 9:30am; Fri 2 Nov 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 14 Nov 1974, 9:30am; Fri 15 Nov 1974, 11:33am on ITV
7. Road Repairs
Some boys follow the sound of a pneumatic drill to see a road being resurfaced. They watch as the old surface is removed and the new materials laid down, before being given a ride on the road roller.
ATV prod. no.: 6225 First broadcast: Tuesday 9th November 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 22nd November 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Autumn 1971 - Tue 9 Nov 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 12 Nov 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 9 Nov 1972, 9:30am; Fri 10 Nov 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 8 Nov 1973, 9:30am; Fri 9 Nov 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 21 Nov 1974, 9:30am; Fri 22 Nov 1974, 11:33am on ITV
8. Vehicles
The children are doing a survey of traffic going past and discover all sorts of different road vehicles. The goods vehicles deliver their loads to shops, including toys, pets and ice lollies, and we see how to work out what other lorries are carrying by looking at their loads and warning signs.
ATV prod. no.: 6227 First broadcast: Tuesday 16th November 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 29th November 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Autumn 1971 - Tue 16 Nov 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 19 Nov 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 16 Nov 1972, 9:30am; Fri 17 Nov 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 15 Nov 1973, 9:30am; Fri 16 Nov 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 28 Nov 1974, 9:30am; Fri 29 Nov 1974, 11:33am on ITV
9. Rail
The teacher takes a group of children to Birmingham New Street Station
for a journey by railway.
They buy tickets, find their seats and watch the driver set off. They all watch the houses and fields, tunnels and level crossings going past - they even see some very naughty children playing by the side of the railway, which is dangerous. Eventually they arrive at their destination, Stourbridge Junction.
ATV prod. no.: 6228 First broadcast: Tuesday 23rd November 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 6th December 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Autumn 1971 - Tue 23 Nov 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 26 Nov 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 23 Nov 1972, 9:30am; Fri 24 Nov 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 22 Nov 1973, 9:30am; Fri 23 Nov 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 5 Dec 1974, 9:30am; Fri 6 Dec 1974, 11:33am on ITV
10. Aeroplane
The children go for a flight in a small aeroplane, and look at all the things they can see below, including the airport, a farm, the roads and cities, and their own school.
ATV prod. no.: 6229 First broadcast: Tuesday 30th November 1971, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 13th December 1974, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Autumn 1971 - Tue 30 Nov 1971, 1:45pm; Fri 3 Dec 1971, 11:22am on ITV
- Autumn 1972 - Thu 30 Nov 1972, 9:30am; Fri 1 Dec 1972, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1973 - Thu 29 Nov 1973, 9:30am; Fri 30 Nov 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Autumn 1974 - Thu 12 Dec 1974, 9:30am; Fri 13 Dec 1974, 11:33am on ITV
11. Time (1971)
Dropping in on a bus driver, the school children and a farmer at different times of day.
At eight o'clock in the morning people are going to work, the children are having their breakfast, and the farmer is already working.
At noon the bus driver and the children are going off for their dinner, and the farmer has a snadwich in his field.
At four o'clock in the afternoon another driver takes over the bus, the children are coming out of school, and the farmer is still working.
ATV prod. no.: 6231 First broadcast: Tuesday 28th December 1971, 11:06am on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 17th January 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 10- Out of School preview - Tue 28 Dec 1971, 11:06am on ITV
- Spring 1972 - Tue 11 Jan 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 14 Jan 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 18 Jan 1973, 9:30am; Fri 19 Jan 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Out of School preview - Fri 28 Dec 1973, 10:50am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 17 Jan 1974, 9:30am; Fri 18 Jan 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 16 Jan 1975, 9:30am; Fri 17 Jan 1975, 11:33am on ITV
12. Launderette
The teacher goes to the launderette and finds some girls from school are also doing their washing. They go through weighing their laundry bundles, buying soap powder, and putting coins in the machines.
ATV prod. no.: 6232 First broadcast: Tuesday 18th January 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 24th January 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 18 Jan 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 21 Jan 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 25 Jan 1973, 9:30am; Fri 26 Jan 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 24 Jan 1974, 9:30am; Fri 25 Jan 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 23 Jan 1975, 9:30am; Fri 24 Jan 1975, 11:33am on ITV
13. School Meals
The teacher helps the cook to make the school dinners, separating eggs, stirring things, and keeping an eye on the time it take to cook different foods.
ATV prod. no.: 6233 First broadcast: Tuesday 25th January 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 31st January 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 25 Jan 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 28 Jan 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 1 Feb 1973, 9:30am; Fri 2 Feb 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 31 Jan 1974, 9:30am; Fri 1 Feb 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 30 Jan 1975, 9:30am; Fri 31 Jan 1975, 11:33am on ITV
14. Growing Food (and Flowers)
The childen plant vegetables and flowers in the school garden, and watch them as they germinate, and evetually pull up the fully grown carrots, radishes and potatoes.
ATV prod. no.: 6234 First broadcast: Tuesday 1st February 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 7th February 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 1 Feb 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 4 Feb 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 8 Feb 1973, 9:30am; Fri 9 Feb 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 7 Feb 1974, 9:30am; Fri 8 Feb 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 6 Feb 1975, 9:30am; Fri 7 Feb 1975, 11:33am on ITV
15. Making Sausages
The teacher watches his butcher making sausages, fetching the meat, mincing it up and packing it tightly into the skins.
ATV prod. no.: 7050/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 8th February 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 14th February 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 11- Spring 1972 - Tue 8 Feb 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 11 Feb 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 15 Feb 1973, 9:30am; Fri 16 Feb 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 14 Feb 1974, 9:30am; Fri 15 Feb 1974, 11:33am; Thu 21 Feb 1974, 9:30am; Fri 22 Feb 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Out of Schools preview - Mon 30 Dec 1974, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 13 Feb 1975, 9:30am; Fri 14 Feb 1975, 11:33am on ITV
16. Bread
The children look at different shapes and sizes of bread in the classroom, and find out how the baker mixes, proves and bakes the dough to make bread.
ATV prod. no.: 7051/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 15th February 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 21st February 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 12- Spring 1972 - Tue 15 Feb 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 18 Feb 1972, 11:22am; Tue 22 Feb 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 25 Feb 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 22 Feb 1973, 9:30am; Fri 23 Feb 1973, 11:33am; Thu 1 Mar 1973, 9:30am; Fri 2 Mar 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 7 Mar 1974, 9:30am; Fri 8 Mar 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 20 Feb 1975, 9:30am; Fri 21 Feb 1975, 11:33am on ITV
17. Telephone (1972)
The headmaster answers the school telephone and we see how it allows voices to be heard at a distance.
Then the teacher goes out to a phone box where he looks up the number of the school in the directory, calls in and is answered by a pupil.
ATV prod. no.: 7056/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 29th February 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 28th February 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 29 Feb 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 3 Mar 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 8 Mar 1973, 9:30am; Fri 9 Mar 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 14 Mar 1974, 9:30am; Fri 15 Mar 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 27 Feb 1975, 9:30am; Fri 28 Feb 1975, 11:33am on ITV
18. Newspapers
We see newspaper bundles being delivered to newsagents shops, and then paper boys delivering them. The children look at some of the items in newspapers, and use old ones for craft projects in the classroom.
ATV prod. no.: 7052/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 7th March 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 7th March 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 7 Mar 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 10 Mar 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 15 Mar 1973, 9:30am; Fri 16 Mar 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 21 Mar 1974, 9:30am; Fri 22 Mar 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 6 Mar 1975, 9:30am; Fri 7 Mar 1975, 11:33am on ITV
19. Postcode
The children are writing to a classmate who is in hospital. The teacher collects them into a big envelope and shows how he adds the postcode.
We then follow how the letters is collected from the postbox and handled by operators and machines at the sorting office, eventually having invisible dots added to represent the postcode so it can be sorted by a machine.
- At the time this episode was made the UK postcode system was a new innovation and presented as a novelty.
ATV prod. no.: 7053/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 14th March 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 14th March 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 14 Mar 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 17 Mar 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 22 Mar 1973, 9:30am; Fri 23 Mar 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 28 Mar 1974, 9:30am; Fri 29 Mar 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 13 Mar 1975, 9:30am; Fri 14 Mar 1975, 11:33am on ITV
20. Television Studio
We see some children dancing and discover that they are in a television studio. We see the different technical jobs at work in the studio and watch how the camera moves. The teacher explains how the best picture is selected in the control room.
ATV prod. no.: 7054/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 21st March 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 21st March 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1972 - Tue 21 Mar 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 24 Mar 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Spring 1973 - Thu 29 Mar 1973, 9:30am; Fri 30 Mar 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1974 - Thu 4 Apr 1974, 9:30am; Fri 5 Apr 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Spring 1975 - Thu 20 Mar 1975, 9:30am; Fri 21 Mar 1975, 11:33am on ITV
21. The Park
The teacher goes to fly a kite in the park, and notices all the other ways that people enjoy themselves in parks, including hide and seek, football, model boats, swings and roundabouts.
ATV prod. no.: 7055/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 4th April 1972, 11:21am on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 25th April 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 10- Out of School preview - Tue 4 Apr 1972, 11:21am on ITV
- Summer 1972 - Tue 2 May 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 5 May 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Out of School preview - Mon 16 Apr 1973, 9:39am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 3 May 1973, 9:30am; Fri 4 May 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 2 May 1974, 9:30am; Fri 3 May 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 24 Apr 1975, 9:30am; Fri 25 Apr 1975, 11:33am on ITV
22. The Wood
The teacher recalls how he visited a wood with two children in the summer, and they saw insects, young birds and new shoots on the trees. In the winter they go back to see how the wood has changed.
ATV prod. no.: 7057/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 9th May 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 2nd May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1972 - Tue 9 May 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 12 May 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 10 May 1973, 9:30am; Fri 11 May 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 9 May 1974, 9:30am; Fri 10 May 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 1 May 1975, 9:30am; Fri 2 May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
23. Combine Harvester (1972)
The teacher takes two children to a farm where they watch how the combine harvester works. The teacher goes for a ride, and they observe some other aspects of farm work as well.
ATV prod. no.: 7058/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 16th May 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 9th May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1972 - Tue 16 May 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 19 May 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 17 May 1973, 9:30am; Fri 18 May 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 16 May 1974, 9:30am; Fri 17 May 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 8 May 1975, 9:30am; Fri 9 May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
24. Wool (1972)
Following traditional hand processes that take the wool shorn from a sheep, as it is bought, washed, combed and spun on a spinning wheel. In the classroom the children look at different things made from wool.
ATV prod. no.: 8921/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 23rd May 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 16th May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 9- Summer 1972 - Tue 23 May 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 26 May 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 24 May 1973, 9:30am; Fri 25 May 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Out of School preview - Tue 16 Apr 1974, 9:30am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 23 May 1974, 9:30am; Fri 24 May 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 15 May 1975, 9:30am; Fri 16 May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
25. Cheese (1972)
The processes of making cheese, from the cows being milked, the milk transported to a factory and treated by a cheesemaker. The curds and whey are separated, and in the end we see cheese being sold in a shop.
ATV prod. no.: 8922/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 6th June 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 23rd May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1972 - Tue 6 Jun 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 9 Jun 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 7 Jun 1973, 9:30am; Fri 8 Jun 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 6 Jun 1974, 9:30am; Fri 7 Jun 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 22 May 1975, 9:30am; Fri 23 May 1975, 11:33am on ITV
26. Pets (1972)
It is nearly the summer holidays and the teachers is going to look after the school's pets: a rabbit, a budgie and a tortoise. They will get to know the teacher's own dog and parrot. The teacher's neighbour also keeps pigeons, a cat and a dog.
ATV prod. no.: 8923/71 First broadcast: Tuesday 13th June 1972, 1:45pm on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 6th June 1975, 11:33am on ITV
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1972 - Tue 13 Jun 1972, 1:45pm; Fri 16 Jun 1972, 11:22am on ITV
- Summer 1973 - Thu 14 Jun 1973, 9:30am; Fri 15 Jun 1973, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1974 - Thu 13 Jun 1974, 9:30am; Fri 14 Jun 1974, 11:33am on ITV
- Summer 1975 - Thu 5 Jun 1975, 9:30am; Fri 6 Jun 1975, 11:33am on ITV
Locations
Currently I only know the locations of the Rail episode for sure, so the map is quite sparse!
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, 9:30am* | Friday, 11:33am | ITV | Thu 1:40pm in Border, Grampian & Ulster* | |||
| 1973-74 | Autumn 1973, Spring & Summer 1974 | Thursday, 9:30am | Friday, 11:33am | ITV | Not week of 28th Feb** | |||
| 1974-75 | Autumn 1974, Spring & Summer 1975 | Thursday, 9:30am | Friday, 11:33am | ITV | Not week of 10th Oct*** |
* In Autumn 1972 due to an industrial dispute the Thursday morning broadcasts did not take place for the first 5 weeks of the autumn term. In the regions taking the Thursday morning broadcasts these episodes were shown again on Thursday mornings in June & July 1973 to compensate.
** Due to the general election on 28th February 1974 the broadcasts planned for that week and subsequent weeks of the spring term were 'knocked on' by a week.
*** Due to the general election on 10th October the broadcasts planned for that week and subsequent weeks of the autumn term were 'knocked on' by a week.
Credits
| Teacher | Harvey Higgins |
| Adviser | Ronald Gulliford |
| Script | Glynn Christian |
| Film editor | Brian Hollins |
| Director | Dilys Howell |
| Producer | Philip Grosset |
Resources
There were teacher's notes available.
1971-72
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
All of these 26 films were made available for schools to hire on 16mm film from the Rank Film Library.
Sources & References
- Grosset, Philip (1970) 'ATV Uses Plymouth CCTV System' in Times Educational Supplement 11 December 1970. p.25
- Gulliford, Ronald Stop, Look, Listen teachers' notes 1971-72 to 1974-75. Birmingham: ATV
- ITV Schools annual programme guides and wallcharts, 1971-75
- Mares, Cherry (1975) 'Television and radio as resources in special education' in Educational Broadcasting International, June 1975
- Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes, 1971-75.
- 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
- Webster, Bernard (1977) 'The Devon ETV Service' in Journal of Educational Television vol 3, no 3, autumn 1977. pp.83-84
- ↑ Stop, Look, Listen teacher's notes 1971-72 p.3 state that "These titles (Fire Engine, Ambulance and so on) are used in these notes to indicate the programme content. They do not appear in the programmes themselves as it was felt there would be a greater element of surprise without them."
- ↑ Visual Education (1971) disclosed that "Stop, Look, Listen follows a pilot film shown to 1,500 children in the Plymouth area, which won wide acclaim from viewing teachers. The producers are confident that the programme will assist with general knowledge and vocabulary and stimulate thought and discussion among not only children who are backward in ability, but also those deprived of experience and language." Grosset (1970) gives more details of the broadcasts on the Plymouth ETV service and reaction from early viewers.
- ↑ "The pace is leisurely" quote from Mares (1975)
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