Stop, Look, Listen: 1979-80

📺ITV Schools

companyATV

started31st Oct 1979

ended20th Jun 1980

1 school year

episodes10

duration10 mins

subject 🏫MiscellanyStimulus & Topics

age rangeAge 6+Age 5-7 & Age 7-9

languageenIn English

4 images from 1979-80

currentsequence: ; ### size: ### Stop, Look, Listen/1979-80: Stop, Look, ListenPrevious year: 1978-79Next year: 1980-81

Details of 1979-80 broadcasts of the ITV Schools Stop, Look, Listen, covering topics for primary school pupils.

All 10 episodes in the spring term were new this year, not remakes but programmes on the completely new subjects of materials and services. This was the start of Stop, Look, Listen's move to an expanded two-year cycle of programmes, as the previous spring term sequence on foods, sounds and crafts would be repeated with some tweaks in spring 1981, followed by this new sequence on materials and services in spring 1982, and so on.

Due to a strike which stopped almost all broadcasting by ITV for several months in 1979, there were no broadcasts of Stop, Look, Listen or any other ITV schools programmes in the first five weeks of the autumn term. The planned schedule included repeats of the episodes about people who help us which had been screened in the previous year and would be shown again in the next. Despite the disruption caused by the strike, as far as I have been able to determine all 10 of the new episodes which Stop, Look, Listen had planned for the spring term were able to be produced and screened as scheduled - they all continued to be listed in the TV Times.

This year's episodes dropped the on-screen titles of the previous year but added a caption, often at the start of the programme, that they were 'introduced by Chris Tarrant', perhaps a recognition that his name would be recognised around the country with his presenting of the Saturday morning children's series Tiswas by now by now being screened in several areas of the country and not just the midlands.

These episodes used the flying words opening titles and High Life theme tune.

1979-80 was the 4th of 26 years of new broadcasts, and the 9th of 38 years overall, for Stop, Look, Listen.

10 of the 23 episodes broadcast this year were new, and the episodes first broadcast this year were repeated until 1987.

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  Bricks

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  Electricity

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  Water

Episode List

New episodes

#	Title	Broadcast
1.	Wood (1979)	#1980-01-16-00-00-0016 Jan 1980*
2.	Paper (1980)	#1980-01-23-00-00-0023 Jan 1980
3.	Metal	#1980-01-30-00-00-0030 Jan 1980
4.	Stone (1980)	#1980-02-06-00-00-006 Feb 1980
5.	Bricks (1980)	#1980-02-13-00-00-0013 Feb 1980
6.	Oil and Petrol	#1980-02-27-00-00-0027 Feb 1980
7.	Leather	#1980-03-05-00-00-005 Mar 1980
8.	Plastics	#1980-03-12-00-00-0012 Mar 1980
9.	Electricity	#1980-03-19-00-00-0019 Mar 1980
10.	Water (1980)	#1980-03-26-00-00-0026 Mar 1980

All broadcasts, including repeats

Episodes shown this year, including repeats from previous years.

The episodes which had been scheduled for the first few weeks of the term but did not get broadcast due to the strike were the same first five episodes broadcast in 1978-79: Fireman (1978), Ambulance (1975), Police (1975), Dustman and Coalminer.

#	Title	Wed 11:04am	Fri 9:57am
_	Lorry Driver (1978)	#1979-10-31-00-00-0031 Oct 1979	#1979-11-02-00-00-002 Nov 1979
_	Market Stall-Holder (1978)	#1979-11-07-00-00-007 Nov 1979	#1979-11-09-00-00-009 Nov 1979
_	Baker (1978)	#1979-11-14-00-00-0014 Nov 1979	#1979-11-16-00-00-0016 Nov 1979
_	Butcher (1975)	#1979-11-21-00-00-0021 Nov 1979	#1979-11-23-00-00-0023 Nov 1979
_	Farmer (1976)	#1979-11-28-00-00-0028 Nov 1979	#1979-11-30-00-00-0030 Nov 1979
1.	Wood (1979)	#1980-01-16-00-00-0016 Jan 1980*	#1980-01-18-00-00-0018 Jan 1980
2.	Paper (1980)	#1980-01-23-00-00-0023 Jan 1980	#1980-01-25-00-00-0025 Jan 1980
3.	Metal	#1980-01-30-00-00-0030 Jan 1980	#1980-02-01-00-00-001 Feb 1980
4.	Stone (1980)	#1980-02-06-00-00-006 Feb 1980	#1980-02-08-00-00-008 Feb 1980
5.	Bricks (1980)	#1980-02-13-00-00-0013 Feb 1980	#1980-02-15-00-00-0015 Feb 1980
_	half term repeat	#1980-02-20-00-00-0020 Feb 1980	#1980-02-22-00-00-0022 Feb 1980
6.	Oil and Petrol	#1980-02-27-00-00-0027 Feb 1980	#1980-02-29-00-00-0029 Feb 1980
7.	Leather	#1980-03-05-00-00-005 Mar 1980	#1980-03-07-00-00-007 Mar 1980
8.	Plastics	#1980-03-12-00-00-0012 Mar 1980	#1980-03-14-00-00-0014 Mar 1980
9.	Electricity	#1980-03-19-00-00-0019 Mar 1980	#1980-03-21-00-00-0021 Mar 1980
10.	Water (1980)	#1980-03-26-00-00-0026 Mar 1980	#1980-03-28-00-00-0028 Mar 1980
_	Summer and Winter	#1980-04-23-00-00-0023 Apr 1980	#1980-04-25-00-00-0025 Apr 1980
_	Canal	#1980-04-30-00-00-0030 Apr 1980	#1980-05-02-00-00-002 May 1980
_	Station	#1980-05-07-00-00-007 May 1980	#1980-05-09-00-00-009 May 1980
_	Airport (1976)	#1980-05-14-00-00-0014 May 1980	#1980-05-16-00-00-0016 May 1980
_	Safari Park (1976)	#1980-05-21-00-00-0021 May 1980	#1980-05-23-00-00-0023 May 1980
_	Castle	#1980-06-04-00-00-004 Jun 1980	#1980-06-06-00-00-006 Jun 1980
_	Fairground	#1980-06-11-00-00-0011 Jun 1980	#1980-06-13-00-00-0013 Jun 1980
_	Seaside (1976)	#1980-06-18-00-00-0018 Jun 1980	#1980-06-20-00-00-0020 Jun 1980

* - Wood was previewed as part of a Next Term programme on Monday 3 December 1979 at 10:10 on ITV

Episode Guide

1. Wood (1979)

Replaced by: Wood (1989) ATV prod. no.: 7083 First broadcast: Monday 3rd December 1979, 10:10am on ITV Last broadcast: Wednesday 23rd January 1985, 11:10am on ITV

All broadcasts: 9

• Next Term preview - Mon 3 Dec 1979, 10:10am on ITV
• Spring 1980 - Wed 16 Jan 1980, 11:04am; Fri 18 Jan 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 20 Jan 1982, 10:04am; Fri 22 Jan 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 16 Jan 1984, 9:59am; Wed 18 Jan 1984, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Mon 21 Jan 1985, 9:59am; Wed 23 Jan 1985, 11:10am on ITV

2. Paper (1980)

Set at Alders Paper Mill

Replaced by: Paper (1987) ATV prod. no.: 7084 First broadcast: Wednesday 23rd January 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 6th February 1986, 9:30am on ITV

All broadcasts: 10

• Spring 1980 - Wed 23 Jan 1980, 11:04am; Fri 25 Jan 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 27 Jan 1982, 10:04am; Fri 29 Jan 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 23 Jan 1984, 9:59am; Wed 25 Jan 1984, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Mon 28 Jan 1985, 9:59am; Wed 30 Jan 1985, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1986 - Mon 3 Feb 1986, 9:47am; Thu 6 Feb 1986, 9:30am on ITV

3. Metal

ATV prod. no.: 7085 First broadcast: Wednesday 30th January 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Wednesday 6th February 1985, 11:10am on ITV

All broadcasts: 8

• Spring 1980 - Wed 30 Jan 1980, 11:04am; Fri 1 Feb 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 3 Feb 1982, 10:04am; Fri 5 Feb 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 30 Jan 1984, 9:59am; Wed 1 Feb 1984, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Mon 4 Feb 1985, 9:59am; Wed 6 Feb 1985, 11:10am on ITV

4. Stone (1980)

Replaced by: Stone (1984) ATV prod. no.: 7086 First broadcast: Wednesday 6th February 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Wednesday 8th February 1984, 11:10am on ITV

All broadcasts: 6

• Spring 1980 - Wed 6 Feb 1980, 11:04am; Fri 8 Feb 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 10 Feb 1982, 10:04am; Fri 12 Feb 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 6 Feb 1984, 9:59am; Wed 8 Feb 1984, 11:10am on ITV

5. Bricks (1980)

Different sorts of brick-built houses are seen and then bricklayers at work building a wall.

We then see clay being cut from a huge pit with various machinery. The clay is taken to the London Brick Company works at Stewartby where it is ground, pressed, coloured and baked in the kiln, and then the finished bricks are taken by lorry to a building site where they will be used to build houses.

Replaced: Bricklayer Replaced by: Bricks (1987) ATV prod. no.: 7087 First broadcast: Wednesday 13th February 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 27th February 1986, 9:30am on ITV

All broadcasts: 16

• Spring 1980 - Wed 13 Feb 1980, 11:04am; Fri 15 Feb 1980, 9:57am; Wed 20 Feb 1980, 11:04am; Fri 22 Feb 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 17 Feb 1982, 10:04am; Fri 19 Feb 1982, 11:22am; Wed 24 Feb 1982, 10:04am; Fri 26 Feb 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 13 Feb 1984, 9:59am; Wed 15 Feb 1984, 11:10am; Mon 20 Feb 1984, 9:59am; Wed 22 Feb 1984, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Mon 25 Feb 1985, 9:59am; Wed 27 Feb 1985, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1986 - Mon 24 Feb 1986, 9:47am; Thu 27 Feb 1986, 9:30am on ITV

6. Oil and Petrol

ATV prod. no.: 7088 First broadcast: Wednesday 27th February 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 5th March 1982, 11:22am on ITV

All broadcasts: 4

• Spring 1980 - Wed 27 Feb 1980, 11:04am; Fri 29 Feb 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 3 Mar 1982, 10:04am; Fri 5 Mar 1982, 11:22am on ITV

7. Leather

ATV prod. no.: 7089 First broadcast: Wednesday 5th March 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 6th March 1986, 9:30am on ITV

All broadcasts: 10

• Spring 1980 - Wed 5 Mar 1980, 11:04am; Fri 7 Mar 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 10 Mar 1982, 10:04am; Fri 12 Mar 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Mon 27 Feb 1984, 9:59am; Wed 29 Feb 1984, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Mon 4 Mar 1985, 9:59am; Wed 6 Mar 1985, 11:10am on ITV
• Spring 1986 - Mon 3 Mar 1986, 9:47am; Thu 6 Mar 1986, 9:30am on ITV

8. Plastics

ATV prod. no.: 7090 First broadcast: Wednesday 12th March 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Friday 19th March 1982, 11:22am on ITV

All broadcasts: 4

• Spring 1980 - Wed 12 Mar 1980, 11:04am; Fri 14 Mar 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 17 Mar 1982, 10:04am; Fri 19 Mar 1982, 11:22am on ITV

9. Electricity

• This episode was billed as Electricity and Gas for broadcasts in 1980 and 1982, and as just Electricity from 1984 onwards.

ATV prod. no.: 7091 First broadcast: Wednesday 19th March 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 26th March 1987, 9:30am on ITV (except in Scottish, Grampian & Border regions who last saw it 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 11

• Spring 1980 - Wed 19 Mar 1980, 11:04am; Fri 21 Mar 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 24 Mar 1982, 10:04am; Fri 26 Mar 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Tue 20 Mar 1984, 11:25am; Thu 22 Mar 1984, 9:30am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Tue 19 Mar 1985, 11:49am on ITV
• Spring 1986 - Mon 17 Mar 1986, 9:47am; Thu 20 Mar 1986, 9:30am on ITV
• Spring 1987 - Mon 23 Mar 1987, 9:47am; Thu 26 Mar 1987, 9:30am on ITV

10. Water (1980)

ATV prod. no.: 7092 First broadcast: Wednesday 26th March 1980, 11:04am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 2nd April 1987, 9:30am on ITV (except in Scottish, Grampian & Border regions who last saw it 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 11

• Spring 1980 - Wed 26 Mar 1980, 11:04am; Fri 28 Mar 1980, 9:57am on ITV
• Spring 1982 - Wed 31 Mar 1982, 10:04am; Fri 2 Apr 1982, 11:22am on ITV
• Spring 1984 - Tue 27 Mar 1984, 11:25am; Thu 29 Mar 1984, 9:30am on ITV
• Spring 1985 - Tue 26 Mar 1985, 11:49am on ITV
• Summer 1986 - Mon 21 Apr 1986, 9:47am; Thu 24 Apr 1986, 9:30am on ITV
• Spring 1987 - Mon 30 Mar 1987, 9:47am; Thu 2 Apr 1987, 9:30am on ITV

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Broadcasts

Year	Term	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Channel	Details
1979-80	Autumn 1979, Spring & Summer 1980			Wednesday, 11:04am		Friday, 9:57am	ITV

Credits

Narrator	Chris Tarrant
Researcher	Pam Edwards
Film editors	Sue Massey McDonald Brown
Adviser	Ronald Gulliford
Producer & director	Dilys Howell

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