Stop, Look, Listen: 1983-84
Details of 1983-84 broadcasts of the ITV Schools series Stop, Look, Listen, covering topics for primary school pupils.
10 new episodes were made for 1983-84, spread across the year with some on people who help us in the autumn, some on food in the spring, and some on trips in the summer.
With a repertoire of 56 separate subjects Stop, Look, Listen started to broadcast two parallel 'Sets' of programmes each week, with 'Set A' on Mondays & Wednesdays and 'Set B' on Tuesdays & Thursdays. The two sets represented the two annual cycles of programmes which had been built up over several years, and were designed so that teachers could use one set of programmes with their classes this year and the other set next year, in whichever order they wished.
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1983-84 was the 8th of 26 years of new broadcasts, and the 13th of 38 years overall, for Stop, Look, Listen.
10 of the 56 episodes broadcast this year were new, and the episodes first broadcast this year were repeated until 1992.
Police
Ice Cream
Episode List
New episodes
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Farmer (1983) | 20 Sep 1983 |
| 2. | Police (1983) | 10 Oct 1983 |
| 3. | Baked Beans | 14 Feb 1984 |
| 4. | Crisps | 28 Feb 1984 |
| 5. | Ice Cream | 6 Mar 1984 |
| 6. | Chocolate | 13 Mar 1984* |
| 7. | Seasons: Spring and Summer | 30 Apr 1984 |
| 8. | Canal Boat | 5 Jun 1984 |
| 9. | Airport (1984) | 12 Jun 1984 |
| 10. | Camping (1984) | 19 Jun 1984 |
All broadcasts, including repeats
Episodes shown this year, including repeats from previous years.
Episodes are numbered in order of original broadcast, so some episodes from Set B will have lower numbers than episodes from Set A, even though Set A appears first in the list.
Set A
| # | Title | Mon 9:59am | Wed 11:10am |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ | Firemen (1981) | 19 Sep 1983 | 21 Sep 1983 |
| _ | Ambulance (1981) | 26 Sep 1983 | 28 Sep 1983 |
| _ | Hospital (1981) | 3 Oct 1983 | 5 Oct 1983 |
| 2. | Police (1983) | 10 Oct 1983 | 12 Oct 1983 |
| _ | Police 2 (1981) | 17 Oct 1983 | 19 Oct 1983 |
| _ | half term repeat | 24 Oct 1983 | 26 Oct 1983 |
| _ | Coalminer | 31 Oct 1983 | 2 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Dustmen | 7 Nov 1983 | 9 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Market Stall-Holder (1978) | 14 Nov 1983 | 16 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Butcher (1981) | 21 Nov 1983 | 23 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Baker (1981) | 28 Nov 1983 | 30 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Wood (1979) | 16 Jan 1984 | 18 Jan 1984 |
| _ | Paper (1980) | 23 Jan 1984 | 25 Jan 1984 |
| _ | Metal | 30 Jan 1984 | 1 Feb 1984 |
| _ | Stone (1980) | 6 Feb 1984 | 8 Feb 1984 |
| _ | Bricks (1980) | 13 Feb 1984 | 15 Feb 1984 |
| _ | half term repeat | 20 Feb 1984 | 22 Feb 1984 |
| _ | Leather | 27 Feb 1984 | 29 Feb 1984 |
| _ | Wool (1976) | 5 Mar 1984 | 7 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Pottery (1976) | 12 Mar 1984 | 14 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Glass (1978) | 19 Mar 1984 | 21 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Village | 26 Mar 1984 | 28 Mar 1984 |
| 7. | Seasons: Spring and Summer | 30 Apr 1984 | 2 May 1984 |
| _ | Wildfowl Trust | 14 May 1984 | 9 May 1984 |
| _ | Farm Museum (1981) | 21 May 1984 | 16 May 1984 |
| _ | Industrial Museum | 4 Jun 1984 | 23 May 1984 |
| _ | Castle | 11 Jun 1984 | 6 Jun 1984 |
| _ | Local Customs (Well Dressing) | 18 Jun 1984 | 13 Jun 1984 |
| _ | Safari Park (1976) | 25 Jun 1984 | 20 Jun 1984 |
| _ | Fairground | 2 Jul 1984 | 27 Jun 1984 |
Set B
| # | Title | Tue 11:25am | Thu 9:30am |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Farmer (1983) | 20 Sep 1983 | 22 Sep 1983 |
| _ | Milkman | 27 Sep 1983 | 29 Sep 1983 |
| _ | Postman (1982) | 4 Oct 1983 | 6 Oct 1983 |
| _ | Librarian (1982) | 11 Oct 1983 | 13 Oct 1983 |
| _ | Doctor (1982) | 18 Oct 1983 | 20 Oct 1983 |
| _ | half term repeat | 25 Oct 1983 | 27 Oct 1983 |
| _ | Vet | 1 Nov 1983 | 3 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Steel Band | 8 Nov 1983 | 10 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Puppet Show (1982) | 15 Nov 1983 | 17 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Toy Factory | 22 Nov 1983 | 24 Nov 1983 |
| _ | Big Store (1982) | 29 Nov 1983 | 1 Dec 1983 |
| _ | Cheese (1979) | 17 Jan 1984 | 19 Jan 1984 |
| _ | Fish (1979) | 24 Jan 1984 | 26 Jan 1984 |
| _ | Fruit | 31 Jan 1984 | 2 Feb 1984 |
| _ | Bananas (1976) | 7 Feb 1984 | 9 Feb 1984 |
| 3. | Baked Beans | 14 Feb 1984 | 16 Feb 1984 |
| _ | half term repeat | 21 Feb 1984 | 23 Feb 1984 |
| 4. | Crisps | 28 Feb 1984 | 1 Mar 1984 |
| 5. | Ice Cream | 6 Mar 1984 | 8 Mar 1984 |
| 6. | Chocolate | 13 Mar 1984* | 15 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Electricity | 20 Mar 1984 | 22 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Water (1980) | 27 Mar 1984 | 29 Mar 1984 |
| _ | Bicycles (1981) | 1 May 1984 | 3 May 1984 |
| _ | Station | 8 May 1984 | 10 May 1984 |
| _ | Trams | 15 May 1984 | 17 May 1984 |
| _ | Boats and Boating (1981) | 22 May 1984 | 24 May 1984 |
| 8. | Canal Boat | 5 Jun 1984 | 7 Jun 1984 |
| 9. | Airport (1984) | 12 Jun 1984 | 14 Jun 1984 |
| 10. | Camping (1984) | 19 Jun 1984 | 21 Jun 1984 |
| _ | Seaside (1976) | 26 Jun 1984 | 28 Jun 1984 |
* - Chocolate was previewed as part of a Have You Seen This? programme on Monday 5 December 1983 at 09:55 on ITV
Episode Guide
1. Farmer (1983)
Central prod. no.: 2309/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 20th September 1983, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 8th December 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C (a special end-of-year repeat due to technical problems earlier in the term)
All broadcasts: 9- Autumn 1983 - Tue 20 Sep 1983, 11:25am; Thu 22 Sep 1983, 9:30am on ITV
- Autumn 1984 - Tue 18 Sep 1984, 11:49am on ITV
- Autumn 1985 - Wed 18 Sep 1985, 10:21am; Fri 20 Sep 1985, 11:15am on ITV
- Autumn 1986 - Fri 19 Sep 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Autumn 1988 - Mon 26 Sep 1988, 11:17am; Thu 29 Sep 1988, 11:32am; Thu 8 Dec 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4
2. Police (1983)
Central prod. no.: 2310/83 First broadcast: Monday 10th October 1983, 9:59am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 19th September 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 14- Autumn 1983 - Mon 10 Oct 1983, 9:59am; Wed 12 Oct 1983, 11:10am on ITV
- Autumn 1984 - Mon 8 Oct 1984, 9:59am; Wed 10 Oct 1984, 11:10am on ITV
- Autumn 1985 - Mon 7 Oct 1985, 9:47am; Thu 10 Oct 1985, 9:30am on ITV
- Autumn 1986 - Mon 6 Oct 1986, 9:47am; Thu 9 Oct 1986, 9:30am on ITV
- Autumn 1987 - Mon 21 Sep 1987, 11:17am; Thu 24 Sep 1987, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Autumn 1989 - Mon 25 Sep 1989, 11:17am; Thu 28 Sep 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Autumn 1991 - Mon 16 Sep 1991, 11:17am; Thu 19 Sep 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4
3. Baked Beans
A group of people are eating baked beans - some hot and some cold - as part of a daily taste test. Then we see the manufacturing process.
The beans arrive from America is sacks and get moved by a fork lift. They are emptied into a hopper, sieved and sorted to remove any poor ones. The beans are washed and rinsed, and the tomato sauce is mixed, and then both are put into tin cans and sealed. Finally the tins are baked in an oven, labelled and put into boxes.
- Central TV paperwork stated that this episode was re-cut from a previous Beans episode, but I don't know which episode that might have been.
Central prod. no.: 2311/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 14th February 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 2nd March 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 13- Spring 1984 - Tue 14 Feb 1984, 11:25am; Thu 16 Feb 1984, 9:30am; Tue 21 Feb 1984, 11:25am; Thu 23 Feb 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1985 - Tue 12 Feb 1985, 11:49am; Tue 19 Feb 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 12 Feb 1986, 10:21am; Fri 14 Feb 1986, 11:15am; Wed 19 Feb 1986, 10:21am; Fri 21 Feb 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 6 Mar 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 27 Feb 1989, 11:17am; Thu 2 Mar 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
4. Crisps
Seed potatoes are planted in a field with the assistance of a planting machine. Later the grown potatoes are harvested, and in a school kitchen they are peeled, fried and sliced to make crisps.
In a commercial factory a truck load of potatoes is washed, peeled and fried in huge machinery, then salted and packed to be sold in the shops.
Central prod. no.: 2312/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 28th February 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 31st January 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 10- Spring 1984 - Tue 28 Feb 1984, 11:25am; Thu 1 Mar 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1985 - Tue 26 Feb 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 26 Feb 1986, 10:21am; Fri 28 Feb 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 13 Mar 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 30 Jan 1989, 11:17am; Thu 2 Feb 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1991 - Mon 28 Jan 1991, 11:17am; Thu 31 Jan 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4
5. Ice Cream
Central prod. no.: 2313/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 6th March 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 16th February 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1984 - Tue 6 Mar 1984, 11:25am; Thu 8 Mar 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1985 - Tue 5 Mar 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 5 Mar 1986, 10:21am; Fri 7 Mar 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 20 Mar 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 13 Feb 1989, 11:17am; Thu 16 Feb 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
6. Chocolate
Children buy sweets and chocolate in a small shop. Chris Tarrant's favourite is chocolate, so we see how chocolate is made in a factory starting with sacks of beans from the West Indies. They are roasted, winnowed and sieved, then powdered and heated into a liquid. Milk, sugar and other ingredients are mixed in and the machines process the chocolate into Easter eggs. Workers in the factory mix together different colours of Smarties and pack an assortment into each egg, which are then wrapped and sold.
Central prod. no.: 2314/83 First broadcast: Monday 5th December 1983, 9:55am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 9th February 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 9- Have You Seen This? preview - Mon 5 Dec 1983, 9:55am on ITV
- Spring 1984 - Tue 13 Mar 1984, 11:25am; Thu 15 Mar 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1985 - Tue 12 Mar 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 12 Mar 1986, 10:21am; Fri 14 Mar 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 27 Mar 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 6 Feb 1989, 11:17am; Thu 9 Feb 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
7. Seasons: Spring and Summer
Central prod. no.: 2315/83 First broadcast: Monday 30th April 1984, 9:59am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 25th April 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 11- Summer 1984 - Mon 30 Apr 1984, 9:59am; Wed 2 May 1984, 11:10am on ITV
- Summer 1985 - Mon 22 Apr 1985, 9:59am; Wed 24 Apr 1985, 11:10am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 19 Mar 1986, 10:21am; Fri 21 Mar 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 3 Apr 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 13 Mar 1989, 11:17am; Thu 16 Mar 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Summer 1991 - Mon 22 Apr 1991, 11:17am; Thu 25 Apr 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4
8. Canal Boat
The Barnett family and their friend arrive at Alvechurch Boat Centre
to start their canal holiday. They load their luggage and look over their boat. Staff from the marina show them a route they could take on a canal map, how the boats are painted, and how to work the boat. They go through a tunnel and work the locks. Aboard the boat they take showers, go to bed, and make breakfast the next morning.
Central prod. no.: 2316/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 5th June 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Monday 4th June 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 10- Summer 1984 - Tue 5 Jun 1984, 11:25am; Thu 7 Jun 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Summer 1985 - Tue 4 Jun 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Summer 1986 - Wed 4 Jun 1986, 10:21am; Fri 6 Jun 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Fri 12 Jun 1987, 11:15am on Channel 4
- Summer 1988 - Thu 16 Jun 1988, 11:32am; Mon 20 Jun 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
- Summer 1990 - Thu 24 May 1990, 11:17am; Mon 4 Jun 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4
9. Airport (1984)
Three children, Daniel, Jason and Andrew Eckersley have come to Manchester International Airport with their mum. Their luggage is taken and passes down a conveyor belt. The children look at all the shops and people around the airport.
They go through passport control and security, where a metal toy in Jason's pocket sets off the alarms. They see a bird-scarer van driving around and finally board their plane and take off for Toronto, Canada.
Central prod. no.: 2317/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 12th June 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 13th February 1992, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 14- Summer 1984 - Tue 12 Jun 1984, 11:25am; Thu 14 Jun 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Summer 1985 - Tue 11 Jun 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Summer 1986 - Wed 11 Jun 1986, 10:21am; Fri 13 Jun 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Fri 19 Jun 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1988 - Mon 8 Feb 1988, 11:17am; Thu 11 Feb 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1990 - Mon 12 Feb 1990, 11:17am; Thu 15 Feb 1990, 11:32am; Mon 19 Feb 1990, 11:17am; Thu 22 Feb 1990, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1992 - Mon 10 Feb 1992, 11:17am; Thu 13 Feb 1992, 11:32am on Channel 4
10. Camping (1984)
The Rees family arrive at a farm campsite for a holiday with their three children. They spend most of the episode pitching their tent: sorting out the many many metal poles, building the frame, fitting the canvas and securing the pegs. They explore the washroom and shops around the camp site, and visit the nearby beach. In the evening they cook a meal on the kitchen burner and settle to bed.
Central prod. no.: 2318/83 First broadcast: Tuesday 19th June 1984, 11:25am on ITV Last broadcast: Monday 15th May 1989, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C (except in Scottish, Grampian & Border regions who last saw it the previous Thursday)
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1984 - Tue 19 Jun 1984, 11:25am; Thu 21 Jun 1984, 9:30am on ITV
- Summer 1985 - Tue 18 Jun 1985, 11:49am on ITV
- Summer 1986 - Wed 18 Jun 1986, 10:21am; Fri 20 Jun 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Fri 26 Jun 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1989 - Thu 11 May 1989, 11:32am; Mon 15 May 1989, 11:17am on Channel 4
Locations
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | Autumn 1983, Spring & Summer 1984 | Monday, 9:59am | Tuesday, 11:25am | Wednesday, 11:10am | Thursday, 9:30am | ITV | Border & Scottish not Mon or Tue, Grampian not Mon |
Credits
| Narrator | Chris Tarrant |
| Researchers | Pam Edwards (autumn & spring term episodes) Vikki Worthington (summer term episodes) |
| Film editors | Bob Woodward Mycal Miller |
| Adviser | Ronald Gulliford |
| Producer & director | Dilys Howell |
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