Stop, Look, Listen: 1985-86
Details of 1985-86 broadcasts of the ITV Schools series Stop, Look, Listen, covering topics for primary school pupils.
There were 10 more new episodes this year, spread across all three terms
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1985-86 was the 10th of 26 years of new broadcasts, and the 15th 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.
Making a TV Film
Trains
Village Visit
Episode List
New episodes
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Musical Instruments | 23 Oct 1985 |
| 2. | Supermarket | 11 Nov 1985 |
| 3. | Telephone (1986) | 13 Jan 1986 |
| 4. | Making a TV Film | 20 Jan 1986 |
| 5. | Newspaper | 27 Jan 1986 |
| 6. | Cheese (1985) | 29 Jan 1986* |
| 7. | Fish (1986) | 5 Feb 1986 |
| 8. | Trains | 7 May 1986 |
| 9. | Village Visit | 15 May 1986 |
| 10. | Day Trip | 22 May 1986 |
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 9:47am | Thu 9:30am |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ | Firemen (1981) | 16 Sep 1985 | 19 Sep 1985 |
| _ | Ambulance (1981) | 23 Sep 1985 | 26 Sep 1985 |
| _ | Hospital (1981) | 30 Sep 1985 | 3 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Police (1983) | 7 Oct 1985 | 10 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Roadmenders | 14 Oct 1985 | 17 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Coalminer | 21 Oct 1985 | 24 Oct 1985 |
| _ | half term repeat | 28 Oct 1985 | 31 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Librarian (1984) | 4 Nov 1985 | 7 Nov 1985 |
| 2. | Supermarket | 11 Nov 1985 | 14 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Butcher (1981) | 18 Nov 1985 | 21 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Baker (1981) | 25 Nov 1985 | 28 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Postman (1982) | 6 Jan 1986 | 9 Jan 1986 |
| 3. | Telephone (1986) | 13 Jan 1986 | 16 Jan 1986 |
| 4. | Making a TV Film | 20 Jan 1986 | 23 Jan 1986 |
| 5. | Newspaper | 27 Jan 1986 | 30 Jan 1986 |
| _ | Paper (1980) | 3 Feb 1986 | 6 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Stone (1984) | 10 Feb 1986 | 13 Feb 1986 |
| _ | half term repeat | 17 Feb 1986 | 20 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Bricks (1980) | 24 Feb 1986 | 27 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Leather | 3 Mar 1986 | 6 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Glass (1978) | 10 Mar 1986 | 13 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Electricity | 17 Mar 1986 | 20 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Water (1980) | 21 Apr 1986 | 24 Apr 1986 |
| _ | Wildfowl Trust | 28 Apr 1986 | 1 May 1986 |
| _ | Farm Museum (1981) | 12 May 1986 | 8 May 1986 |
| 9. | Village Visit | 19 May 1986 | 15 May 1986 |
| 10. | Day Trip | 2 Jun 1986 | 22 May 1986 |
| _ | Local Customs (Well Dressing) | 9 Jun 1986 | 5 Jun 1986 |
| _ | Zoo | 16 Jun 1986 | 12 Jun 1986 |
| _ | Safari Park (1985) | 23 Jun 1986 | 19 Jun 1986 |
Set B
| # | Title | Wed 10:21am | Fri 11:15am |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ | Farmer (1983) | 18 Sep 1985 | 20 Sep 1985 |
| _ | Milkman | 25 Sep 1985 | 27 Sep 1985 |
| _ | Doctor (1982) | 2 Oct 1985 | 4 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Vet | 9 Oct 1985 | 11 Oct 1985 |
| _ | Seasons: Autumn and Winter | 16 Oct 1985 | 18 Oct 1985 |
| 1. | Musical Instruments | 23 Oct 1985 | 25 Oct 1985 |
| _ | half term repeat | 30 Oct 1985 | 1 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Steel Band | 6 Nov 1985 | 8 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Puppet Show (1982) | 13 Nov 1985 | 15 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Toy Factory | 20 Nov 1985 | 22 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Big Store (1982) | 27 Nov 1985 | 29 Nov 1985 |
| _ | Market Stall-Holder (1984) | 8 Jan 1986 | 10 Jan 1986 |
| _ | Fruit | 15 Jan 1986 | 17 Jan 1986 |
| _ | Bananas (1985) | 22 Jan 1986 | 24 Jan 1986 |
| 6. | Cheese (1985) | 29 Jan 1986* | 31 Jan 1986 |
| 7. | Fish (1986) | 5 Feb 1986 | 7 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Baked Beans | 12 Feb 1986 | 14 Feb 1986 |
| _ | half term repeat | 19 Feb 1986 | 21 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Crisps | 26 Feb 1986 | 28 Feb 1986 |
| _ | Ice Cream | 5 Mar 1986 | 7 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Chocolate | 12 Mar 1986 | 14 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Seasons: Spring and Summer | 19 Mar 1986 | 21 Mar 1986 |
| _ | Bicycles (1981) | 23 Apr 1986 | 25 Apr 1986 |
| _ | Cars (1985) | 30 Apr 1986 | 2 May 1986 |
| 8. | Trains | 7 May 1986 | 9 May 1986 |
| _ | Trams | 14 May 1986 | 16 May 1986 |
| _ | Boats and Boating (1985) | 21 May 1986 | 23 May 1986 |
| _ | Canal Boat | 4 Jun 1986 | 6 Jun 1986 |
| _ | Airport (1984) | 11 Jun 1986 | 13 Jun 1986 |
| _ | Camping (1984) | 18 Jun 1986 | 20 Jun 1986 |
* - Cheese (1985) was previewed as part of a The Terms Ahead programme on Monday 2 December 1985 at 10:07 on ITV
Episode Guide
1. Musical Instruments
First broadcast: Wednesday 23rd October 1985, 10:21am on ITV Last broadcast: Monday 9th May 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 8- Autumn 1985 - Wed 23 Oct 1985, 10:21am; Fri 25 Oct 1985, 11:15am; Wed 30 Oct 1985, 10:21am; Fri 1 Nov 1985, 11:15am on ITV
- Autumn 1986 - Fri 24 Oct 1986, 11:15am; Fri 31 Oct 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1988 - Thu 5 May 1988, 11:32am; Mon 9 May 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
2. Supermarket
First broadcast: Monday 11th November 1985, 9:47am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 25th October 1990, 11:32am on Channel 4 (except in Scotland & on S4C in Wales where it was last seen 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 12- Autumn 1985 - Mon 11 Nov 1985, 9:47am; Thu 14 Nov 1985, 9:30am on ITV
- Autumn 1986 - Mon 10 Nov 1986, 9:47am; Thu 13 Nov 1986, 9:30am on ITV
- Autumn 1988 - Mon 17 Oct 1988, 11:17am; Thu 20 Oct 1988, 11:32am; Mon 24 Oct 1988, 11:17am; Thu 27 Oct 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Autumn 1990 - Mon 15 Oct 1990, 11:17am; Thu 18 Oct 1990, 11:32am; Mon 22 Oct 1990, 11:17am; Thu 25 Oct 1990, 11:32am on Channel 4
3. Telephone (1986)
Set at British Telecom Museum, Oxford
First broadcast: Monday 13th January 1986, 9:47am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 16th January 1986, 9:30am on ITV
All broadcasts: 2- Spring 1986 - Mon 13 Jan 1986, 9:47am; Thu 16 Jan 1986, 9:30am on ITV
4. Making a TV Film
Filming, editing and narrating an episode of All Year Round.
First broadcast: Monday 20th January 1986, 9:47am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 5th February 1987, 9:30am on ITV (except in Scottish, Grampian & Border regions who last saw it 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 4- Spring 1986 - Mon 20 Jan 1986, 9:47am; Thu 23 Jan 1986, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Mon 2 Feb 1987, 9:47am; Thu 5 Feb 1987, 9:30am on ITV
5. Newspaper
First broadcast: Monday 27th January 1986, 9:47am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 12th February 1987, 9:30am on ITV (except in Scottish, Grampian & Border regions who last saw it 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 4- Spring 1986 - Mon 27 Jan 1986, 9:47am; Thu 30 Jan 1986, 9:30am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Mon 9 Feb 1987, 9:47am; Thu 12 Feb 1987, 9:30am on ITV
6. Cheese (1985)
There are different types of cheese on sale in a supermarket, which all taste different but are all made from milk.
We follow the cheese-making process at a traditional dairy farm where the farmer's wife operates the milking machine and the farmer thickens the milk and cuts the curds then minces and moulds it into different types of cheese.
The same process is then shown at a modern factory, where the milk arrives in huge tankers, the thickening takes place in large drums, machinery presses and moulds the cheese, and a production line wraps and packs the final product. A cheese tester smells and feels it, and the factory finally turns out blocks of Double Gloucester.
First broadcast: Monday 2nd December 1985, 10:07am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 9th March 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 6- The Terms Ahead preview - Mon 2 Dec 1985, 10:07am on ITV
- Spring 1986 - Wed 29 Jan 1986, 10:21am; Fri 31 Jan 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 13 Feb 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 6 Mar 1989, 11:17am; Thu 9 Mar 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
7. Fish (1986)
Set at Scarborough
First broadcast: Wednesday 5th February 1986, 10:21am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 24th January 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 8- Spring 1986 - Wed 5 Feb 1986, 10:21am; Fri 7 Feb 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1987 - Fri 20 Feb 1987, 11:15am; Fri 27 Feb 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1989 - Mon 23 Jan 1989, 11:17am; Thu 26 Jan 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1991 - Mon 21 Jan 1991, 11:17am; Thu 24 Jan 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4
8. Trains
Set at Birmingham New Street Station and Kidderminster Station
- This episode was originally billed under the title Station, like its predecessor, but later known as Trains.
First broadcast: Wednesday 7th May 1986, 10:21am on ITV Last broadcast: Thursday 6th February 1992, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)
All broadcasts: 9- Summer 1986 - Wed 7 May 1986, 10:21am; Fri 9 May 1986, 11:15am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Fri 15 May 1987, 11:15am on ITV
- Spring 1988 - Mon 25 Jan 1988, 11:17am; Thu 28 Jan 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1990 - Mon 29 Jan 1990, 11:17am; Thu 1 Feb 1990, 11:32am on Channel 4
- Spring 1992 - Mon 3 Feb 1992, 11:17am; Thu 6 Feb 1992, 11:32am on Channel 4
9. Village Visit
Set at Pembridge
First broadcast: Thursday 15th May 1986, 9:30am on ITV Last broadcast: Monday 1st June 1987, 9:47am on ITV
All broadcasts: 4- Summer 1986 - Thu 15 May 1986, 9:30am; Mon 19 May 1986, 9:47am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Thu 21 May 1987, 9:30am; Mon 1 Jun 1987, 9:47am on ITV
10. Day Trip
Set at Sudbury Hall
- This episode was later billed by the more descriptive title of Museum of Childhood.
- A separate Day Trip episode, about a Day Trip to France, was added in 1988.
First broadcast: Thursday 22nd May 1986, 9:30am on ITV Last broadcast: Monday 11th June 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4/S4C
All broadcasts: 8- Summer 1986 - Thu 22 May 1986, 9:30am; Mon 2 Jun 1986, 9:47am on ITV
- Summer 1987 - Mon 27 Apr 1987, 9:47am; Thu 30 Apr 1987, 9:30am on ITV
- Summer 1988 - Thu 26 May 1988, 11:32am; Mon 6 Jun 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
- Summer 1990 - Thu 7 Jun 1990, 11:17am; Mon 11 Jun 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4
Locations
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Autumn 1985, Spring & Summer 1986 | Monday, 9:47am | Wednesday, 10:21am | Thursday, 9:30am | Friday, 11:15am | ITV |
Credits
| Narrator | Chris Tarrant |
| Researcher | Vikki Worthington |
| Film Editors include | Chris Rickard Peter Spenceley Roland Brason Judy Hooker Barry Wale |
| Adviser | Ronald Gulliford |
| Directors | Pam Edwards ('Village Visit' & 'Day Trip') Dilys Howell |
| Producer | Dilys Howell |
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