Stop, Look, Listen: 1987-88

📺ITV Schools

companyCentral

started14th Sep 1987

ended27th Jun 1988

1 school year

episodes10

duration10 mins

subject 🏫MiscellanyStimulus & Topics

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

languageenIn English

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currentsequence: ; ### size: ### Stop, Look, Listen/1987-88: Stop, Look, ListenPrevious year: 1986-87Next year: 1988-89

Details of 1987-88 broadcasts of the ITV Schools series Stop, Look, Listen, covering topics for primary school pupils.

There were 10 new episodes spread across the three terms of this year. With ITV Schools programmes now broadcast on Channel 4 and S4C rather than ITV, Stop, Look, Listen was returned to a single set of 28 programmes broadcast in a year, with the other 28 (which had been broadcast as 'Set B' for the previous four years) to be broadcast in the following year instead, making a true two-year cycle.

These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.

1987-88 was the 12th of 26 years of new broadcasts, and the 17th of 38 years overall, for Stop, Look, Listen.

10 of the 28 episodes broadcast this year were new, and the episodes first broadcast this year were repeated until 1992.

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  Lifeboatmen

• 

  Day Trip to France

Episode List

New episodes

#	Title	Broadcast
1.	Firemen (1987)	#1987-09-14-00-00-0014 Sep 1987
2.	Lifeboatmen	#1987-09-28-00-00-0028 Sep 1987
3.	Doctor (1987)	#1987-10-19-00-00-0019 Oct 1987
4.	Baker (1987)	#1987-11-23-00-00-0023 Nov 1987
5.	Birds	#1988-03-21-00-00-0021 Mar 1988
6.	Making Things	#1988-04-25-00-00-0025 Apr 1988
7.	Swimming	#1988-05-12-00-00-0012 May 1988
8.	Games	#1988-05-19-00-00-0019 May 1988
9.	Flower Festival	#1988-06-09-00-00-009 Jun 1988
10.	Day Trip to France	#1988-06-23-00-00-0023 Jun 1988

All broadcasts, including repeats

Episodes shown this year, including repeats from previous years.

#	Title	Mon 11:17am	Thu 11:32am
People Who Help Us
1.	Firemen (1987)	#1987-09-14-00-00-0014 Sep 1987	#1987-09-17-00-00-0017 Sep 1987
_	Police (1983)	#1987-09-21-00-00-0021 Sep 1987	#1987-09-24-00-00-0024 Sep 1987
2.	Lifeboatmen	#1987-09-28-00-00-0028 Sep 1987	#1987-10-01-00-00-001 Oct 1987
_	Ambulance (1981)	#1987-10-05-00-00-005 Oct 1987	#1987-10-08-00-00-008 Oct 1987
_	Hospital (1981)	#1987-10-12-00-00-0012 Oct 1987	#1987-10-15-00-00-0015 Oct 1987
3.	Doctor (1987)	#1987-10-19-00-00-0019 Oct 1987	#1987-10-22-00-00-0022 Oct 1987
_	half term repeat	#1987-10-26-00-00-0026 Oct 1987	#1987-10-29-00-00-0029 Oct 1987
_	Postman (1982)	#1987-11-02-00-00-002 Nov 1987	#1987-11-05-00-00-005 Nov 1987
_	Roadmenders	#1987-11-09-00-00-009 Nov 1987	#1987-11-12-00-00-0012 Nov 1987
_	Coalminers	#1987-11-16-00-00-0016 Nov 1987	#1987-11-19-00-00-0019 Nov 1987
4.	Baker (1987)	#1987-11-23-00-00-0023 Nov 1987	#1987-11-26-00-00-0026 Nov 1987
Transport
_	Bicycles (1986)	#1988-01-11-00-00-0011 Jan 1988	#1988-01-14-00-00-0014 Jan 1988
_	Cars (1985)	#1988-01-18-00-00-0018 Jan 1988	#1988-01-21-00-00-0021 Jan 1988
_	Trains	#1988-01-25-00-00-0025 Jan 1988	#1988-01-28-00-00-0028 Jan 1988
_	Boats and Boating (1985)	#1988-02-01-00-00-001 Feb 1988	#1988-02-04-00-00-004 Feb 1988
_	Airport (1984)	#1988-02-08-00-00-008 Feb 1988	#1988-02-11-00-00-0011 Feb 1988
Animals
_	Vet	#1988-02-15-00-00-0015 Feb 1988	#1988-02-18-00-00-0018 Feb 1988
_	half term repeat	#1988-02-22-00-00-0022 Feb 1988	#1988-02-25-00-00-0025 Feb 1988
_	Zoo	#1988-02-29-00-00-0029 Feb 1988	#1988-03-03-00-00-003 Mar 1988
_	Safari Park (1985)	#1988-03-07-00-00-007 Mar 1988	#1988-03-10-00-00-0010 Mar 1988
_	Wildfowl Trust	#1988-03-14-00-00-0014 Mar 1988	#1988-03-17-00-00-0017 Mar 1988
5.	Birds	#1988-03-21-00-00-0021 Mar 1988	#1988-03-24-00-00-0024 Mar 1988
Interests
6.	Making Things	#1988-04-25-00-00-0025 Apr 1988	#1988-04-28-00-00-0028 Apr 1988
_	Musical Instruments	#1988-05-09-00-00-009 May 1988	#1988-05-05-00-00-005 May 1988
7.	Swimming	#1988-05-16-00-00-0016 May 1988	#1988-05-12-00-00-0012 May 1988
8.	Games	#1988-05-23-00-00-0023 May 1988	#1988-05-19-00-00-0019 May 1988
Days Out
_	Day Trip*	#1988-06-06-00-00-006 Jun 1988	#1988-05-26-00-00-0026 May 1988
9.	Flower Festival**	#1988-06-13-00-00-0013 Jun 1988	#1988-06-09-00-00-009 Jun 1988
_	Canal Boat	#1988-06-20-00-00-0020 Jun 1988	#1988-06-16-00-00-0016 Jun 1988
10.	Day Trip to France	#1988-06-27-00-00-0027 Jun 1988	#1988-06-23-00-00-0023 Jun 1988

* - The episode Day Trip was actually billed as Museum of Childhood this year, perhaps to distinguish it from the new episode about a Day Trip to France. TV Times Magazine described it as "children visit Quarry Bank Mill", which is actually a description of the earlier episodes History Museum, but I believe it was indeed the episode Day Trip, about a visit to Sudbury Hall, that was shown in accordance with the teacher's notes and annual programme guide. If you can confirm for sure one way or the other please get in touch by email.

** - The episode Flower Festival was actually billed as Carnival this year, but a separate Carnival episode, about the Notting Hill Carnival, was added in 1991.

Episode Guide

1. Firemen (1987)

Replaced: Firemen (1981) Replaced by: The 1995 People Who Help Us unit includes a Firefighter episode. Central cat. no.: 878921 First broadcast: Monday 14th September 1987, 11:17am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Thursday 21st September 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 4

• Autumn 1987 - Mon 14 Sep 1987, 11:17am; Thu 17 Sep 1987, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1989 - Mon 18 Sep 1989, 11:17am; Thu 21 Sep 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4

2. Lifeboatmen

Central cat. no.: 878922 First broadcast: Monday 28th September 1987, 11:17am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Thursday 31st October 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 6

• Autumn 1987 - Mon 28 Sep 1987, 11:17am; Thu 1 Oct 1987, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1989 - Mon 13 Nov 1989, 11:17am; Thu 16 Nov 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1991 - Mon 28 Oct 1991, 11:17am; Thu 31 Oct 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4

3. Doctor (1987)

Replaced: Doctor (1982) Central cat. no.: 878924 First broadcast: Monday 19th October 1987, 11:17am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Thursday 10th October 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 10

• Autumn 1987 - Mon 19 Oct 1987, 11:17am; Thu 22 Oct 1987, 11:32am; Mon 26 Oct 1987, 11:17am; Thu 29 Oct 1987, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1989 - Mon 16 Oct 1989, 11:17am; Thu 19 Oct 1989, 11:32am; Mon 23 Oct 1989, 11:17am; Thu 26 Oct 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1991 - Mon 7 Oct 1991, 11:17am; Thu 10 Oct 1991, 11:32am on Channel 4

4. Baker (1987)

Different types of bread are seen in a shop display. Traditional bread-making is shown at the Black Country Living Museum. The baker fires up the oven, mixes and kneads the dough and forms it into loaves. After they have been cooked by the hot bricks of the oven the loaves are put into baskets and the baker's boy takes them to nearby houses.

Modern commercial bread-baking is also seen, with loaves being sliced and wrapped by machine.

Replaced: Baker (1981) Replaced by: The Lunch Bunch would cover Bread and Cereals in 1997. Central cat. no.: 878923 First broadcast: Monday 23rd November 1987, 11:17am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Thursday 30th November 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4 (in Wales last seen on S4C 4 days earlier)

All broadcasts: 4

• Autumn 1987 - Mon 23 Nov 1987, 11:17am; Thu 26 Nov 1987, 11:32am on Channel 4
• Autumn 1989 - Mon 27 Nov 1989, 11:17am; Thu 30 Nov 1989, 11:32am on Channel 4

5. Birds

A visit to the lakes of RSPB Sandwell Valley nature reserve where all sorts of different birds can be seen.

First broadcast: Monday 21st March 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C Last broadcast: Thursday 24th March 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C

All broadcasts: 2

• Spring 1988 - Mon 21 Mar 1988, 11:17am; Thu 24 Mar 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4

6. Making Things

Central cat. no.: 882932 First broadcast: Monday 25th April 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C Last broadcast: Thursday 28th April 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C

All broadcasts: 2

• Summer 1988 - Mon 25 Apr 1988, 11:17am; Thu 28 Apr 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4

7. Swimming

Central cat. no.: 868927 First broadcast: Thursday 12th May 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Monday 1st June 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4

All broadcasts: 6

• Summer 1988 - Thu 12 May 1988, 11:32am; Mon 16 May 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
• Summer 1990 - Thu 10 May 1990, 11:17am; Mon 14 May 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4
• Summer 1992 - Thu 21 May 1992, 11:32am; Mon 1 Jun 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4

8. Games

Central cat. no.: 868928 First broadcast: Thursday 19th May 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Monday 8th June 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C

All broadcasts: 6

• Summer 1988 - Thu 19 May 1988, 11:32am; Mon 23 May 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
• Summer 1990 - Thu 17 May 1990, 11:17am; Mon 21 May 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4
• Summer 1992 - Thu 4 Jun 1992, 11:32am; Mon 8 Jun 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4

9. Flower Festival

Set at Spalding

• This episode was originally billed as Carnival, but later billed as Flower Festival perhaps to distinguish it from the 1991 Carnival episode, about the Notting Hill Carnival.

Central cat. no.: 868929 First broadcast: Thursday 9th June 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4/S4C Last broadcast: Monday 18th June 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4/S4C

All broadcasts: 4

• Summer 1988 - Thu 9 Jun 1988, 11:32am; Mon 13 Jun 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
• Summer 1990 - Thu 14 Jun 1990, 11:17am; Mon 18 Jun 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4

10. Day Trip to France

Central cat. no.: 878930 First broadcast: Thursday 23rd June 1988, 11:32am on Channel 4 Last broadcast: Monday 29th June 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4/S4C

All broadcasts: 6

• Summer 1988 - Thu 23 Jun 1988, 11:32am; Mon 27 Jun 1988, 11:17am on Channel 4
• Summer 1990 - Thu 28 Jun 1990, 11:17am; Mon 2 Jul 1990, 11:02am on Channel 4
• Summer 1992 - Thu 25 Jun 1992, 11:32am; Mon 29 Jun 1992, 11:17am on Channel 4

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Broadcasts

Year	Term	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Channel	Details
1987-88	Autumn 1987, Spring & Summer 1988	Monday, 11:17am			Thursday, 11:32am		Channel 4

Credits

Narrator	Chris Tarrant
Researchers	Pat Newman Vikki Worthington
Adviser	Ronald Gulliford
Producer & director	Dilys Howell

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