Stop, Look, Listen: Famous People 2
Famous People 2 is a unit of the Channel 4 Schools series Stop, Look, Listen from the 2000s, covering history for primary school pupils.
Profiles of five historical figures through stylised dramatisation of key moments in their lives, and a modern storyteller exploring physical links with the past.
This unit is a sequel to the earlier Famous People unit.
Scene from Guy Fawkes
Presenter Howie Watkins
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Boudica - Victorious Queen | 30 Oct 2001 |
| 2. | Guy Fawkes - The Gunpowder Plot | 6 Nov 2001 |
| 3. | Helen Keller - True Visionary | 13 Nov 2001 |
| 4. | Gandhi - Great Soul | 20 Nov 2001 |
| 5. | Amy Johnson - Maiden Flight | 27 Nov 2001 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | Autumn 2001 | Tuesday, 9:45am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 2002-03 | Autumn 2002 | Tuesday, 9:45am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 2003-04 | Spring 2004 | Tuesday, 5:45am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 2004-05 | Autumn 2004 | Wednesday, 5:20am | Channel 4 | |||||
| 2005-06 | Autumn 2005 | Tuesday, 4:00am | Channel 4 | |||||
| Spring 2006 | Tuesday, 4:15am | Channel 4 |
Credits
| Presenter | Howie Watkins |
| Researcher | Jennifer Gilroy |
| Illustrations | Harvey Dingwall |
| Music | Gregor Philp |
| Education Officer | Anne Fleck |
| Writer | Keith Brumpton |
| Director | Kathryn Ross |
| Producer | Dominique Middleton |
Resources
There were online programme notes and an activity book.
Online notes
Activity Book
The unit was released to schools on video, and later on DVD alongside the original Famous People unit.
Video
DVD
An expanding range of story books also accompanied the two Famous People units. Originally there were books for the five people covered in the Famous People unit:
- George Stephenson
- Grace Darling
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Mary Seacole
- Neil Armstrong
Then books covering several of the subjects from this Famous People 2 unit followed:
- Boudica
- Guy Fawkes
- Helen Keller
- Ghandi
- Amy Johnson
And the story book range expanded to cover more individuals not covered on TV:
- Cleopatra
- Florence Nightingale
- Sir Francis Drake
- Gladys Aylward
- Henry VIII
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Dr John Dee
- Leonardo Da Vinci
- Queen Elizabeth I
- Queen Elizabeth II
- Queen Victoria
- Mother Teresa
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- William Shakespeare
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