Stop, Look, Listen - Units
This in a brief overview of all 17 years of new episodes in the ITV Schools period up to 1993, and 20 units of new episodes in the Channel 4 Schools period from 1993, for Stop, Look, Listen.
Click 'read more' for more details of each unit individually.
ITV Schools (1971-1993)
1971-72
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| Services or important jobs in the community | ||
| 1. | Fire Engine | 21 Sep 1971 |
| 2. | Ambulance (1971) | 28 Sep 1971 |
| 3. | Police Station | 5 Oct 1971 |
| 4. | Garbage | 12 Oct 1971 |
| 5. | Bricklayer | 19 Oct 1971 |
| 6. | Building Site | 2 Nov 1971 |
| Transport | ||
| 7. | Road Repairs | 9 Nov 1971 |
| 8. | Vehicles | 16 Nov 1971 |
| 9. | Rail | 23 Nov 1971 |
| 10. | Aeroplane | 30 Nov 1971 |
| Time | ||
| 11. | Time (1971) | 11 Jan 1972* |
| Launderette | ||
| 12. | Launderette | 18 Jan 1972 |
| Food | ||
| 13. | School Meals | 25 Jan 1972 |
| 14. | Growing Food (and Flowers) | 1 Feb 1972 |
| 15. | Making Sausages | 8 Feb 1972 |
| 16. | Bread | 15 Feb 1972 |
| Communication | ||
| 17. | Telephone (1972) | 29 Feb 1972 |
| 18. | Newspapers | 7 Mar 1972 |
| 19. | Postcode | 14 Mar 1972 |
| 20. | Television Studio | 21 Mar 1972 |
| Natural environment | ||
| 21. | The Park | 2 May 1972** |
| 22. | The Wood | 9 May 1972 |
| 23. | Combine Harvester (1972) | 16 May 1972 |
| 24. | Wool (1972) | 23 May 1972 |
| 25. | Cheese (1972) | 6 Jun 1972 |
| 26. | Pets (1972) | 13 Jun 1972 |
The first series of Stop, Look, Listen explores the world through the activities of a young Birmingham teacher, Harvey Higgins, and his class of children. Higgins narrates and also appears on screen as the omnipresent teacher who introduces his class to the world, either by taking them out to look over a fire engine or go on a train journey, or because he has been roped into cooking the school meals, or meets some kids whilst doing his laundry. He explains what is happening using a carefully controlled vocabulary, to his class of children and to viewers at the same time. The children on screen are seen noticing and discovering what happens in the world around them, and in some cases later doing follow-up work in their classroom which might also inspire viewers.
1975-76
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firemen (1975) | 25 Sep 1975 |
| 2. | Ambulance (1975) | 2 Oct 1975 |
| 3. | Police (1975) | 9 Oct 1975 |
| 4. | Dustman | 16 Oct 1975 |
| 5. | Postman (1975) | 23 Oct 1975 |
| 6. | Fairground | 6 Nov 1975 |
| 7. | Lorry Driver (1975) | 13 Nov 1975 |
| 8. | Baker (1975) | 20 Nov 1975 |
| 9. | Butcher (1975) | 27 Nov 1975 |
| 10. | Bulldozers and Cranes | 4 Dec 1975 |
| 11. | Bananas (1976) | 15 Jan 1976 |
| 12. | Cheese (1976) | 22 Jan 1976 |
| 13. | Fish (1976) | 29 Jan 1976 |
| 14. | Time (1976) | 5 Feb 1976 |
| 15. | Sounds | 12 Feb 1976 |
| 16. | Signs | 26 Feb 1976 |
| 17. | Signals | 4 Mar 1976 |
| 18. | Wool (1976) | 11 Mar 1976 |
| 19. | Pottery (1976) | 18 Mar 1976 |
| 20. | Village | 25 Mar 1976 |
| 21. | Airport (1976) | 29 Apr 1976 |
| 22. | Station | 6 May 1976 |
| 23. | Canal | 13 May 1976 |
| 24. | Summer and Winter | 20 May 1976 |
| 25. | Farmer (1976) | 27 May 1976 |
| 26. | Safari Park (1976) | 10 Jun 1976 |
| 27. | Seaside (1976) | 17 Jun 1976* |
| 28. | Combine Harvester (1976) | 24 Jun 1976 |
All 28 episodes this year were new, and a mix of completely new topics and re-edited, updated versions of the series 1 episodes. The same 28 episodes were repeated unchanged in 1976-77 and 1977-78, except that in the last year the Seaside episode was shifted to the last of the year.
1975-76 was the 2nd of 26 years of new broadcasts, and the 5th of 38 years overall, for Stop, Look, Listen. 28 of the 84 episodes broadcast this year were new, and the episodes first broadcast this year were repeated until 1985.
1978-79
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firemen (1978) | 21 Sep 1978 |
| 2. | Coalminer | 19 Oct 1978 |
| 3. | Lorry Driver (1978) | 26 Oct 1978 |
| 4. | Market Stall-Holder (1978) | 9 Nov 1978 |
| 5. | Baker (1978) | 16 Nov 1978 |
| 6. | Cheese (1979) | 18 Jan 1979 |
| 7. | Fish (1979) | 25 Jan 1979 |
| 8. | Fruit | 1 Feb 1979* |
| 9. | Glass (1978) | 29 Mar 1979* |
| 10. | Castle | 14 Jun 1979 |
10 new episodes were shown this year, a selection of re-made programmes on previously-covered topics and completely new subjects. As well as the new episodes listed below there was some re-arrangement of existing episodes, as the Farm episode was moved from the summer term sequence of programmes about trips & visits to the autumn term sequence about people who help us, renamed Farmer to suit, while the Fairground episode made the reverse switch.
This year's episodes included on-screen titles stating their subject right at the start of each film, the only time in the documentary era of Stop, Look Listen that on-screen titles were used.
These episodes introduced the flying words opening titles and used the High Life theme tune for the first time.
1979-80
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wood (1979) | 16 Jan 1980* |
| 2. | Paper (1980) | 23 Jan 1980 |
| 3. | Metal | 30 Jan 1980 |
| 4. | Stone (1980) | 6 Feb 1980 |
| 5. | Bricks (1980) | 13 Feb 1980 |
| 6. | Oil and Petrol | 27 Feb 1980 |
| 7. | Leather | 5 Mar 1980 |
| 8. | Plastics | 12 Mar 1980 |
| 9. | Electricity | 19 Mar 1980 |
| 10. | Water (1980) | 26 Mar 1980 |
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.
1980-81
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Boats and Boating (1981) | 5 May 1981 |
| 2. | Bicycles (1981) | 12 May 1981 |
| 3. | Trams | 19 May 1981 |
| 4. | Industrial Museum | 2 Jun 1981 |
| 5. | Farm Museum (1981) | 9 Jun 1981 |
| 6. | Local Customs (Well Dressing) | 16 Jun 1981 |
| 7. | Wildfowl Trust | 23 Jun 1981 |
| 8. | Stately Home | 30 Jun 1981 |
The 8 episodes in summer 1981 were all new. Like the previous set of summer term programmes they covered trips and visits, but to different types of places. This continued the expansion to a two-year cycle of programmes, as the previous summer term programmes would be repeated in summer 1982, and this new sequence again in summer 1983.
These episodes continued to use the flying words opening titles (for the last time) and the High Life theme tune.
1981-82
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firemen (1981) | 23 Sep 1981 |
| 2. | Ambulance (1981) | 30 Sep 1981 |
| 3. | Hospital (1981) | 7 Oct 1981 |
| 4. | Police 1 (1981) | 14 Oct 1981 |
| 5. | Police 2 (1981) | 21 Oct 1981 |
| 6. | Dustmen | 11 Nov 1981 |
| 7. | Butcher (1981) | 25 Nov 1981 |
| 8. | Baker (1981) | 2 Dec 1981 |
8 new episodes were shown in 1981-82, all of them updated versions of existing programmes on the topic of people who help us.
These episodes introduced the traffic light face opening titles, and continued to use the High Life theme tune which had been introduced in 1978.
1982-83
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Farmer (1982) | 22 Sep 1982 |
| 2. | Milkman | 29 Sep 1982 |
| 3. | Postman (1982) | 6 Oct 1982 |
| 4. | Librarian (1982) | 13 Oct 1982 |
| 5. | Doctor (1982) | 20 Oct 1982 |
| 6. | Vet | 3 Nov 1982 |
| 7. | Toy Factory | 10 Nov 1982 |
| 8. | Steel Band | 17 Nov 1982 |
| 9. | Puppet Show (1982) | 24 Nov 1982 |
| 10. | Big Store (1982) | 1 Dec 1982 |
All 10 episodes in autumn 1982 were new programmes, including a couple of updates to previous episodes but mostly covering brand new topics. The programmes broadly covered jobs and preparations for Christmas.
With this set of 10 complete the series now had a full cycle of 56 different programmes, and was ready to move to twice-weekly transmissions from the following year to screen all of them. The new topics also meant that 1982 was the first year since the series began that Stop, Look, Listen deliberately did not launch with a programme about firefighters (the fire episode was also omitted in 1979, but this was due to industrial action rather than by design).
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles introduced the previous year, and the High Life theme tune.
1983-84
| # | 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 |
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.
1984-85
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Librarian (1984) | 9 Oct 1984 |
| 2. | Roadmenders | 15 Oct 1984 |
| 3. | Market Stall-Holder (1984) | 12 Nov 1984 |
| 4. | Seasons: Autumn and Winter | 14 Jan 1985 |
| 5. | Bananas (1985) | 5 Feb 1985 |
| 6. | Stone (1984) | 11 Feb 1985* |
| 7. | Cars (1985) | 30 Apr 1985 |
| 8. | Boats and Boating (1985) | 21 May 1985 |
| 9. | Zoo | 5 Jun 1985 |
| 10. | Safari Park (1985) | 12 Jun 1985 |
10 more new episodes were made for 1984-85, again spread across the three terms of the year and across the 'Set A' and 'Set B' sequences.
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1985-86
| # | 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 |
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.
1986-87
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seasons: Autumn | 17 Oct 1986 |
| 2. | Coalminers | 20 Oct 1986 |
| 3. | Seasons: Winter | 23 Jan 1987 |
| 4. | Making the Titles for a TV Film | 26 Jan 1987 |
| 5. | Paper (1987) | 16 Feb 1987 |
| 6. | Bricks (1987) | 9 Mar 1987 |
| 7. | Pottery (1987) | 16 Mar 1987 |
| 8. | Bicycles (1986) | 1 May 1987* |
| 9. | History Museum | 7 May 1987 |
In 1986-87 there were 9 new episodes across the year. The teacher's notes actually listed a 10th new episode, a remake of the Supermarket episode which had only been introduced in the previous year. Supermarket was not listed as new in the ITV School annual programme guide or termly wallchart, and I don't believe it was actually remade this year (though if you know otherwise please do get in touch by email).
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1987-88
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Firemen (1987) | 14 Sep 1987 |
| 2. | Lifeboatmen | 28 Sep 1987 |
| 3. | Doctor (1987) | 19 Oct 1987 |
| 4. | Baker (1987) | 23 Nov 1987 |
| 5. | Birds | 21 Mar 1988 |
| 6. | Making Things | 25 Apr 1988 |
| 7. | Swimming | 12 May 1988 |
| 8. | Games | 19 May 1988 |
| 9. | Flower Festival | 9 Jun 1988 |
| 10. | Day Trip to France | 23 Jun 1988 |
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.
1988-89
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cereals | 20 Feb 1989 |
| 2. | Farm Museum (1989) | 24 Apr 1989 |
| 3. | Local Customs (May Day) | 4 May 1989 |
| 4. | Wood (1989) | 8 Jun 1989 |
There were just 4 new episodes this year, shown in the spring and summer terms. Two were remakes of subjects covered previously, and two were entirely new.
These episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1989-90
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ambulance (1989) | 2 Oct 1989 |
| 2. | Hospital (1989) | 9 Oct 1989 |
| 3. | Postman (1989) | 30 Oct 1989 |
| 4. | Cars (1990) | 22 Jan 1990 |
| 5. | Pets (1990) | 26 Feb 1990 |
| 6. | Dogs | 5 Mar 1990 |
| 7. | Wildfowl | 26 Mar 1990 |
| 8. | Making Things: Weaving | 30 Apr 1990 |
| 9. | Seaside (1990) | 21 Jun 1990 |
There were 9 new episodes this year spread across all three terms, including remakes of the long-standing Ambulance and Hospital topics, now made on video instead of film.
The episodes used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
This year included the final new episodes to be narrated by Chris Tarrant and the first with Matthew Kelly. I believe that Pets was the first Stop, Look, Listen episode in 20 years not to be narrated by Chris Tarrant, but that Tarrant did still narrate some later episodes including Wildfowl. If you have any more details please get in touch by email.
1990-91
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Farmer (1990) | 24 Sep 1990 |
| 2. | Café | 8 Oct 1990 |
| 3. | Puppet Show (1990) | 5 Nov 1990 |
| 4. | Toyland | 12 Nov 1990 |
| 5. | Big Store (1990) | 19 Nov 1990 |
| 6. | Glass (1991) | 11 Feb 1991 |
| 7. | Keeping Pigeons | 29 Apr 1991 |
| 8. | Camping (1991) | 9 May 1991 |
| 9. | Tram Museum | 23 May 1991 |
| 10. | Carnival | 20 Jun 1991 |
10 new episodes were made this year, and all but 2 of these were never screened again as by the time the two-year cycle came round again in 1992-93 the series had been more overtly moved into units of themed programmes.
In response to the introduction of the National Curriculum in England and Wales the episodes were described as specific units on combined themes. Although Stop, Look, Listen episodes had always been broadly organised this way, making it overt allowed teachers to justify using the programmes in line with specific attainment targets of the national requirements. The units were 'Seasons', 'People Who Help Us' and 'Days Out' in the autumn, 'Food' and 'Materials' in the spring, and 'Interests' and 'Traditions and Museums' in the summer.
The episodes continued to used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1991-92
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Watermill | 4 Nov 1991 |
| 2. | Windmill | 11 Nov 1991 |
| 3. | Telephone (1991) | 18 Nov 1991 |
| 4. | Television | 25 Nov 1991 |
| 5. | Thames Barge | 13 Jan 1992 |
| 6. | Seasons | 27 Apr 1992 |
| 7. | Weather | 7 May 1992 |
| 8. | Dancing | 14 May 1992 |
| 9. | Dockyard (1992) | 11 Jun 1992 |
The 9 new episodes this year contributed to more themed units: 4 episodes at the end of the autumn term on 'How Things Work', one at the start of the spring term on 'Transport' (the remainder of this unit used repeats of earlier episodes), and contributions to 'Earth and Atmosphere', 'Physical Activities' and 'Out and About' in the summer.
The episodes continued to used the traffic light face opening titles and the High Life theme tune.
1992-93
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Circus Child | 14 Sep 1992 |
| 2. | Living Museum | 21 Sep 1992 |
| 3. | Homes (1992) | 28 Sep 1992 |
| 4. | Castles (1992) | 5 Oct 1992 |
| 5. | Bridges | 12 Oct 1992 |
| 6. | Dockyard (1993) | 8 Feb 1993 |
| 7. | Hedgehogs | 15 Feb 1993 |
| 8. | Worms and Snakes | 1 Mar 1993 |
| 9. | Owls | 8 Mar 1993 |
| 10. | Butterflies | 15 Mar 1993 |
| 11. | Pond Creatures | 22 Mar 1993 |
The 11 new episodes made this year contributed to units on 'Then and Now', 'How Things Work' and 'Creatures Around Us'
The episodes made the final use of the traffic light face opening titles and High Life theme tune. Later repeats introduced the new scrapbook opening titles and theme tune.
Channel 4 Schools (1993-2002)
How to Find Out
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | #1._Changes_Since_1945|Changes Since 1945 | 11 Jan 1994 |
| 2. | #2._Changes_in_Farming|Changes in Farming | 18 Jan 1994 |
| 3. | #3._Viking_Settlement|Viking Settlement | 25 Jan 1994 |
| 4. | #4._Robin_Hood|Robin Hood | 1 Feb 1994 |
| 5. | #5._Castles_(1994)|Castles (1994) | 8 Feb 1994 |
Programmes showing children how to investigate the world around them, and in particular finding evidence of historical changes.
These programmes were made for the newly-launched Channel 4 Schools service, but they are a continuation of the traditional Stop, Look, Listen programmes made for the earlier ITV Schools service by Central Independent Television. Although these were the final Stop, Look, Listen programmes produced under the name 'Central', some of the same production team would continue to work on the series under the auspices of Carlton Television, which took over Central and replaced its name. People Who Help Us, Stories of Faith and Streetwise fell under these arrangements.
Established Stop, Look, Listen presenters Matthew Kelly and Bryonie Pritchard continue to be involved - Kelly presents the 3rd & 4th episodes, appearing on screen for the first time to get involved in the Robin Hood investigaton (pictured on the front of the teacher's notes, below). The 2nd episode is presented by a child called Simon, with child presenters having also been established for Stop, Look, Listen in the previous year.
Where You Live
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Inner City | 22 Feb 1994 |
| 2. | Fishing Port | 1 Mar 1994 |
| 3. | Market Town | 8 Mar 1994 |
| 4. | Suburbia | 15 Mar 1994 |
| 5. | Upland Farm | 22 Mar 1994 |
Local studies investigations of five specific places in the UK - the city of Bradford, the towns of Whitby and Thame, the Adel suburb of Leeds, and Upland Farm in Cumbria.
People Who Help Us
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Police Officer | 17 Jan 1995 |
| 2. | Firefighter | 24 Jan 1995 |
| 3. | Postal Officer | 31 Jan 1995 |
| 4. | Refuse Collector | 7 Feb 1995 |
| 5. | Mountain Rescue | 14 Feb 1995 |
Documentaries using reenactments with children, actors and real workers to show how services operate, and provide a historical perspective on how they developed.
Service workers had been a frequent topic for Stop, Look, Listen since the early 1970s, and this new unit replaced the various Stop, Look, Listen films which had been shown and updated over the previous two decades, with much of the same production team from Central Independent Television which had been recently purchased by Carlton Television.
Places and Journeys
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Building a New House | 28 Feb 1995 |
| 2. | Water | 7 Mar 1995 |
| 3. | From Farm to Factory | 14 Mar 1995 |
| 4. | Markets | 21 Mar 1995 |
| 5. | Getting There | 28 Mar 1995 |
Simple geographical concepts explained through 3D animated stories of Duke the dog, and film of children in different parts of the world.
Stories of Faith
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Judaism - Joseph and His Brothers | 14 May 1996 |
| 2. | Christianity - The Good Samaritan | 21 May 1996 |
| 3. | Islam - The Journey to Medina | 4 Jun 1996 |
| 4. | Christianity - Zacchaeus the Tax Collector | 11 Jun 1996 |
| 5. | Sikhism - The Guru and the Water Carrier | 18 Jun 1996 |
Stories from different religions, told to camera by actors. The programmes are designed to help children understand different religious beliefs through the way stories are told.
Music, Magic and Mystery
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | How Music Came To Earth | 17 Sep 1996 |
| 2. | The Nightingale | 24 Sep 1996 |
| 3. | Kelele and the Musical Cow | 1 Oct 1996 |
| 4. | Finbar's Tale | 8 Oct 1996 |
| 5. | The Ruby Prince | 15 Oct 1996 |
Folk tales from around the world, told in different musical contexts.
Animals
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Wren - The King of the Birds | 7 Jan 1997 |
| 2. | Biswas the Bull | 14 Jan 1997 |
| 3. | Anancy the Spider | 21 Jan 1997 |
| 4. | The Cat | 28 Jan 1997 |
| 5. | The Laidly Worm | 4 Feb 1997 |
Animated stories about animals from different cultures: Ireland, India, the Caribbean, Ancient Egypt and England.
An animated Egyptian Sphinx presents the programmes, using a magic laptop to choose the stories, find out about the places they come from, and look at film of the animals involved in the stories.
The Lunch Bunch
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Food, Fun and Facts | 22 Sep 1997 |
| 2. | Bread and Cereals | 29 Sep 1997 |
| 3. | Fruit and Vegetables | 6 Oct 1997 |
| 4. | Milk and Dairy Products | 13 Oct 1997 |
| 5. | Festivals | 20 Oct 1997 |
A group of puppets living in a child's lunchbox introduce programmes about food, including songs and recipes.
This unit was the first in the Channel 4 Schools era of Stop, Look, Listen aimed at a younger audience of 4-6 year-olds, made up of shorter 10 minute episodes and less focussed on specifics of the National Curriculum.
Streetwise
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | My Street | 23 Sep 1997 |
| 2. | Water for Life | 30 Sep 1997 |
| 3. | Bikes, Buses and Cars | 7 Oct 1997 |
| 4. | Going to the Shops | 14 Oct 1997 |
| 5. | Why We Need Trees | 21 Oct 1997 |
Young Mina moves to a new house in Leicester, England, and writes to her cousin Sonu in Delhi, India. The children correspond about what things are like in their local streets, comparing their localities and family lives.
Animated Bible Stories
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | The First Christmas | 3 Nov 1997 |
| 2. | Jesus the Storyteller | 10 Nov 1997 |
| 3. | Jesus the Miracle Worker | 17 Nov 1997 |
| 4. | Jesus the Healer | 24 Nov 1997 |
| 5. | The First Easter | 1 Dec 1997 |
Short animated stories of key moments in the life of Jesus Christ. The unit is subtitled The Life of Jesus, but no other units of Animated Bible Stories were made.
Look After Yourself
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Keep Clean | 12 May 1998 |
| 2. | Eat Well | 19 May 1998 |
| 3. | Keep Fit | 2 Jun 1998 |
| 4. | Keep Safe | 9 Jun 1998 |
| 5. | Know How You Feel | 16 Jun 1998 |
Everyday stories in the lives of children at home or at school, relating to health education.
This unit was first broadcast in summer 1998 as part of the infants miscellany series Stop, Look, Listen. It was then moved into the health education series All About Us with repeats from 1999 onwards as well as video and DVD releases including the All About Us opening titles.
The Sensations
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seeing | 21 Sep 1998 |
| 2. | Hearing | 28 Sep 1998 |
| 3. | Smelling | 5 Oct 1998 |
| 4. | Tasting | 12 Oct 1998 |
| 5. | Touching | 19 Oct 1998 |
Smelly Sam, Noisy Ned, Eyeful Ella, Tasty Tessa and Felly Fred are animated characters representing the five senses who explore the world.
Famous People
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | George Stevenson - Steaming Away | 22 Sep 1998 |
| 2. | Grace Darling - To The Rescue | 29 Sep 1998 |
| 3. | Alexander Graham Bell - Ringing the Changes | 6 Oct 1998 |
| 4. | Mary Seacole - Battling to Save the Lines | 13 Oct 1998 |
| 5. | Neil Armstrong - Man on the Moon | 20 Oct 1998 |
Profiles of five famous historical figures. Key moments in their lives are dramatised in a stylised way against illustrated backdrops, while the presenter tells their stories, then finds a link to the past by exploring places or artefacts related to the person.
Five further figures were introduced in the follow-up unit, Famous People 2.
The Arts Cart
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Homes | 2 Nov 1998 |
| 2. | Bodies | 9 Nov 1998 |
| 3. | Animals | 16 Nov 1998 |
| 4. | Friends | 23 Nov 1998 |
| 5. | Water | 30 Nov 1998 |
A colourful cart full of materials, instruments and ideas visits children in different places to inspire their musical and artistic activities, alongside different guest artists who present each programme.
Dottie and Buzz
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Belonging | 20 Sep 1999 |
| 2. | Creation | 27 Sep 1999 |
| 3. | Baptism | 4 Oct 1999 |
| 4. | Wide World | 11 Oct 1999 |
| 5. | Forgiving | 18 Oct 1999 |
Puppet children Dottie and Buzz discover the world through Christian values, hearing stories and meeting people.
Jack and the Beanstalk
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | To Market, To Market | 21 Sep 1999 |
| 2. | Up the Beanstalk | 28 Sep 1999 |
| 3. | Oh Lay, Oh Lay | 5 Oct 1999 |
| 4. | I Hear Thunder | 12 Oct 1999 |
| 5. | Run, Run as Fast as You Can | 19 Oct 1999 |
A musical, pantomime version of the traditional story with audience participation, and exploration of musical ideas.
Water, Moon, Candle, Tree and Sword
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hinduism - Water | 29 Feb 2000 |
| 2. | Islam - Moon | 7 Mar 2000 |
| 3. | Judaism - Candle | 14 Mar 2000 |
| 4. | Buddhism - Tree | 21 Mar 2000 |
| 5. | Sikhism - Sword | 28 Mar 2000 |
Understanding different religions by meeting children and their families experiencing the faiths of (repectively) Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
Tales from Wales
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jemima Nicholas - The Last Invasion of Britain | 15 May 2001 |
| 2. | Mary Jones - The Long Journey to Buy a Bible | 22 May 2001 |
| 3. | Twm Carnabwth - The Rebecca Riots | 5 Jun 2001 |
| 4. | Work on a Farm - Child Labour | 12 Jun 2001 |
| 5. | Lady Llanover - The Welsh Language and Traditions | 19 Jun 2001 |
Stories from 18th and 19th Century Welsh history.
Famous People 2
| # | 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 |
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.
Okey Cokey Karaoke!
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Anansi, Cat and Rat | 8 Jan 2002 |
| 2. | Building | 15 Jan 2002 |
| 3. | The Raja with Big Ears | 22 Jan 2002 |
| 4. | Toys | 29 Jan 2002 |
| 5. | The Great Big Enormous Turnip | 5 Feb 2002 |
A singer known as Okey Cokey introduces viewers to a different song every week through her amazing karaoke machine, plays musical games and meets guest musicians.
