Talk, Write... and Read
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Talk, Write... and Read is an ITV schools TV series from the 1980s and 1990s, covering Language, Literature, Books, Poetry, Drama and Media for primary school pupils.
- replaced Ways with Words
- it had been intended for Talk, Write... and Read to alternate annually with the earlier series, but once Talk, Write... and Read was established the Ways with Words title was not used again
- although six Ways with Words episodes (Party Time, Playtime, I Live Here, How Much Is That Doggy in the Window?, One Man and His Bass and Sticks and Stones) were repeated as part of Talk, Write... and Read' in 1987-88, and two of them continued as part of Talk, Write... and Read for five years
- replaced by Book Box
Episode List
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rosen's Writing Guide | 17 Sep 1986 |
| 2. | In the Playground | 1 Oct 1986 |
| 3. | Old Mrs Stanton | 15 Oct 1986 |
| 4. | Media: Programme Choices | 5 Nov 1986 |
| 5. | Not Now... | 19 Nov 1986 |
| 6. | Telling Tales | 21 Jan 1987 |
| 7. | Media: Choosing a Title | 4 Feb 1987 |
| 8. | Behind 'The Rain Door' | 18 Feb 1987 |
| 9. | Our Dog Mick | 11 Mar 1987 |
| 10. | Catch a Poem | 25 Mar 1987 |
| 11. | Shirley Hughes: In the Picture | 29 Apr 1987 |
| 12. | Open Wide | 13 May 1987 |
| 13. | Media: Pick and Choose | 3 Jun 1987 |
| 14. | 'It's Fantastic,' Says Michael Rosen | 17 Jun 1987 |
| 15. | First Time | 17 Sep 1987 |
| 16. | Playing with Words | 24 Sep 1987 |
| 17. | Love from Natasha | 1 Oct 1987 |
| 18. | Moutheater Guzzlewhopper | 15 Oct 1987 |
| 19. | Moving House | 5 Nov 1987 |
| 20. | Media: Point of View | 12 Nov 1987 |
| 21. | Don't Open the Door | 19 Nov 1987 |
| 22. | Storytellers | 26 Nov 1987 |
| 23. | Kit Writes | 21 Jan 1988 |
| 24. | (drama) Chanticleer and the Fox | 28 Jan 1988 |
| 25. | A Story Out of Your Mouth | 11 Feb 1988 |
| 26. | Rod Campbell - Making Books | 3 Mar 1988 |
| 27. | Secret Places | 17 Mar 1988 |
| 28. | Media: Playing a Part | 24 Mar 1988 |
| 29. | (drama) The Dead Letter Box: Part 1 | 7 Nov 1989 |
| 30. | (drama) The Dead Letter Box: Part 2 | 21 Nov 1989 |
| 31. | Yo Ho Ho! | 16 Jan 1990 |
| 32. | A Kind of Magic Stone | 30 Jan 1990 |
| 33. | Ally Comes to Town | 13 Nov 1990 |
| 34. | Storm | 8 Jan 1991 |
| 35. | Media: KTV | 29 Jan 1991 |
| 36. | The Return of Ally | 5 Mar 1991 |
| 37. | Ally Comes and Goes | 14 May 1991 |
| 38. | Changes - Anthony Browne | 21 May 1991 |
| 39. | (drama) Meg and the Merchant | 4 Jun 1991 |
| 40. | (drama) The Battle of Bubble and Squeak: Part 1 | 2 Mar 1993 |
| 41. | (drama) The Battle of Bubble and Squeak: Part 2 | 9 Mar 1993 |
| 42. | The Language Game | 16 Mar 1993 |
| 43. | Yakety Yak | 23 Mar 1993 |
| 44. | (drama) Children of Winter: Part 1 | 10 Jan 1994 |
| 45. | (drama) Children of Winter: Part 2 | 17 Jan 1994 |
| 46. | Picking Up Threads | 24 Jan 1994 |
| 47. | Words R Us | 14 Mar 1994 |
| 48. | Spell Check | 21 Mar 1994 |
| 49. | (drama) One Last Lie: Part 1 | 19 Sep 1994 |
| 50. | (drama) One Last Lie: Part 2 | 26 Sep 1994 |
| 51. | (drama) One Last Lie: Part 3 | 3 Oct 1994 |
| 52. | (drama) One Last Lie: Part 4 | 10 Oct 1994 |
| 53. | (drama) One Last Lie: Part 5 | 17 Oct 1994 |
| 54. | (drama) Cliffhanger: Part 1 | 17 Jan 1995 |
| 55. | (drama) Cliffhanger: Part 2 | 24 Jan 1995 |
| 56. | Over the Edge | 31 Jan 1995 |
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