Zig Zag - Episode List
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This list is an overview of every episode of Zig Zag, from 1983 to 2000.
Click on the title of each unit for more details.
All of the episodes marked "rpt" were originally shown at an earlier date as part of the series Merry-Go-Round.
Several of the unnumbered teachers' episodes were actually part of the series Teaching Today. This is covered on the individual unit pages.
# | Unit | # | Title | Broadcast |
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The Normans | ||||
1. | The Normans | (1) | The Norman Invasion | 19 Sep 1983 |
2. | The Normans | (2) | Norman Castles | 26 Sep 1983 |
3. | The Normans | (3) | Norman Rule | 3 Oct 1983 |
Hungry Times | ||||
4. | Hungry Times | (1) | drama The Trap | 10 Oct 1983 |
5. | Hungry Times | (2) | drama The Trial | 17 Oct 1983 |
The Detectives | ||||
- | The Detectives | (1) | rpt Patterns Hold the Key | 31 Oct 1983 |
- | The Detectives | (2) | rpt The Detectives | 7 Nov 1983 |
- | The Detectives | (3) | rpt Find That Man | 14 Nov 1983 |
Computers | ||||
6. | Computers | (1) | Computers in Society | 21 Nov 1983 |
7. | Computers | (2) | Computers in Schools | 28 Nov 1983 |
Space | ||||
8. | Space | (1) | Into Space | 16 Jan 1984 |
9. | Space | (2) | On the Moon | 23 Jan 1984 |
10. | Space | (3) | Planets and Comets | 30 Jan 1984 |
11. | Space | (4) | Stars | 6 Feb 1984 |
- | Space | (5) | rpt Light and Shadow | 13 Feb 1984 |
Time and History | ||||
- | Time and History | (1) | rpt In Step with the Stars | 27 Feb 1984 |
- | Time and History | (2) | rpt Telling the Time | 5 Mar 1984 |
- | Time and History | (3) | rpt How Old Is It? | 12 Mar 1984 |
- | Time and History | (4) | rpt Layer Upon Layer | 19 Mar 1984 |
- | Time and History | (5) | rpt Generation After Generation | 26 Mar 1984 |
The Olympics | ||||
- | The Olympics | (1) | rpt Ceremonies | 9 May 1984 |
12. | The Olympics | (2) | The Ancient Olympics | 14 May 1984 |
13. | The Olympics | (3) | Human Bodies | 21 May 1984 |
14. | The Olympics | (4) | Animal Olympics | 4 Jun 1984 |
15. | The Olympics | (5) | The 1984 Olympics | 11 Jun 1984 |
Outward Bound | ||||
- | Outward Bound | (1) | rpt Off Alone | 18 Jun 1984 |
- | Outward Bound | (2) | rpt On the Trail | 25 Jun 1984 |
- | Outward Bound | (3) | rpt Town Trail | 2 Jul 1984 |
The Arabs | ||||
16. | The Arabs | (1) | Islam | 17 Sep 1984 |
17. | The Arabs | (2) | Sinbad the Sailor | 24 Sep 1984 |
18. | The Arabs | (3) | Sugar and Spice | 1 Oct 1984 |
19. | The Arabs | (4) | Water for the Desert | 8 Oct 1984 |
20. | The Arabs | (5) | Tomorrow's Arabs | 15 Oct 1984 |
The Sea | ||||
- | The Sea | (1) | rpt The Seven Seas | 29 Oct 1984 |
- | The Sea | (2) | rpt Balance in the Deep | 5 Nov 1984 |
- | The Sea | (3) | rpt Tides and Winds | 12 Nov 1984 |
- | The Sea | (4) | rpt Across the Sea | 19 Nov 1984 |
- | The Sea | (5) | rpt There She Blows! | 26 Nov 1984 |
The Eskimos | ||||
21. | The Eskimos | (1) | The Arctic | 14 Jan 1985 |
22. | The Eskimos | (2) | At Home on the Ice | 21 Jan 1985 |
23. | The Eskimos | (3) | Sedna and the Seals | 28 Jan 1985 |
24. | The Eskimos | (4) | The Coming of the Caribou | 4 Feb 1985 |
25. | The Eskimos | (5) | Women and Children | 11 Feb 1985 |
26. | The Eskimos | (6) | The Eskimos Today | 25 Feb 1985 |
Roads | ||||
- | Roads | (1) | rpt Britons and Romans | 4 Mar 1985 |
- | Roads | (2) | rpt The Open Road | 11 Mar 1985 |
- | Roads | (3) | rpt Horse and Motor | 18 Mar 1985 |
- | Roads | (4) | rpt A Better Road? | 25 Mar 1985 |
Topical Programmes | ||||
27. | Topical Programmes | (1) | The Domesday Project | 21 Mar 1985 |
Gardens and Growth | ||||
28. | Gardens and Growth | (1) | Seeds | 29 Apr 1985 |
29. | Gardens and Growth | (2) | Plants | 8 May 1985 |
30. | Gardens and Growth | (3) | Flowers | 13 May 1985 |
31. | Gardens and Growth | (4) | Fruits | 20 May 1985 |
Energy | ||||
- | Energy | (1) | rpt Turn to the Wind | 3 Jun 1985 |
- | Energy | (2) | rpt Water Working | 10 Jun 1985 |
- | Energy | (3) | rpt Sun Savers | 17 Jun 1985 |
- | Energy | (4) | rpt Power Plants | 24 Jun 1985 |
Over to You | ||||
32. | Over to You | (1) | DIY Puppetry | 18 Nov 1985 |
33. | Over to You | (2) | DIY Photography | 25 Nov 1985 |
34. | Over to You | (3) | DIY Animation | 2 Dec 1985 |
Space | ||||
35. | Space | (6) | Tomorrow's Spacemen | 3 Feb 1986 |
Spaceship Earth | ||||
36. | Spaceship Earth | (1) | The Rocks | 10 Feb 1986 |
37. | Spaceship Earth | (2) | The Atmosphere | 24 Feb 1986 |
The Greeks | ||||
38. | The Greeks | (1) | Athena's City | 21 Apr 1986 |
39. | The Greeks | (2) | Pottery | 28 Apr 1986 |
40. | The Greeks | (3) | Women and Children | 7 May 1986 |
41. | The Greeks | (4) | Greek Schools | 12 May 1986 |
42. | The Greeks | (5) | The Persian Wars | 19 May 1986 |
43. | The Greeks | (6) | The Greek Theatre | 2 Jun 1986 |
Over to You | ||||
44. | Over to You | (4) | Festival of Animation | 9 Jun 1986 |
Topical Programmes | ||||
45. | Topical Programmes | (2) | Topical Programme (Summer 1986) | 16 Jun 1986 |
You and the Media | ||||
46. | You and the Media | (1) | Writing and Printing | 22 Sep 1986 |
47. | You and the Media | (2) | Books and Newspapers | 29 Sep 1986 |
48. | You and the Media | (3) | Reporting | 6 Oct 1986 |
49. | You and the Media | (4) | Sounds and Pictures | 13 Oct 1986 |
Mordicus | ||||
50. | Mordicus | (1) | Mordicus Episode 1 | 20 Oct 1986 |
51. | Mordicus | (2) | Mordicus Episode 2 | 3 Nov 1986 |
52. | Mordicus | (3) | The Making of Mordicus | 10 Nov 1986 |
Winter Festival | ||||
53. | Winter Festival | (1) | Sweden | 17 Nov 1986 |
54. | Winter Festival | (2) | Holland | 24 Nov 1986 |
55. | Winter Festival | (3) | Finland | 1 Dec 1986 |
Canada | ||||
56. | Canada | (1) | The Railway | 9 Mar 1987 |
57. | Canada | (2) | A Tale of Two Cities | 16 Mar 1987 |
58. | Canada | (3) | Timber | 23 Mar 1987 |
59. | Canada | (4) | Wildlife | 30 Mar 1987 |
Doctors and Dentists | ||||
- | Doctors and Dentists | (1) | rpt At the Doctor's | 8 Jun 1987 |
- | Doctors and Dentists | (2) | rpt At the Dentist's | 15 Jun 1987 |
Topical Programmes | ||||
60. | Topical Programmes | (3) | Quiz Programme | 22 Jun 1987 |
The Vikings | ||||
61. | The Vikings | (1) | The Vikings Are Coming! | 21 Sep 1987 |
62. | The Vikings | (2) | A Viking Town | 28 Sep 1987 |
63. | The Vikings | (3) | Viking Sailors | 5 Oct 1987 |
The Saga of Gunnar Goldhair | ||||
64. | The Saga of Gunnar Goldhair | (1) | drama Murder in Coppergate | 12 Oct 1987 |
65. | The Saga of Gunnar Goldhair | (2) | drama The Monster of Jorvik | 19 Oct 1987 |
The Channel Tunnel | ||||
66. | The Channel Tunnel | (1) | The English Channel | 2 Nov 1987 |
67. | The Channel Tunnel | (2) | The Tunnel | 9 Nov 1987 |
68. | The Channel Tunnel | (3) | A Link to Europe? | 16 Nov 1987 |
Rush, The Fallow Deer | ||||
69. | Rush, The Fallow Deer | (1) | Rush the Deer 1 | 23 Nov 1987 |
70. | Rush, The Fallow Deer | (2) | Rush the Deer 2 | 30 Nov 1987 |
Getting About | ||||
71. | Getting About | (1) | Trail Clues | 15 Feb 1988 |
72. | Getting About | (2) | Direction | 29 Feb 1988 |
73. | Getting About | (3) | Distance | 7 Mar 1988 |
74. | Getting About | (4) | Reading the Earth | 14 Mar 1988 |
Topical Programmes | ||||
75. | Topical Programmes | (4) | Australia's Bicentenary | 21 Mar 1988 |
Space | ||||
76. | Space | (7) | Tomorrow's Space | 17 Oct 1988 |
Wildlife Safari | ||||
77. | Wildlife Safari | (1) | Movement | 9 Jan 1989 |
78. | Wildlife Safari | (2) | Attack and Defence | 16 Jan 1989 |
79. | Wildlife Safari | (3) | Homes | 23 Jan 1989 |
80. | Wildlife Safari | (4) | Breeding | 30 Jan 1989 |
81. | Wildlife Safari | (5) | Rearing | 6 Feb 1989 |
82. | Wildlife Safari | (6) | Messages | 13 Feb 1989 |
83. | Wildlife Safari | (7) | Working Together | 20 Feb 1989 |
Cathedrals | ||||
84. | Cathedrals | (1) | The Building of a Cathedral | 27 Feb 1989 |
85. | Cathedrals | (2) | The People of a Cathedral | 6 Mar 1989 |
86. | Cathedrals | (3) | The Life of a Cathedral | 13 Mar 1989 |
World of Work | ||||
87. | World of Work | (1) | The Green Fingers Plant Company | 5 Jun 1989 |
88. | World of Work | (2) | The Strike Lane Sweet Company | 12 Jun 1989 |
The Vikings | ||||
- | The Vikings | - | The Saga of Class 2's Project | 18 Sep 1989 |
Over to You | ||||
89. | Over to You | (5) | DIY Video | 13 Nov 1989 |
Topical Programmes | ||||
90. | Topical Programmes | (5) | Hungarian Link-Up | 27 Nov 1989 |
The Odyssey | ||||
91. | The Odyssey | (1) | The Wooden Horse | 15 Jan 1990 |
92. | The Odyssey | (2) | The Cyclops | 22 Jan 1990 |
93. | The Odyssey | (3) | The Magic of Circe | 29 Jan 1990 |
94. | The Odyssey | (4) | The Sirens | 5 Feb 1990 |
95. | The Odyssey | (5) | The Fury of Poseidon | 12 Feb 1990 |
96. | The Odyssey | (6) | The Homecoming | 26 Feb 1990 |
Let's Face It | ||||
97. | Let's Face It | (1) | The Face | 30 Apr 1990 |
98. | Let's Face It | (2) | The Message | 9 May 1990 |
99. | Let's Face It | (3) | The Portrait | 14 May 1990 |
Water | ||||
100. | Water | (1) | Water for Life | 17 Sep 1990 |
101. | Water | (2) | Moving Water | 24 Sep 1990 |
102. | Water | (3) | Sink or Swim | 1 Oct 1990 |
103. | Water | (4) | Land and Sea | 8 Oct 1990 |
104. | Water | (5) | Water at Work | 15 Oct 1990 |
105. | Water | (6) | Back to the Future | 29 Oct 1990 |
Wildlife Safari | ||||
- | Wildlife Safari | - | A Classroom Safari | 7 Jan 1991 |
106. | Wildlife Safari | (8) | Beaver Pond | 11 Mar 1991 |
107. | Wildlife Safari | (9) | Animals in Danger! | 18 Mar 1991 |
Trees and Man | ||||
108. | Trees and Man | (1) | The Man Who Planted Trees 1 | 10 Jun 1991 |
109. | Trees and Man | (2) | The Man Who Planted Trees 2 | 17 Jun 1991 |
Technology | ||||
110. | Technology | (1) | Home Technology | 16 Sep 1991 |
111. | Technology | (2) | Transport Technology | 23 Sep 1991 |
112. | Technology | (3) | Shopping Technology | 30 Sep 1991 |
113. | Technology | (4) | Swimming Technology | 7 Oct 1991 |
114. | Technology | (5) | Showbiz Technology | 14 Oct 1991 |
- | Technology | - | Technology | 27 Sep 1991 |
Tales from Europe (1992) | ||||
- | Tales from Europe (1992) | - | The Teacher's Tale | 13 Jan 1992 |
115. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (1) | Switzerland | 20 Jan 1992 |
116. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (2) | Germany | 27 Jan 1992 |
117. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (3) | Britain | 3 Feb 1992 |
118. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (4) | Denmark | 10 Feb 1992 |
119. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (5) | Netherlands | 17 Feb 1992 |
120. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (6) | Czechoslovakia | 2 Mar 1992 |
121. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (7) | Belgium | 9 Mar 1992 |
122. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (8) | Finland | 16 Mar 1992 |
123. | Tales from Europe (1992) | (9) | Greece | 23 Mar 1992 |
The Olympics | ||||
124. | The Olympics | (6) | The 1992 Olympics | 15 Jun 1992 |
The Anglo-Saxons | ||||
125. | The Anglo-Saxons | (1) | Anglo-Saxon Life | 14 Sep 1992 |
126. | The Anglo-Saxons | (2) | Anglo-Saxon Treasure | 21 Sep 1992 |
127. | The Anglo-Saxons | (3) | Anglo-Saxon Monks | 28 Sep 1992 |
128. | The Anglo-Saxons | (4) | Anglo-Saxons Invaded | 5 Oct 1992 |
129. | The Anglo-Saxons | (5) | Anglo-Saxons at Bay | 12 Oct 1992 |
130. | The Anglo-Saxons | (6) | Anglo-Saxons Triumph! | 19 Oct 1992 |
Trees | ||||
131. | Trees | (1) | The Friends of Man | 26 Apr 1993 |
132. | Trees | (2) | From Little Acorns | 5 May 1993 |
133. | Trees | (3) | Animal Lodgers: Life Around the Tree | 10 May 1993 |
134. | Trees | (4) | Timber, Friend of Man | 17 May 1993 |
135. | Trees | (5) | The Energy Power Pack | 24 May 1993 |
136. | Trees | (6) | Paper | 31 May 1993 |
Roman Britain | ||||
137. | Roman Britain | (1) | Invasion | 20 Sep 1993 |
138. | Roman Britain | (2) | Fighters and Builders | 27 Sep 1993 |
139. | Roman Britain | (3) | Town Life | 4 Oct 1993 |
140. | Roman Britain | (4) | Country Life | 11 Oct 1993 |
141. | Roman Britain | (5) | Gods, Games and Goodbye | 18 Oct 1993 |
Mapmakers! | ||||
142. | Mapmakers! | (1) | Village View | 1 Nov 1993 |
143. | Mapmakers! | (2) | Town and Around | 8 Nov 1993 |
144. | Mapmakers! | (3) | City Limits | 15 Nov 1993 |
145. | Mapmakers! | (4) | Map Messages | 22 Nov 1993 |
146. | Mapmakers! | (5) | Mapping the Future | 29 Nov 1993 |
Where You Live, Where I Live | ||||
147. | Where You Live, Where I Live | (1) | We Live Here | 21 Feb 1994 |
148. | Where You Live, Where I Live | (2) | Getting Around | 28 Feb 1994 |
149. | Where You Live, Where I Live | (3) | Off to Work | 7 Mar 1994 |
150. | Where You Live, Where I Live | (4) | Let's Go Shopping | 14 Mar 1994 |
151. | Where You Live, Where I Live | (5) | Playtime | 21 Mar 1994 |
Kenya | ||||
152. | Kenya | (1) | This Is Kenya | 19 Sep 1994 |
153. | Kenya | (2) | A Day in the Life | 26 Sep 1994 |
154. | Kenya | (3) | Food, Farming and Shopping | 3 Oct 1994 |
155. | Kenya | (4) | Out and About | 10 Oct 1994 |
Food and Farming | ||||
156. | Food and Farming | (1) | In the Beginning | 16 Jan 1995 |
157. | Food and Farming | (2) | Winter | 23 Jan 1995 |
158. | Food and Farming | (3) | Spring | 30 Jan 1995 |
159. | Food and Farming | (4) | Summer | 6 Feb 1995 |
160. | Food and Farming | (5) | Into the Future | 13 Feb 1995 |
Geography UK | ||||
161. | Geography UK | (1) | Introducing the UK | 18 Sep 1995 |
162. | Geography UK | (2) | A River in Scotland | 25 Sep 1995 |
163. | Geography UK | (3) | Weather in Wales | 2 Oct 1995 |
164. | Geography UK | (4) | Living in Northern Ireland | 9 Oct 1995 |
165. | Geography UK | (5) | Changing Environments in England | 16 Oct 1995 |
Kenya | ||||
166. | Kenya | (5) | Kenya from the Air | 13 May 1996 |
Danger Detectors | ||||
167. | Danger Detectors | (1) | Safety Inside | 20 May 1996 |
168. | Danger Detectors | (2) | Safety Outside | 3 Jun 1996 |
169. | Danger Detectors | (3) | Safety Further Afield | 10 Jun 1996 |
Ancient Greece | ||||
170. | Ancient Greece | (1) | Theseus and the Minotaur | 28 Oct 1996 |
171. | Ancient Greece | (2) | The Wooden Horse of Troy | 4 Nov 1996 |
172. | Ancient Greece | (3) | The Persians | 11 Nov 1996 |
173. | Ancient Greece | (4) | The Parthenon | 18 Nov 1996 |
174. | Ancient Greece | (5) | The Olympic Games | 25 Nov 1996 |
Village, Town, City | ||||
175. | Village, Town, City | (1) | Our Patch | 6 Jan 1997 |
176. | Village, Town, City | (2) | Ou Needs | 13 Jan 1997 |
177. | Village, Town, City | (3) | Our Land | 20 Jan 1997 |
178. | Village, Town, City | (4) | Our Changing Environment | 27 Jan 1997 |
Making It Work | ||||
179. | Making It Work | (1) | For the Animals | 14 Apr 1997 |
180. | Making It Work | (2) | For the Plants | 21 Apr 1997 |
181. | Making It Work | (3) | Over the Bridge | 28 Apr 1997 |
182. | Making It Work | (4) | For the People | 7 May 1997 |
Art | ||||
183. | Art | (1) | Light, Dark and Tone | 12 May 1997 |
184. | Art | (2) | Line and Shape and Form | 19 May 1997 |
185. | Art | (3) | Colour | 2 Jun 1997 |
186. | Art | (4) | Pattern and Texture | 9 Jun 1997 |
Invaders | ||||
187. | Invaders | (1) | The Celts | 3 Nov 1997 |
188. | Invaders | (2) | Invaders!: The Romans | 10 Nov 1997 |
189. | Invaders | (3) | The Anglo Saxons | 17 Nov 1997 |
190. | Invaders | (4) | The Vikings | 24 Nov 1997 |
191. | Invaders | (5) | The Normans | 1 Dec 1997 |
Water, Air, Land | ||||
192. | Water, Air, Land | (1) | Environmental Change | 12 Jan 1998 |
193. | Water, Air, Land | (2) | Using the World's Resources | 19 Jan 1998 |
194. | Water, Air, Land | (3) | Waste | 26 Jan 1998 |
195. | Water, Air, Land | (4) | Guarding the Future | 2 Feb 1998 |
196. | Water, Air, Land | (5) | Conflicts | 9 Feb 1998 |
Tudor Life | ||||
197. | Tudor Life | (1) | Children: A Girl's Story | 21 Sep 1998 |
198. | Tudor Life | (2) | Homes: A Yeoman's Story | 28 Sep 1998 |
199. | Tudor Life | (3) | Food: A Housewife's Story | 5 Oct 1998 |
200. | Tudor Life | (4) | Street: A Merchant's Story | 12 Oct 1998 |
201. | Tudor Life | (5) | Entertainment: An Actor's Story | 19 Oct 1998 |
Weather | ||||
202. | Weather | (1) | Temperature | 11 Jan 1999 |
203. | Weather | (2) | Rain | 18 Jan 1999 |
204. | Weather | (3) | Wind | 25 Jan 1999 |
205. | Weather | (4) | Seasons | 1 Feb 1999 |
206. | Weather | (5) | World Weather | 8 Feb 1999 |
A Walk Through Time | ||||
207. | A Walk Through Time | (1) | Work | 25 Oct 1999 |
208. | A Walk Through Time | (2) | Food | 8 Nov 1999 |
209. | A Walk Through Time | (3) | Health | 15 Nov 1999 |
210. | A Walk Through Time | (4) | Fashion | 22 Nov 1999 |
211. | A Walk Through Time | (5) | Entertainment | 29 Nov 1999 |
France | ||||
212. | France | (1) | Paris: A City | 17 Jan 2000 |
213. | France | (2) | Brittany: The Coast | 24 Jan 2000 |
214. | France | (3) | Camargue: A River Delta | 31 Jan 2000 |
215. | France | (4) | The Alps | 7 Feb 2000 |
216. | France | (5) | Maps and Mapping | 14 Feb 2000 |
Tales from Europe (2000) | ||||
217. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (1) | Switzerland: The Army of Bears | 18 Jan 2000 |
218. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (2) | Germany: The Pied Piper of Hamelin | 25 Jan 2000 |
219. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (3) | Denmark: The Ugly Duckling | 1 Feb 2000 |
220. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (4) | Czech Republic: Godfather Death | 8 Feb 2000 |
221. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (5) | Holland: The Lady of Stavoren | 15 Feb 2000 |
222. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (6) | Greece: Persephone Rising | 29 Feb 2000 |
223. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (7) | Belgium: With My Right Hand | 7 Mar 2000 |
224. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (8) | Finland: Reeta and the Cow That Ran Dry | 14 Mar 2000 |
225. | Tales from Europe (2000) | (9) | Britain: Arthur the King | 21 Mar 2000 |
Snapshots: Children in the Second World War | ||||
226. | Snapshots: Children in the Second World War | (1) | Evacuation | 8 Nov 2000 |
227. | Snapshots: Children in the Second World War | (2) | Daily Life | 16 Nov 2000 |