Zig Zag: Tudor Life
Tudor Life is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Zig Zag and Primary History from the 1990s & 2000s, covering history for primary school pupils.
A mix of drama and documentary to show how ordinary people lived during the reign of the Tudor monarchs.
Primary History
From 2002 this unit was repeated as part of the new series Primary History, with amended opening titles but otherwise intact.
Episode List
Extensive clips from each episode are available on the BBC website.
| # | Title | Broadcast | Clips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Children: A Girl's Story | 21 Sep 1998 | |
| 2. | Homes: A Yeoman's Story | 28 Sep 1998 | |
| 3. | Food: A Housewife's Story | 5 Oct 1998 | |
| 4. | Street: A Merchant's Story | 12 Oct 1998 | |
| 5. | Entertainment: An Actor's Story | 19 Oct 1998 |
Broadcasts
| Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-99 | Autumn 1998 | Monday, 11:20am | Thursday, 11:15am | BBC2 | ||||
| 1999-2000 | Summer 2000 | Tuesday, 11:20am | Thursday, 11:20am | BBC2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Autumn 2000 | weekdays, 9:00am | BBC2 | 11-15 Sep | ||||
| 2001-02 | Spring 2002 | Tuesday, 11:50am | BBC2 | |||||
| 2002-03 | Autumn 2002 | Tuesday, 10:50am | Thursday, 10:50am+ | Friday, 11:50am | BBC2 | Primary History, 10-13 Dec | ||
| 2004-05 | Summer 2005 | Tuesday, 10:50am | BBC2 | Primary History | ||||
| 2005-06 | Summer 2006 | Friday, 10:30am | BBC2 | Primary History | ||||
| 2007-08 | Spring 2008 | Friday, 10:50am | BBC2 | Primary History | ||||
CBBC Channel
Also broadcast on the CBBC Channel 'Class TV' service of schools programmes:
- 2001-02: Summer 2002
- 2002-03: Autumn 2002 & Spring 2003
- 2003-04: Autumn 2003
- 2004-05: Autumn 2004
- 2005-06: Autumn 2005
- 2006-07: Autumn 2006
Credits
| Presenters | Mark Simpkin Marsali Stewart |
| Narrator | Edward Tudor Pole |
| Music | David Goodall |
| Consultant | Sallie Purkis |
| Education Officer | David Smith |
| Drama script | Ann Swan |
| Director | Yvonne Gordon |
| Producer/Executive Producer | Ishbel MacLean |
Resources
There were teacher's notes, a resource pack, a Video Plus pack and a CD-ROM for Acorn, Mac and PC available.
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