Zig Zag: World of Work
World of Work is a unit of the BBC Schools TV series Zig Zag from the 1980s & 1990s, covering business for primary school pupils.
Following two groups of school children who have set up 'mini enterprises' running their own businesses from their schools, one growing pot plants and the other making "Toffee-Poppy-Choc" sweets.
Episode List
# | Title | Broadcast |
---|---|---|
1. | The Green Fingers Plant Company | 5 Jun 1989 |
2. | The Strike Lane Sweet Company | 12 Jun 1989 |
Broadcasts
Year | Term | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Channel | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1988-89 | Summer 1989 | Monday, 10:58am | Wednesday, 1:40pm | BBC2 | ||||
1993-94 | Summer 1994 | Monday, 9:25am | Tuesday, 9:25am | BBC2 | 6th & 7th June |
Credits
Presenter | Sheelagh Gilbey |
Producer | Peter M. Evans |
Resources
There were teacher's notes available.
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- Zig Zag: Over to YouEarlier Zig Zag programme from the 1980s showing school projects in action.
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