Storytime (TV programme)
1987 British TV series or programme
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Storytime is a British educational television programme as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1987 to 1 December 1997. It is aimed at children aged between 2 and 5.
GenreEducational
Presented byBeverly Hills (1995–96)
Julia Booth (1997)
Julia Booth (1997)
StarringJohn Ringham (1992–93)
Siân Reeves (1992–93)
Siân Reeves (1992–93)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
| Storytime | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Presented by | Beverly Hills (1995–96) Julia Booth (1997) |
| Starring | John Ringham (1992–93) Siân Reeves (1992–93) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 122 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 23 September 1987 – 1 December 1997 |
Episodes
Series 1 (1987–88)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The King, the Mice and the Cheese" | 23 September 1987[1] |
| 2 | 2 | "Who Chased Away the Goat?" | 30 September 1987[2] |
| 3 | 3 | "The Hungry Giant" | 7 October 1987[3] |
| 4 | 4 | "Jim and the Beanstalk" | 14 October 1987[4] |
| 5 | 5 | "Stone Soup" | 21 October 1987[5] |
| 6 | 6 | "Nobody Likes My Spider" | 4 November 1987[6] |
| 7 | 7 | "The Glerp" | 11 November 1987[7] |
| 8 | 8 | "The Monkeys and the Moon" | 18 November 1987[8] |
| 9 | 9 | "Two of Everything" | 25 November 1987[9] |
| 10 | 10 | "The Story of Chen Ping" | 2 December 1987[10] |
| 11 | 11 | "Footprints" | 13 January 1988[11] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Lost Mitten" | 20 January 1988[12] |
| 13 | 13 | "The Tiny Doll" | 27 January 1988[13] |
| 14 | 14 | "Ma Liang and the Magic Brush" | 3 February 1988[14] |
| 15 | 15 | "Foo the Potter" | 10 February 1988[15] |
| 16 | 16 | "Patrick" | 17 February 1988[16] |
| 17 | 17 | "Mrs. Armitage on Wheels" | 2 March 1988[17] |
| 18 | 18 | "The Tiger-Skin Rug" | 9 March 1988[18] |
| 19 | 19 | "Johnny-Cake" | 16 March 1988[19] |
| 20 | 20 | "Chicken and Egg" | 23 March 1988[20] |
| 21 | 21 | "The Magic Birthday Cake" | 27 April 1988[21] |
| 22 | 22 | "Five Minutes' Peace" | 4 May 1988[22] |
| 23 | 23 | "The Four Friends" | 11 May 1988[23] |
| 24 | 24 | "The Elves and the Shoemaker" | 18 May 1988[24] |
| 25 | 25 | "Dogger" | 25 May 1988[25] |
| 26 | 26 | "Ayu and the Perfect Moon" | 8 June 1988[26] |
| 27 | 27 | "Sam and the Box" | 15 June 1988[27] |
| 28 | 28 | "Toby the Tug" | 22 June 1988[28] |
Series 2 (1989)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 1 | "Hot Hippo" | 20 September 1989[29] |
| 30 | 2 | "The Singing Bird" | 27 September 1989[30] |
| 31 | 3 | "Tiddalick" | 4 October 1989[31] |
| 32 | 4 | "Fin M'Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill" | 11 October 1989[32] |
| 33 | 5 | "The Wind and the Sun" | 18 October 1989[33] |
| 34 | 6 | "Titch: You'll Soon Grow Into Them, Titch" | 1 November 1989[34] |
| 35 | 7 | "It's Mine" | 8 November 1989[35] |
| 36 | 8 | "Bad Boris and the New Kitten" | 15 November 1989[36] |
| 37 | 9 | "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?" | 22 November 1989[37] |
| 38 | 10 | "Nini at Carnival" | 29 November 1989[38] |
Series 3 (1990)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | "Mrs. Mopple's Washing Line" | 17 January 1990[39] |
| 40 | 2 | "Yes Ma'am" | 24 January 1990[40] |
| 41 | 3 | "Dogs!" | 31 January 1990[41] |
| 42 | 4 | "Desperate for a Dog" | 7 February 1990[42] |
| 43 | 5 | "Brush and Chase" | 14 February 1990[43] |
| 44 | 6 | "The Trouble with Dad" | 28 February 1990[44] |
| 45 | 7 | "Get Angry!" | 7 March 1990[45] |
| 46 | 8 | "Alistair in Outer Space" | 14 March 1990[46] |
| 47 | 9 | "Bertie and the Bear" | 21 March 1990[47] |
| 48 | 10 | "Goodbye House" | 28 March 1990[48] |
| 49 | 11 | "Has Anyone Here Seen William?" | 2 May 1990[49] |
| 50 | 12 | "The Very Worst Monster" | 9 May 1990[50] |
| 51 | 13 | "The Rajah's Secret" | 16 May 1990[51] |
| 52 | 14 | "Two Can Toucan" | 23 May 1990[52] |
| 53 | 15 | "Norah's Ark" | 6 June 1990[53] |
| 54 | 16 | "The Bear's Water Picnic" | 13 June 1990[54] |
| 55 | 17 | "Bear's Shadow" | 20 June 1990[55] |
| 56 | 18 | "Tim Mouse Goes Down the Stream" | 27 June 1990[56] |
Series 4 (1992–93)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 1 | "I Don't Want To!" | 14 September 1992[57] |
| 58 | 2 | "Sunday Boots and Walking Boots" | 21 September 1992[58] |
| 59 | 3 | "Frog and the Bird Song" | 28 September 1992[59] |
| 60 | 4 | "African Cat and the Mouse" | 5 October 1992[60] |
| 61 | 5 | "Big, Bad Barney Bear" | 12 October 1992[61] |
| 62 | 6 | "Sari Games" | 19 October 1992[62] |
| 63 | 7 | "My Cat Maisie" | 2 November 1992[63] |
| 64 | 8 | "Why Can't I Fly?" | 9 November 1992[64] |
| 65 | 9 | "The Washerman and the Potter" | 16 November 1992[65] |
| 66 | 10 | "Christmas Bear" | 23 November 1992[66] |
| 67 | 11 | "The King with Dirty Feet" | 11 January 1993[67] |
| 68 | 12 | "Stanley in the Dark" | 18 January 1993[68] |
| 69 | 13 | "The Emperor's Leftovers" | 25 January 1993[69] |
| 70 | 14 | "Through My Window" | 1 February 1993[70] |
| 71 | 15 | "The Happy Hedgehog Band" | 8 February 1993[71] |
| 72 | 16 | "Too Much Noise" | 22 February 1993[72] |
| 73 | 17 | "Don't Do That" | 1 March 1993[73] |
| 74 | 18 | "Scruff" | 8 March 1993[74] |
| 75 | 19 | "The Magpie's Nest" | 15 March 1993[75] |
| 76 | 20 | "Naughty Daisy" | 22 March 1993[76] |
| 77 | 21 | "Beaky" | 26 April 1993[77] |
| 78 | 22 | "Big Al" | 10 May 1993[78] |
| 79 | 23 | "Along Came Eric" | 17 May 1993[79] |
| 80 | 24 | "Boxed In" | 24 May 1993[80] |
| 81 | 25 | "Crazy Charlie" | 31 May 1993[81] |
| 82 | 26 | "Two Greedy Bears" | 7 June 1993[82] |
| 83 | 27 | "Tell Us a Story" | 11 June 1993[83] |
| 84 | 28 | "Rainbow Balloon" | 14 June 1993[84] |
Series 5 (1995–96)
Several stories featured in this series are repeats from Series 4 (highlighted with an *).
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 1 | "Jasper's Beanstalk" | 18 September 1995[85] |
| 86 | 2 | "Handa's Surprise / The Little Red Hen" | 25 September 1995[86] |
| 87 | 3 | "Sunday Boots and Working Boots*" | 2 October 1995[87] |
| 88 | 4 | "Peace at Last" | 9 October 1995[88] |
| 89 | 5 | "My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh / Peedie Peebles' Colour Book" | 16 October 1995[89] |
| 90 | 6 | "Why Can't I Fly?*" | 30 October 1995[90] |
| 91 | 7 | "The Fish Who Could Wish" | 6 November 1995[91] |
| 92 | 8 | "The King with Dirty Feet*" | 13 November 1995[92] |
| 93 | 9 | "Sari Games*" | 20 November 1995[93] |
| 94 | 10 | "When the Teddy Bears Came / Ten Little Babies" | 27 November 1995[94] |
| 95 | 11 | "Jenny's Bear / Where’s My Teddy?" | 15 January 1996[95] |
| 96 | 12 | "Where's That Bus? / The Train Ride" | 22 January 1996[96] |
| 97 | 13 | "The Emperor's Leftovers* / The Magic Porridge Bowl" | 29 January 1996[97] |
| 98 | 14 | "Big Panda, Little Panda" | 5 February 1996[98] |
| 99 | 15 | "So Much" | 12 February 1996[99] |
| 100 | 16 | "Stanley in the Dark*" | 26 February 1996[100] |
| 101 | 17 | "I Want My Dinner" | 4 March 1996[101] |
| 102 | 18 | "Naughty Daisy*" | 11 March 1996[102] |
| 103 | 19 | "Scruff*" | 18 March 1996[103] |
| 104 | 20 | "Henny Penny" | 25 March 1996[104] |
| 105 | 21 | "Lullabyhullabaloo!" | 15 April 1996[105] |
| 106 | 22 | "Two Greedy Bears* / Cat and Dog" | 22 April 1996[106] |
| 107 | 23 | "A New Home for Tiger / Annie and the Tiger" | 29 April 1996[107] |
| 108 | 24 | "The Rainbow Balloon* / Lucy’s Picture" | 9 May 1996[108] |
| 109 | 25 | "Mr Gumpy's Outing / Sam Vole and his Brothers" | 13 May 1996[109] |
| 110 | 26 | "Big, Bad Barney Bear*" | 20 May 1996[110] |
| 111 | 27 | "Grandad Pot / Eat Up, Gemma" | 3 June 1996[111] |
| 112 | 28 | "Big Al* / Sally and the Limpet" | 10 June 1996[112] |
Series 6 (1997)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 1 | "Contrary Mary" | 22 September 1997[113] |
| 114 | 2 | "Red Fox Dances / The Gingerbread Man" | 29 September 1997[114] |
| 115 | 3 | "Ella and the Rabbit" | 6 October 1997[115] |
| 116 | 4 | "I Love Animals / Little Chicken Chicken" | 13 October 1997[116] |
| 117 | 5 | "Bet You Can't!" | 20 October 1997[117] |
| 118 | 6 | "New Clothes for Alex / The Elves and the Shoemaker" | 3 November 1997[118] |
| 119 | 7 | "Dottie / Titch" | 10 November 1997[119] |
| 120 | 8 | "Guess How Much I Love You / Dadima’s Games" | 17 November 1997[120] |
| 121 | 9 | "Sweetie / The Four Friends and the Elephant" | 24 November 1997[121] |
| 122 | 10 | "Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly! / Jojo’s Revenge!" | 1 December 1997[122] |