Music Time (TV programme)

Music Time
Genre	Educational
Presented by	Mari Griffith (1970–72) Ian Humphris (1970–72) Kathryn Harries (1977–81) Peter Combe (1977–80) Andrew C. Wandsworth (1981) Jonathan Cohen (1983–91) Helen Speirs (1983–91)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	24
No. of episodes	224
Production
Running time	20 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1 (1970–81) BBC2 (1983–91)
Release	23 September 1970 (1970-09-23) – 18 March 1991 (1991-03-18)

Music Time is a British educational television programme as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1970 to 18 March 1991. The programme is aimed at primary school children aged between 7 and 9. It teaches singing, instrumentation, and basic elements of music theory and performance through simple, easily understandable songs. These often form part of a production intended to be performed by schools, and usually performed at either the start or end of the term. There would often be a pantomime in the autumn term. The programme also includes animated films (usually produced by Bura and Hardwick) based on classical works.

Episodes

Peter and the Wolf (1970)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	1	"Programme 1"	23 September 1970 (1970-09-23)
2	2	"Programme 2"	30 September 1970 (1970-09-30)
3	3	"Programme 3"	7 October 1970 (1970-10-07)
4	4	"Programme 4"	14 October 1970 (1970-10-14)
5	5	"Programme 5"	21 October 1970 (1970-10-21)
6	6	"Programme 6"	4 November 1970 (1970-11-04)
7	7	"Programme 7"	11 November 1970 (1970-11-11)
8	8	"Programme 8"	18 November 1970 (1970-11-18)
9	9	"Peter and the Wolf"	25 November 1970 (1970-11-25)
10	10	"End-of-Term Concert"	2 December 1970 (1970-12-02)

Travel and Transport (Winter 1971)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
11	1	"Programme 1"	13 January 1971 (1971-01-13)
12	2	"Programme 2"	20 January 1971 (1971-01-20)
13	3	"Programme 3"	27 January 1971 (1971-01-27)
14	4	"Programme 4"	3 February 1971 (1971-02-03)
15	5	"Programme 5"	10 February 1971 (1971-02-10)
16	6	"Programme 6"	17 February 1971 (1971-02-17)
17	7	"Programme 7"	3 March 1971 (1971-03-03)
18	8	"Programme 8"	10 March 1971 (1971-03-10)
19	9	"Programme 9"	17 March 1971 (1971-03-17)
20	10	"End-of-Term Concert"	24 March 1971 (1971-03-24)

Spells and Riddles (Spring 1971)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
21	1	"Programme 1"	28 April 1971 (1971-04-28)
22	2	"Programme 2"	5 May 1971 (1971-05-05)
23	3	"Programme 3"	12 May 1971 (1971-05-12)
24	4	"Programme 4"	19 May 1971 (1971-05-19)
25	5	"Programme 5"	26 May 1971 (1971-05-26)
26	6	"Programme 6"	9 June 1971 (1971-06-09)
27	7	"The Music Time Game"	16 June 1971 (1971-06-16)
28	8	"End-of-Term Concert"	23 June 1971 (1971-06-23)

Animals (Autumn 1971)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
29	1	TBA	22 September 1971 (1971-09-22)
30	2	TBA	29 September 1971 (1971-09-29)
31	3	TBA	6 October 1971 (1971-10-06)
32	4	TBA	13 October 1971 (1971-10-13)
33	5	TBA	20 October 1971 (1971-10-20)
34	6	TBA	3 November 1971 (1971-11-03)
35	7	TBA	10 November 1971 (1971-11-10)
36	8	TBA	17 November 1971 (1971-11-17)
37	9	TBA	24 November 1971 (1971-11-24)
38	10	TBA	1 December 1971 (1971-12-01)

Coppélia (Winter 1972)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
39	1	TBA	12 January 1972 (1972-01-12)
40	2	TBA	19 January 1972 (1972-01-19)
41	3	TBA	26 January 1972 (1972-01-26)
42	4	TBA	2 February 1972 (1972-02-02)
43	5	TBA	9 February 1972 (1972-02-09)
44	6	TBA	16 February 1972 (1972-02-16)
45	7	TBA	1 March 1972 (1972-03-01)
46	8	TBA	8 March 1972 (1972-03-08)
47	9	TBA	15 March 1972 (1972-03-15)
48	10	TBA	22 March 1972 (1972-03-22)

A River Journey (Spring 1972)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
49	1	TBA	26 April 1972 (1972-04-26)
50	2	TBA	3 May 1972 (1972-05-03)
51	3	TBA	10 May 1972 (1972-05-10)
52	4	TBA	17 May 1972 (1972-05-17)
53	5	TBA	24 May 1972 (1972-05-24)
54	6	TBA	7 June 1972 (1972-06-07)
55	7	TBA	14 June 1972 (1972-06-14)
56	8	TBA	21 June 1972 (1972-06-21)

A Christmas Journey (1977)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
57	1	"The Sounds Around Us"	19 September 1977 (1977-09-19)
58	2	"High Sounds, Low Sounds"	26 September 1977 (1977-09-26)
59	3	"Long Sounds, Short Sounds"	3 October 1977 (1977-10-03)
60	4	"Feel the Beat"	10 October 1977 (1977-10-10)
61	5	"Rhythm"	17 October 1977 (1977-10-17)
62	6	"Collecting Sounds"	24 October 1977 (1977-10-24)
63	7	"Sound Traps"	7 November 1977 (1977-11-07)
64	8	"A Christmas Journey Introduction"	14 November 1977 (1977-11-14)
65	9	"A Christmas Journey 1"	21 November 1977 (1977-11-21)
66	10	"A Christmas Journey 2"	28 November 1977 (1977-11-28)

Coppélia (Winter 1978)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
67	1	"Tunes Shapes"	9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
68	2	"Tunes Patterns"	16 January 1978 (1978-01-16)
69	3	"Snap"	23 January 1978 (1978-01-23)
70	4	"Happy Families"	30 January 1978 (1978-01-30)
71	5	"Follow My Leader"	6 February 1978 (1978-02-06)
72	6	"Holding On"	13 February 1978 (1978-02-13)
73	7	"Sounds Maps"	20 February 1978 (1978-02-20)
74	8	"Playing the Score"	27 February 1978 (1978-02-27)
75	9	"Coppélia Introduction"	6 March 1978 (1978-03-06)
76	10	"Coppélia"	13 March 1978 (1978-03-13)

Laughing Bird (Spring 1978)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
77	1	TBA	17 April 1978 (1978-04-17)
78	2	TBA	24 April 1978 (1978-04-24)
79	3	TBA	3 May 1978 (1978-05-03)
80	4	TBA	8 May 1978 (1978-05-08)
81	5	TBA	15 May 1978 (1978-05-15)
82	6	TBA	22 May 1978 (1978-05-22)
83	7	TBA	5 June 1978 (1978-06-05)
84	8	"Laughing Bird"	12 June 1978 (1978-06-12)

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Autumn 1978)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
85	1	"Sounds in the Country 1"	18 September 1978 (1978-09-18)
86	2	"Sounds in the Country 2"	25 September 1978 (1978-09-25)
87	3	"Sounds by the Sea 1"	2 October 1978 (1978-10-02)
88	4	"Sounds by the Sea 2"	9 October 1978 (1978-10-09)
89	5	"Twos and Threes 1"	16 October 1978 (1978-10-16)
90	6	"Twos and Threes 2"	23 October 1978 (1978-10-23)
91	7	"Christmas Carols 1"	6 November 1978 (1978-11-06)
92	8	"Christmas Carols 2"	13 November 1978 (1978-11-13)
93	9	"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"	20 November 1978 (1978-11-20)
94	10	"A Christmas Concert"	27 November 1978 (1978-11-27)

The Big Balloon Show (1979)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
95	1	"In the Town 1"	30 April 1979 (1979-04-30)
96	2	"In the Town 2"	9 May 1979 (1979-05-09)
97	3	"At the Fair 1"	14 May 1979 (1979-05-14)
98	4	"At the Fair 2"	21 May 1979 (1979-05-21)
99	5	"In the Factory 1"	4 June 1979 (1979-06-04)
100	6	"In the Factory 2"	11 June 1979 (1979-06-11)
101	7	"On the Sea"	18 June 1979 (1979-06-18)
102	8	"The Big Balloon Show"	25 June 1979 (1979-06-25)

Lieutenant Kijé (1980)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
103	1	"Watch and Listen"	14 January 1980 (1980-01-14)
104	2	"Does it Come Back?"	21 January 1980 (1980-01-21)
105	3	"Fast and Slow"	28 January 1980 (1980-01-28)
106	4	"Clap and Tap"	4 February 1980 (1980-02-04)
107	5	"Copycats"	11 February 1980 (1980-02-11)
108	6	"In Harmony"	25 February 1980 (1980-02-25)
109	7	"Play the Game"	3 March 1980 (1980-03-03)
110	8	"Lieutenant Kijé 1"	10 March 1980 (1980-03-10)
111	9	"Lieutenant Kijé 2"	17 March 1980 (1980-03-17)
112	10	"The Story of Lieutenant Kijé"	24 March 1980 (1980-03-24)

The Evening Star (1981)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
113	1	"The Evening Star"	5 May 1981 (1981-05-05)
114	2	"Hunting"	11 May 1981 (1981-05-11)
115	3	"Stars"	18 May 1981 (1981-05-18)
116	4	"The Animals"	1 June 1981 (1981-06-01)
117	5	"The Garden"	8 June 1981 (1981-06-08)
118	6	"Dancing"	15 June 1981 (1981-06-15)
119	7	"Voices"	22 June 1981 (1981-06-22)
120	8	"Water"	29 June 1981 (1981-06-29)

A Gift for the Baby (1983)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
121	1	"Working with Sounds"	19 September 1983 (1983-09-19)
122	2	"Long Sounds, Short Sounds"	26 September 1983 (1983-09-26)
123	3	"Higher and Lower"	3 October 1983 (1983-10-03)
124	4	"The Sounds of the Voice"	10 October 1983 (1983-10-10)
125	5	"The Sounds of Words"	17 October 1983 (1983-10-17)
126	6	"Call and Response"	31 October 1983 (1983-10-31)
127	7	"The Regular Beat"	7 November 1983 (1983-11-07)
128	8	"Fast and Slow"	14 November 1983 (1983-11-14)
129	9	"Grouping Beats"	21 November 1983 (1983-11-21)
130	10	"A Gift for the Baby"	28 November 1983 (1983-11-28)

The Sleeping Beauty (Winter 1984)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
131	1	"Rhythm and the Beat"	16 January 1984 (1984-01-16)
132	2	"Rhythms Together"	23 January 1984 (1984-01-23)
133	3	"Tune Shapes"	30 January 1984 (1984-01-30)
134	4	"Musical Patterns"	6 February 1984 (1984-02-06)
135	5	"Contrasts"	13 February 1984 (1984-02-13)
136	6	"Question and Answer"	27 February 1984 (1984-02-27)
137	7	"Harmony"	5 March 1984 (1984-03-05)
138	8	"The Sleeping Beauty 1"	12 March 1984 (1984-03-12)
139	9	"The Sleeping Beauty 2"	19 March 1984 (1984-03-19)
140	10	"The Sleeping Beauty"	26 March 1984 (1984-03-26)

Dick Whittington (Autumn 1984)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
141	1	"Footsteps"	17 September 1984 (1984-09-17)
142	2	"Time Span"	24 September 1984 (1984-09-24)
143	3	"Sound Signals"	1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
144	4	"Traffic"	8 October 1984 (1984-10-08)
145	5	"Bells"	15 October 1984 (1984-10-15)
146	6	"Street Music"	29 October 1984 (1984-10-29)
147	7	"Keeping Together"	5 November 1984 (1984-11-05)
148	8	"Tempo"	12 November 1984 (1984-11-12)
149	9	"Rhythms"	19 November 1984 (1984-11-19)
150	10	"Dick Whittington"	26 November 1984 (1984-11-26)

Háry János (Winter 1985)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
151	1	"Two in a Bar"	14 January 1985 (1985-01-14)
152	2	"Grouping Beats"	21 January 1985 (1985-01-21)
153	3	"Melody"	28 January 1985 (1985-01-28)
154	4	"ABA"	4 February 1985 (1985-02-04)
155	5	"Musical Clocks"	11 February 1985 (1985-02-11)
156	6	"Copy Me"	25 February 1985 (1985-02-25)
157	7	"Harmony"	4 March 1985 (1985-03-04)
158	8	"Háry János 1"	11 March 1985 (1985-03-11)
159	9	"Háry János 2"	18 March 1985 (1985-03-18)
160	10	"Háry János"	25 March 1985 (1985-03-25)

Anansi and the Sky God (Spring 1985)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
161	1	"Anansi and the Sky God"	29 April 1985 (1985-04-29)
162	2	"Talking Drums"	9 May 1985 (1985-05-09)
163	3	"Pottery"	13 May 1985 (1985-05-13)
164	4	"The Bush"	20 May 1985 (1985-05-20)
165	5	"The Weavers"	27 May 1985 (1985-05-27)
166	6	"The Sky God"	10 June 1985 (1985-06-10)
167	7	"Creatures of the Bush"	17 June 1985 (1985-06-17)
168	8	"Follow the Drum"	24 June 1985 (1985-06-24)

Panji and the Buffalo (1986)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
169	1	"Panji and the Buffalo"	21 April 1986 (1986-04-21)
170	2	"The Padi-fields"	28 April 1986 (1986-04-28)
171	3	"On the Road"	8 May 1986 (1986-05-08)
172	4	"The Animals"	12 May 1986 (1986-05-12)
173	5	"Shadow Puppets"	19 May 1986 (1986-05-19)
174	6	"The Gamelan"	2 June 1986 (1986-06-02)
175	7	"Java Food"	9 June 1986 (1986-06-09)
176	8	"The Ceremonial Meal"	16 June 1986 (1986-06-16)

Tarfa and the Trolls (1989)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
177	1	"Tarfa and the Trolls"	18 September 1989 (1989-09-18)
178	2	"Housework"	25 September 1989 (1989-09-25)
179	3	"Wooden Sounds"	2 October 1989 (1989-10-02)
180	4	"Metal Sounds"	9 October 1989 (1989-10-09)
181	5	"Sleigh Ride"	16 October 1989 (1989-10-16)
182	6	"Voices"	30 October 1989 (1989-10-30)
183	7	"Loud and Quiet"	6 November 1989 (1989-11-06)
184	8	"Drummers"	13 November 1989 (1989-11-13)
185	9	"Duets"	20 November 1989 (1989-11-20)
186	10	"The Orchestra"	27 November 1989 (1989-11-27)

Pictures at an Exhibition (Winter 1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
187	1	"Promenade"	15 January 1990 (1990-01-15)
188	2	"Smooth and Spiky"	22 January 1990 (1990-01-22)
189	3	"The Castle"	29 January 1990 (1990-01-29)
190	4	"Machines"	5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)
191	5	"Transport"	12 February 1990 (1990-02-12)
192	6	"Birdsong"	26 February 1990 (1990-02-26)
193	7	"Catacombs"	5 March 1990 (1990-03-05)
194	8	"The Gnome"	12 March 1990 (1990-03-12)
195	9	"The Gardens"	19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
196	10	"Rondo"	26 March 1990 (1990-03-26)

The Emperor and the Nightingale (Spring 1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
197	1	"The Emperor and the Nightingale"	30 April 1990 (1990-04-30)
198	2	"Reflections"	10 May 1990 (1990-05-10)
199	3	"Pentatonic"	14 May 1990 (1990-05-14)
200	4	"Songbirds"	21 May 1990 (1990-05-21)
201	5	"Chinese Birds"	4 June 1990 (1990-06-04)
202	6	"Mechanical Sounds"	11 June 1990 (1990-06-11)
203	7	"Chinese Music"	18 June 1990 (1990-06-18)
204	8	"Lanterns and Lions"	25 June 1990 (1990-06-25)

Cinderella (Autumn 1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
205	1	"Cinderella"	17 September 1990 (1990-09-17)
206	2	"The Kitchen"	24 September 1990 (1990-09-24)
207	3	"Paper Sounds"	1 October 1990 (1990-10-01)
208	4	"Grouping Beats"	8 October 1990 (1990-10-08)
209	5	"The Beat"	15 October 1990 (1990-10-15)
210	6	"Mystery Sounds"	29 October 1990 (1990-10-29)
211	7	"Changing Tunes"	5 November 1990 (1990-11-05)
212	8	"Dancers"	12 November 1990 (1990-11-12)
213	9	"Ups and Downs"	19 November 1990 (1990-11-19)
214	10	"Cinderella's Christmas"	26 November 1990 (1990-11-26)

The Planets (1991)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
215	1	"A Space Journey"	7 January 1991 (1991-01-07)
216	2	"Mars"	14 January 1991 (1991-01-14)
217	3	"Mercury"	21 January 1991 (1991-01-21)
218	4	"Jupiter"	28 January 1991 (1991-01-28)
219	5	"Uranus"	4 February 1991 (1991-02-04)
220	6	"Saturn"	11 February 1991 (1991-02-11)
221	7	"Venus"	25 February 1991 (1991-02-25)
222	8	"Neptune"	4 March 1991 (1991-03-04)
223	9	"The Planets 1"	11 March 1991 (1991-03-11)
224	10	"The Planets 2"	18 March 1991 (1991-03-18)

External links

• Music Time at Broadcast for Schools