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Look and Read
GenreChildren's, educational
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time20 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One, BBC Two
Release9 January 1967 (1967-01-09) –
29 March 2004 (2004-03-29)

Look and Read is a BBC Television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills.[1] The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest-running nationally broadcast programme for schools in the United Kingdom. The series remains popular among school children. Episodes of Look and Read were sometimes repeated on the CBBC Channel.

History

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Background

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The first programmes for schools in Britain were broadcast in 1957. Early material was mostly aimed at secondary school pupils and seen as a convenient method of demonstration in subjects such as science and geography. In the early 1960s, there was a lot of interest in the medium as a way of educating children with certain learning difficulties, and in 1962, the BBC produced Television Club which presented stories in a drama serial format. The success of this format made some look into the possibilities of using the technique on programmes for primary school children.

The Merry-Go-Round serials

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Claire Chovil, a former teacher and children's radio producer, began to research the possibility of bringing stories to television which would meet teachers' requirements to assist them in providing children with word recognition skills. She persuaded the BBC to allow her to produce two experimental serials for their schools programme Merry-Go-Round. Each episode of the serials would contain a limited vocabulary allowing teachers, who were given notes for the series, to present specific lessons with each episode in mind. The story in each episode was divided into two instalments by a teaching segment which gave the children material to read and animated instructions on how to read it. Following the success of the two serials, "Fishing For Fivers" (1965) and "Tom, Pat and Friday" (1966), Look and Read began production in 1966.

Programme format

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Although originally produced for the series Merry-Go-Round, "Bob and Carol Look for Treasure" was broadcast as the first Look and Read story in the spring of 1967. The serial took the format, which the programme would continue for many years, of each episode's story being divided into two instalments with an educational section in the middle to teach children the relevant material. Teachers were also provided with story books, or "pupil pamphlets", for each serial, from which they could provide their pupils the story as well as exercises and games. The plots of the stories were written to appeal to children, initially inspired by adventure serials, and often featured puzzles for the characters to solve using their reading skills, which was also reflected in the material given to pupils. Each serial was also written with a limited vocabulary in mind, each of the keywords paced through the piece a certain number of times so they held a certain relevance above other words. They used Alphakids mostly when words appeared.

During the 1970s the programme began to bring in many new elements for a new generation of viewers. Popular new educational songs were introduced which would remain until into the 90s as well as the character Wordy (see below). In the 1980s and early 1990s the plots also started to contain contemporary issues such as pollution. Towards the latter part of the 1990s the programme began to steer away from some of the elements of the past by, in some cases, removing songs and combining teaching elements with the story segment of the programme. The producers also began making use of the internet as a teaching aid for the programme, allowing children to access games and material through a dedicated website, although the BBC have since removed the sites due to dwindling use, to the dismay of some teachers.[2]

Wordy

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For the 1974 serial "Cloud Burst", the new producer Sue Weeks created the character Wordy. A large orange character, vaguely resembling a 'golfball' type element from a contemporary typewriter of the age, with letters on his body, the character featured in the teaching section of the programme, introducing himself as Mr. Watchword, or "Wordy" for short. The character, voiced by actor Charles Collingwood, knew all about grammar and words and taught how to use and recognise them. With a high-pitched voice and distinctive appearance the character has since become one of the most remembered aspects of the programme, and last appeared in the 1992 story "Sky Hunter II".

Spellits

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In 2002 to 2003, Spell It Out & Spelling with the Spellits, several animated characters named mostly after their looks.

  • Eyes, is a spellit who looks at the words to see what they are spelled like.
  • Ears, is a spellit who hears the words especially the vowel sounds, and she is good at singing.
  • Brain, is a spellit and he's smart and wise and sometimes greedy.
  • Control, She is the Boss of the three main spellits, she works very hard and very busy.
  • Cogs, He is a Robot, sometimes when someone asks him for the word, he gives them the thing but not the word.
  • Mouth, She is a chef which cooks them tasty food at breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
  • Trainee Brainy, is a younger version of Brain, which still being educated on spelling skills.
  • Babies, They are younger versions of the three main spellits with high pitched voices.

Songs

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Some of the most memorable moments of the programme were its educational songs. Each story had its own individual theme tune, many of which are well remembered among fans of the programme. Each teaching segment also featured many songs with animations, featuring characters like Dog Detective, which were used regularly over the show's history. Many of the lyrics, such as the 'Clue Song' with Dog Detective, the Karate Chopper and 'Bill the Brickie', were written by Patricia Farrington, who also created the characters. Music for the songs were composed by Paddy Kingsland, Roger Limb and Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and most of the songs were sung by Derek Griffiths. Among the most popular were:

  • "Bill the Brickie", which showed a bricklayer "building" words out of bricks, demonstrating the use of units of words or morphemes.
  • "The Punctuation Song", which featured Mr. Big, representing capital letters, and Miss Full Stop Lollypop, representing as in her name, full stops.
  • "I'm An Apostrophe", which demonstrated the various uses of the apostrophe. It went "I'm an apostrophe, to shorten words you say to me; I'm not a comma, I'm not a full stop, don't put me on the line – I go at the top!"
  • A popular song was "Magic E", originally written in the mid-70s for Words and Pictures to demonstrate the silent E and the change in pronunciation of preceding vowels – for example: "cap" becomes "cape" with me, "tap" becomes "tape" with me. The song's simple lyrics about changing the words with "magic E" were memorable and simple to learn.[3]

Cult popularity

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A retro revival of the programme has made Look and Read the focus of some dedicated websites. Older serials (From "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" onwards) were repeated on the BBC children's channel CBBC as part of the Class TV strand until 2008, when the channel's obligation to show educational programmes was dropped.

A fan account celebrating its success and nostalgic value was set up on Twitter in 2017.

List of Look and Read stories

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Bob and Carol Look for Treasure (1967)

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Main article: Bob and Carol Look for Treasure
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
11"The Lost Treasure Part One"9 January 1967 (1967-01-09)
Two children, Bob and Carol, search for clues to find a hidden treasure.
22"The Lost Treasure Part Two"16 January 1967 (1967-01-16)
33"The Lost Treasure Part Three"23 January 1967 (1967-01-23)
44"The Lost Treasure Part Four"30 January 1967 (1967-01-30)
55"The Lost Treasure Part Five"6 February 1967 (1967-02-06)
66"The Lost Treasure Part Six"13 February 1967 (1967-02-13)
77"The Stolen Treasure Part One"20 February 1967 (1967-02-20)
Bob and Carol must follow clues left by the robbers of the treasure.
88"The Stolen Treasure Part Two"27 February 1967 (1967-02-27)
99"The Stolen Treasure Part Three"6 March 1967 (1967-03-06)
1010"The Stolen Treasure Part Four"13 March 1967 (1967-03-13)

Len and the River Mob (1968)

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Main article: Len and the River Mob
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
111"A Job in the Docks"15 January 1968 (1968-01-15)
Len Tanner, a young dock worker, begins to suspect that his boss and workmates are members of an infamous gang of thieves known as "The River Mob".
122"The Dutch Doll"22 January 1968 (1968-01-22)
133"The Missing Crate"29 January 1968 (1968-01-29)
144"The Big Job"5 February 1968 (1968-02-05)
155"Captain Grenko"12 February 1968 (1968-02-12)
166"Is Len a Thief?"26 February 1968 (1968-02-26)
177"This Way Up"4 March 1968 (1968-03-04)
188"Tied and Gagged"11 March 1968 (1968-03-11)
199"Find The S.S. Samba"18 March 1968 (1968-03-18)
2010"After Them!"25 March 1968 (1968-03-25)

The Boy from Space (1971)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
211"The Meteorite"21 September 1971 (1971-09-21)
Helen and her brother Dan spot a light in the sky one night that they decide to investigate. Upon discovering a meteorite they meet a young alien child, who they name Peep-Peep. When the alien boy and his father are kidnapped it is up to the two children to follow a trail of clues to find their new friend.
222"The Spinning Compass"28 September 1971 (1971-09-28)
233"The Man in the Sand-pit"5 October 1971 (1971-10-05)
244"In danger!"12 October 1971 (1971-10-12)
255"The Hold-up"19 October 1971 (1971-10-19)
266"Where is Tom?"2 November 1971 (1971-11-02)
277"The Hunt for the Car"9 November 1971 (1971-11-09)
288"The Lake"16 November 1971 (1971-11-16)
299"Captured!"23 November 1971 (1971-11-23)
3010"In the Space-ship"30 November 1971 (1971-11-30)

Joe and the Sheep Rustlers (1973)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
311"Castle Farm"16 January 1973 (1973-01-16)
Joe, a shepherd boy, and his friend Jill decide to investigate the theft of some sheep from Castle Farm, and discover it to be the work of the villainous Beasley brothers, Ted and Denis.
322"Blackmail"23 January 1973 (1973-01-23)
333"A Mistake?"30 January 1973 (1973-01-30)
344"One in Three"6 February 1973 (1973-02-06)
355"Never Say Die"13 February 1973 (1973-02-13)
366"Prisoner in the House"27 February 1973 (1973-02-27)
377"The Red Trail"6 March 1973 (1973-03-06)
388"Left to Rot"13 March 1973 (1973-03-13)
399"Put Up Your Hands"20 March 1973 (1973-03-20)
4010"The Hero"27 March 1973 (1973-03-27)

Cloud Burst (1974)

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Main article: Cloud Burst
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
411"Out of Control"24 September 1974 (1974-09-24)
Whilst playing with a toy plane, Jenny Barber and her brother, Tim, meet a scientist, Ram Pandit, who is working on a secret invention. When Ram is kidnapped apparently by the mysterious Man on a Motor Bike who is working for rivals trying to get information on his work, it is up to the children to find them and stop his invention from falling into the wrong hands.
422"Ram Pandit"1 October 1974 (1974-10-01)
433"RAV1"8 October 1974 (1974-10-08)
444"The Gas-gun"15 October 1974 (1974-10-15)
455"In The Hut"22 October 1974 (1974-10-22)
466"The Secret"5 November 1974 (1974-11-05)
477"To The Mill!"12 November 1974 (1974-11-12)
488"The Signal"19 November 1974 (1974-11-19)
499"Escape"26 November 1974 (1974-11-26)
5010"Fire The Rockets!"3 December 1974 (1974-12-03)

The King's Dragon (1977)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
511"Boy Finds Message"11 January 1977 (1977-01-11)
Billy West, a fisherman's grandson, discovers some threatening messages made up from newspaper cuttings. When he and a local journalist go to investigate, they discover that they are targeted at an archaeologist working at a local castle whose life is suddenly under threat because of the long lost local treasure; King Harold's golden armring known as "The King's Dragon".
522"Questions at the Castle"18 January 1977 (1977-01-18)
533"What is King's Dragon?"25 January 1977 (1977-01-25)
544"Miss Wood in Danger?"1 February 1977 (1977-02-01)
555"Mr Day Helps With Story"8 February 1977 (1977-02-08)
566"Greed For Gold"22 February 1977 (1977-02-22)
577"Editor Asks For Proof"1 March 1977 (1977-03-01)
588"Run Around in Old Town"8 March 1977 (1977-03-08)
599"Archaeologist Digs Again"15 March 1977 (1977-03-15)
6010"Banner Headlines"22 March 1977 (1977-03-22)

Sky Hunter (1978)

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Main article: Sky Hunter (Look and Read)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
611"Strangers on the Canal"19 September 1978 (1978-09-19)
Whilst on a boating holiday, three friends, Jackie, Butch and Trevor, must help stop the illegal theft and trading of birds in the area.
622"For Sale"26 September 1978 (1978-09-26)
633"The Birdman"3 October 1978 (1978-10-03)
644"Are They Crooks?"10 October 1978 (1978-10-10)
655"The Welsh Telegram"17 October 1978 (1978-10-17)
666"Proof at Last!"24 October 1978 (1978-10-24)
677"A Friend in Need"7 November 1978 (1978-11-07)
688"Where's Jackie?"14 November 1978 (1978-11-14)
699"Who Can Be Trusted?"21 November 1978 (1978-11-21)
7010"Back to the Wild"28 November 1978 (1978-11-28)

The Boy from Space (1980)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
711"The Meteorite"15 January 1980 (1980-01-15)
A reworking of the 1971 tale (above)
722"The Spinning Compass"22 January 1980 (1980-01-22)
733"The Man in the Sand-pit"29 January 1980 (1980-01-29)
744"In danger!"5 February 1980 (1980-02-05)
755"The Hold-up"12 February 1980 (1980-02-12)
766"Where is Tom?"26 February 1980 (1980-02-26)
777"The Hunt for the Car"4 March 1980 (1980-03-04)
788"The Lake"11 March 1980 (1980-03-11)
799"Captured!"18 March 1980 (1980-03-18)
8010"In the Spaceship"25 March 1980 (1980-03-25)

Dark Towers (1981)

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Main article: Dark Towers
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
811"Dark Towers in Danger!"22 September 1981 (1981-09-22)
When Tracy chases her dog into the mysterious Dark Towers, she becomes involved in a race to find the old house's hidden treasure.
822"The Man in the Picture"29 September 1981 (1981-09-29)
833"The Old Legend"6 October 1981 (1981-10-06)
844"The Clue in the Book"13 October 1981 (1981-10-13)
855"The Old Coach House"20 October 1981 (1981-10-20)
866"The Tall Knight's Folly"3 November 1981 (1981-11-03)
877"The Dark Tree"10 November 1981 (1981-11-10)
888"Beware of the Bird!"17 November 1981 (1981-11-17)
899"Who Can Help?"24 November 1981 (1981-11-24)
9010"The Last Laugh"1 December 1981 (1981-12-01)

Fair Ground! (1983)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
911"Trouble in the Tea-Leaves"11 January 1983 (1983-01-11)
Ozzie Watson loves the fair that comes to town at Easter, but when a series of disturbances and crimes occur there it is up to him to solve the problem.
922"Comings and Goings"18 January 1983 (1983-01-18)
933"Hired Hands"25 January 1983 (1983-01-25)
944"In The Dark"1 February 1983 (1983-02-01)
955"Come To The Fair!"8 February 1983 (1983-02-08)
966"Where Is Rachel?"15 February 1983 (1983-02-15)
977"Ozzie Thinks Again"1 March 1983 (1983-03-01)
988"A Piece of Cake!"8 March 1983 (1983-03-08)
999"Talk or Ride…"15 March 1983 (1983-03-15)
10010"Mixed Fortunes"22 March 1983 (1983-03-22)

Badger Girl (1984)

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Main article: Badger Girl
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1011"Sounds in the Night"18 September 1984 (1984-09-18)
Three city children go on holiday to the country. Whilst there they meet various people out on the moor, some of whom are involved in pony-rustling. It is up to them to work out who is involved and how to stop it.
1022"Stripey"25 September 1984 (1984-09-25)
1033"Running Away"2 October 1984 (1984-10-02)
1044"The Badgerman"9 October 1984 (1984-10-09)
1055"Lost on the Moor"16 October 1984 (1984-10-16)
1066"The Secret Passage"30 October 1984 (1984-10-30)
1077"Mick's Map"6 November 1984 (1984-11-06)
1088"Finding the Ponies"13 November 1984 (1984-11-13)
1099"Panic on the Lake"20 November 1984 (1984-11-20)
11010"Stripey the Superbadger"27 November 1984 (1984-11-27)

Geordie Racer (1988)

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Main article: Geordie Racer
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1111"Runners and Fliers"12 January 1988 (1988-01-12)
Richard "Spuggy" Hilton loves spending time at the local pigeon lofts. When he discovers secret messages being received by pigeon, he suspects Baz, a local pigeon trainer, of being involved in a series of local robberies. Spuggy and his friend Janie must link the clues to try to solve the case.
1122"Down in the Cellars"19 January 1988 (1988-01-19)
1133"Pigeon Post"26 January 1988 (1988-01-26)
1144"'This is Radio Newcastle'"2 February 1988 (1988-02-02)
1155"Race Day"9 February 1988 (1988-02-09)
1166"Light of St Mary"16 February 1988 (1988-02-16)
1177"Lost Bird"1 March 1988 (1988-03-01)
1188"'Have You Gone Daft, Man?'"8 March 1988 (1988-03-08)
1199"'If Only We Knew When...'"15 March 1988 (1988-03-15)
12010"Run!"22 March 1988 (1988-03-22)

Through the Dragon's Eye (1989)

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Main article: Through the Dragon's Eye
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1211"The Dragon From Pelamar"19 September 1989 (1989-09-19)
Three children, Jenny, Amanda and Scott, are painting a mural on a school wall. When a dragon in the painting winks at them they are pulled into the land of Pelamar. The children are asked by this magical world's inhabitants to help them gather together different parts of the mysterious "Veetacore" in order to save their home.
1222"Flight to Widge"26 September 1989 (1989-09-26)
1233"The First Veeton"3 October 1989 (1989-10-03)
1244"Word Magic"10 October 1989 (1989-10-10)
1255"Clues in the Snow"17 October 1989 (1989-10-17)
1266"Jenny's Scarf"31 October 1989 (1989-10-31)
1277"The Waterfall of Words"7 November 1989 (1989-11-07)
1288"The Great Battle"14 November 1989 (1989-11-14)
1299"Danger on High!"21 November 1989 (1989-11-21)
13010"The Final Page"28 November 1989 (1989-11-28)

Sky Hunter II (1992)

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Main article: Sky Hunter (Look and Read)
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1311"Strangers on the Canal"14 January 1992 (1992-01-14)
A reworking of the 1978 tale (above)
1322"For Sale"21 January 1992 (1992-01-21)
1333"The Birdman"28 January 1992 (1992-01-28)
1344"Too Many Crooks"4 February 1992 (1992-02-04)
1355"The Welsh Telegram"11 February 1992 (1992-02-11)
1366"Proof at Last"18 February 1992 (1992-02-18)
1377"A Friend in Need"3 March 1992 (1992-03-03)
1388"Where is Jackie?"10 March 1992 (1992-03-10)
1399"Trim's Tricks"17 March 1992 (1992-03-17)
14010"Back to the Wild"24 March 1992 (1992-03-24)

Earth Warp (1994)

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Main article: Earth Warp
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1411"It Came From Outer Space"11 January 1994 (1994-01-11)
Three children, Martin, Amina and Jenny, befriend an alien named Ollie who they must help in his task of saving the local Southbeach from being destroyed due to pollution.
1422"An Uninvited Guest"18 January 1994 (1994-01-18)
1433"Whoops!"25 January 1994 (1994-01-25)
1444"Code Name Charley"1 February 1994 (1994-02-01)
1455"Mystifying Magic"8 February 1994 (1994-02-08)
1466"Monster Mayhem"22 February 1994 (1994-02-22)
1477"Doctor Miracle"1 March 1994 (1994-03-01)
1488"Betrayed"8 March 1994 (1994-03-08)
1499"Hunt The Alien"15 March 1994 (1994-03-15)
15010"The Final Countdown"22 March 1994 (1994-03-22)

LRTV (1995)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1511"Welcome to LRTV"24 April 1995 (1995-04-24)
A magazine style series designed to improve writing and communication skills. Set in a TV studio where the channel was ran by children.
1522"LRTV Gets Moving"1 May 1995 (1995-05-01)
1533"Kitchen Capers"12 May 1995 (1995-05-12)
1544"A Soap Square Sizzler"15 May 1995 (1995-05-15)
1555"…and Action!"22 May 1995 (1995-05-22)
1566"Follow That Frog"5 June 1995 (1995-06-05)
1577"LRTV Gets It Together"12 June 1995 (1995-06-12)
1588"Happy Birthday LRTV!"19 June 1995 (1995-06-19)

Spywatch (1996)

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Main article: Spywatch
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1591"Sent Away"15 January 1996 (1996-01-15)
When Norman Starkey returns to the village where he was evacuated to during World War II, he recalls the adventures he had with his friends Dennis, Mary and Polly.
1602"Grainger Danger"22 January 1996 (1996-01-22)
1613"Spies All Around"29 January 1996 (1996-01-29)
1624"Trouble For Mary"5 February 1996 (1996-02-05)
1635"The Poster Comes To Life"12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)
1646"Bombs in the Country"26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)
1657"Surprise"4 March 1996 (1996-03-04)
1668"The Pilot"11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)
1679"The Secret Quarry"18 March 1996 (1996-03-18)
16810"Captured"25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)

Captain Crimson (1997)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1691"Escape From The Black of Beyond"14 April 1997 (1997-04-14)
Jeff is a comic book artist whose most popular creation is the superhero Captain Crimson. When Jeff's son Tom and his friend Amy make up the ending to one of the comics, it causes Captain Crimson to appear in the real world, forcing the two friends to find ways of hiding the hero whilst he goes on a series of adventures.
1702"Guzzle Trouble"21 April 1997 (1997-04-21)
1713"Banana Drama"28 April 1997 (1997-04-28)
1724"A Giant Celebration"9 May 1997 (1997-05-09)
1735"It'll All Come Out in the Wash"12 May 1997 (1997-05-12)
1746"Take The Bull By The Horns"19 May 1997 (1997-05-19)
1757"Operation Recovery"2 June 1997 (1997-06-02)
1768"Black to the Future"9 June 1997 (1997-06-09)

The Legend of the Lost Keys (1998)

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Main article: The Legend of the Lost Keys
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1771"The Box"12 January 1998 (1998-01-12)
Whilst on holiday, twins Mark and Lisa discover that their Uncle George is the guardian of an ancient box, which is a gateway to the world of Heritron. When the box is stolen by scientists, George worries that the evil leaders of Heritron are trying to break through to Earth and it's up to the twins to help get the box back.
1782"The First Key"19 January 1998 (1998-01-19)
1793"The Watchers"26 January 1998 (1998-01-26)
1804"Kidnap"2 February 1998 (1998-02-02)
1815"The Crystal Connection"9 February 1998 (1998-02-09)
1826"The Trap"23 February 1998 (1998-02-23)
1837"The Box is Opened"2 March 1998 (1998-03-02)
1848"Into the Box"9 March 1998 (1998-03-09)
1859"Betrayed"16 March 1998 (1998-03-16)
18610"The Final Hour"23 March 1998 (1998-03-23)

Zzaap and the Word Master (2001)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1871"Into The Crystal Caverns"16 January 2001 (2001-01-16)
Josie and Peter get transported into an educational computer game at their school. Once inside they discover that the game is being controlled by the evil Victor Virus who is intent on finding a way to take over the world. The children, assisted in the real world by Simon and Frances, must stop Virus by completing the various levels of the game.
1882"The Castle of Gloom"23 January 2001 (2001-01-23)
1893"The Glen of the Green Man"30 January 2001 (2001-01-30)
1904"No Hope Valley"6 February 2001 (2001-02-06)
1915"The Word Master"13 February 2001 (2001-02-13)
1926"Zzaap Looks Back"15 February 2001 (2001-02-15)

Spelling Strategies (2002)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1931"Spell It Out 1"10 January 2002 (2002-01-10)
1942"Spell It Out 2"17 January 2002 (2002-01-17)
1953"Spell It Out 3"24 January 2002 (2002-01-24)

Spelling with the Spellits (2002)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
1961"Programme One"10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)
1972"Programme Two"17 September 2002 (2002-09-17)
1983"Programme Three"24 September 2002 (2002-09-24)
1994"Programme Four"1 October 2002 (2002-10-01)
2005"Programme Five"17 January 2003 (2003-01-17)
2016"Programme Six"24 January 2003 (2003-01-24)
2027"Programme Seven (Revision)"31 January 2003 (2003-01-31)
2038"Programme Eight (Revision)"7 February 2003 (2003-02-07)

Shadow Play (2004)

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No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal release date
2041"A Light at the Window"1 March 2004 (2004-03-01)
Whilst on holiday, Ben discovers a Victorian diary written by a girl named Hester. He finds out what growing up was like in the 19th century and, as the story goes on, he becomes progressively more involved in Hester's situation.
2052"The Girl in Blue"8 March 2004 (2004-03-08)
2063"A Flicker at the Fairground"15 March 2004 (2004-03-15)
2074"Phantoms and Photographs"22 March 2004 (2004-03-22)
2085"A Secret Comes to Light"29 March 2004 (2004-03-29)

References

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  1. ^ "Cult – Classic TV – Look and Read – Trivia". BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Blogs, Forums and Groups for the World's Largest Education Community – TES Community". Tes.co.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Cult – Classic TV – Look and Read". BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
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