Music Time (TV programme)

*Music Time*
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 –; 18 March 1991

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[edit]

Peter and the Wolf (1970)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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)[edit]

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[edit]

Music Time at Broadcast for Schools