Music Time (TV programme)
Music Time is a British educational television programme that primarily focused on music as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1970 to 18 March 1991. It was first presented by Mari Griffith and Ian Humphris from 1970 to 1977, it was then presented by Kathryn Harries and Peter Combe from 1977 to 1979, and finally presented by Jonathan Cohen and Helen Speirs from 1983 to 1991. It first aired on BBC1 from 1970 to 1981, and then aired on BBC2 from 1983 to 1991.
| Music Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Educational |
| Presented by | Mari Griffith (1970-77) Ian Humphris (1970-77) Kathryn Harries (1977-81) Peter Combe (1977-79) Andrew C. Wandsworth (1981) Jonathan Cohen (1983-91) Helen Speirs (1983-91) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 20 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC1 (1970-81) BBC2 (1983-91) |
| Picture format | 4:3 |
| Original release | 23 September 1970 – 18 March 1991 |
Format
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 the end of the programme (though in later years, as with Tarfa and the Trolls, the full performance was sometimes at the beginning of the programme). This would often be a pantomime in the autumn term. The programme also includes animated films (usually produced by Bura and Hardwick) based on familiar classical works such as Coppélia, Lieutenant Kijé and Háry János.
Episodes
| Title | Original air date | |
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| "The Christmas Journey" | 19 September 1977 – 28 November 1977 | |
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| "Coppélia" | 9 January 1978 – 13 March 1978 | |
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| "Laughing Bird" | 17 April 1978 – 12 June 1978 | |
| "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" | 18 September 1978 – 27 November 1978 | |
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| "The Big Balloon Show" | 30 April 1979 – 25 June 1979 | |
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| "Lieutenant Kijé" | 14 January 1980 – 24 March 1980 | |
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| "The Evening Star" | 5 May 1981 – 29 June 1981 | |
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| "A Gift for the Baby" | 19 September 1983 – 28 November 1983 | |
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| "The Sleeping Beauty" | 16 January 1984 – 26 March 1984 | |
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| "Dick Whittington" | 17 September 1984 – 26 November 1984 | |
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| "Háry János" | 14 January 1985 – 25 March 1985 | |
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| "Anansi and the Sky God" | 29 April 1985 – 24 June 1985 | |
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| "Panji and the Buffalo" | 21 April 1986 – 16 June 1986 | |
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| "Tarfa and the Trolls" | 18 September 1989 – 27 November 1989 | |
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| "Pictures at an Exhibition" | 15 January 1990 – 26 March 1990 | |
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| "The Emperor and the Nightingale" | 30 April 1990 – 25 June 1990 | |
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| "Cinderella" | 17 September 1990 – 26 November 1990 | |
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| "The Planets" | 7 January 1991 – 18 March 1991 | |
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