LANGUAGE and LITERACY
English
Television
RAZZLE DAZZLE (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 3-5
2005
A series of programmes for pre-school children which uses a combination of music, sounds and colour to tell stories.
TN 1032
TN 1038
TN 1054
TN 1060
TN 1077
TN 1083
TN 1095
TN 1202
TN 1237
TN 1142
TN 1191
TN 1230
TN 1283
TN 1333
TN 1334
TN 1338
TN 1339
TN 1340
Kitty
Ruby rabbit
Dennis the donkey
Don’t’ wake the baby
Carry Hari
Dog
Fisherman Tim
King Bling
Molly in the trolley
HANDS UP! SIGNED STORYTIME (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 4-5
Bibble,, bobble, bubble
Carlton’s magic trainers
Farmer Louise
Mrs Mickle
Unfortunately
The school run
The big beastie thing
Why the moon is made of cheese
The chugga chugga bus
2002
Storytellers Beverly Hills and Julia Booth present stories in British Sign Language.
TJ 0027
TJ 0094
TJ 0162
TJ 0286
TJ 0472
TJ 0634
TJ 0701
TJ 0767
TJ 0846
Dazzle the dinosaur
The cat that scratches
Peter and the wolf
Time to go hippo
The Willow Pattern story
Clever Anansi
The enormous crocodile
Revolting recipes
Down on the farm
RAT A TAT TAT (TV)
CH4
15mins
TJ 0913
TJ 1662
TJ 1732
TQ 0633
TQ 0657
TQ 0681
TQ 0705
TQ 0721
TQ 0745
The zoo
Hat trick
Sports reporter
Dottie
Contrary Mary
Ella and the rabbit
Guess how much I love you
I want my dinner
Cant you sleep little bear?
age: 4-6
Encourages young readers to regard books as a source of pleasure that can be shared.
RED UNIT
TJ 0955
TJ 1026
TJ 1096
TJ 1197
TJ 1306
2001
A roar for Stanley
The tiger child
Not like that, like this?
Not yet Yuette/ Pass the jam Jim
Little beaver and the echo
TJ 1400
TJ 1470
TJ 1557
TJ 1632
TJ 1701
Winnie the witch
Tortoises dream
Is there room on the bus
Ridiculous! & Ten little penguins
Dog Dottington & wag, wag, wag
PINK UNIT
TK 0763
TK 0826
TK 0892
TK 0953
TK 1014
2003
Farmer duck
Froggy gets dressed
Handa’s surprise/lunch
Here come the aliens
Peace at last
TK 1065
TK 1115
TK 1177
TK 1231
TK 1290
The leopard’s drum
Tom’s cat Jack
The greatest show on earth
Eat up Gemma
What made Tiddalik laugh
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RAT A TAT TAT (TV) (continued)
PHONICS SPECIAL (5 minute programmes) 2001
TI 0040
Initial single letters phonemes
TI 0094
Final single letter phonemes
TI 0148
Initial ‘ch’, ‘sh’
TI 0215
Onset and rhyme
TI 0293
CVC words with short vowel ‘a’
TI 0386
CVC words with short vowel ‘e’
TI 0454
CVC words with short vowel ‘I
TI 0517
CVC words with short vowel ‘o’
TI 0589
CVC words with short vowel ‘u’
TI 0660
Words ending in ‘ff’, ‘ll’, ‘ss’
TI 0764
Words beginning ‘bl’, ‘cl’, ‘fl’
TI 0837
Words beginning ‘br’, ‘cr’, ‘dr’
TI 0908
Words beginning ‘sw’, ‘tw’
ORANGE UNIT
2003
TK 1419
Sing Sophie by Dale Ann Dodds
TK 1472
Mrs Armitage and the Big Wave
by Quentin Blake
TK 1523
Beans on Toast by Paul Dowling
PURPLE UNIT
2003
TL 0065
The train ride
TL 0116
So much/The world full of babies
TL 0167
My body, your body 1
TL 0218
My body, your body 2
TL 0261
Moles can dance
SOMETHING SPECIAL (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 4-7
TI 0980
TI 1053
TI 1136
TI 1233
TI 1305
TI 1417
TI 1488
TI 1631
TI 1691
TI 1756
TI 1820
TI 1884
Words beginning ‘sc’, ‘sk’, ‘sn’
Words beginning ‘qu’, ‘squ’
Words beginning ‘scr’, ‘spl’
Words ending ‘sc’, ‘sk’, ‘sp’
Words ending ‘mp’, ‘nd’, ‘nk’
Words ending ‘ld’, ‘lp’, ‘lk’, ‘lt’
Words ending ‘ct’, ‘ft’, ‘pt’, ‘xt’
Long vowel phoneme ‘ee’
Long vowel phoneme ‘ai’
Long vowel phoneme ‘ie’
Long vowel phoneme ‘oa’
Long vowel phoneme ‘
TK 1623
TK 1687
Owl Babies by Martin Waddell
No Dinner! The Little Old
Woman and the Pumpkin by
Jessica Souhami
TL 0301
TL 0349
TL 0398
TL 0447
TL 0492
The grumpalump
What’s up?
Who’s at the door?/Big pig
The gruffalo
Shhh
2005
A series for children with learning difficulties which develops language in song and rhymes centred on familiar themes.
TN 0939
TN 0986
TN 1033
TN 1055
TN 1078
TN 1144
TN 1193
TN 1231
TN 1285
TN 1252
TN 1253
TN 1315
TN 1316
TP 0006
TP 0030
TP 0054
TP 0085
TP 0125
TP 0223
School
Family
Transport
Colours
Food 1
Jungle animals
Shops
What I like
Music
Farm
Food 2
All about me
Where I live
Mini beasts
Seasons
Under the sea
Opposites
People who help us
Pets
TP 0258
TP 0289
TP 0320
TP 0375
TP 0402
TP 0422
TP 0468
TP 0554
TP 0591
TP 0610
TP 0632
TP 0669
TP 0691
TP 0704
TP 0705
TP 0722
TP 0723
TP 0739
TP 0740
Weather
Moving around
Garden
Toys
Birds
Meals
Animals
Nursery rhymes and songs 2
Shapes
Clothes
Nursery rhymes and songs 3
A baby
Doctor
Art
Nursery rhymes and songs 4
How do I feel?
Baby animals
The park
Nursery rhymes and songs 5
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TALKIE TIME (TV)
BBC2
60mins
age: 4-6
2010
Rodd Christensen always has something he needs help with. Children participate in the action, using language
confidently and learning through play as they solve problems for Rodd by talking to the television.
TU 0022
THE MAGIC KEY (OXFORD READING TREE) (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 5-6
2001
A collection of stories based on the characters from the ‘Oxford Reading Tree’ and illustrating aspects of sentence
construction.
TI 0727
TI 0800
TI 0872
TI 0943
TI 1016
TI 1529
TI 1558
TI 1586
TI 1595
TI 1722
TI 1783
TK 1673
TL 0017
TL 0039
TL 0083
TL 0134
TL 0185
Commands
Frazer the eraser – descriptions
Anneena Academy – capital
letters for names
Dragon land - questions
Queen of hearts - reasons and
explanations
Actions
Rules
Classifications
Preferences
Chronology
Settings
Underwater world 1
HMS Sweet Tooth - full stops
Lug and the giant storks - capital
letters
The rook king - capital ‘I’
Clutterland band - short sentences
Troll talk - reading with
expression
THE WRITING HOUSE (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 5-7
TL 0318
TL 0365
TL 0415
TL 0465
TL 0507
TL 0903
TL 0976
TL 1041
TL 1098
TL 1125
TL 1217
TL 1266
TL 1313
TL 1362
TL 1417
Patch worker - sentences make
sense
Code calling - deciphering new
words
Zanoodle and the weezleban labels
Biff of the jungle – lists
Nadim’s machine – instructions
Floppy and the puppies characteristics
Giant knee knibblers - beginnings
and endings
Cream cake mystery - seeing
patterns
Master Hansel - retelling a story
Sound monster - words that make
sounds
Tumbleweed desert
The Stone of Contentment
The Demon drill
Fabulous fancy foods
The fountain of youth
2002
A series that introduces children to the use of the written word in a variety of applications.
TK 0340
TK 0375
TK 0438
TK 0521
TK 0605
Describing a character
Questions
A traditional tale
Writing a guide book
A fantasy story
TL 0673
TL 0687
TL 0699
TL 0708
TL 0720
Signs and labels
Writing a rhyme
Writing instructions
Speech bubbles
Writing a recipe
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WORDS AND PICTURES (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 5-7
Stories, songs and animation to engage children’s attention and make learning fun.
ALPHABET
2000
TH 0033
TH 0085
TH 0140
TH 0281
TH 0359
TH 0439
TH 0509
TH 0581
TH 0653
TH 0724
TH 0910
TH 0979
TH 1057
TH 1125
The very hungry caterpillar
Acrobatic alphabet
Dinosaur fright
A busy day for good grandmother
Oliver’s wood
Suddenly
The cross-with-us rhinoceros
The last noo-noo
‘Not me’ said the monkey
Father Christmas’s feet
‘I don’t care’, said the bear
Persephone and the pomegranate
The hare and the hedgehog
Katie Morag and the tiresome
Ted
INITIAL SOUNDS
2001
TI 0080
My cat likes to hide in boxes ‘c’
TI 0133
How Anansi tricked a snake ‘a’
TI 0196
Give a dog a name ‘d’
TI 0274
The golden goose ‘g’
TI 0373
Owl babies ‘o’
TI 0435
Spaghetti for Suzy ‘s’
TI 0501
A roar for Stanley ‘r’
TI 0572
Not now Bernard ‘n’
TI 0656
The magic brush ‘m’
TI 0711
The little fir tree ‘f’
TI 0745
Who sank the boat ‘b’
PHONICS SPECIAL – LONG VOWEL SOUNDS
TL 0576
ee-oo
TL 0626
ay
TL 0684
ai
TL 0742
a-e
TL 0799
ea
FUN WITH PHONICS
TU 0083
p and a
TU 0084
t and i
TU 0085
s and n
TU 0086
m and e
TU 0087
d and r
TU 0088
c and h
TU 0089
g and o
MAGIC PENCIL
2009
TP 0528
A–F
TP 0549
G–M
TH 1195
TH 1264
TH 1342
TH 1407
TH 1472
TH 1538
TH 1580
TH 1630
TH 1698
TH 1771
TH 1853
TH 1972
TH 1976
TI 0891
TI 0890
TI 0961
TI 1034
TI 1117
TI 1214
TI 1286
TI 1399
TI 1470
2003
TL 0878
TL 0942
TL 1010
TL 1068
TL 1115
Emeka’s gift
The tusk fairy
The leopard’s drum
Pass the jam, Jim
Jack’s fantastic voyage
The wind blew
Gran, Gran
Meg, the clever red hen
Big fish, little fish
Mog on fox night
The dog that dug
Make your own words and
picture
Poetry – the sea
The pig in the pond ‘p’
The honey monsters ‘h’
Kipper’s toy box ‘k’
But no elephants ‘e’
Get lost Laura ‘l’
Time to get up/In the tall, tall
grass ‘t’
The story of Icarus ‘I’
Under the stairs ‘u’
You can’t catch me ‘y’
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2011
TU 0090
TU 0091
TU 0092
TU 0093
TU 0094
TU 0095
u and b
f and l
w and j
qu and v
k and x
z and y
TP 0570
TP 0588
N–S
T-Z
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HANDS UP: SIGNED WORDS AND PICTURES (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 5-7
1999
Stories and poems from the popular words and pictures series which have been translated into BSL for profoundly deaf
children.
TH 0018
TH 0071
TH 0125
TH 0261
TH 0420
TH 0490
TH 0562
TH 0634
TH 0706
Who’s in the shed? (End phoneme ‘d’)
The train ride (Phonic blend ‘ai’)
Ridiculous (End phoneme ‘p’)
Need a trim Jim? (End phoneme ‘n’)
Goodnight owl (Phonic blend ‘ee’)
This is the bear and the scary night (Blend ‘ight’)
Dave and the tooth fairy (Blend ‘oo’)
Morning, afternoon and evening/The owl and the pussycat (End phoneme ‘n’)
The fish who could wish (Phonic blend ‘ish’)
MORE ADVENTURES FROM THE WRITING HOUSE (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 6-7
2003
A progression form the original series designed to help teachers implement the National Literacy Strategy.
TK 0739
TK 0800
TK 0866
TK 0927
TK 0988
TK 1050
TK 1089
TK 1152
TK 1207
Writing lists
Writing a postcard
Using the alphabet
Writing a letter
Writing instructions
Writing a recount
STARSHIP ENGLISH (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 6-7
TK 1265
Using speech marks
Writing a story
Writing a story using a known
setting
Writing a poem
TQ 0475
TQ 0499
Finding out
Planning your writing
2008
Literacy knowledge and understanding for key stage 1.
TQ 0426
TQ 0450
Using sentences
Moods and feelings
WRITING AND PICTURES (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 6-7
Help in recognising phonics and building words, and identifying story structure.
SCRIBBLES THE SQUIRREL 1999
TH 0019
The jumble sale (posters/ leaflets)
TH 0072
A Seaside adventure (lists)
TH 0126
The lost dog (notices)
TH 0262
It’s magic! (magic ‘E’)
TH 0342
Treasure hunt (sentences)
TH 0421
TH 0491
TH 0563
TH 0636
TH 0707
Snapshot (stories)
Circus! (letters)
The rescue (reports)
A fishy tale (poetry)
The big question (questions)
TAB’S TALES
2002
TK 0024
The tailor (instructions)
TK 0082
The highwayman (directions)
TK 0142
The knave (recipe)
TK 0203
The wolf (diary)
TK 0265
The jester (dictionary)
TK 0337
TK 0428
TK 0491
TK 0573
TK 0656
The beanstalk (explanation)
The tooth fairy (letter)
The cottage (report)
The castaway (postcard)
The ugly sisters (invitation)
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WORDS AND PICTURES PLUS (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 6-7
A series of supporting NLS test level and world level text.
CVC WORDS
2005
TN 0014
The dancing hen/ end phoneme ‘n
TN 0043
This is the bear and the picnic
lunch - end phoneme ‘g’
TN 0084
Who’s in the shed? – end
phoneme ‘O’
TN 0123
Need a trim Jim end phoneme ‘m’
TN 0170
Ridiculous! – end phoneme ‘p’
TN 0251
Who’s at the door? – medial
phoneme: short vowel ‘a’
CONSONANT CLUSTERS
2006
TO 0455
One duck stuck end phoneme ‘ck’
TO 0456
Blooming cats – ‘ll, ss, ff’
TO 0497
Boo! Initial clusters – ‘sc, sh, s’
TO 0498
The fox and the stork – ‘bi, bl, fl
TO 0535
Grumpalump – ‘ br, cr, dr, fr, gr
TO 0537
The three billy goats gruff –
‘th/sh/r’
PHONICS YEAR 2
2006
TO 0253
ow/ou
TO 0254
oy/oi
TO 0286
ar/a
TO 0287
oo/u
TO 0321
air/au/ear
LONG VOWEL SPELLING 2006
TO 0956
Katie Morag delivers the mail
‘ai/ay’
TO 0957
Mr McGee goes to sea ‘ee.ea’
TO 0993
The lighthouse keeper’s lunch
‘igh/I-e’
TO 0994
Bubble and float ‘ioa/o-ei’
WRITE AWAY (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 7-9
TN 0314
TN 0374
TN 0424
TN 0475
TO 0559
TO 0560
TO 0583
I don’t want to go to bed – medial
phoneme: short vowel ‘e’
The fish that could wish – medial
phoneme: short vowel ‘I’
Rumble in the jungle – medial
phoneme: short vowel ‘o’
The snow lambs – medial
phoneme: short vowel ‘u’
TO 0584
Whistling thorn – ‘scr/spr/spl/str’
Lucy’s quarrel – ‘sk/sp/st’
The old woman and the red
pumpkin – ‘ld/lk/if’
Give me a yam – ‘nd/nk/nt’
TO 0322
TO 0345
TO 0347
TO 0372
TO 0373
or/oar/war
aw/au/augh
er/ir/ur
ear/eir/ere
schwa
TO 1016
TO 1017
Little Rabbit foo foo ‘oo/ue
‘Only joking’ laughed the lobster
‘ing’
Saturday night at the dinosaur
stomp ‘ed’
The big wide mouthed frog ‘s/es’
TO 1039
TO 1040
2002
Ten programmes introducing children to the world of writing. Each programme has children follow the work of a
selected writer and explores technique, style, characterisation as well as letter writing, poetry and other forms of
writing.
TK 0045
TK 0106
TK 0165
TK 0227
TK 0297
Recipes for my dad
Match reporter
Daniella’s Diary
With love from Merry Legs
Your zoo needs you!
TK 0348
TK 0389
TK 0452
TK 0535
TK 0618
A song for summer
Who is stereo Steve?
It was a dark and lonely night
Beginnings, middles and ends
Play script
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LOOK AND READ (TV)
BBC2
20mins age:
7-9
A valuable series for children of all abilities, stimulating their interest in books and reading and supporting language
development.
BADGER GIRL
1992
TA 0030
Sounds in the night
TA 0104
Stripy the badger
TA 0177
Running away
TA 0261
The badger man
TA 0326
Lost on the moor
TA 0402
TA 0483
TA 0562
TA 0638
TA 0716
The secret passage
Mick’s map
Finding the ponies
Panic on the lake
Stripey the super badger
SKY HUNTER 2
1997
TE 0010
Strangers on the canal
TE 0098
For sale
TE 0183
The birdman
TE 0269
The many crooks
TE 0354
The Welsh telegram
TE 0441
TE 0526
TE 0609
TE 0690
TE 0772
Proof at last
A friend in need
Where is Jackie?
Trim’s trick
Back to the wild
EARTHWARP
TG 0015
TG 0091
TG 0164
TG 0240
TG 0316
TF 0384
TG 0469
TG 0544
TG 0621
TG 0697
Monster mayhem
Doctor Miracle
Betrayed
Hunt the alien
The final countdown
TH 1258
TH 1336
TH 1402
TH 1467
TH 1533
Jenny’s scarf
The waterfall of words
The great battle
Danger on high
The final stage
TO 0888
TO 0889
Photos and phantoms
A secret comes to light
TP 0350
TP 0371
ZZapp and the Word Master
The word master - ZZapp looks
back
TP 0517
TP 0538
TP 0559
TP 0579
TP 0596
Bombs in the country
Surprise
The pilot
The secret quarry
Captured
1999
It came from outer space
An uninvited guest
Whoops
Codename Charley
Mystifying magic
THROUGH THE DRAGON’S EYE
2000
TH 0905
The dragon from Pelamar
TH 0973
Flight to wedge
TH 1052
The first Veeton
TH 1120
Word magic
TH 1189
Clues in the sun
SPELLING STRATEGIES: SPELL IT OUT
TO 0255-TO 0323
3 programmes
2004
A VICTORIAN MYSTERY
2005
TO 0868
A light at the window
TO 0869
The girl in blue
TO 0870
A flicker at the fairground
ZZAPP AND THE WORDMASTER
TP 0219
Into the crystal caverns
TP 0254
The castle of gloom
TP 0285
The glen of the green men
TP 0316
No hope valley
SPYWATCH
TP 0406
TP 0428
TP 0452
TP 0473
TP 0493
2006
Sent away
Grainger danger
Spies all round
Trouble for Mary
The poster comes to life
2006
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LOOK AND READ (TV) (continued)
LEGEND OF THE LOST KEYS
2007
TQ 0015
The box
TQ 0057
The first key
TQ 0097
The watchers
TQ 0131
Kidnap
TQ 0168
The crystal connection
TQ 0204
TQ 0263
TQ 0310
TQ 0350
TQ 0388
The trap
The box is opened
Into the box
Betrayed
The final hour
LOOK AND READ SPECIAL (TV)
BBC2
20mins age:
7-9
The programmes place approaches to spelling and punctuation in a meaningful context that is helpful to children.
CAPTAIN CRIMSON
2006
TP 0615
Escape from the back of beyond
TP 0637
Guzzle trouble
TP 0652
Banana drama!
TP 0674
A giant celebration
TALES FROM EUROPE (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 7-9
TP 0696
TP 0710
TP 0727
TP 0745
It’ll come out in the wash
Take the bull by the horns
Operation recovery
Black to the future
TQ 0749
Czech Republic – Godfather
death
Holland – The lady of Stavoren
Switzerland – The army of bears
Germany – The pied piper
2008
Animated folk stories from various parts of Europe.
TQ 0637
TQ 0661
TQ 0685
TQ 0709
TQ 0725
Britain –Arthur the King
Finland – Reeta and the cow that
went dry
Belgium – With my right hand
Greece – Persephone rising
Denmark – The ugly duckling
EMOTIONAL LITERACY (TV)
BBC2
10mins
age: 7-11
TQ 0772
TQ 0793
TQ 0807
2004
Short dramas highlighting the difficulties which both shy and noisy children have in relating to others.
TN 0325
TN 0384
TN 0432
Coping with anger
Managing conflict
Leadership and co-operation
LET’S WRITE POETRY (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
TN 0489
TN 0515
Friends breaking and making up
Being good or bad
2006
A group of children discover different forms and genres of poetry.
THE BIG SLAM
TQ 0252
Observation
TQ 0300
Memories
TQ 0341
TQ 0381
Imaginary Worlds
Rhythm, rap and rhyme
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LET’S WRITE A STORY (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
A series designed to support pupils by focusing on the development of story writing skills.
THE MASTER STORYTELLER
TQ 0010
The beginning
TQ 0050
The middle
2006
WRITING ACADEMY
2010
TT 0128
Myths
TT 0144
Legends and heroes
YEAR 2 (age 6-7)
2006
TQ 0257
The story agents
TQ 0304
Tricks of the trade
LET’S WRITE NON-FICTION (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
TQ 0089
The end
TT 0182
TT 0196
Humour writing
Mystery
TQ 0345
Crumple’s story
2006
A series to help Key Stage 2 children engage with audiences, looking at the styles needed to write good non-fiction.
TQ 0440
TQ 0464
TQ 0489
Non-chronological report writing
Instruction writing
Explanation writing
BOOK BOX POETRY (TV)
CH4
10mins
age: 7–11
TQ 0512
TQ 0535
TQ 0536
Biography: Charles Dickens
Persuasion: Advertising
Discussion: Human Cloning
2000
Poet Roger McGough presents a magical mystery tour through the world of poetry by way of themes relevant to
children. The emphasis is on the enjoyment of poetry and the depth of experience it can convey.
OFF WITH MCGOUGH (7-9)
TI 0041
Body language
TI 0095
Food for thought
TI 0149
Family favourites
TI 0216
TI 0294
Animal tales
Pillow talk
ROSEN’S POETRY ATTIC (9-11)
TI 0387
Rhyme time
TI 0455
Rhythm section
TI 0518
Word painting
TI 0591
TI 0661
Sound effects
Word plays
BOOK BOX (TV)
CH4 15 mins
age: 7-11
This series provides exciting dramatisations of popular texts and dramas to encourage more sophisticated reading and
reflection.
PIGEON SUMMER
TI 0945 - TI 1198
2000
4 episodes
BILLS NEW FROCK (30mins)
TI 1705
GRANDPA CHATTERJI
TI 1899
2001
2001
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BOOK BOX (TV) (continued)
THE DREAMING
2000
TH 1601
3 episodes
BLABBER MOUTH
TJ 0771
2002
STICKY BEAK
TJ 0772
2002
ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS (30mins) 2002
TJ 0538
3 parts
ANIMATED TALES OF THE WORLD 1
2002
TJ 0906
Aunt Tiger
TJ 0996
King March
TJ 1067
Ewenn Congar
TL 0048
The magic paintbrush
TL 0095
Cap O Rushes
TL 0146
The tree with the golden apples
TL 0198
Fionn and the Fianna
ANIMATED TALES OF THE WORLD 2
TK 0030
Bad baby Amy
TK 0090
The tyrant and the child
TK 0150
Timoon and the Narwhal
TK 0211
Shepherdess and the chimney
sweep
TK 0281
The enchanted lion
TK 0338
Peresphone
TL 0248
TL 0281
TL 0329
TL 0385
TL 0428
TL 0475
The chief and the carpenter
Raven steals the daylight
The three sisters who fell into the
mountain
Podna and Podni
The two brothers
The green man of knowledge
TK 0374
TK 0436
TK 0519
TK 0597
TK 0483
TK 0565
TK 0648
The crown and the sceptre
King Solomon and the bee
The flower of fern
How the tortoise won respect
Shepherd boy Tumur
The story of Redhill
John Henry
TK 0332
Anything is possible
2002
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT ROALD DAHL? 2002
TK 0206
Monsters and heroes
TK 0263
The greatest secrets
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT MALORIE BLACKMAN?
2002
TK 0494
We have the technology
TK 0576
Friends and family
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT JACQUELINE WILSON?
2002
TK 0371
My life
TK 0431
How I write
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT DICK KING SMITH?
TK 0793 – TK 0855
2 programmes
2002
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT JAMILA GAVIN?
TK 0922
Myths and legends
2002
TK 0982
WHAT’S SO GOOD ABOUT JK ROWLING?
TL 0893
Platform 9 ¾, boarding school,
owls, scary bits
2003
TL 0905
Wheel of life
More than just books – Harry on
line
56
SPELLING WITH THE SPELLITS (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
2006
A series on spelling rules and patterns using animation and humorous sketches.
TQ 0162
TQ 0198
TQ 0256
TQ 0303
Year 3: prefixes, singular and
plural
Year 4: double letters, past tense
and vowels
Year 5: singular to plural, hard
and soft ‘c’
Year 6: doubling consonants, ‘y’
to ‘I’, and plural nouns
TQ 0344
TQ 0384
TQ 0407
TQ 0422
Year 3: ‘er’ and ‘est’ prefixes and
apostrophes
Year 4: one ‘l’ or two ‘ll’,
suffixes, ‘it’s’ and ‘its’
Year 5: homophones, silent ‘e’,
‘ie’ or ‘ei’
Year 6: prefixes and suffixes,
silent ‘e’ endings, apostrophes
THINKING SKILLS (TV)
BBC2
10mins
age 7-11
2008
Series which aims to develop skills in thinking about a variety of topics
TR 0341
TR 0372
TR 0414
Difference
Mystery
Disaster
TR 0445
TR 0487
Property
Hiding Place
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM - HISTORY (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
2007
Linked to the BBC primary history series ‘saxons and vikings’ this programme shows pupils how to write an historical
report.
TQ 0413
Writing about Saxons and Vikings
WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM - GEOGRAPHY (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 7-11
2007
Linked to the BBC primary geography series ‘weather, place and people’ this programme encourages pupils to write
about the weather.
TQ 0413
Writing about the weather
HANDS UP! BSL – CHRONICLES OF NARNIA (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 9-11
2003
A ten part signed adaptation by deaf actress Jean St Clair of The Magician’s Nephew.
TL 1146
10 programmes
HANDS UP! BSL – THE IRON MAN (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 9-11
2007
A four part signed adaptation of The Iron Man.
TP 0686 – TP 0689
4 programmes
57
HANDS UP! BSL – FANTASTIC MR FOX (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 9-11
2007
A three part signed adaptation of the story by Roald Dahl.
TP 0606 – TP 0608
3 programmes
JUST WRITE (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 9 –11
2002
Following on from Write Away, this series covers many writing styles and uses clips form drama, comedy and TV news
programmes.
TJ 0944
TJ 1015
TJ 1085
TJ 1186
TJ 1295
TJ 1389
TJ 1459
TJ 1546
TJ 1621
TJ 1690
Radio report
Newspaper articles
Skateboard instruction
Campaign Brochure
Internet review
ENGLISH EXPRESS (TV)
BBC2
20mins
Alternative endings
Stand up poetry
Comedy script
TV script
Ghost story
age: 9-11
A popular, lively series for upper primary children which promotes the development of reading and writing skills.
GRAMMAR AND WRITING
2004
TL 0570
How can I describe it to you…?
TL 0621
How cum Inglish spelling is so
weird?
TL 0679
What’s the point of full stops?
IDEAS AND IMAGINATION
TO 0194
Creating words
TO 0196
Sights and insights
OWN GOAL
TO 0972 – TO 1055
TEXTS
TQ 0446
TQ 0471
TQ 0495
TL 0737
TL 0794
How can you write better
writing?
What’s in a word?
TO 0208
Diaries and notebooks
TQ 0518
TQ 0541
Imaginary beasts
Those terrible Tudors
TQ 0591
TQ 0612
Slowly, sadly, widly
Thinking for linking
2006
2006
5 programmes
2008
The techno tales
Magic
Football stories
LANGUAGE AND KNOWLEDGE
2008
TQ 0585
In the beginning
TQ 0606
When I nod, hit it
TQ 0569
The gruesome, the sad and the
cuddly
58
SHAKESPEARE: THE ANIMATED TALES (TV)
CH4
30mins
age: 9-13
2000
Animated versions of Shakespeare’s most popular plays. Leon Garfield has adapted scripts, Remaining faithful to
Shakespeare’s word which providing an accessible introduction to his stories and verse.
TH 1578
TH 1628
TH 1696
TH 1788
TH 1851
TH 1926
TH 1586
TH 1652
TH 1721
TH 1803
TH 1877
TH 1949
Othello
The Taming of the Shrew
As you Like it
Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth Night
Hamlet
WHAT’S THE STORY? (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 9 – 11
Julius Caesar
The winter’s Tale
Richard III
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Macbeth
The Tempest
2001
A comedy drama series which gives different perspectives in the day of five people. In support of elements of EMU.
TI 0408 – TI 0680
5 programmes
DISPATCHES – WHY OUR CHILDREN CAN’T READ (TV)
CH4
60mins
age: general
2007
An investigation into why one fifth of children leaving primary school can’t read, focusing on the effectiveness of
current teaching methods.
TV 10536
1 programme
LAST CHANCE KIDS (TV)
CH4
60mins
age: general
2007
A three part documentary series following one primary school and its head teacher as they set out to end illiteracy.
Going back to basics they bring in an expert in synthetic phonics.
TV 10533 – TV 10535
STIG OF THE DUMP (TV)
BBC1
30mins
age: general
2002
Adaptation of Clive King’s novel
TV 9027 – TV 9028
6 programmes
59
Radio
LISTEN AND PLAY (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 3-5
A series on the development of literacy skills which includes songs, rhymes, stories and sound games to develop
children’s confidence with spoken language.
TRADITIONAL STORIES
2007
RO 0271
The Billy goats gruff
RO 0272
The little red hen
RO 0273
The enormous turnip
RO 0274
RO 0275
The magic porridge pot
The elves and the shoemaker
RO 0279
RO 0280
Who’s in Hippo’s house?
The bear and the bee tree
SOUNDING OUT
2007
RO 0481
Rappa tappa
RO 0482
Bangle jangle
RO 0483
Steady Neddy
RO 0484
Ishy fish
RO 0485
RO 0486
RO 0487
RO 0488
Jiggy pig
Oggy dog
Funny bunny
Huggy bug
LISTENING SKILLS 2008
RP 0050
On the farm
RP 0051
The animal fair
RP 0052
Beside the seaside
RP 0053
Down at the station
RP 0054
The wheels on the bus
RP 0055
RP 0056
RP 0057
RP 0058
RP 0059
Dr Foster went to Gloucester
Five little ducks
The house that Jack built
Pat-a-cake
Twinkle twinkle
STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
RO 0276
Tiddalik
RO 0277
The Raja’s secret
RO 0278
The rabbits and the crocodile
2007
STORIES AND RHYMES (RADIO)
BBC
10mins
age: 5-7
Part of the Primary Radio English strand, this series provides an exciting and energetic collage of traditional and
established stories intermingled with poems and rhymes.
ONCE A VIKING
2002
RJ 0216
Shaping up
RJ 0217
The bridge
RJ 0218
The return
RJ 0220
The pool
DO YOU CARE?
2002
RJ 0221
Bullies and bulldozed
RJ 0222
A councillor takes note
FRIENDS AND FAMILY
2003
RK 0730
Do you know what Grandad did?
RK 0731
Bad day, good day
RK 0732
RK 0733
The little red hen
Little beaver and the echo
BULLYING AND SELF – ESTEEM
RJ 0219
Useless
2002
60
STORIES AND RHYMES (RADIO) (continued)
ANIMALS
2003
RK 0516
Noah’s ark
RK 0517
The Buddha and the swan
RK 0518
Badger’s parting gifts
RK 0519
The dog and the well
RK 0520
The donkey’s tale
RK 0531
The ugly duckling
RK 0532
The gingerbread boy
RK 0533
Rumplestiltskin
RK 0534
The giant who threw a tantrum
2004/2005 Broadcasts
RM 0229
Sebastian’s trumpet
RM 0230
Lazy Jack
RM 0231
Mr Davis and the baby
RM 0232
Elmer
RM 0233
The honey hunters
RM 0234
The Elves and The Shoemaker
RM 0235
The rainbow fish
RM 0236
Dear Greenpeace
RM 0237
The little boat
RM 0238
Harvey Slumfenburger’s
Christmas present
RM 0543
Over on the farm/Nine ducks nine
RK 0535
RK 0536
RK 0537
RK 0538
RK 0539
RK 0540
RM 0551
RM 0552
This and that
Red fox on the move
The mouse and the apple
Sam who was swallowed by a
shark
The pig in the pond/The big
sneeze
We’re going on a bear hunt
Keeping up with cheetah/Hot
hippo
Mouse and Mole have a party
The whale’s song
RM 0776
RM 0777
RM 0778
RM 0779
At home
At school
Down our street
Many ways to travel
RN 0215
RN 0216
RN 0217
RN 0218
World
Jack and the Beanstalk
Peace at Last
Long Neck and Thunder Foot
The Most Obedient Dog in the
DREAMS AND FANTASY
RN 0726
The king of the blue lagoon
RN 0727
Daniel Bean and his dream
machine
RN 0728
RN 0729
Unicorn city
Tazeem’s birthday guest
SIGNIFICANT CHILDREN’S AUTHORS
RN 0730
David McKee – Elmer & Wilbur
RN 0731
David McKee – the Hill and the
Rock
RN 0732
RN 0733
Sarah Hayes – Mary Mary
Sarah Hayes – The Cats of
Tiffany Street
HOUSE AT POETRY CORNER
RM 0772
Hot and cold
RM 0773
Strong and weak
RM 0774
Stop and go
RM 0775
Young and old
2005/2006 Broadcasts
FAIRYTALES
RN 0209
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
RN 0210
A Bun for Barney
RN 0211
Puss in Boots
RN 0212
Train Ride
RN 0213
Dogger
RN 0214
The King’s New Clothes
RM 0544
RM 0545
RM 0546
RM 0547
What made Tiddalik laugh?
The old women and the red
pumpkin
The king who wanted to touch the
moon
A birthday surprise
The magpie and the milk
Greedy Zebra
RM 0548
RM 0549
RM 0550
61
READING TREE STORIES (FROM THE OXFORD READING TREE) (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 5-6
The adventures of Kipper, Biff and Chip are brought to life using music and sound effects.
MAGPIES STAGE 8 2006
RN 0159
Viking adventure
RN 0160
The rainbow machine
RN 0161
The evil genie
RN 0162
RN 0163
Save Floppy!
What was it like?
MAGPIES STAGE 9 2006
RN 0164
Storm castle
RN 0165
Superdog
RN 0166
The quest
RN 0164
RN 0165
The finest in the land
The flying machine
WORD GAMES 1 (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 5-7
2005
A series of interactive programmes on aspects of phonics, spelling and vocabulary using a variety of games, quizzes,
rhymes and riddles.
RM 0804
RM 0805
RM 0806
RM 0807
RM 0808
RM 0809
RM 0810
RM 0811
RM 0812
RM 0813
Initial sounds
End sounds
Short medial sounds
CVC sounds
Blends
POETRY CORNER (RADIO)
BBC
10mins
age:5-7
Revision
Syllables
Compound words
Word collections
Synonyms
1996
A weekly anthology of poems on the same theme, some of which are set to music.
RD 0152
RD 0513
RD 0514
RD 0156
RD 0157
RD 0158
RD 0159
A week of August weather
Journeys
Apples and acorns
Electricity
Colour and light
Old things, new things
Toys and games
OPPOSITES
RK 0181
RK 0182
RK 0183
2003
Hot and cold
Strong and weak
Stop and go
RD 0160
RD 0161
RD 0646
RD 0647
RD 0648
RD 0649
Let’s celebrate
We love poetry
Pots of plants
Keep it clean
Sea world
We love poetry
RK 0184
RK 0185
Young and old
At home
62
LET’S MAKE A STORY (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 5-7
Open-ended stories unlock children’s imagination and invite them to make their own endings.
2002-2003 Broadcasts
THE WORLD AROUND US
RK 0081
The musicians of Bremen
RK 0082
The fairy flag
I’M ME
RK 0084
RK 0085
Me
Me and my family
PUSH AND PULL
RK 0087
The lighthouse keeper’s
catastrophe
PANTOMIME STORIES
RK 0089
Aladdin
RK 0083
The magic pot
RK 0086
Me and my friends
RK 0088
Mr Gumpy’s motor car
RK 0090
Dick Whittington
2003/2004 Broadcasts
FANTASY STORIES AND STORIES BY SIGNIFICANT AUTHORS
RN 0612
RL 0668
We’re going on a bear hunt
RN 0613
RL 0669
Let’s go home Little Bear
RN 0614
RL 0670
Bumpa rumpus and the rainy day
RN 0615
RL 0671
Jack’s mouse
RN 0616
RL 0672
The rescue party
RN 0617
RL 0673
Sam who was swallowed by a
RN 0618
shark
RN 0619
RL 0674
Laura’s star
RL 0675
The whale’s song
A perfect day for it
Little Bear’s special wish
Beaver’s lodge
Davey’s scary journey
Elmer and Grandpa Eldo
At the end of the rainbow
After the storm
The storm seal
EAL LET’S MAKE A STORY (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 5-7
Carefully controlled English supported by drama activities.
FAR AND AWAY
2002
RJ 0666
The artist and the star
RJ 0667
Night pictures
THE SEA
RJ 0668
RJ 0669
RJ 0670
RJ 0671
RJ 0672
RJ 0673
The hottest boy who ever lived 1
The hottest boy who ever lived 2
Mr Bear and the bear
RN 0434
RN 0435
RN 0436
RN 0437
RN 0438
Material
At home
At school
Time to dust the daffodils
We love poetry
2002
Art and pictures
Seaside picture
On and under the sea
2005/2006 BROADCASTS
ENVIRONMENT
RN 0429
The elements: air and water
RN 0430
The elements: earth and fire
RN 0431
Machines
RN 0432
Down our street
RN 0433
Many ways to travel
63
STORY PACK (RADIO) (2007)
BBC
20mins
age: 5-7
2008
A flexible resource for promoting literacy and a love of stories alongside a range of cross-curricular activities.
RP 0155
RP 0156
RP 0157
RP 0158
RP 0159
RP 0160
The rescue party
Rattletrap car
Mr Gumpy’s outing
Rainbow bird
The tale of the turnip
RP 0161
RP 0162
RP 0163
RP 0164
Captain Flinn and the pirate
dinosaurs
Frog is frightened
Elmer and the hippos
Misery moo
The jumblies
KEYSTAGE 1 STARSHIP ENGLISH (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 6-7
2005
Programmes offering support to pupils revising for the National Tests at the end of KS1.
RM 0535
RM 0536
The winter hedgehog
The Chinese dragon and the
chocolate river
LET’S WRITE A STORY (RADIO)
BBC
20mins
age: 6-11
RM 0537
RM 0538
The story of glass
The hunter
2007
A series designed to support pupils by focusing on the development of story writing skills.
WHERE AM I?
RO 0281
Beginnings
RO 0282
Characters – heroes
RO 0283
Settings
RO 0284
Characters – antagonists
RO 0285
Conflict
RO 0286
RO 0287
RO 0288
RO 0289
RO 0290
Emotions/feelings
Dialogue
Tune
Endings
Summary
SCOTTISH RESOURCES: 7-9 (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-9
Get children talking by getting them to listen to these imaginative programmes.
BULLIES AT SCHOOL
RI 0204
Part 1
RI 0205
Part 2
2001
WORDS AND NAMES
2002
RJ 0528
Words are like birds
INVENTIVE SCOTS
2003
RK 0211
Kirkpatrick Macmillan gets
arrested
RK 0212
Annie meets Mr Lister
RK 0213
Dr Simpson and chloroform
CASTLES
RK 0216
RK 0217
RK 0218
2003
The first castles – brooch
The taking of Caerlaverock
The clan seat – Ferniehirst
RI 0206
Part 3
RJ 0529
What’s in a name?
RK 0214
RK 0215
Alexander Graham Bell
Kirsty and the Amazing
Inventor’s Board Game
RK 0219
RK 0220
The banquet – Stirling
The bottle dungeon – St Andrews
64
SCOTTISH RESOURCES: 7-9 (RADIO) (continued)
SCOTS SONGS
2004
RL 0173
Songs for work
RL 0174
Songs for fun
RL 0175
Songs for now
RL 0177
Accent on poetry
RL 0180
The new kingdom
RL 0182
Safety and travel
RN 0455
Channel hopping
HEALTH: RISK
2006
RN 0460
Heroes and chickens
RN 0461
Storm Warning
FOOD
RN 0462
RN 0436
Crumbs of comfort
RN 0466
The 18th Century-The new town
RN 0469
Programme 3
BOYS AND GIRLS
2008
RP 0110
At home
RP 0111
At school
SPORT
RP 0112
RP 0113
Letting down the side
TRANSPORT
2008
RP 0114
The way home
RP 0115
Bussing it
SUSTAINABILITY
2008
RP 0116
Wind power
RP 0117
Not on our beach
THE VIKINGS
2008
RP 0118
The journey so far
RP 0119
Freya investigates
SCOTS POEMS
2004
RL 0176
Poetry all sorts
PICTS AND SCOTS 2004
RL 0178
The Picts and how they lived
RL 0179
Saints and sailors
SAFE LISTENING
2004
RL 0181
Safety in the home
MY SCHOOL, YOUR SCHOOL
RN 0454
Two’s company
2006
2006
Dying to eat
A HISTORY IN STONE
2006
RN 0464
The 17th Century-street Life
RN 0465
1745-Bonnie Prince Charles
THE BATTLE OF THE AIRWAVES
RN 0467
Programme 1
RN 0468
Programme 2
2008
I’m too little for sumo
2006
65
WORD GAMES 2 (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-9
2005
A series of interactive programmes on aspects of phonics, spelling and vocabulary using a variety of games, quizzes
rhymes and riddles.
RM 0299
RM 0300
RM 0301
RM 0302
RM 0303
Vowels, consonants and alphabet
Nouns
Verbs
Prefixes
Adjectives
WORDS ALIVE (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
RM 0304
RM 0305
RM 0306
RM 0307
RM 0308
Synonyms
Suffixes
Verb tenses
Adverbs
Revision
age: 7-11
Stories, poems and drama to develop ideas and to extend writing skills
DIALOGUE
RG 0289
RG 0290
1999
Reported speech
Direct speech
RG 0291
Play script
IN MY OWN WORDS
1999
RG 0587
Jen and slippers
RG 0588
The bed and breakfast house
RG 0589
Moving
RG 0590
RG 0591
houses
Don’t forget to write
The village of round and square
MYTHS LEGENDS AND FABLES
RJ 0620
Aesop’s fables
RJ 0621
How spiders became
RJ 0622
RJ 0623
The coming of Arthur part 1
The coming of Arthur part 2
TALES FROM THE LAND OF THE NORTH 2003
RK 0324
Setting – Freya’s necklace
RK 0325
Character – Thor the giants
RK 0326
RK 0327
Complications: apples of Iduna 1
Resolution: apples of Iduna 2
WRITING INSTRUCTIONS 2003
RK 0586
The list is lost
RK 0587
Wallace Wordsworth is lost for
words
RL 0599
RL 0600
The search continues
Alien to earth
RM 0817
RM 0818
King Midas
Arachne
RM 0821
The further adventures of Toad
2002
SPACE SEARCH
2004
RL 0596
On board Galileo
RL 0597
Trapped in space
RL 0598
Search for a planet
2004-2005 Broadcasts
ANCIENT GREECE
RM 0814
Pandora’s box
RM 0815
Theseus and the Minotaur
RM 0816
Persephone
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
RM 0819
The river bank
RM 0820
Toad’s adventures
66
WORDS ALIVE (RADIO) (continued)
2005/2006 Broadcasts
WORD WORK, WORD PLAY (Grammar: exploring simple aspects of grammar)
RN 0310
Part 1
RN 0311
Part 2
THE MATTER SPLATTER! (A mystery adventure focusing on log-keeping and assessing text for meaning)
RN 0312
The matter splatter mystery
RN 0314
The splatterer splattered
RN 0313
Inky on the case
WORD WORK , WORD PLAY (Poetry)
RN 0315
Part 1
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2
RN 0317
Marley’s warning
RN 0318
Two spirits
SOME OF THE BEST FROM LISTEN AND READ
RN 0766
Wheels
RN 0767
Katie Morag and the new pier
RN 0768
Special, special trainers
RN 0769
Herbie Whistle
2007/2008 Broadcasts
BIOGRAPHY
RP 0200
Part 1
RP 0201
Part 2
POETRY
RP 0204
RP 0205
Michael Rosen
Judith Nicholls
SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
RP 0207
The court of king Arthur
RP 0208
The castle of Sir Bercilak
STREET CHILD (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-11
RN 0316
Part 2
RN 0319
The last of the spirits
2006
RN 0770
RN 0771
RN 0772
RN 0773
King Midas
The Orphan Boy
The dragonosaurus 1
The dragonosaurus 2
RP 0202
RP 0203
Part 3
Part 4
RP 0206
John Agard
RP 0209
The green chapel
2005
Berlie Doherty’s story about Jim Jarvis, who lived on the streets of Victorian London until he met Dr Barnardo.
RM 0239
RM 0240
RM 0241
RM 0242
RM 0243
The shilling pie
The workhouse
The wild thing
The jaw of the Iron Dog
Shrimps
RM 0244
RM 0245
RM 0246
RM 0247
RM 0248
The lily
The monster weeps
Circus
Looking for a doctor
The ragged school
67
JUST POETRY (RADIO)
BBC
10mins
age: 7-11
2005
Programmes listed below are designed to develop pupil’s awareness of poetic language to meet genre and text level
requirements and cover NL’s poetry requirements.
YEAR 3 AGE: 7-8
RM 0666
Poems on observation and the
senses
RM 0667
YEAR 4 AGE: 8-9
RM 0669
Poems on common themes
RM 0670
Classic and modern poetry from
different cultures
YEAR 5 AGE: 9-10
RM 0672
Poetry by significant authors
RM 0673
Longer classic poetry
YEAR 6 AGE: 10-11
RM 0675
Classic poetry by long established
authors
RM 0676
Poems in other forms
WORLD WRITING (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-11
RM 0668
Oral and performance poetry
from different cultures
Humorous poetry
RM 0671
Different poetic forms
RM 0674
Choral and performance poetry
RM 0677
Comparison of poetry by
significant authors
2006
A series which brings together fiction and poetry representing a range of cultures and traditions.
RN 0300
RN 0301
RN 0302
RN 0303
RN 0304
Poetry from around the world –
infant
Poetry from around the world –
junior
Performance poetry
Stories from around the world –
infant
World writing – story extracts 1 –
junior
SPEAKING AND LISTENING (RADIO)
BBC
20mins
age: 7-11
RN 0305
RN 0306
RN 0307
RN 0308
RN 0309
World writing – story extracts 2 –
junior
World writing – myths and
legends – junior
Author focus – Adeline Yen Mah
(China)
Author focus – Eoin Colfer
(Ireland)
Author focus – Jamila Gavin
(India)
2006
A series of programmes to help children communicate thoughts, feelings and ideas in a more effective way by focusing
on taking turns, developing opinions and adapting language to new situations.
RN 0718
RN 0719
RN 0720
RN 0721
Black diamonds
Reekie lum
Bow bells
Shot and shell
RN 0722
RN 0723
RN 0724
RN 0725
Pets 1
Pets 2
Escape from Demon’s Crater 1
Escape from Demon’s Crater 2
68
JUST PROSE (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-11
2005
A series linked to ‘Just Poetry’ which emphasises text objectives and is intended to stimulate writing and reading.
YEAR 3
RM 0091
RM 0092
YEAR 5
RM 0094
authors
RM 0095
YEAR 6
RM 0097
RM 0098
YEAR 4
RM 0384
RM 0385
Stories with familiar settings
Myths and legends
RM 0093
Adventure/mystery stories
Stories by significant children’s
RM 0096
Novels reflecting a variety of
cultures and traditions
Fables
Classic fiction by longestablished authors
Comparing and contrasting
different story genres
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Comparing significant authors
and themes
Historical stories
Fantasy adventures
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Stories that raise issues
MEET THE WRITERS (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-11
2006
A series of interviews with leading children’s authors which gas a group of children question them about inspiration,
techniques and tips for successful writing.
PROSE
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Anne Fine
Eva Ibbotson
Michael Morpurgo
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Philip Ridley
Jeremy Strong
Jacqueline Wilson
POETRY
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Valerie Bloom
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Brian Patten
LISTEN (RADIO)
BBC
25mins
age: 7-11
1996
Fully dramatised adaptations, faithful to the original stories, enhanced with music and sound effects to engage and hold
children’s attention.
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Julian’s glorious summer
The hedgehog
Three cheers for Mr Butler
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The angel of Nitshill Road
Beowulf
THE SAGA OF ERIK THE VIKING
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Talking valleys, howling wolves
and the old man of the sea
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Where the sun goes at night
BUGSY MALONE
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You dirty rat, Dan
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Come out with you hands up
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A Christmas carol
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LISTEN (RADIO) (continued)
GIZMO LEWIS – FAIRLY SECRET AGENT (MICHAEL COLEMAN)
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Gizmo gets going
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A Christmas carol
THE STONEWALKERS (VIVIENNE ALCOCK)
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Belladonna
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In the beginning/Wiley and the
hairy man
PIGEON SUMMER (ANN TURNER)
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It’s a long way to Le Mans
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The best place for speedwell is in
the pot
TWO WEEKS WITH QUEEN (MORRIS GLEITZMAN)
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2 episodes
THE HORSE AND HIS BOY (CS LEWIS)
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4 episodes
PRINCE CASPIAN (CS LEWIS)
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4 episodes
PRIMARY THEMES: WRITE AWAY AGAIN (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 8-9
2001
These programmes in a local context will feature fiction, factual writing, drama, local expressions and figures of
speech.
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RI 0412
RI 0413
RI 0414
RI 0415
RI 0416
RI 0417
RI 0418
RI 0419
RI 0420
Thinking about writing
Practice making perfect
Proper order
Dramatic changes
Know your place
Places – an anthology
WRITE AWAY: ENGLISH (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 8-9
Fact or fiction
Getting your fact right
Friends – an anthology
And now for something
completely different
1998
This series examines the process of writing for a variety of specific purposes.
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Talking words
What’s the story?
Get your story right
Schools rules
A Matter of fact
CHILDREN OF WINTER (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 9-11
Different forms
Animal tales
Acting up
Morning stories
Fun with words
2006
A radio version of Berlie Doherty’s novel originally produced for ‘Book Box’.
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The old cruck barn
Alone
Making a home
Ghost
A gift from home
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Theft at dawn
A meeting in the woods
The end of the dancing
Another mouth to feed
Coming back
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 9-11
2008
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is abridged in 9 episodes and read by Alan Smith.
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Marley’s Ghost
Meeting with Marley
The first of the three spirits
Master Fezziwig
The second of the three spirits
SCHOOL PLAYS (RADIO)
BBC
20mins
Scrooges nephew
The last of the three spirits
An end to the haunting…
The end of it
age: 9-11
A series of plays which aim to stimulate speaking, listening, performance and scripting skills.
TEACHERS’ PLAYS 2005-2006
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The 100mph dog
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Grace and family
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The sky-blue storybox
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The sleeping sword 1
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The sleeping sword 2
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The chicken gave it to me 1
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The chicken gave it to me 2
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Beowulf
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A Christmas Carol
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The Tempest 1
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The Tempest 2
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Heroes and Villains by Alan
Wightman
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STEP BY WICKED STEP BY ANNE FINE
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Harwick Hall
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Claudia’s story
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Colin’s story
2007
KING LEAR’S FOOL BY NICK BLAIR
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2007
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NO BIG SHAKES (MUCH ADO) BY RUTH CHALMERS
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THE HORMONE MONSTER BY JANET PAISLEY
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Silver bullet
WORD GAMES 3 (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 9 –11
The 3D Dabbler by Mellie Buse
Baked Beans and Salad Cream by
Bethan Gwanas
The Boy who Became Prime
Minister by Jim O’Hanlon
High Woods by Charles Way
Clay Boy by David Almond
Lizzie Dripping and the Witch by
Helen Cresswell
Mrs Guy by William Mayne
Dog Star by Jenny Nimmo
The King Who Declared War on
the Animals by Joan Aiken
Pixie’s story
Ralph’s story
2007
2007
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Diary of a Goth
2004
A series of interactive programmes on aspects of phonics, spelling and vocabulary using a variety of games, quizzes,
rhymes and riddles.
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Words ending with vowels
Plurals
Prefixes
Onomatopoeia
Rhymes and abbreviations
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Prefixes and suffixes
Proverbs and meanings
Nouns and proper nouns
Riddles and connectives
Definitions and homophones
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LISTEN AND WRITE (RADIO)
BBC
20mins
age: 9 –11
Stopping points for writing tasks, and hints on being effective readers and writers.
FACTUAL WRITING
2002
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Lively letters
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Marvellous Methods
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Explicit explanations
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Creating characters
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Terry Jones – Characters
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Colourful sentences
Sentences in strings
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Dynamic dialogue
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Brilliant brainstorms
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Bold beginnings and excellent
endings
FACTUAL WRITING 2004
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Perfect procedures
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Exciting evidence
CLASSIC AUTHORS 2004
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Settings
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Heroes and villains
STORY WRITING
2004
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A point of view
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Narrative
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A poem that tell a story
STORY WRITING
2003
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Magical moods
MEET THE WRITERS
2003
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Berlie Doherty – mood and
atmosphere
GRAMMAR
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RK 0673
2003
Sensible sentences
Super sentences
STORY WRITING
2003
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Problems, problems
POETRY
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2004
Wonderful wordsearchers
Collage crackers
STORY WRITING
2004
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Sensational scraps and sizzling
stories
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Crucial characters and super
scenes
POETRY
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2004
Poetry for effect
Poetic structure
POETRY
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2004
Scintillating smiles
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Magical metaphors
GRAMMAR
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2004
Verbs and tenses
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Verbs and agreement
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Songs that tell a story
SONGWRITING
2004
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Songs that have rhythm
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LISTEN AND WRITE (RADIO) (continued)
MEET THE WRITERS
2004
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Place
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Time
STORY WRITING
2006
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Sensational settings
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Stylish stories
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Sparkling speech
Super storytelling
PLAYWRITING
2006
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Turning a story into a play
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Bringing a play script to life
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Character
SHAKESPEARE – ROMEO AND JULIET
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Language
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Plot
2006
FACTUAL WRITING
2006
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Diaries & reports
THE MACHINE GUNNERS (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 9-11
2005
An abridged version of Robert Westall’s novel made for radio, about World War 2.
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A dead man’s gun
Cat and mouse
A real punch up
The fortress Caparetto
Gone to ground
WORD FUN (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 9-11
A prisoner in the fortress
Hunted
Fight at the mudflats
Invasion!
Advancing hordes
2004
Similar to Word Games but slower paced, this series provides practice with nouns, adjectives, verbs and sentences.
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What is a sentence?
Long short vowel phonemes
Playing with nouns
GHOSTWRITER (RADIO)
BBC
10mins
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Playing with verbs
Round-up
age: 10 –12
A radio resource to enrich the language skills of top junior s and stimulate the interest of reluctant readers.
A MATCH OF WILLS
2001
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4 episodes
STAY CLEAR OF HAUNTED HILL
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5 episodes
2001
THE CLINTON STREET CRIME WAVE
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Two robberies
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The red glove
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Through the skylight
DIGGING FOR CLUES
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The pendant
2006
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The abandoned building
Helping out
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Who is Maartjie?
2006
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LANGUAGES
General
ADVENTURES ABROAD (TV)
BBC2
30mins
age: 7-11
2011
Join Papo the parrot on his global quest to learn new languages. He travels to France, Spain and Taiwan where he
makes friends with local children and joins them in singing Old MacDonald had a farm in their mother tongue. He also
plays regional versions of traditional playground games like Hopscotch.
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Languages
TELLING TALES (TV)
BBC2
55mins
age: 5-7
2011
A selection of animated shorts based on fables and short stories, ranging from the well-known to the relatively obscure.
First in English and then translated into Mandarin Chinese.
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English & Mandarin
French
CHEZ MIMI (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 9-12
2003
An introduction to French language through the character of Madame Mimi, the concierge of an apartment block,
which includes many and varied occupants.
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TK 1088
TK 1151
En famille
Les copains
A table
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TK 1264
PRIMARY FRENCH (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
age: 7-11
Nos amis les betes
On Joue?
2005
A resource which introduces French at junior level. The series offers a developmental structure and is based on the
most recent curriculum guidance on foreign language learning, including the QCA scheme of work for French at KS2.
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LE CLUB (RADIO)
BBC
15mins
10 programmes
age: 11-12
1994
A collection of songs, rhymes, action games and everyday phrases which serves as the ideal introduction to the
language and which is of interest to both specialist and non-specialist teachers in upper primary and middle schools.
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What’s your name
Ages and birthdays
What do you like doing?
Pets, alphabet and time
Where do you live?
At school
Finding your way
Spending pocket money
Making music
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Celebrations
Salut
Ma famille
Chez moi
En ville
Moi, j’aime
Mon ecole
En vacances
Le temps
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German
HENNINGS HAUS (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 9-12
2003
An introduction to German which has a lively group of German children meeting in a colourful house. Themes include
alphabet, numbers, introductions and days of the week.
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Wie heibt lu
Auf die platze-fertig los
Der falsche rucksack
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So ein larm
Hennings geturtstag
Irish
CU CHULAINN (TV)
BBC2
20mins
age: 4-11
2008
Animated adventures of the mythological Ulster hero. In Irish with English subtitles.
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Cu Chulainn
NA DODAI (TV)
BBC2
15mins
age: 3-5yrs
Series of 10 programmes, aimed at 3-5yr olds who are learning Irish, specifically written to complement the Early
Years Enriched Curriculum for NI. Primary objective of this series is to help children develop in every way through the
medium of Irish
SERIES 1
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2008
Me and You
My body
My family
Our house
Good morning
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School
Playtime
Likes and dislikes
Meal times
A new pet
SERIES 2
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TQ 0849
TQ 0850
TQ 0851
TQ 0852
2009
Happy Birthday
The farm
Happy and sad
In & out, up & down
Shopping
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TQ 0854
TQ 0855
TQ 0856
TQ 0857
Shapes & sizes, big & small
Friends
Today & yesterday
The weather
Growing up
TELETUBBIES IN IRISH (TV)
BBC2
25mins
age: general
2000
Series of programmes in Irish suitable for pre-school age
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10 programmes
TOMAS AN TRAEIN (TV)
ITV
15mins
age: general
1995
A series of short stories in Irish language about the adventures of Tomas the Tank Engine and his friends.
TV 1615 – TV 2381
7 programmes
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PRIMARY IRISH: BLAISIN (RADIO)
BBC
20mins
age: 8-11
2005
An Irish language resource with a mixture of sketches, music and songs to introduce children to basic Irish words and
phrases.
OURSELVES
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Let’s celebrate!
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Houses and homes
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Safe and sound/whatever the
weather
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RM 0740
RM 0741
Bugs, birds and beasts
School’s cool!
Myths and
Spanish
LA TIENDA DE LUIS (TV)
CH4
15mins
age: 9-12
2003
A beginner’s series in Spanish in which children are introduced to a wide variety of topics.
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TK 1463
TK 1514
La neuva ayudante
Yo soy el jefe
Una tienda mas elegante
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TK 1678
Queiro ir de excursion
La fiesta
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