Clapperboard (TV series)

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Clapperboard
Genre Children's television series
Presented by Chris Kelly
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodesApprox 470
Production
Producer Muriel Young
Running time25 minutes
Original release
Network ITV
Release14 April 1972 (1972-04-14) 
1 January 1982 (1982-01-01)

Clapperboard is a 1970s children's television programme hosted by Chris Kelly, which covered film and television production. The show was made by Granada Television for the ITV network and ran for 254 episodes. It was produced by Muriel Young and broadcast between April 1972 and January 1982. Young herself fronted the show on occasions when Kelly was unavailable.

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