Scope (Australian TV series)

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	Title card for the fifth series, used as of June 2019
Genre	Children's television series
Presented by	Dr Rob Bell ; Lee Constable ; Isla Nakano;
Starring	Joel Gilmore
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	723
Production
Executive producer	Drew Jarvis
Producers	Stephen Bergin; Matt Grehan; Steph Frick; Nadia Russell; Tani Crotty; Jessica Harris; Leon Murray; Sean Elliot;
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	Network 10 (2005–2013); 10 Peach (2013–2020)
Release	19 September 2005 –; 20 September 2020

Last updated October 04, 2025

Scope is an Australian children science program. It premiered on Network 10 on 19 September 2005.^[1] The series aired on 10 Peach from 2013 to 2020.

Presenters

Dr Rob Bell (September 2005 – 13 August 2016)
Lee Constable (20 August 2016 – 19 April 2020)
Isla Nakano (17 May 2020 – 20 September 2020)

Broadcast history

The show premiered on 19 September 2005, Monday at 4pm.
From 2005 until 2008, the show aired on Thursdays at 4pm.
On 6 January 2009 – 30 December 2009, it aired Thursdays at 7.30am, Saturdays at 9am, and on Sundays at 7am.
On 4 January 2010 – 22 February 2012, it aired Thursdays at 8am, and on Sundays at 7am.
On 23 February 2012 – 31 October 2013, it aired on Thursdays at 4pm and on Saturdays at 9am.
On 7 November 2013 – 2016, it aired on Thursdays at 8am on Eleven (now 10 Peach) due to launch of Wake Up and Studio 10, with repeats on Saturdays at 8am.
In 2016 – 8 April 2018, it aired on Saturdays at 8.30am, with repeats on Thursdays at 8am.
On 8 April 2018 – 20 September 2020, it moved to Sundays at 10 am, while repeats stayed on Thursdays at 8am.

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	180	19 September 2005 (2005-09-19)^[4]^[1]	18 February 2010 (2010-02-18)^[5]
2	180	25 February 2010 (2010-02-25)^[4]^[5]	2013 (2013)
3	180	2014 (2014)	2016 (2016)
4	99	8 July 2017 (2017-07-08)	2 June 2019 (2019-06-02)
5	58	9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)	20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)

Series 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
666	1	"Insects & Spiders"	9 June 2019 (2019-06-09)
667	2	"Creative Science"	16 June 2019 (2019-06-16)
668	3	"Sustainable Science"	23 June 2019 (2019-06-23)
669	4	"Hands On"	30 June 2019 (2019-06-30)
670	5	"Chemical Science"	7 July 2019 (2019-07-07)
671	6	"Life Cycle Science"	14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)
672	7	"What If?"	21 July 2019 (2019-07-21)
673	8	"Pets"	28 July 2019 (2019-07-28)
674	9	"Medical Science"	4 August 2019 (2019-08-04)
675	10	"How Stuff Works"	11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)
676	11	"Apocalypse Survival"	18 August 2019 (2019-08-18)
677	12	"Myths & Mysteries"	25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)
678	13	"Pranks"	1 September 2019 (2019-09-01)
679	14	"Brain & Mental Health"	8 September 2019 (2019-09-08)
680	15	"Sci Fi"	15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)
681	16	"Inventions"	22 September 2019 (2019-09-22)
682	17	"Crime Science"	29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)
683	18	"Science on the Street"	6 October 2019 (2019-10-06)
684	19	"Indigenous Science"	13 October 2019 (2019-10-13)
685	20	"Farm Science"	20 October 2019 (2019-10-20)
686	21	"Halloween"	27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)
687	22	"Gaming"	3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)
688	23	"Superhero Science"	10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)
689	24	"Citizen Science"	17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
690	25	"Music"	24 November 2019 (2019-11-24)
691	26	"Junior Scientists"	1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
692	27	"Sport Science"	8 December 2019 (2019-12-08)
693	28	"The Reef"	15 December 2019 (2019-12-15)
694	29	"Christmas Special!"	21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)
695	30	"Mega Stuff"	29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)
696	31	"Speed Science"	12 January 2020 (2020-01-12)
697	32	"Tech"	19 January 2020 (2020-01-19)
698	33	"Women in STEM"	9 January 2020 (2020-01-09)
699	34	"Tech in our Lives"	16 February 2020 (2020-02-16)
700	35	"Plants"	23 February 2020 (2020-02-23)
701	36	"Sight and Sound"	1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)
702	37	"Lee Constable and the Core of Truth"	8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)
703	38	"Mammal Park"	15 March 2020 (2020-03-15)
704	39	"Creepy Crawlies"	22 March 2020 (2020-03-22)
705	40	"Climate Solutions"	29 March 2020 (2020-03-29)
706	41	"Digestion"	5 April 2020 (2020-04-05)
707	42	"The Emotional Rollercoaster"	12 April 2020 (2020-04-12)
708	43	"The Grand FinaLee"	19 April 2020 (2020-04-19)
709	44	"Underwater Science"	26 April 2020 (2020-04-26)
710	45	"Ancient Science"	3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)
711	46	"Do You Speak Science?"	10 May 2020 (2020-05-10)
712	47	"A New Scope!"	17 May 2020 (2020-05-17)
713	48	"Pandemic!"	24 May 2020 (2020-05-24)
714	49	"The Perfect Storm"	31 May 2020 (2020-05-31)
715	50	"That 70s Scope!"	7 June 2020 (2020-06-07)
716	51	"Scope Goes Nuclear"	14 June 2020 (2020-06-14)
717	52	"Science At Home"	9 August 2020 (2020-08-09)
718	53	"Backyard Science"	16 August 2020 (2020-08-16)
719	54	"That's Scope Random"	23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
720	55	"Fashion"	30 August 2020 (2020-08-30)
721	56	"The Deep Ocean"	6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)
722	57	"The Science of Sleep"	13 September 2020 (2020-09-13)
723	58	"The Brain"	20 September 2020 (2020-09-20)

References

1 2 "CQCM helped SCOPE Carla's career". 21 September 2005.
↑ Knox, David (3 February 2021). "Axed: Totally Wild, Scope". TV Tonight . Retrieved 3 February 2021.
↑ McKnight, Robert (3 February 2021). "Breaking: Totally Wild and Scope Axed by Channel 10". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
1 2 "C and P programs 2004–2011". Australian Communications and Media Authority. June 2011. p. 25. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
1 2 "Watch full episodes of TV shows for free on 10 play". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010.

External links

Official Website
Scope at IMDb

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[premiere-1] 1 2 "CQCM helped SCOPE Carla's career". 21 September 2005.

[2] Knox, David (3 February 2021). "Axed: Totally Wild, Scope". TV Tonight . Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[3] McKnight, Robert (3 February 2021). "Breaking: Totally Wild and Scope Axed by Channel 10". TV Blackbox. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2021.

[candp2-4] 1 2 "C and P programs 2004–2011". Australian Communications and Media Authority. June 2011. p. 25. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[2010episodes-5] 1 2 "Watch full episodes of TV shows for free on 10 play". Archived from the original on 21 May 2010.

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