Serendipity (TV series)

Serendipity
Genre	Educational
Created by	Sheila Innes
Directed by	Carol Wiseman
Presented by	Katy Manning
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	10
Production
Producer	Charles Pascoe
Production locations	BBC Television Centre, London
Editor	Sheila Innes
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	1973 (1973)

Serendipity is a short-lived BBC TV series consisting of 10 episodes, which was broadcast from September to December 1973 at Sunday lunch times on BBC1, presented by actress Katy Manning, who had only recently left her role as Jo Grant in the TV series Doctor Who . It was Manning's first TV presenting role. ^[1] The series presented a guide to getting started in arts and crafts. The Radio Times carried the tag line "Crafts are for everyone" for each episode listing. A book accompanying the series was published, retailing at 40 pence. ^[2]

List of episodes

Total #	Series #	Title	Director	Original airdate
1	1	"Where To Start?"	Carol Wiseman	30 September 1973 (1973-09-30) [3]
2	2	"Dyeing and Printing"	Carol Wiseman	7 October 1973 (1973-10-07) [4]
3	3	"Metal Jewellery"	Carol Wiseman	14 October 1973 (1973-10-14) [5]
4	4	"Gemstones"	Carol Wiseman	21 October 1973 (1973-10-21) [6]
5	5	"Modern Embroidery"	Carol Wiseman	28 October 1973 (1973-10-28) [7]
6	6	"Modelling in Clay"	Carol Wiseman	4 November 1973 (1973-11-04) [8]
7	7	"Weaving, Macramé and Crochet"	Carol Wiseman	11 November 1973 (1973-11-11) [9]
8	8	"Carving"	Carol Wiseman	18 November 1973 (1973-11-18) [10]
9	9	"Polyester Jewellery"	Carol Wiseman	25 November 1973 (1973-11-25) [11]
10	10	"Don't Throw it Away!"	Carol Wiseman	2 December 1973 (1973-12-02) [12]

The first seven episodes of the series were later repeated on Monday afternoons on BBC1 from 1 April to 20 May 1974 at 2:35pm. ^[13]

References

1. "Katy Manning". katymanning.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
2. BBC Handbook, 1975.
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