Words and Pictures (TV programme)

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Words and Pictures
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Genre Educational
Presented by Gabriel Woolf (1970)
Tony Robinson (1972–73)
Henry Woolf (1975–78)
Vicky Ireland (1982–89)
Stuart Bradley (1990)
Sophie Aldred (1992–93, 1996–99, 2001)
Michael Hobbs (1993–94)
Paul Ewing (1999–2001)
Pui Fan Lee and William Vanderpuye (2006–07)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series19
No. of episodes358
Production
Running time15 minutes
Original release
Network BBC1 (1970–83)
BBC2 (1984–2007)
Release31 March 1970 (1970-03-31) 
16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)

Words and Pictures is a British literacy educational television programme as part of the BBC Schools strand from 31 March 1970 to 16 March 2007. The programme is a spin-off from Look and Read , which was already providing the same type of practice and encouragement for older children. It is aimed at primary school children aged between 5 and 7.

Contents

Episodes

Series 1: Up in the Attic (1970)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
11"The Animals in the Ark"20 April 1970 (1970-04-20)
22"Consonants"22 April 1970 (1970-04-22)
33"Pug's Favourite Things"27 April 1970 (1970-04-27)
44"short vowels"29 April 1970 (1970-04-29)
55"The Magic Pin"4 May 1970 (1970-05-04)
66"word building"6 May 1970 (1970-05-06)
77"Lazybones"11 May 1970 (1970-05-11)
88"lazy letters"13 May 1970 (1970-05-13)
99"The Boy Without a Name"18 May 1970 (1970-05-18)
1010"magic 'e'"20 May 1970 (1970-05-20)
1111"The Prince and the Spy"1 June 1970 (1970-06-01)
1212"inconsistent consonants"3 June 1970 (1970-06-03)
1313"The Story of Moka"8 June 1970 (1970-06-08)
1414"consonant digraphs"10 June 1970 (1970-06-10)
1515"Going, Going..."15 June 1970 (1970-06-15)
1616"word endings"17 June 1970 (1970-06-17)

Series 2: Sam on Boffs' Island (1972–73)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
171"Programme 1"18 September 1972 (1972-09-18)
182"Programme 2"20 September 1972 (1972-09-20)
193"Programme 3"2 October 1972 (1972-10-02)
204"Programme 4"4 October 1972 (1972-10-04)
215"Programme 5"16 October 1972 (1972-10-16)
226"Programme 6"18 October 1972 (1972-10-18)
237"Programme 7"6 November 1972 (1972-11-06)
248"Programme 8"8 November 1972 (1972-11-08)
259"Programme 9"20 November 1972 (1972-11-20)
2610"Programme 10"22 November 1972 (1972-11-22)
2711"Programme 11"15 January 1973 (1973-01-15)
2812"Programme 12"17 January 1973 (1973-01-17)
2913"Programme 13"29 January 1973 (1973-01-29)
3014"Programme 14"31 January 1973 (1973-01-31)
3115"Programme 15"12 February 1973 (1973-02-12)
3216"Programme 16"14 February 1973 (1973-02-14)
3317"Programme 17"5 March 1973 (1973-03-05)
3418"Programme 18"7 March 1973 (1973-03-07)
3519"Programme 19"19 March 1973 (1973-03-19)
3620"Programme 20"21 March 1973 (1973-03-21)

Series 3 (1975–76)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
371"Mighty Monsters"22 September 1975 (1975-09-22)
382"Greedy Old Nan"24 September 1975 (1975-09-24)
393"Will You Help Me?"6 October 1975 (1975-10-06)
404"Mr Bumble's Invention"8 October 1975 (1975-10-08)
415"Pigs and Pumpkins"20 October 1975 (1975-10-20)
426"Wizards and Witches"22 October 1975 (1975-10-22)
437"Magic"10 November 1975 (1975-11-10)
448"Monkey Tricks"12 November 1975 (1975-11-12)
459"Up and Down and Around"24 November 1975 (1975-11-24)
4610"Fat Fairy"26 November 1975 (1975-11-26)
4711"The Elephant and the Bad Baby"12 January 1976 (1976-01-12)
4812"Terrible Tiger"14 January 1976 (1976-01-14)
4913"Rabbits and Rockets"26 January 1976 (1976-01-26)
5014"Happy Horse"28 January 1976 (1976-01-28)
5115"The Lion Who Wished"9 February 1976 (1976-02-09)
5216"The Cat Who Forgot"11 February 1976 (1976-02-11)
5317"Giddy Goose"1 March 1976 (1976-03-01)
5418"Trog and His Axe"3 March 1976 (1976-03-03)
5519"Trog and the Dog"15 March 1976 (1976-03-15)
5620"What Is It?"17 March 1976 (1976-03-17)
5721"Growly Bear"26 April 1976 (1976-04-26)
5822"Trog Makes a Trap"28 April 1976 (1976-04-28)
5923"Sing a Song"10 May 1976 (1976-05-10)
6024"Trip Trap"12 May 1976 (1976-05-12)
6125"The Mouse and the Winds"24 May 1976 (1976-05-24)
6226"Mrs Mopple's Washing Line"26 May 1976 (1976-05-26)
6327"The Sun Shone"14 June 1976 (1976-06-14)
6428"The Wonderful Cake"16 June 1976 (1976-06-16)

Series 4 (1977–78)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
651"The Very Hungry Caterpillar"19 September 1977 (1977-09-19)
662"A List"26 September 1977 (1977-09-26)
673"A Lost Button"3 October 1977 (1977-10-03)
684"The King's Birthday"10 October 1977 (1977-10-10)
695"The Removal Men"17 October 1977 (1977-10-17)
706"Meg and Mog"24 October 1977 (1977-10-24)
717"Wicked Wolf"7 November 1977 (1977-11-07)
728"The Journey"14 November 1977 (1977-11-14)
739"Mr Gumpy's Outing"21 November 1977 (1977-11-21)
7410"The Christmas Tree Fairy"28 November 1977 (1977-11-28)
7511"Tony and His Friends"9 January 1978 (1978-01-09)
7612"Big Dog... Little Dog"16 January 1978 (1978-01-16)
7713"Meg on the Moon"23 January 1978 (1978-01-23)
7814"The Magic Fish"30 January 1978 (1978-01-30)
7915"A New Home for Snow Ball"6 February 1978 (1978-02-06)
8016"Thomas the Tiger Teacher"13 February 1978 (1978-02-13)
8117"Too Much Noise"20 February 1978 (1978-02-20)
8218"Tale of the Turnip"27 February 1978 (1978-02-27)
8319"Who Took the Farmer's Hat?"6 March 1978 (1978-03-06)
8420"The Letter"13 March 1978 (1978-03-13)
8521"I am Better than You!"17 April 1978 (1978-04-17)
8622"The Little Boy's Secret"24 April 1978 (1978-04-24)
8723"My Uncle Charlie"3 May 1978 (1978-05-03)
8824"Frog and Toad Together"8 May 1978 (1978-05-08)
8925"The Monkey and the Crocodile"15 May 1978 (1978-05-15)
9026"Questions, Questions"22 May 1978 (1978-05-22)
9127"When Willy Went to the Wedding"5 June 1978 (1978-06-05)
9228"The Runaway Roller Skate"12 June 1978 (1978-06-12)

Series 5 (1982–83)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
931"Maybe It's a Tiger"20 September 1982 (1982-09-20)
942"Cats"27 September 1982 (1982-09-27)
953"Mog and the Baby"4 October 1982 (1982-10-04)
964"The Hat"11 October 1982 (1982-10-11)
975"Witches Four"18 October 1982 (1982-10-18)
986"The Surprise"1 November 1982 (1982-11-01)
997"Run, Rabbit, Run"8 November 1982 (1982-11-08)
1008"Fishing"15 November 1982 (1982-11-15)
1019"The Little Girl and the Tiny Doll"22 November 1982 (1982-11-22)
10210"Sam's Christmas Tree"29 November 1982 (1982-11-29)
10311"The Three Little Pigs"10 January 1983 (1983-01-10)
10412"Noisy Neville"17 January 1983 (1983-01-17)
10513"Goodnight!"24 January 1983 (1983-01-24)
10614"The King and the Fluteplayer"31 January 1983 (1983-01-31)
10715"Mrs Lather's Laundry"7 February 1983 (1983-02-07)
10816"Master Salt The Sailor's Son"14 February 1983 (1983-02-14)
10917"Miss Jump The Jockey"28 February 1983 (1983-02-28)
11018"The Three Billy-Goats Gruff"7 March 1983 (1983-03-07)
11119"Monsters"14 March 1983 (1983-03-14)
11220"The Tale of the Turnip"21 March 1983 (1983-03-21)
11321"Funnybones"25 April 1983 (1983-04-25)
11422"Oliver Ostrich"4 May 1983 (1983-05-04)
11523"The Door That Would Not Open"9 May 1983 (1983-05-09)
11624"Going, Going, Gone!"16 May 1983 (1983-05-16)
11725"Dizzy Duncan"23 May 1983 (1983-05-23)
11826"What Made Tiddalik Laugh?"6 June 1983 (1983-06-06)
11927"The Flood is Coming"13 June 1983 (1983-06-13)
12028"Dogger"20 June 1983 (1983-06-20)

Series 6 (1984)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1211"Sing a Song"16 January 1984 (1984-01-16)
1222"Quiet as a Mouse"23 January 1984 (1984-01-23)
1233"Peace at Last"30 January 1984 (1984-01-30)
1244"Owl at Home"6 February 1984 (1984-02-06)
1255"Money to Spend"13 February 1984 (1984-02-13)
1266"Oink and Pearl"27 February 1984 (1984-02-27)
1277"Auntie Min"5 March 1984 (1984-03-05)
1288"Trog and His Axe"12 March 1984 (1984-03-12)
1299"Trog Makes a Trap"19 March 1984 (1984-03-19)
13010"Trog and the Dog"26 March 1984 (1984-03-26)
13111"The Old Brown Hat"9 May 1984 (1984-05-09)
13212"Chicken Licken"14 May 1984 (1984-05-14)
13313"The Hungry Fox and the Foxy Duck"21 May 1984 (1984-05-21)
13414"What Is It?"4 June 1984 (1984-06-04)
13515"Strange Bumps"11 June 1984 (1984-06-11)
13616"Posy and Sam"18 June 1984 (1984-06-18)
13717"I am Better than You!"25 June 1984 (1984-06-25)
13818"Frog and Toad are Friends"2 July 1984 (1984-07-02)

Series 7 (1984)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1391"Wicked Wolf"17 September 1984 (1984-09-17)
1402"Alex and Roy"24 September 1984 (1984-09-24)
1413"The King's Birthday"1 October 1984 (1984-10-01)
1424"Big Dog... Little Dog"8 October 1984 (1984-10-08)
1435"Lift Off"15 October 1984 (1984-10-15)
1446"The Journey"29 October 1984 (1984-10-29)
1457"Mog in the Dark"5 November 1984 (1984-11-05)
1468"The Magic Fish"12 November 1984 (1984-11-12)
1479"The Winter Bear"19 November 1984 (1984-11-19)
14810"Slippery Snow"26 November 1984 (1984-11-26)

Series 8 (1987)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1491"On My Way to School"21 September 1987 (1987-09-21)
1502"Signs and Signals"28 September 1987 (1987-09-28)
1513"Butterflies and Moths"5 October 1987 (1987-10-05)
1524"Johnny-Cake"12 October 1987 (1987-10-12)
1535"Each Peach, Pear, Plum"19 October 1987 (1987-10-19)
1546"The Three Bears"2 November 1987 (1987-11-02)
1557"Forget-Me-Not"9 November 1987 (1987-11-09)
1568"Kites and Kangaroos"16 November 1987 (1987-11-16)
1579"On the Way Home"23 November 1987 (1987-11-23)
15810"Come to the Show"30 November 1987 (1987-11-30)

Series 9 (1989)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1591"Happy Birthday, Moon"9 January 1989 (1989-01-09)
1602"Thomas Tortoise"16 January 1989 (1989-01-16)
1613"The Glerp"23 January 1989 (1989-01-23)
1624"Dear Daddy"30 January 1989 (1989-01-30)
1635"The Very Busy Spider"6 February 1989 (1989-02-06)
1646"A List"13 February 1989 (1989-02-13)
1657"The Story"20 February 1989 (1989-02-20)
1668""Ahhh!" said Stork"27 February 1989 (1989-02-27)
1679"Are You My Mother?"6 March 1989 (1989-03-06)
16810"Tortoise's Dream"13 March 1989 (1989-03-13)
16911"Fourteen Rats and a Rat-Catcher"17 April 1989 (1989-04-17)
17012"Spring"24 April 1989 (1989-04-24)
17113"Tomorrow"3 May 1989 (1989-05-03)
17214"The Challenging Bull"8 May 1989 (1989-05-08)
17315"On the Other Side of the River"15 May 1989 (1989-05-15)
17416"Mrs Plug the Plumber"22 May 1989 (1989-05-22)
17517"The Bad Tempered Ladybird"5 June 1989 (1989-06-05)
17618"The Runaway Roller-Skate"12 June 1989 (1989-06-12)

Series 10 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1771"Arthur"15 January 1990 (1990-01-15)
1782"Princess Gorilla and a New Kind of Water"22 January 1990 (1990-01-22)
1793"Rapunzel"29 January 1990 (1990-01-29)
1804"The Surprise Party"5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)
1815"Carry Go Bring Come"12 February 1990 (1990-02-12)
1826"Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted"26 February 1990 (1990-02-26)
1837"The Enormous Turnip"5 March 1990 (1990-03-05)
1848"The Shopping Basket"12 March 1990 (1990-03-12)
1859"Mrs Wobble the Waitress"19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)
18610"The Little Red Hen"26 March 1990 (1990-03-26)
18711"One Moonlit Night"30 April 1990 (1990-04-30)
18812"Monster Can't Sleep"9 May 1990 (1990-05-09)
18913"Winnie the Witch"14 May 1990 (1990-05-14)
19014"The Trouble with Gran"21 May 1990 (1990-05-21)
19115"The Paper Bag Princess"4 June 1990 (1990-06-04)
19216"If I Were A Crocodile"11 June 1990 (1990-06-11)
19317"Oscar Got the Blame"18 June 1990 (1990-06-18)
19418"The Hare and the Tortoise"25 June 1990 (1990-06-25)

Series 11 (1990)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
1951"Mr Wolf's Week"19 September 1990 (1990-09-19)
1962"Aardvark's Picnic"26 September 1990 (1990-09-26)
1973"The Blind Men and the Elephant"3 October 1990 (1990-10-03)
1984"It's Not Fair!"10 October 1990 (1990-10-10)
1995"Where Are You Going, Little Mouse?"17 October 1990 (1990-10-17)
2006"The King Who Learned To Smile"31 October 1990 (1990-10-31)
2017"Alistair's Time Machine"7 November 1990 (1990-11-07)
2028"Meanwhile... Back at the Ranch"14 November 1990 (1990-11-14)
2039"I'm Going on a Dragon Hunt"21 November 1990 (1990-11-21)
20410"A Bear for Christmas"28 November 1990 (1990-11-28)

Series 12 (1992–93)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
2051"The Owl and the Pussy Cat"16 September 1992 (1992-09-16)
2062"The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse"23 September 1992 (1992-09-23)
2073"Tidy Titch"30 September 1992 (1992-09-30)
2084"Farmer Duck"7 October 1992 (1992-10-07)
2095"Peter's Chair"14 October 1992 (1992-10-14)
2106"Whatever Next!"21 October 1992 (1992-10-21)
2117"Let's Go Home, Little Bear"4 November 1992 (1992-11-04)
2128"Matthew's Dream"11 November 1992 (1992-11-11)
2139"Jack and the Beanstalk"18 November 1992 (1992-11-18)
21410"I Want a Cat"25 November 1992 (1992-11-25)
21511"But Martin!"13 January 1993 (1993-01-13)
21612"The King's Pudding"20 January 1993 (1993-01-20)
21713"The Sky Is Falling"27 January 1993 (1993-01-27)
21814"Greedy Zebra"3 February 1993 (1993-02-03)
21915"Katie Morag Delivers the Mail"10 February 1993 (1993-02-10)
22016"Supermoo!"24 February 1993 (1993-02-24)
22117"The Grasshopper and the Ants"3 March 1993 (1993-03-03)
22218"Elmer"10 March 1993 (1993-03-10)
22319"In a Minute"17 March 1993 (1993-03-17)
22420"Musical Max"24 March 1993 (1993-03-24)
22521"Andrew's Bath"28 April 1993 (1993-04-28)
22622"Little Beaver and the Echo"5 May 1993 (1993-05-05)
22723"Why Anansi the Spiderman Makes Webs"12 May 1993 (1993-05-12)
22824"The Elves and the Shoemaker"19 May 1993 (1993-05-19)
22925"This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch"26 May 1993 (1993-05-26)
23026"Super Dooper Jezebel"2 June 1993 (1993-06-02)
23127"A Dragon in a Wagon"9 June 1993 (1993-06-09)
23228"Mermaid Janine"16 June 1993 (1993-06-16)

Series 13 (1993–94)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
2331"My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes"22 September 1993 (1993-09-22)
2342"How Anansi Tricked Snake and Was Given Tiger's Tail"29 September 1993 (1993-09-29)
2353"Give a Dog a Name"6 October 1993 (1993-10-06)
2364"The Golden Goose"13 October 1993 (1993-10-13)
2375"Owl Babies"20 October 1993 (1993-10-20)
2386"Spaghetti for Suzy"3 November 1993 (1993-11-03)
2397"A Roar for Stanley"10 November 1993 (1993-11-10)
2408"Not Now, Bernard"17 November 1993 (1993-11-17)
2419"The Magic Brush"24 November 1993 (1993-11-24)
24210"The Little Fir Tree"1 December 1993 (1993-12-01)
24311"Who Sank the Boat?"12 January 1994 (1994-01-12)
24412"The Pig in the Pond"19 January 1994 (1994-01-19)
24513"The Honey Hunter"26 January 1994 (1994-01-26)
24614"Kipper's Toybox"2 February 1994 (1994-02-02)
24715"But No Elephants"9 February 1994 (1994-02-09)
24816"Get Lost, Laura!"23 February 1994 (1994-02-23)
24917"Time to Get Up"2 March 1994 (1994-03-02)
25018"The Story of Icarus"9 March 1994 (1994-03-09)
25119"Under the Stairs"16 March 1994 (1994-03-16)
25220"You Can't Catch Me"23 March 1994 (1994-03-23)
25321"Jamaica Tag-Along"20 April 1994 (1994-04-20)
25422"Hairy Maclary's Rumpus at the Vet"27 April 1994 (1994-04-27)
25523"Where the Wild Things Are"4 May 1994 (1994-05-04)
25624"The Fox and the Crow"11 May 1994 (1994-05-11)
25725"Frog in Winter"18 May 1994 (1994-05-18)
25826"The Great Green Forest"25 May 1994 (1994-05-25)
25927"The Princess on the Pea"8 June 1994 (1994-06-08)
26028"Monster Monday!"15 June 1994 (1994-06-15)

Series 14 (1996–97)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
2611"The Very Hungry Caterpillar"18 September 1996 (1996-09-18)
2622"Acrobatic Alphabet"25 September 1996 (1996-09-25)
2633"Dinosaur Fright"2 October 1996 (1996-10-02)
2644"A Busy Day for a Good Grandmother"9 October 1996 (1996-10-09)
2655"Oliver's Wood"16 October 1996 (1996-10-16)
2666"Suddenly"30 October 1996 (1996-10-30)
2677"The Cross-with-Us Rhinoceros"6 November 1996 (1996-11-06)
2688"The Last Noo-Noo"13 November 1996 (1996-11-13)
2699""Not Me" Said the Monkey"20 November 1996 (1996-11-20)
27010"Father Christmas's Feet"27 November 1996 (1996-11-27)
27111""I Don't Care", Said the Bear"8 January 1997 (1997-01-08)
27212"Persephone and the Pomegranate"15 January 1997 (1997-01-15)
27313"The Hare and the Hedgehog"22 January 1997 (1997-01-22)
27414"Katie Morag and the Tiresome Ted"29 January 1997 (1997-01-29)
27515"Emeka's Gift"5 February 1997 (1997-02-05)
27616"The Tusk Fairy"12 February 1997 (1997-02-12)
27717"The Leopard's Drum"26 February 1997 (1997-02-26)
27818"Pass The Jam, Jim"5 March 1997 (1997-03-05)
27919"Jack's Fantastic Voyage"12 March 1997 (1997-03-12)
28020"The Wind Blew"19 March 1997 (1997-03-19)
28121"Gran, Gran!"16 April 1997 (1997-04-16)
28222"Meg the Clever Red Hen"23 April 1997 (1997-04-23)
28323"Big Fish, Little Fish"30 April 1997 (1997-04-30)
28424"Mog on Fox Night"7 May 1997 (1997-05-07)
28525"The Dog That Dug"14 May 1997 (1997-05-14)
28626"The Emperor and the Nightingale"21 May 1997 (1997-05-21)
28727"Make Your Own Words and Pictures"4 June 1997 (1997-06-04)
28828"Poetry: The Sea"11 June 1997 (1997-06-11)

Series 15: Phonics Special (1999)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
2891"Ee"12 January 1999 (1999-01-12)
2902"Ea"19 January 1999 (1999-01-19)
2913"Ay"26 January 1999 (1999-01-26)
2924"Ai"2 February 1999 (1999-02-02)
2935"A-e"9 February 1999 (1999-02-09)
2946"Y"23 February 1999 (1999-02-23)
2957"Igh"2 March 1999 (1999-03-02)
2968"I-e"9 March 1999 (1999-03-09)
2979"Oa"16 March 1999 (1999-03-16)
29810"Oo"23 March 1999 (1999-03-23)

Series 16: Words and Pictures Plus - CVC Words (1999) / Consonant Clusters (2000)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
2991"The Dancing Hen"20 September 1999 (1999-09-20)
3002"This is the Bear and the Picnic Lunch"27 September 1999 (1999-09-27)
3013"Who's in the Shed?"4 October 1999 (1999-10-04)
3024"Need a Trim, Jim?"11 October 1999 (1999-10-11)
3035"Ridiculous!"18 October 1999 (1999-10-18)
3046"Who's at the Door?"1 November 1999 (1999-11-01)
3057"I Don't Want to Go to Bed!"8 November 1999 (1999-11-08)
3068"The Fish Who Could Wish"15 November 1999 (1999-11-15)
3079"Rumble in the Jungle"22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
30810"The Snow Lambs"29 November 1999 (1999-11-29)
30911"One Duck Stuck"17 January 2000 (2000-01-17)
31012"Blooming Cats"24 January 2000 (2000-01-24)
31113"Boo!"31 January 2000 (2000-01-31)
31214"The Fox and the Stork"7 February 2000 (2000-02-07)
31315"The Grumpalump"14 February 2000 (2000-02-14)
31416"Three Billy Goats Gruff"28 February 2000 (2000-02-28)
31517"Whistling Thorn"6 March 2000 (2000-03-06)
31618"Lucy's Quarrel"13 March 2000 (2000-03-13)
31719"The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin"20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)
31820"Give Me My Yam!"27 March 2000 (2000-03-27)

Series 17: Words and Pictures Plus Spelling Strategies - Long Vowels / Word Endings (2001)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
3191"Katie Morag Delivers the Mail"23 April 2001 (2001-04-23)
3202"Mr McGee Goes to Sea"30 April 2001 (2001-04-30)
3213"The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch"11 May 2001 (2001-05-11)
3224"Bubble and Float"14 May 2001 (2001-05-14)
3235"Little Rabbit Foo Foo"22 May 2001 (2001-05-22)
3246""Only Joking" Laughed the Lobster"5 June 2001 (2001-06-05)
3257"Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp"11 June 2001 (2001-06-11)
3268"The Big Wide-Mouthed Frog"18 June 2001 (2001-06-18)

Series 18: Phonics Year 2 (2001)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
3271"Ow/ou"10 September 2001 (2001-09-10)
3282"Oy/oi"17 September 2001 (2001-09-17)
3293"Ar/a"24 September 2001 (2001-09-24)
3304"Oo/u"8 October 2001 (2001-10-08)
3315"Air/are/ear"15 October 2001 (2001-10-15)
3326"Or"5 November 2001 (2001-11-05)
3337"Aw/au/augh"12 November 2001 (2001-11-12)
3348"Er/ir/ur"19 November 2001 (2001-11-19)
3359"Ear/eer/ere"26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
33610"Er/or/a"3 December 2001 (2001-12-03)

Series 19: Fun with Phonics (2006–07)

No.
overall
No. in
series
TitleOriginal air date
3371"P & A"1 December 2006 (2006-12-01)
3382"T & I"1 December 2006 (2006-12-01)
3393"S & N"8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
3404"M & E"8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
3415"D & R"15 December 2006 (2006-12-15)
3426"C & H"15 December 2006 (2006-12-15)
3437"G & O"11 January 2007 (2007-01-11)
3448"U & B"12 January 2007 (2007-01-12)
3459"F & L"18 January 2007 (2007-01-18)
34610"W & J"19 January 2007 (2007-01-19)
34711"Qu & V"25 January 2007 (2007-01-25)
34812"K & X"26 January 2007 (2007-01-26)
34913"Z & Y"1 February 2007 (2007-02-01)
35014"Ch & Th"2 February 2007 (2007-02-02)
35115"Sh & Ng"8 February 2007 (2007-02-08)
35216"Ai & Ie"9 February 2007 (2007-02-09)
35317"Ee & Oi"1 March 2007 (2007-03-01)
35418"Ue & Oa"2 March 2007 (2007-03-02)
35519"Ou & Oo (short)"8 March 2007 (2007-03-08)
35620"Oo (long) & Er"9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
35721"Or & Ar"15 March 2007 (2007-03-15)
35822"Tricky Words 1 & 2"16 March 2007 (2007-03-16)

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