| Play School | |
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| Genre | Children's television series |
| Created by | Joy Whitby |
| Starring | Various presenters |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3664 missing |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Cynthia Felgate (1972–1983) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 21 April 1964 – 16 September 1983 |
| Network | BBC1 |
| Release | 19 September 1983 – 11 March 1988 |
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Play School is a British children's television series produced by the BBC which ran from 21 April 1964 until 11 March 1988. It was created by Joy Whitby and was aimed at preschool children.[1] Each programme followed a broad theme and consisted of songs, stories and activities with presenters in the studio, along with a short film introduced through either the square, round or arched window in the set.
The programme spawned numerous spin-offs in Britain and other countries and involved many presenters and musicians during its run. Despite a revamp in 1983, Play School maintained the same basic formula throughout its 24-year history, but changes to the BBC's children's output led to the programme's cancellation in 1988, when it was replaced by Playbus, which soon became Playdays.
- ^ Sheridan, Simon (2004). The A-Z of Classic Children's Television: From Alberto Frog to Zebedee. Reynolds & Hearn Ltd. pp. 206–210. ISBN 1903111277.