Play School (British TV series)

Play School
Poppy, Jemima, Humpty, Little Ted & Big Ted at the National Science and Media Museum
Genre	Children's television series
Created by	Joy Whitby
Starring	Various presenters
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Cynthia Felgate (1972–1983)
Running time	23 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	21 April 1964 (1964-04-21) – September 1983 (1983-09)
Network	BBC1
Release	September 1983 (1983-09) – 11 March 1988 (1988-03-11)
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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.