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Play School

  • TV Series
  • 1964–19881964–1988
  • 20m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Play School (1964)
Family
Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.Stories, fun, and things to make and do for pre-school children.
IMDb RATING
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107
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  • Creator
    • Joy Whitby
  • Stars
    • Brian Cant
    • Rick Jones
    • Julie Stevens
  • Creator
    • Joy Whitby
  • Stars
    • Brian Cant
    • Rick Jones
    • Julie Stevens
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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      • Joy Whitby
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    • Trivia
      "Play School" was, unintentionally, the first program to be broadcast on BBC 2 in the UK. A grand opening for the channel was planned for the previous night, but was stopped by an unexpected power failure.
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    Before School
    For many children my age before you went to school you got to learn some of the basics from Playschool. Watching with your Mother/Father you got to learn about imagination, stories, playing, colours, numbers etc. It was a sad day when this show was cancelled because it was like cancelling your childhood.
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    • Feb 2, 2002

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 1964 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • BBC - Playschool sets desktop backgrounds
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    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      20 minutes

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