4. Children's School Programmes
Their hey day was in the 1970s and 1980s, although they have been with us since the 1950s. Children's educational programmes, as I remember them, were broadcast on BBC 2 in the morning as well as ITV, but the development of morning entertainment shunted the programming off to Channel 4 where it had a happy home until it died off. The VCR was really the death of the children's educational programme. BBC 2 actually still produces children's educational stuff but broadcasts it at 3 am. Oh well, it can be SKY plussed. When I was a child, I used to love to stay off school and watch all the programmes on Channel 4 and BBC 2. Below are some of the best: Living and Growing: Sex Education! Puberty explained in a no nonsense fashion with exciting diagrams to make young eyes goggle. Words and Pictures: English programme with Charlie, a naughty 2D cartoon guy who turned up for vaguely anarchic goings on. How We Used to Live: This program managed to make history interesting through showing families living in different periods of time. There are a whole ton more of educational programmes. Please list your favourites below.