Storytime (TV programme)

Storytime is a British educational television programme as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1987 to 1 December 1997. It is aimed at children aged between 3 and 5.

Storytime
Genre	Educational
Presented by	Beverly Hills (1995–97)
Starring	John Ringham (1992–93) Sian Reeves (1992–93)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	6
No. of episodes	122
Production
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC2
Release	23 September 1987 (1987-09-23) – 1 December 1997 (1997-12-01)

Episodes

Series 1 (1987–88)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
1	1	"The King, the Mice and the Cheese"	23 September 1987 (1987-09-23)[1]
2	2	"Who Chased Away the Goat?"	30 September 1987 (1987-09-30)[2]
3	3	"The Hungry Giant"	7 October 1987 (1987-10-07)[3]
4	4	"Jim and the Beanstalk"	14 October 1987 (1987-10-14)[4]
5	5	"Stone Soup"	21 October 1987 (1987-10-21)[5]
6	6	"Nobody Likes My Spider"	4 November 1987 (1987-11-04)[6]
7	7	"The Glerp"	11 November 1987 (1987-11-11)[7]
8	8	"The Monkeys and the Moon"	18 November 1987 (1987-11-18)[8]
9	9	"Two of Everything"	25 November 1987 (1987-11-25)[9]
10	10	"The Story of Chen Ping"	2 December 1987 (1987-12-02)[10]
11	11	"Footprints"	13 January 1988 (1988-01-13)[11]
12	12	"The Lost Mitten"	20 January 1988 (1988-01-20)[12]
13	13	"The Tiny Doll"	27 January 1988 (1988-01-27)[13]
14	14	"Ma Liang and the Magic Brush"	3 February 1988 (1988-02-03)[14]
15	15	"Foo the Potter"	10 February 1988 (1988-02-10)[15]
16	16	"Patrick"	17 February 1988 (1988-02-17)[16]
17	17	"Mrs. Armitage on Wheels"	2 March 1988 (1988-03-02)[17]
18	18	"The Tiger-Skin Rug"	9 March 1988 (1988-03-09)[18]
19	19	"Johnny-Cake"	16 March 1988 (1988-03-16)[19]
20	20	"Chicken and Egg"	23 March 1988 (1988-03-23)[20]
21	21	"The Magic Birthday Cake"	27 April 1988 (1988-04-27)[21]
22	22	"Five Minutes' Peace"	4 May 1988 (1988-05-04)[22]
23	23	"The Four Friends"	11 May 1988 (1988-05-11)[23]
24	24	"The Elves and the Shoemaker"	18 May 1988 (1988-05-18)[24]
25	25	"Dogger"	25 May 1988 (1988-05-25)[25]
26	26	"Ayu and the Perfect Moon"	8 June 1988 (1988-06-08)[26]
27	27	"Sam and the Box"	15 June 1988 (1988-06-15)[27]
28	28	"Toby the Tug"	22 June 1988 (1988-06-22)[28]

Series 2 (1989)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
29	1	"Hot Hippo"	20 September 1989 (1989-09-20)[29]
30	2	"The Singing Bird"	27 September 1989 (1989-09-27)[30]
31	3	"Tiddalick"	4 October 1989 (1989-10-04)[31]
32	4	"Fin M'Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill"	11 October 1989 (1989-10-11)[32]
33	5	"The Wind and the Sun"	18 October 1989 (1989-10-18)[33]
34	6	"Titch"	1 November 1989 (1989-11-01)[34]
35	7	"It's Mine"	8 November 1989 (1989-11-08)[35]
36	8	"Bad Boris and the New Kitten"	15 November 1989 (1989-11-15)[36]
37	9	"Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?"	22 November 1989 (1989-11-22)[37]
38	10	"Nini at Carnival"	29 November 1989 (1989-11-29)[38]

Series 3 (1990)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
39	1	"Mrs. Mopple's Washing Line"	17 January 1990 (1990-01-17)[39]
40	2	"Yes Ma'am"	24 January 1990 (1990-01-24)[40]
41	3	"Dogs!"	31 January 1990 (1990-01-31)[41]
42	4	"Desperate for a Dog"	7 February 1990 (1990-02-07)[42]
43	5	"Brush and Chase"	14 February 1990 (1990-02-14)[43]
44	6	"The Trouble with Dad"	28 February 1990 (1990-02-28)[44]
45	7	"Get Angry!"	7 March 1990 (1990-03-07)[45]
46	8	"Alistair in Outer Space"	14 March 1990 (1990-03-14)[46]
47	9	"Bertie and the Bear"	21 March 1990 (1990-03-21)[47]
48	10	"Goodbye House"	28 March 1990 (1990-03-28)[48]
49	11	"Noah's Ark / Mrs Wishy Washy / Farm Concert"	2 May 1990 (1990-05-02)[49]
50	12	"The Very Worst Monster"	9 May 1990 (1990-05-09)[50]
51	13	"The Rajah's Secret"	16 May 1990 (1990-05-16)[51]
52	14	"Two Can Toucan"	23 May 1990 (1990-05-23)[52]
53	15	"Norah's Ark"	6 June 1990 (1990-06-06)[53]
54	16	"The Bear's Water Picnic"	13 June 1990 (1990-06-13)[54]
55	17	"Bear's Shadow"	20 June 1990 (1990-06-20)[55]
56	18	"Tim Mouse Goes Down the Stream"	27 June 1990 (1990-06-27)[56]

Series 4 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
57	1	"I Don't Want To!"	14 September 1992 (1992-09-14)[57]
58	2	"Sunday Boots and Walking Boots"	21 September 1992 (1992-09-21)[58]
59	3	"Frog and the Bird Song"	28 September 1992 (1992-09-28)[59]
60	4	"African Cat and the Mouse"	5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)[60]
61	5	"Big, Bad Barney Bear"	12 October 1992 (1992-10-12)[61]
62	6	"Sari Games"	19 October 1992 (1992-10-19)[62]
63	7	"My Cat Maisie"	2 November 1992 (1992-11-02)[63]
64	8	"Why Can't I Fly?"	9 November 1992 (1992-11-09)[64]
65	9	"The Washerman and the Potter"	16 November 1992 (1992-11-16)[65]
66	10	"Christmas Bear"	23 November 1992 (1992-11-23)[66]
67	11	"The King with Dirty Feet"	11 January 1993 (1993-01-11)[67]
68	12	"Stanley in the Dark"	18 January 1993 (1993-01-18)[68]
69	13	"The Emperor's Leftovers"	25 January 1993 (1993-01-25)[69]
70	14	"Through My Window"	1 February 1993 (1993-02-01)[70]
71	15	"The Happy Hedgehog Band"	8 February 1993 (1993-02-08)[71]
72	16	"Too Much Noise"	22 February 1993 (1993-02-22)[72]
73	17	"Don't Do That"	1 March 1993 (1993-03-01)[73]
74	18	"Diggory, the Mechanical Dog"	8 March 1993 (1993-03-08)[74]
75	19	"The Magpie's Nest"	15 March 1993 (1993-03-15)[75]
76	20	"Naughty Daisy"	22 March 1993 (1993-03-22)[76]
77	21	"Beaky"	26 April 1993 (1993-04-26)[77]
78	22	"Big Al"	10 May 1993 (1993-05-10)[78]
79	23	"Along Came Eric"	17 May 1993 (1993-05-17)[79]
80	24	"Boxed In"	24 May 1993 (1993-05-24)[80]
81	25	"Crazy Charlie"	31 May 1993 (1993-05-31)[81]
82	26	"Two Greedy Bears"	7 June 1993 (1993-06-07)[82]
83	27	"Tell Us a Story"	11 June 1993 (1993-06-11)[83]
84	28	"The Rainbow Balloon"	14 June 1993 (1993-06-14)[84]

Series 5 (1995–96)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
85	1	"Jasper's Beanstalk"	18 September 1995 (1995-09-18)[85]
86	2	"Handa's Surprise"	25 September 1995 (1995-09-25)[86]
87	3	"Sunday Boots and Working Boots"	2 October 1995 (1995-10-02)[87]
88	4	"Peace at Last"	9 October 1995 (1995-10-09)[88]
89	5	"My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh"	16 October 1995 (1995-10-16)[89]
90	6	"Why Can't I Fly?"	30 October 1995 (1995-10-30)[90]
91	7	"The Fish Who Could Wish"	6 November 1995 (1995-11-06)[91]
92	8	"The King with Dirty Feet"	13 November 1995 (1995-11-13)[92]
93	9	"Sari Games"	20 November 1995 (1995-11-20)[93]
94	10	"When the Teddy Bears Came"	27 November 1995 (1995-11-27)[94]
95	11	"Jenny's Bear"	15 January 1996 (1996-01-15)[95]
96	12	"Where's That Bus?"	22 January 1996 (1996-01-22)[96]
97	13	"The Emperor's Leftovers"	29 January 1996 (1996-01-29)[97]
98	14	"Big Panda, Little Panda"	5 February 1996 (1996-02-05)[98]
99	15	"So Much"	12 February 1996 (1996-02-12)[99]
100	16	"Stanley in the Dark"	26 February 1996 (1996-02-26)[100]
101	17	"I Want My Dinner"	4 March 1996 (1996-03-04)[101]
102	18	"Naughty Daisy"	11 March 1996 (1996-03-11)[102]
103	19	"Scruff"	18 March 1996 (1996-03-18)[103]
104	20	"Henny Penny"	25 March 1996 (1996-03-25)[104]
105	21	"Lullabyhullabaloo!"	15 April 1996 (1996-04-15)[105]
106	22	"Two Greedy Bears"	22 April 1996 (1996-04-22)[106]
107	23	"A New Home for Tiger"	29 April 1996 (1996-04-29)[107]
108	24	"The Rainbow Balloon"	9 May 1996 (1996-05-09)[108]
109	25	"Mr Gumpy's Outing"	13 May 1996 (1996-05-13)[109]
110	26	"Big, Bad Barney Bear"	20 May 1996 (1996-05-20)[110]
111	27	"Grandad Pot"	3 June 1996 (1996-06-03)[111]
112	28	"Big Al"	10 June 1996 (1996-06-10)[112]

Series 6 (1997)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original release date
113	1	"Contrary Mary"	22 September 1997 (1997-09-22)[113]
114	2	"The Gingerbread Man"	29 September 1997 (1997-09-29)[114]
115	3	"Ella and the Rabbit"	6 October 1997 (1997-10-06)[115]
116	4	"I Love Animals"	13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)[116]
117	5	"Bet You Can't!"	20 October 1997 (1997-10-20)[117]
118	6	"New Clothes for Alex"	3 November 1997 (1997-11-03)[118]
119	7	"Dottie"	10 November 1997 (1997-11-10)[119]
120	8	"Guess How Much I Love You"	17 November 1997 (1997-11-17)[120]
121	9	"The Four Friends and the Elephant"	24 November 1997 (1997-11-24)[121]
122	10	"Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly!"	1 December 1997 (1997-12-01)[122]