Play School (1975)

[@clivemason-ms8ju]

Very sad that we have lost Julie Stevens. RIP.

[@mattwatson7106]

I think I remember this from when I was four years old. Watching all these years later is great, seems so familiar. Amazingly good piano and drum accompaniment. Well done everybody involved in Play School !

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

There used to be more editions on KZbin, but sadly, they're gone. Hopefully they'll be uploaded again soon, though. But this was definitely the golden era of Play School, the 1960s to the early 1980s is probably what I'd classify to be Play School's treasure chest. If I'm not mistaken, Julie Stevens and Jon Glover were the presenters for that specific week, and we had many others as well, like Sarah Long, Derek Griffiths, Johnny Ball, Gordon Rollings, Diane Dorgan, Floella Benjamin and, of course, the legendary Brian Cant, such a shame Brian didn't really get the recognition he deserved, in my eyes, Brian was a thousand times better than half of the modern CBEEBIES presenters are now.

[@barbaraannecortina7899]

that's interesting because this was shown three days after my fourth birthday!

[@angelacooper2661]

I was not yet five here, so the right age group for this programme. Remember watching it with Carol Chell presenting. I also recall going to Playgroup around this time! Now aged fifty four.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

5AM in the morning just got up out of bed and PLAY SCHOOL just popped into my head out of nowhere and I'm 50 years old??? Those we're the days..

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

Who were your favourite presenters on Play School? Did you have any favourites, or do any pop into mind now?

[@philyroberts72]

It's afternoon & I had the same idea! I was 3yrs old aswell great times.

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

@@philyroberts72 I wasn't even born then, yet somehow, this is the definitive children's programme. Unlike most stuff you get on CBEEBIES nowadays.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

@@RandomGuy-qh7tl I can't remember the names of people that long ago Budd👍

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

@@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13 All of them were great, anyhow. Brian Cant and Johnny Ball being two prime examples everyone remembers. Derek Griffiths, Eric Thompson, Floella Benjamin and Fred Harris are quite popular ones as well

[@Dom79217]

Blimey, she's absolutely gorgeous ❤

[@Married2grumpy]

I remember watching this as a child, I loved this show, I remember watching this with mum, whilst I waited on my hero (dad,) coming home from work , I remember watching this, on the date shown, it was my third birthday.

[@joannedj1]

That’s how I remember Play School, back in the 70s with that clock! Also the windows, and I always wanted them to go through the arched window for some odd reason! 🤣

[@gord307]

Just watched with my son, Wednesday March 9th 2022!👍

[@markryder8488]

RIP Julie Stevens . I remember these well.

[@MrIrrepressible]

Finally put a face to the look and read songs, after all these years lol

[@stepheng8779]

D'Ya Ken Ted Moult

[@Juliukas101]

Seems like such a different era. The brown and beige, the clear diction, the high-quality, if not slightly patronising, presentation. The female presenter looks like a librarian.

[@BoudicaJ]

Jesus Christ we were a lot more easily amused than my kids were

[@angelacooper2661]

I didn't know that the Almighty appeared on Play School! He certainly would notice if people were amused by TV programmes!!!

[@starspangledjim]

RIP Julie Stevens 😢

[@breakingewes1316]

*Kids back then* ‘They have writing paper, how posh!’ *Kids today* ‘A piece of what???’

[@Trailerpark_Pyro]

10:02 in the depression, this is how WE stayed toasty in our shed!

[@jibson2003]

Ted moult the farmer before he went on to Everest windows.

[@brucedanton3669]

Thank you!!

[@Jahno71]

Don't remember both of them but the lady was very pretty. ❤

[@michaelhaywood8262]

I was already too old for Play School in 1975, and Mum would probably have had something to say if she had found me watching. still enjoy watching these and other 60s/70s children's shows. Do not like todays politically correct nonsense.

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

What era were you from? Was it the black and white 60s era of the program with presenters like Marla Landi, Eric Thompson and Gordon Rollings?

[@michaelhaywood8262]

@@RandomGuy-qh7tl Yes. All TV was black and white until 1967. Even then only a minority of programmes were broadcast in colour and only the very rich could afford colour sets. I do not remember the presenters. I could not watch Play School then, in the 60s as our set was the 405 line VHS, and got only BBC1 and ITV.A625 line set [either colour or b/w]was needed to receive BBC2. We switched to 625 b/w in around 1970/71 by which time I was too old for Play School.

[@RandomGuy-qh7tl]

@@michaelhaywood8262 Ah okay. I was just curious because I thought you watched it previously.

[@gangsnapp_yt5945]

i honestly pefered the playschool aussie intro from the same year

[@derrenlodge6502]

That rabbit is totally unphased and as for Charlie the cow.MOOOO!!!

[@OlafProt]

I was 2 when this was in so whilst I probably watched it I don’t even remember the presenters… who is the female? Brian Cant, Toni Arthur, Derek Griffith, and the wonderful force of nature that is Floella Benjamin. ❤

[@charlesedwards4160]

Good looking ladies and no horrid northern accents. Perfection, unlike today

[@dermur68]

So obnoxious, even your fullstop ran away from you.

[@stepheng8779]

Tosser