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Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Animation by Yoram Gross Films Ltd.. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia with an estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watching the programme at least once a month.[1] It is screened twice every weekday at 9:30am and 3:30pm on ABC TV. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ...
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History
Play School began production in 1966 based on a British programme of the same name. It has been produced continuously from this time. It has launched the careers of several Australian actors and television presenters. It was admitted to the Logies Hall of Fame on its 40th anniversary of the show in 2006. This was in recognition of the strong influence the show has had in at least three generations of Australian children. Play School was the third show to enter the Hall of Fame in its own right, after Four Corners (1992) and Neighbours (2005). Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
The Gold Logie Award The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ...
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During the presentation of the Logie Awards, a package showing memorable scenes from the show throughout its history was shown, before notable presenters (from past and present) came onto the stage with some of the favourite toys from the show. After these presenters accepted the award, the audience then joined them for a stirring rendition of the Play School Theme. The 48th Annual TV Week Logie Awards will be presented on Sunday May 7, 2006 at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne and televised on the Nine Network. ...
On the 31 May 2004 a segment was shown showing what was taken by the public to be two lesbian women taking their children to an amusement park. A little girl narrated the clip, stating "My Mums are taking me and my friend Meryn to an amusement park." The clip was raised as controversial by the media, and three federal ministers expressed dislike over the screening of the clip. The ABC responded however, saying that "Play School aims to reflect the diversity of Australian children, embracing all manner of race, religions and family situations." The producers of the segment also said the segment showed the girl being accompanied by her birth mother and her step mother (hence "two mums") and they believed most people would automatically assume the same. May 31 is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Format The format of the show is activities, songs and games with either host passing back to each other at the end of their segment, and frequently joining each other in activities. Each day the presenters look at the calendar to find out which day of the week it is, read a story, and look through the windows. Every week there is a common theme running through the program that the actors will reflect upon during the episode.
Toys - Little Ted
- Big Ted
- Morrris (another Teddy)
- Jemima, the ragdoll
- Mikka
- Jim
- Scraps, the dog
- Oink, the pig
- Fergus, the frog
- Humpty Dumpty
- Diddle, the cat
Teachings From the inception of the program, the producers of Play School have made efforts to promote equality, playful education, and a love of learning in its audience. Working on Play School has come to be considered an unusually demanding and important job for some actors, because they feel they are becoming part of a generation of children's lives and providing a foundation for learning things that will last for life.
Play School's stated philosophy is to encourage a child 'to wonder, to think, to feel and to imagine'. The two presenters (always a male/female pairing) address the child directly and personally, so that every child watching the show feels that they are spending time with two people they know and can trust.
Into this relationship are woven the stories, songs, and activities that form the fabric of Australian children's culture. Play School is successful because it satisfies our basic human need to interact with other people and to be valued by them.
Theme Song composed by Richard Connolly Richard Connolly, March 2003 Richard Connolly (born 1927) is an Australian musician, composer and former broadcaster for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). ...
There's a bear in there
And a chair as well
There are people with games
And stories to tell
Open wide, come inside
It's Play School.
Presenters Lorraine Bayly is an Australian actress, best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Grace Sullivan, the dignified, warm-hearted mother figure in the drama series The Sullivans, dealing with life for an ordinary Australian family during the Second World War. ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Noni Hazelhurst is an Australian actress. ...
Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...
Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...
George Spartels is an Australian actor, best known for his appearances on the television soap opera Neighbours, playing Benito Alessi. External links George Spartels at the Internet Movie Database Categories: Australian actor stubs ...
Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Don Spencer is an Australian Childrens TV presenter and musician, best known for his long-running role as a presenter on Play School in both Australia and the United Kingdom. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...
Discography Hey Diddle Diddle is a nursery rhyme. ...
Hickory Dickory is a 1978 album by Play School. ...
Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall, prior to his fall. ...
Wiggerly Woo is a 1984 album by Play School. ...
Theres A Bear In There is a 1987 album by Play School. ...
The Best Of Play School is a 1993 album by Play School album. ...
Trivia - Play School, having started in 1966, is the longest running children's educational after Blue Peter, which started in 1958. The third longest running is Sesame Street which started in 1969. However another Australian television program, Mr. Squiggle, started in 1959 and ended in 1999.
Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. ...
Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ...
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See also The ABC or Australian Broadcasting Corporation is the national, Australia. ...
Play School was a long-running British series. ...
This is a list of Australian television series and television programs. ...
This is a list of Australian Broadcasting Corporation television programs. ...
External links - Play School on IMDB
- Official Play School Website
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