Genre: | Educational |
Presenter: | Mari Griffith (1970–72) Ian Humphris (1970–72) Kathryn Harries (1977–81) Peter Combe (1977–80) Andrew C. Wandsworth (1981) Jonathan Cohen (1983–91) Helen Speirs (1983–91) |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Num Series: | 24 |
Num Episodes: | 224 |
Runtime: | 20 minutes |
Channel: | BBC1 (1970–81) BBC2 (1983–91) |
Music Time is a British educational television programme as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1970 to 18 March 1991. The programme is aimed at primary school children aged between 7 and 9. It teaches singing, instrumentation, and basic elements of music theory and performance through simple, easily understandable songs. These often form part of a production intended to be performed by schools, and usually performed at either the start or end of the term. There would often be a pantomime in the autumn term. The programme also includes animated films (usually produced by Bura and Hardwick) based on classical works.