1971
Aka 73.1 ep#211 Jan makes a life-size drawing of Alister. They explain they are going to set up an art gallery in Play School. The story is told by Jan over a painting done in the studio by John Firth-Smith. Alister makes a clay sculpture of Humpty. Through the windows there are Emmett Machines - constantly moving pieces of art.
1971
Aka 73.5 ep#215 Jan and Alister race a toy truck and volkswagon down a ramp. They note they are travelling at different speeds because of their size, shape and weight. Alister makes his ramp steeper in an attempt to win the next race. Big Ted, Hamble, Jemima and Little Ted take turns sliding down the ramp. The presenters sing the song of the week 'What Shall We Do When We All Go Out?'. There is a film of children in a park. Jan pretends to be a mother in the park, with baby Jemima in her pram. It is one o'clock on the flower clock. Ron tells the story of 'Gertie the Duck' from Milwaukee. Jan sings 'Six Little Ducks'. Alister and Jan make animal shadows with their hands. Jan watches the TV with Ted, Humpty and Hamble, to see Richard Bradshaw's hippo, ostrich and mouse shadow puppet act. Alister talks about balancing weights and uses a balance to find out whether the toy truck or volkswagon is heaviest. Alister sits on a see-saw and Jan sees how many toys it takes to be heavier than Alister. They sing 'See Saw Margery Daw'. Jan swings on a tyre swing. They play a game of 'Following the Leader'.
1971
Aka 74.1 ep#216 Benita and Don look at the calendar and recite the poem of the week. They make an airport with box hangers and a control tower. Planes are made from cardboard cylinders. Benita and Don land their planes with different levels of skill. The flower clock displays twelve o'clock, with pieces of furniture underneath. Don tells the story of 'The King who Wanted to Touch the Moon', while sitting in a throne. Benita sings 'Ring a Ring a Roses'. Don plays his guitar and they sing 'Jim Along Josie'. Through the square window there are jets flying in formation. Benita makes a cardboard box plane for pilot Big Ted. Big Ted goes for a flight. Benita and Don mime flying in formation like jets, while singing 'Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines'.
1971
Aka 76.1 ep#226 Lorraine and Don sort different size boxes. Lorraine uses matchboxes to make a fire-engine. Don reads the story "The Little Fireman" and then dresses as a bush firefighter. Film shows firefighters in action. Don and Lorraine assemble a large fire-tanker and together with the toys go for a ride.
1971
Aka 76.2 ep#227 Police Constable First Class Jeff Little visits Play School and tells a story about road safety. Don dresses as a police officer and together with "Constable Teddy" sets out to find a lost person. He talks about the importance of knowing where the child lives. Film shows mounted police. Lorraine and Don have paper streamers and hats and drums and march in a police procession.
1971
Aka 76.3 ep#228 Jack and Jill two pet guinea pigs are in Play School. Lorraine reads the story with photos of "The Guinea Pigs that went to School". A film clip is shown of animals scratching and Lorraine and Don sing and move to a scratching song. Film shows a veterinary surgery and Don then dresses as a vet and attends to the toys with various ailments.
Mon, Oct 4, 1971
Lorraine and John look at clocks. Lorraine makes a clock from a cardboard plate. John reads the story "The Little Boy who didn't want to get up". Lorraine and John make fried and scrambled eggs in studio. Lorraine shows the inside of a clock. John and Lorraine sing "Hickory Dickory Dock".
Tue, Oct 5, 1971
Aka 77.2 ep#132 Lorraine shows how she applies make up and John gives himself a shave with a battery razor. They both read the story of "Lucy and Tom's Day". John pretends to be various shopkeepers and Lorraine goes shopping. Film shows shopping in the country in a donkey trap. John then rides in a donkey cart made from blocks.
Wed, Oct 6, 1971
Lorraine shows a cuckoo clock. Story is told by John and Lorraine and is about "Harry's Hiccups". Lorraine mimes different ways of eating. Film shows cows, pigs and birds eating. John has a toy pecking bird. They feed the pet birds, guinea-pigs and mice and sing "Hickory Dickory Dock".
Thu, Oct 7, 1971
Aka 77.4 ep#234 Lorraine and John greet each other in various ways and sing "How d'you do and shake hands". Story is acted by Lorraine and John and is called "Two Fat Gentlemen Met in a Lane". Film shows children playing in the park. John marches like a toy soldier and Lorraine moves like a floppy rag doll. They then pretend to wind up the toys and themselves and they move like clockwork toys.
Fri, Oct 8, 1971
Aka 77.5 ep#235 Lorraine and John do a floating and sinking experiment with items from the bathroom. Lorraine tells a story of a little girl who didn't want to go to bed. John has the toys and sings "There were five in a bed". Film shows a boy on an early morning paper round. Lorraine moulds a mouse from wet newspaper.
1971
Benita pretends to live in the Inner City. She is visited by Don as the garbage man, the postman and the baker. Livia visits Play School to tell a story of an Italian shopkeeper. Don is the chef in a restaurant and serves Spaghetti Bolognaise to Benita. Film shows a gelato van selling ice cream in the city.
1971
Benita demonstrates the making of tea and explains about boiling water. She and Don drink a cup of the tea. Story is a puppet film of "Sebastian, the Swaggie and the Fox". Film shows a family camping in the bush. Don and Benita have a mock camping setup and put the toys to bed in pillow slip sleeping bags.