''Music Time'' is a British

educational television Educational television or learning television is the use of television programs in the field of distance education. It may be in the form of individual television programs or dedicated specialty channels that are often associated with cable televi ...

programme as part of the

BBC Schools BBC Schools, also known as BBC for Schools and Colleges or BBC Education, was the educational programming strand set up by the BBC in 1957, broadcasting a range of educational programmes for children aged 5–16. From its launch until June 1983 ...

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 Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

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 Pantomime (; informally panto) is a type of musical comedy stage production designed for family entertainment, generally combining gender-crossing actors and topical humour with a story more or less based on a well-known fairy tale, fable or ...

in the autumn term. The programme also includes animated films (usually produced by

Bura and Hardwick Bura and Hardwick was the name credited to represent the duo of Bob Bura and John Hardwick, who worked variably as puppeteers and animators in the United Kingdom. From the mid-1950s to the 1980s they contributed to a number of children's telev ...

) based on classical works.

Episodes

Peter and the Wolf (1970)

Travel and Transport (Winter 1971)

Spells and Riddles (Spring 1971)

Animals (Autumn 1971)

Coppélia (Winter 1972)

A River Journey (Spring 1972)

A Christmas Journey (1977)

Coppélia (Winter 1978)

Laughing Bird (Spring 1978)

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (Autumn 1978)

The Big Balloon Show (1979)

Lieutenant Kijé (1980)

The Evening Star (1981)

A Gift for the Baby (1983)

The Sleeping Beauty (Winter 1984)

Dick Whittington (Autumn 1984)

Háry János (Winter 1985)

Anansi and the Sky God (Spring 1985)

Panji and the Buffalo (1986)

Tarfa and the Trolls (1989)

Pictures at an Exhibition (Winter 1990)

The Emperor and the Nightingale (Spring 1990)

Cinderella (Autumn 1990)

The Planets (1991)

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