Look and Read: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Look and Read is a BBC television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children's literacy skills. The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the longest running nationally broadcast programme for schools in the UK. The series remains popular among school children, and has also gained a cult following among those who have grown up with it.

Series details

• Title: Look and Read
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Children
• Premiere date: 1967-01-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 2003-02-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 19 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6560
• IMDb ID: tt0318902
• TVDB ID: 74220

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1967-01-09; final listed air date 1967-03-13; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 1968-01-15; final listed air date 1968-03-25; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 1971-09-21; final listed air date 1971-11-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 4: premiered 1973-01-16; final listed air date 1973-03-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 5: premiered 1974-09-24; final listed air date 1974-12-03; episode order: 10.
• Season 6: premiered 1977-01-11; final listed air date 1977-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 7: premiered 1978-09-19; final listed air date 1978-11-28; episode order: 10.
• Season 8: premiered 1980-01-15; final listed air date 1980-03-25; episode order: 10.
• Season 9: premiered 1981-09-22; final listed air date 1981-12-01; episode order: 10.
• Season 10: premiered 1983-01-11; final listed air date 1983-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 11: premiered 1981-10-09; final listed air date 1984-11-27; episode order: 10.
• Season 12: premiered 1988-01-09; final listed air date 1988-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 13: premiered 1989-09-19; final listed air date 1989-11-28; episode order: 10.
• Season 14: premiered 1992-01-14; final listed air date 1992-03-24; episode order: 10.
• Season 15: premiered 1994-01-11; final listed air date 1994-03-22; episode order: 10.
• Season 16: premiered 1996-01-15; final listed air date 1996-03-18; episode order: 10.
• Season 17: premiered 1997-04-14; final listed air date 1997-06-02; episode order: 8.
• Season 18: premiered 1998-01-12; final listed air date 1998-03-16; episode order: 10.
• Season 19: premiered 2001-01-16; final listed air date 2001-02-20; episode order: 6.
• Season 20: premiered 2004-03-01; final listed air date 2004-03-29; episode order: 5.
• Season 21: premiered 1995-04-24; final listed air date 1995-06-19; episode order: 8.
• Season 22: premiered 2002-09-10; final listed air date 2003-02-07; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from Look and Read on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.