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FINDING OUT
- 21.09.1964 Growing – 1 (missing)
- 28.09.1964 Growing – 2 (missing)
- 05.10.1964 Growing – 3 (missing)
- 12.10.1964 Autumn – 1 (missing)
- 19.10.1964 Autumn – 2 (missing)
- 26.10.1964 Autumn – 3 (missing)
- 09.11.1964 Cutting Things (missing)
- 16.11.1964 Turning Things (missing)
- 23.11.1964 Making Things (missing)
- 30.11.1964 Christmas Programme (missing)
- 18.01.1965 Food – 1 (missing)
- 25.01.1965 Food – 2 (missing)
- 01.02.1965 Shelter – 1 (missing)
- 08.02.1965 Shelter – 2 (missing)
- 15.02.1965 Communication – 1 (missing)
- 01.03.1965 Communication – 2 (missing)
- 08.03.1965 A Story (missing)
- 22.03.1965 How Does It Work? – A Television Programme (missing)
- 29.03.1965 Sounds (missing)
- 03.05.1965 The Story of a River – 1 (missing)
- 10.05.1965 The Story of a River – 2 (missing)
- 17.05.1965 The Story of a River – 3 (missing)
- 24.05.1965 Living on an Island – 1 (missing)
- 31.05.1965 Living on an Island – 2 (missing)
- 14.06.1965 Living on an Island – 3 (missing)
- 20.09.1965 Autumn – 1: Animals (missing)
- 27.09.1965 Autumn – 2: Insects (missing)
- 04.10.1965 Autumn – 3: Trees (missing)
- 11.10.1965 Time – 1 (missing)
- 18.10.1965 Time – 2 (missing)
- 25.10.1965 The House – 1 (missing)
- 08.11.1965 The House – 2 (missing)
- 15.11.1965 The House – 3 (missing)
- 22.11.1965 Music (missing)
- 29.11.1965 Christmas Programme (missing)
- 17.01.1966 Living and Growing – 1 (missing)
- 24.01.1966 Living and Growing – 2 (missing)
- 31.01.1966 Living and Growing – 3 (missing)
- 07.02.1966 Prehistoric Animals – 1 (missing)
- 14.02.1966 Prehistoric Animals – 2 (missing)
- 28.02.1966 The Harbour – 1 (missing)
- 07.03.1966 The Harbour – 2 (missing)
- 14.03.1966 The Harbour – 3 (missing)
- 21.03.1966 History – 1 (missing)
- 28.03.1966 History – 2 (missing)
- 02.05.1966 Japan – 1 (missing)
- 09.05.1966 Japan – 2 (missing)
- 16.05.1966 Japan – 3 (missing)
- 23.05.1966 Moving Things – 1 (missing)
- 06.06.1966 Moving Things – 2 (missing)
- 13.06.1966 Moving Things – 3 (missing)
- 21.09.1966 Journeys – 1 (missing)
- 28.09.1966 Bread (missing)
- 05.10.1966 Milk (missing)
- 12.10.1966 West Indies – 1 (missing)
- 19.10.1966 West Indies – 2 (missing)
- 26.10.1966 Guy Fawkes (missing)
- 09.11.1966 How It Began – The Railways (missing)
- 16.11.1966 How It Began – The Post (missing)
- 23.11.1966 How It Began – The Telephone (missing)
- 30.11.1966 Journeys – 2 (missing)
- 11.01.1967 Discovering Ourselves – We Are Alive (missing)
- 18.01.1967 Discovering Ourselves – We Are Animals (missing)
- 25.01.1967 Discovering Ourselves – We Are People (missing)
- 01.02.1967 Discovering Ourselves – We Are Makers (missing)
- 08.02.1967 Looking at Other People – Iran – 1 (missing)
- 15.02.1967 Looking at Other People – Iran – 2 (missing)
- 22.02.1967 Looking at Other People – The Past (missing)
- 01.03.1967 Looking at Television (missing)
- 08.03.1967 How Small is Small? (missing)
- 15.03.1967 Ceres and Proserpine (missing)
- 19.04.1967 Paper – 1
Picture only exists – there is no sound. - 26.04.1967 Paper – 2 (missing)
- 03.05.1967 Weather – 1 (missing)
- 10.05.1967 Weather – 2 (missing)
- 17.05.1967 Chocolate (missing)
- 24.05.1967 Tea (missing)
- 20.09.1967 Water – 1 (missing)
- 27.09.1967 Water – 2 (missing)
- 04.10.1967 Water – 3 (missing)
- 11.10.1967 Building – 1 (missing)
- 18.10.1967 Building – 2 (missing)
- 25.10.1967 Building – 3 (missing)
- 08.11.1967 Weighing (missing)
- 15.11.1967 Money – 1 (missing)
- 22.11.1967 Money – 2 (missing)
- 29.11.1967 Christmas (missing)
- 17.01.1968 Bell (missing)
- 24.01.1968 Hands (missing)
- 31.01.1968 Knife (missing)
- 07.02.1968 Birds (missing)
- 14.02.1968 Shoes (missing)
- 28.02.1968 Egg (missing)
- 06.03.1968 Plastics (missing)
- 13.03.1968 Horse (missing)
- 20.03.1968 Fire (missing)
- 27.03.1968 Dressing Up (missing)
- 01.05.1968 Along Your Road (missing)
- 08.05.1968 The Busy Street (missing)
- 15.05.1968 Turning Wheels (missing)
- 22.05.1968 Using Stones (missing)
- 29.05.1968 Out and About (missing)
- 12.06.1968 Out for the Day (missing)
- 23.09.1968 Bread (missing)
- 30.09.1968 How It Began – The Railway (missing)
- 07.10.1968 How It Began – The Post (missing)
- 14.10.1968 How It Began – The Telephone (missing)
- 21.10.1968 Guy Fawkes (missing)
- 04.11.1968 Prehistoric Animals – 1 (missing)
- 11.11.1968 Prehistoric Animals – 2 (missing)
- 18.11.1968 14th Century Life – 1 (missing)
- 25.11.1968 14th Century Life – 2 (missing)
- 02.12.1968 Scott of the Antarctic (missing)
- 13.01.1969 Winter – 1 – Happy New Year (missing)
- 20.01.1969 Winter – 2 (missing)
- 27.01.1969 Winter – 3 (missing)
- 03.02.1969 Winter – 4 (missing)
- 10.02.1969 Mountains (missing)
- 17.02.1969 Rivers (missing)
- 03.03.1969 Lochs (missing)
- 10.03.1969 Spring – 1 (missing)
- 17.03.1969 Spring – 2 (missing)
- 24.03.1969 Spring – 3 (missing)
- 28.04.1969 Episode No. 1 (missing)
- 05.05.1969 Moving On (missing)
- 12.05.1969 Episode No. 3 (missing)
- 19.05.1969 Travel – The Train (missing)
- 26.05.1969 Travel – The Ferry (missing)
- 09.06.1969 Travel – The Hovercraft (missing)
- 22.09.1969 The Romans – 1 – Claudius: A Roman Boy (missing)
- 29.09.1969 The Romans – 2 – Conquerors and Builders (missing)
- 06.10.1969 The Romans – 3 – In Ancient Rome (missing)
- 13.10.1969 The Farm - Cows (missing)
- 20.10.1969 The Farm - Chickens (missing)
- 03.11.1969 The Farm – Sheep (missing)
- 10.11.1969 Red Buses (missing)
- 17.11.1969 Buses Today (missing)
- 24.11.1969 The Underground (missing)
- 01.12.1969 The Helicopter (missing)
- 12.01.1970 The Guide Dog (missing)
- 19.01.1970 The Police Horse (missing)
- 26.01.1970 The Lion (missing)
- 02.02.1970 Brown Bear (missing)
- 09.02.1970 Elephant (missing)
- 16.02.1970 Looking Around (missing)
- 23.02.1970 What Do You See? (missing)
- 02.03.1970 Listen (missing)
- 09.03.1970 What Do You Hear? (missing)
- 16.03.1970 The Five Senses (missing)
- 27.04.1970 Water – 1 (missing)
- 04.05.1970 Water – 2 (missing)
- 11.05.1970 Water – 3 (missing)
- 18.05.1970 Building – 1 (missing)
- 01.06.1970 Building – 2 (missing)
- 08.06.1970 Building – 3 (missing)
- 21.09.1970 Under the Sea (missing)
- 28.09.1970 Sea Lions (missing)
- 05.10.1970 Pelicans (missing)
- 12.10.1970 Traffic Police (missing)
- 19.10.1970 Police Dogs (missing)
- 02.11.1970 River Police (missing)
- 09.11.1970 The Training of a Knight – 1 (missing)
- 16.11.1970 The Training of a Knight – 2 (missing)
- 23.11.1970 The Normans (missing)
- 30.11.1970 Magna Carta (missing)
- 11.01.1971 Living on an Island (missing)
- 18.01.1971 Living on a Croft (missing)
- 25.01.1971 Herrings and Kippers (missing)
- 01.02.1971 Forests (missing)
- 08.02.1971 Glass (missing)
- 15.02.1971 The Post Office Tower (missing)
- 01.03.1971 Buckingham Palace (missing)
- 08.03.1971 Big Ben (missing)
- 15.03.1971 The Tower of London (missing)
- 22.03.1971 Tower Bridge (missing)
- 03.05.1971 Movement All Around Us (missing)
- 10.05.1971 Moving On (missing)
- 17.05.1971 Moving is Living (missing)
- 24.05.1971 The Train (missing)
- 07.06.1971 The Ferry (missing)
- 14.06.1971 The Hovercraft (missing)
- 20.09.1971 Canals – A Canal Journey (missing)
- 27.09.1971 Canals – Locks (missing)
- 04.10.1971 Canals – Roses and Castles (missing)
- 11.10.1971 Canals – The Working Boats (missing)
- 10.01.1972 Transport – 1 (missing)
- 17.01.1972 Transport – Buses Today (missing)
- 24.01.1972 Transport – The Underground (missing)
- 31.01.1972 The Helicopter (missing)
- 07.02.1972 The Romans – 1: Claudius, a Roman Boy (missing)
- 14.02.1972 The Romans – 2: Conquerors and Builders (missing)
- 28.02.1972 The Romans – 3: Life in Ancient Rome (missing)
- 06.03.1972 The Farm – Cows (missing)
- 13.03.1972 The Farm – Chickens (missing)
- 20.03.1972 The Farm – Sheep (missing)
- 01.05.1972 Deer – 1 (missing)
- 08.05.1972 Deer – 2 (missing)
- 15.05.1972 Deer – 3 (missing)
- 22.05.1972 Fishing – 1 (missing)
- 05.06.1972 Fishing – 2 (missing)
- 12.06.1972 Fishing – 3 (missing)
- 18.09.1972 The Weather – 1 (missing)
- 25.09.1972 The Weather – 2 (missing)
- 16.10.1972 The Vikings – 2 (missing)
- 30.10.1972 The Vikings – 3 (missing)
- 06.11.1972 Dance and Movement – 1 (missing)
- 13.11.1972 Dance and Movement – 2 (missing)
- 20.11.1972 Dance and Movement – 3 (missing)
- 27.11.1972 Dance and Movement – 4 (missing)
- 20.05.1974 Railway Terminus – Euston (missing)
- 03.06.1974 Night Train to Manchester (missing)
- 10.06.1974 First End of the Line (missing)
- 13.01.1975 Road and Road Signs (missing)
- 26.01.1976 Into the Past – 3 (missing)
- 08.03.1976 How Do We Know? – 1 (missing)
- 25.04.1977 First Catch Your Hare – 1 (missing)
- 02.05.1977 First Catch Your Hare – 2 (missing)
- 30.05.1977 On Record – 2 (missing)
- 19.09.1977 Episode No. 1 (missing)
- 26.09.1977 Playtime, Sporting Life (missing)
- 03.10.1977 Episode No. 3 (missing)
- 10.10.1977 The Fortune Tellers – It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow (missing)
- 17.10.1977 The Fortune Tellers – Getting It Right (missing)
- 24.10.1977 The Fortune Tellers – Gods and Men (missing)
- 21.11.1977 Caribbean Scenes – 3: Carnival (missing)
- 06.02.1978 Germany – Work and Play (missing)
- 13.02.1978 Germany – A Visit to Cologne (missing)
- 20.02.1978 Germany – A Trip on the Rhine (missing)
- 06.03.1978 Finding Out About Television – On Air (missing)
- 13.03.1978 Creation – 2: Shapes and Spaces (missing)
- 17.04.1978 The Vikings – Warriors Proud (existence unknown)
- 24.04.1978 The Vikings – Home Ground (existence unknown)
- 03.05.1978 The Vikings – Runes and Relics (existence unknown)
- 07.06.1978 Codes – Getting the Message (existence unknown)
- 14.06.1978 Codes – Message Received (existence unknown)
- 27.06.1979 Telling a Story – Coppelia (missing)
- 14.01.1980 France – 1 (existence unknown)
- 21.01.1980 France – 2 (existence unknown)
- 28.01.1980 France – 3 (existence unknown)
- 04.02.1980 Italy – 1 (existence unknown)
- 11.02.1980 Italy – 2 (existence unknown)
- 25.02.1980 Italy – 3 (existence unknown)
- 24.03.1980 Edward Lear (existence unknown)
- 07.05.1980 Sorting It Out – Behind the Screen (existence unknown)
- 14.05.1980 Sorting It Out – Think of a Number (existence unknown)
- 21.05.1980 Sorting It Out – Hide and Seek! (existence unknown)
- 04.06.1980 The Eye Machine – Hold It (existence unknown)
- 09.06.1980 The Eye Machine – One at a Time (existence unknown)
HOW DO YOU DO!
- 08.11.1977 Finding Out
The only known complete copy was recorded on a domestic video format (e.g. VHS, Beta, Philips 1500).
ON LEAVING SCHOOL
- 03.07.1957 Finding Out (existence unknown)
GOING TO WORK
- 21.10.1968 Finding Out (missing)
These productions, which exist in the archives, matched your search.
- DISCOVERY AND EXPERIENCE: Finding Out (09.02.1966)
- HORIZON: The Pleasure of Finding Things Out (23.11.1981)
- RAINBOW: Finding Out (01.09.1987)
- FINDING OUT: Finding Out About Finding Out – 1 (13.06.1977)
- FINDING OUT: Finding Out About Finding Out – 2 (20.06.1977)
- FINDING OUT: Finding Out About Television – Behind the Screen (27.02.1978)
- GOING TO WORK: Life Skills: Finding Out (17.09.1984)
If the programme you were looking for isn’t here there could be a number of reasons: It’s worth double-checking that you typed in your search string correctly. But if you’re sure you have, please bear in mind that there are a lot of programmes we don’t have any information on at all.
If the programme you’re searching for falls into one of these categories:
Sports ProgrammesDocumentaries
Religious Broadcasts
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Some Children’s Magazine and Music Shows then we probably don’t have any information on it, so it might be missing, particularly if it was made in 1979 or earlier.
Lastly, don’t forget that we only hold information on British TV programmes, you won’t be able to find any information about programmes made for American or Australian television, for example. Just because we don’t have a listing for your programme doesn’t mean that it isn’t of interest to us. It just means that we don’t have any information about it.
We’ve got details on more than 175,000 different episodes, almost 40,000 of which are not thought to exist in the ‘official’ archives. Now, before you get too depressed by this fact, some of these are really old shows which were made before television programmes were generally recorded at all. We realise it’s very unlikely that these older programmes will exist at all, but there’s always the chance that someone recorded some 8mm film footage of them off their television screen or maybe made a sound recording of them while they were being broadcast. That’s still of interest to us.
However, our main hope is that someone will be able to help us recover some programmes which were recorded, but which are now thought to be lost for ever. That’s what this search engine is for – to help you identify whether that old film print you’ve got in your attic, or that old video recording you made back in the early 1970s is missing from the archives.
You could type in a programme name, or an episode name and click on ‘Search’ and it will give you some summary information whether or not the programme is lost. You don’t have to enter a complete name, entering part of the name – unless it’s very short – should find it too. If some or all of that programme is lost, you can click on the link and get further details. If it’s a music or variety programme you have, you may be able to locate it by typing in the names of one of the main guests and clicking on ‘Search’. This information is far from complete, but it may help you to identify a particular edition.
Our information is good, but it’s not perfect. There will be mistakes in it, and we know it’s incomplete. In particular, information is very patchy on programmes in the some categories. This website only contains information concerning British broadcasts. Happy searching!