Play School (1966)

Join the playschool gang to learn, sing songs, listen to stories and make things. Experience adventures with Big Ted, Jemima and all the other toys, on this all time favourite children's show.
Series, 1966, Children
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Play School - TV Showtimes
Monday, April 21
9:04am
Play School ‘Our Celebrations: 1’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Our Celebrations: 1'
ABC Kids/Family, 9:04am, Mon, 21 Apr 2025, 31 minutes
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Emma and Kaeng make a yummy carrot cake for Emma's birthday and have a surprise party with the toys! We see a family welcoming and celebrating a newborn baby and 'Through The Windows', we learn about Buddha's birthday.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 16
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11:28am
Play School ‘Colours All Around: 1’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Colours All Around: 1'
ABC Kids/Family, 11:28am, Mon, 21 Apr 2025, 28 minutes
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Emma & Teo introduce the colourful spotty dotty place! They're visited by some camouflaged frog friends, inspiring them to paint animals with sponges and they add red to the 'wiggerly woo line'.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 16
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3:00pm
Play School ‘Rain Hail Shine 1’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Rain Hail Shine 1'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Mon, 21 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Kiya and Jemima are off to a cooler climate in Tasmania!; join Emma and Matt as they all go bird watching on Cradle Mountain, make art with ice, and dress up as Tassie Devils.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2020 Episode 6
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Tuesday, April 22
9:03am
Play School ‘Our Celebrations: 2’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Our Celebrations: 2'
ABC Kids/Family, 9:03am, Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 32 minutes
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Emma and Karen enjoy a berry cherry pudding and play a musical dancing game. There's more music and dance 'Through The Windows' as a family celebrate Vietnamese Lunar New Year, and we see a family choose a Christmas tree!
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 17
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11:28am
Play School ‘Colours All Around: 2’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Colours All Around: 2'
ABC Kids/Family, 11:28am, Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 26 minutes
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Abi & Teo play lots of colourful characters for the story of Caterina's Colourful Clothing Cart. They have a very yellow Wattle Day celebration with the toys, and they add yellow to the 'wiggerly woo line'.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 17
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3:00pm
Play School ‘Rain Hail Shine 2’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Rain Hail Shine 2'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Tue, 22 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Kiya and Jemima travel to Beechworth, Victoria. They join Zindzi and Nicholas to visit farmer Maurice's farm during the drought and make clay creations to dry in the sun. Through The Windows, we head out into the sunshine!
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2020 Episode 7
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Wednesday, April 23
9:03am
Play School ‘Our Celebrations: 3’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Our Celebrations: 3'
ABC Kids/Family, 9:03am, Wed, 23 Apr 2025, 33 minutes
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Zindzi and Leah make a colourful, twinkling rangoli and whip up some shaky, spicy eggs! We learn about an Italian tradition, Passata Day, and 'Through The Windows' we see a family celebrating Diwali, the festival of lights!
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 18
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11:28am
Play School ‘Colours All Around: 3’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Colours All Around: 3'
ABC Kids/Family, 11:28am, Wed, 23 Apr 2025, 26 minutes
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Abi & Hunter experiment with mixing colours to make some crafty butterflies. They tell an under the sea story called Finding Bruno and they add blue to the 'wiggely woo line'.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 18
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3:00pm
Play School ‘Rain Hail Shine 3’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Rain Hail Shine 3'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Wed, 23 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Kiya and Jemima head to tropical Queensland! Join Emma and Teo as they see Wallaman Falls, make a fruit salad with finger limes and go on Dan's boat for a Fact-Finding Adventure Tour. Through The Windows, we watch the rain.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2020 Episode 8
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Thursday, April 24
9:03am
Play School ‘Our Celebrations: 4’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Our Celebrations: 4'
ABC Kids/Family, 9:03am, Thu, 24 Apr 2025, 27 minutes
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Hunter and Kaeng make delicious damper to eat as they sing around the campfire with special guest Gregg Dreise. We visit a festival celebrating NAIDOC week and 'Through The Windows', we watch a fun game of footy!
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 19
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11:27am
Play School ‘Colours All Around: 4’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Colours All Around: 4'
ABC Kids/Family, 11:27am, Thu, 24 Apr 2025, 27 minutes
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Rachael & Hunter paint a with ochre inspired by Pairebeenne/Trawlwoolway artist Lisa Kennedy's 'Spirit Place of Listening'. The toys plant native trees, and Rachael & Hunter add green & brown to the 'wiggely woo line'.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 19
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3:00pm
Play School ‘Rain Hail Shine 4’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Rain Hail Shine 4'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Thu, 24 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Kiya & Jemima board a train at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory! Join Michelle & Teo as we spot some native animals in the Simpson Desert, South Australia, & eat some bush jam! Through The Windows, we visit the desert.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2020 Episode 9
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Friday, April 25
9:04am
Play School ‘Our Celebrations: 5’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Our Celebrations: 5'
ABC Kids/Family, 9:04am, Fri, 25 Apr 2025, 31 minutes
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Emma and Kaeng make a fantastic feast of cauliflower cake and tabouleh salad. We see a family celebrating Eid al-Fitr with more festive food and fireworks, and 'Through The Windows', we're invited to a birthday party!
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 20
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11:27am
Play School ‘Colours All Around: 5’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Colours All Around: 5'
ABC Kids/Family, 11:27am, Fri, 25 Apr 2025, 27 minutes
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Rachael & Matt make Colourful Crescent, with lots of craft characters that live in colourful cardboard houses! Slush journeys to find the pink planet, and Rachael & Matt add rainbow colours to the 'wiggerly woo line'.
Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 20
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3:00pm
Play School ‘Rain Hail Shine 5’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Rain Hail Shine 5'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Fri, 25 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Kiya & Jemima visit Noongar Country in Western Australia! Join Rachael & Hunter with Teresa Moore as they go on a numbat adventure & bake delicious chocolate river mint brownies. Through The Windows, we learn about the wind.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2020 Episode 10
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Saturday, April 26
3:00pm
Play School ‘Wonderful World 2: 3’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Wonderful World 2: 3'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Michelle and Alex discover where sushi and cherry blossoms can be found on a world globe. Alex teaches Michelle a Japanese song about cherry blossoms and Michelle creates some 'beary' cute origami bears.
Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 3
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5:57pm
Play School ‘Show Time - Dr Chris Brown’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Show Time - Dr Chris Brown'
ABC Kids/Family, 5:57pm, Sat, 26 Apr 2025, 9 minutes
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Dr Chris Brown introduces some native Australian animals - a ringtail possum, a blue tongue lizard and a cheeky galah named Rosie! Then get your frilled fingers ready for Chris and Rosie's version of 'Frill Neck Lizard'.
Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 3 Episode 2
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Sunday, April 27
3:00pm
Play School ‘Wonderful World 2: Peru’
ABC Kids/Family
Play School
'Wonderful World 2: Peru'
ABC Kids/Family, 3:00pm, Sun, 27 Apr 2025, 30 minutes
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Michelle and Rachael discover where Machu Pichu is found on a world globe. Rachael meets Hansel and Victor, a zampona and a charango player, who play Peruvian music and teach Rachael a dance.
Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 4
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