Play School

Hate adverts? Use IceTV AutoSkip™ to automatically skip commercials on the replay of a recording.*
IceTV's IceBox is your ultimate solution for recording and watching Free to Air TV in Australia.
You can just set your favourite shows to record to watch at your leisure.
*We endeavour to make the skip as accurate as possible.

Buy Now

Play School (1966)

Play School

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


Play School - TV Showtimes

Monday, May 18

9:01am

Play School ‘Amazing Animals: Mammals & Marsupials’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Amazing Animals: Mammals & Marsupials'

ABC Kids/Family, 9:01am, Mon, 18 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Teo and Zindzi meet a Possum named Blossom and her baby joey in the Play School Animal Sanctuary. They make crafty marsupials and use them to create a "Story Salad".

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 16


3:02pm

Play School ‘Green Team: 1’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Green Team: 1'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Mon, 18 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Matt and Emma make delicious veggie soup, turning the scraps into compost! We learn how to sort more rubbish to reduce landfill. Through The Windows we see chickens eating food scraps, and collect their eggs to make muffins!

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 6


Tuesday, May 19

9:01am

Play School ‘Amazing Animals: Birds’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Amazing Animals: Birds'

ABC Kids/Family, 9:01am, Tue, 19 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Animal Expert Ben Dessen is in the Play School Animal Sanctuary with a beautiful Blue Winged Kookaburra. Emma and Kaeng are joined by artist Maralma who demonstrates how she paints her totem animal - the emu.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 17


3:02pm

Play School ‘Green Team: 2’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Green Team: 2'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Tue, 19 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Alex and Emma tell the story of a platypus getting food for her babies, and Kiya and Jemima walk amongst the mangroves. Craig Reucassel dials in to talk about ocean oil spills. Through The Windows we see some seahorses!

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 7


Wednesday, May 20

9:01am

Play School ‘Amazing Animals: Reptiles’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Amazing Animals: Reptiles'

ABC Kids/Family, 9:01am, Wed, 20 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Miah and Matt meet two slithery snakes in the Play School Animal Sanctuary. Both presenters explore reptiles and how they use camouflage with a 'Story Salad' followed by a fun musical number with Charlie the chameleon.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 18


3:02pm

Play School ‘Green Team: 3’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Green Team: 3'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Wed, 20 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Alex and Abi learn about reusing, recycling and repurposing using Maurice's Marvellous Recycling Machine! Professor Veena Sahajwalla visits to talk about her invention, green steel. Through The Windows we meet some koalas!

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 8


Thursday, May 21

9:01am

Play School ‘Amazing Animals: Amphibians’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Amazing Animals: Amphibians'

ABC Kids/Family, 9:01am, Thu, 21 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Animal expert Ben Dessen is in the Play School Animal Sanctuary with tadpoles and frogs. Matt and Rachael make delicious edible Green Frogs using fruit and tell a story about "Grumpy-No-Jumpy the Toad".

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 19


3:02pm

Play School ‘Green Team: 4’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Green Team: 4'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Thu, 21 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Alex and Michelle make a green building and tell the story of Buzzy the busy bee! Craig Reucassel joins in for the story of Farmer Jill and her son Jack to explain clean energy. Through The Windows we build a bee hotel!

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 9


Friday, May 22

9:01am

Play School ‘Amazing Animals: Fish’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Amazing Animals: Fish'

ABC Kids/Family, 9:01am, Fri, 22 May 2026, 29 minutes

REPEAT

Michelle and Kaeng meet three different types of fish in the Play School Animal Sanctuary: Clown Fish, Goldfish, and Siamese Fighting Fish. They make craft fish kites to fly at the 'Fun Fishy Festival'.

Series, 2022, Australia, English, Children, Season 2022 Episode 20


3:02pm

Play School ‘Green Team: 5’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Green Team: 5'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Fri, 22 May 2026, 28 minutes

REPEAT

Luke and Michelle make grass seed echidnas and build a laundry landscape of the land and the sunset sky. Clarence Slockee shows us seeds and pods from Australian native plants. Through The Windows we learn about bushfood!

Series, 2021, Australia, English, Children, Season 2021 Episode 10


Sunday, May 24

3:02pm

Play School ‘Connect And Play: 1’

ABC Kids/Family

Play School

'Connect And Play: 1'

ABC Kids/Family, 3:02pm, Sun, 24 May 2026, 27 minutes

REPEAT

Join Leah and Teo as they make chatterbox puppets, dress up as 'Rusty The Robot' and launch Diddle into space! Through The Windows we hear people singing and making music.

Series, Australia, English, Children, Season 2019 Episode 11


  • Favourite Series
  • Keyword Favourite
  • Keyword Recording
  • Single Recording
  • Queued Single Recording
  • Single Recording (on now)
  • Series Recording (on now)
  • Series Recording
  • Queued Series Recording
  • Series recording (not matching Advanced Options)
  • Airing moved from timer conflict
  • Airing moved from timer conflict
  • New Show
  • Error