Hop, Skip and Jump: The Story of Children's Play

Episode 1: The Great Outdoors

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 8^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Wed 17^th Aug 2011, 23:00 on BBC Four

Series telling the story of children's outdoor games in 20th-century Britain begins by looking at British children at play between the 1900s and the mid-1950s. Show more

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Producer:: Steve Humphries

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Hop, Skip and Jump: The Story of Children's Play

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Hop, Skip and Jump: The Story of Children's Play

Episode 2: Moving Indoors

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: Tue 15^th Dec 2009, 21:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Thu 18^th Aug 2011, 22:00 on BBC Four

Series telling the story of children's games in 20th-century Britain concludes by showing how the advent of mass TV saw a decline in outdoor play from the late 1950s. Show more