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This is the most boring of all the boring bits: a set of reference data listing all the individual airdates for the Look & Read stories.
Below is a single large table containing all the data for the CBBC Channel during 2003, which may take a while to load.

# EPISODE TITLE 1st SHOWING

Earth Warp SPRING 2003
Repeat from Spring 1994.CBBC weekdays 09:40
1.   It Came From Outer Space 13-Jan-03
2.   An Uninvited Guest 14-Jan-03
3.   Whoops 15-Jan-03
4.   Codename Charley 16-Jan-03
5.   Mystifying Magic 17-Jan-03
6.   Monster Mayhem 20-Jan-03
7.   Doctor Miracle 21-Jan-03
8.   Betrayed 22-Jan-03
9.   Hunt The Alien 23-Jan-03
10.   The Final Countdown 24-Jan-03
Captain Crimson
Repeat from Summer 1997.CBBC weekdays 09:40
1.   Escape From The Black of Beyond 27-Jan-03
2.   Guzzle Trouble 28-Jan-03
3.   Banana Drama 29-Jan-03
4.   A Giant Celebration 30-Jan-03
5.   It'll All Come Out in the Wash 31-Jan-03
6.   Take The Bull By The Horns 03-Feb-03
7.   Operation Recovery 04-Feb-03
8.   Black to the Future 05-Feb-03
    repeat of 7. Operation Recovery 06-Feb-03
    repeat of 8. Black to the Future 07-Feb-03
Spelling With The Spellits
Repeat from Autumn 2002. WIDESCREEN. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:40
1.   Programme One 10-Feb-03
2.   Programme Two 11-Feb-03
3.   Programme Three 12-Feb-03
4.   Programme Four 13-Feb-03
    repeat of 4. Programme Four 14-Feb-03
(no schools programmes were shown during the weeks commencing 17-Feb-03 and 24-Feb-03 because of half term)
The Legend of the Lost Keys
Repeat from Spring 1998.CBBC weekdays 09:40
1.   The Box 03-Mar-03
2.   The First Key 04-Mar-03
3.   The Watchers 05-Mar-03
4.   Kidnap 06-Mar-03
5.   The Crystal Connection 07-Mar-03
6.   The Trap 24-Mar-03
7.   The Box Is Opened 25-Mar-03
8.   Into The Box 26-Mar-03
9.   Betrayed 27-Mar-03
10.   The Final Hour 28-Mar-03
(Class TV ran a special week of back-to-back full-series repeats of various primary science programmes in the week commencing 10-Mar-03, preempting Look and Read. In the week commencing 17-Mar-03, Class TV returned to normal, except for the Look and Read slot, in which they were going to show the English Express serial drama Own Goal (first shown Monday 9th October to Friday 13th October, 2000 on BBC2). Why they couldn't just show the rest of Legend of the Lost Keys first, and then show Own Goal a week later, I don't know. Anyway in the end they decided to postpone Own Goal to the week commencing 31-Mar-03, then changed their minds again and scrapped it altogether. Instead, Zzaap and the Word Master was repeated again (see below).
Zzaap and the Word Master
Repeat from Spring 2001. WIDESCREEN.CBBC weekdays 09:40
1.   Into The Crystal Caverns 17-Mar-03
2.   The Castle of Gloom 18-Mar-03
3.   The Glen of the Green Man 19-Mar-03
4.   No Hope Valley 20-Mar-03
5.   The Word Master 21-Mar-03
6.   Zzaap Looks Back --
For reasons known only to the geniuses who schedule the CBBC Channel, this story was shown right in the middle of the screening of The Legend of the Lost Keys detailed above. It was a fairly last minute replacement for the English Express story Own Goal (also detailed above).

Badger Girl SUMMER 2003
Repeat from Autumn 1984. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Sounds in the Night 28-Apr-03 09:30
2.   Stripey 28-Apr-03 11:20
3.   Running Away 29-Apr-03 09:30
4.   The Badgerman 29-Apr-03 11:20
5.   Lost on the Moor 30-Apr-03 09:30
6.   The Secret Passage 30-Apr-03 11:20
7.   Mick's Map 01-May-03 09:30
8.   Finding the Ponies 01-May-03 11:20
9.   Panic on the Lake 02-May-03 09:30
10.   Stripey the Superbadger 02-May-03 11:20
(05-May-03 was a Bank Holiday and there were no schools programmes. For the rest of the week Class TV showed Sign Language programmes for Deaf Awareness Week - there was no Look and Read.)
Geordie Racer
Repeat from Spring 1988. (First CBBC broadcast) CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Runners and Fliers 12-May-03 09:30
2.   Down in the Cellars 12-May-03 11:20
3.   Pigeon Post 13-May-03 09:30
4.   'This is Radio Newcastle' 13-May-03 11:20
5.   Race Day 14-May-03 09:30
6.   Light of St Mary 14-May-03 11:20
7.   Lost Bird 15-May-03 09:30
8.   'Have You Gone Daft, Man?' 15-May-03 11:20
9.   'If Only We Knew When...' 16-May-03 09:30
10.   Run! 16-May-03 11:20
Dark Towers
Repeat from Autumn 1981. (First CBBC broadcast) CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Dark Towers in Danger! 19-May-03 09:30
2.   The Man in the Picture 19-May-03 11:20
3.   The Old Legend 20-May-03 09:30
4.   The Clue in the Book Room 20-May-03 11:20
5.   The Old Coach House 21-May-03 09:30
6.   The Tall Knight's Folly 21-May-03 11:20
7.   The Dark Tree 22-May-03 09:30
8.   Beware of the Bird! 22-May-03 11:20
9.   Who Can Help? 23-May-03 09:30
10.   The Last Laugh 23-May-03 11:20
(no schools programmes were shown during the week commencing 26-May-03 because of half term)
Cloud Burst
Repeat from Autumn 1974. (First CBBC broadcast) CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Out of Control 02-Jun-03 09:30
2.   Ram Pandit 02-Jun-03 11:20
3.   RAV 1 03-Jun-03 09:30
4.   The Gas-gun 03-Jun-03 11:20
5.   In The Hut 04-Jun-03 09:30
6.   The Secret 04-Jun-03 11:20
7.   To The Mill! 05-Jun-03 09:30
8.   The Signal 05-Jun-03 11:20
9.   Escape 06-Jun-03 09:30
10.   Fire The Rockets! 06-Jun-03 11:20
Sky Hunter
Repeat from Autumn 1978. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Strangers on the Canal 09-Jun-03 09:30
2.   For Sale 09-Jun-03 11:20
3.   The Birdman 10-Jun-03 09:30
4.   Are They Crooks? 10-Jun-03 11:20
5.   The Welsh Telegram 11-Jun-03 09:30
6.   Proof at Last! 11-Jun-03 11:20
7.   A Friend in Need 12-Jun-03 09:30
8.   Where's Jackie? 12-Jun-03 11:20
9.   Who Can Be Trusted? 13-Jun-03 09:30
10.   Back To The Wild 13-Jun-03 11:20
Spelling With The Spellits
Repeat from Autumn 2002. WIDESCREEN. CBBC weekdays* 10:30 & 12:20**
1.   Programme One 09-Jun-03
2.   Programme Two 10-Jun-03
3.   Programme Three 11-Jun-03
4.   Programme Four 12-Jun-03
* - Monday to Thursday only. Extra Words and Pictures: Magic Pencil programmes were shown at these times on Friday.
** - The 12:20 screening was a repeat of the episode from 10:30. There were four episodes of Look and Read on CBBC every day this week!
Through The Dragon's Eye
Repeat from Autumn 1989.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   The Dragon From Pelamar 16-Jun-03 09:30
2.   Flight to Widge 16-Jun-03 11:20
3.   The First Veeton 17-Jun-03 09:30
4.   Word Magic 17-Jun-03 11:20
5.   Clues in the Snow 18-Jun-03 09:30
6.   Jenny's Scarf 18-Jun-03 11:20
7.   The Waterfall of Words 19-Jun-03 09:30
8.   The Great Battle 19-Jun-03 11:20
9.   Danger on High! 20-Jun-03 09:30
10.   The Final Page 20-Jun-03 11:20
Spelling With The Spellits
Repeat from Spring 2003. WIDESCREEN. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays* 10:30 & 12:20**
5.   Programme Five 16-Jun-03
6.   Programme Six 17-Jun-03
7.   Programme Seven (Revision) 18-Jun-03
8.   Programme Eight (Revision) 19-Jun-03
* - Monday to Thursday only. A Writing Across the Curriculum programmes was shown at these times on Friday.
** - The 12:20 screening was a repeat of the episode from 10:30.
Earth Warp
Repeat from Spring 1994.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   It Came From Outer Space 23-Jun-03 09:30
2.   An Uninvited Guest 23-Jun-03 11:20
3.   Whoops 24-Jun-03 09:30
4.   Codename Charley 24-Jun-03 11:20
5.   Mystifying Magic 25-Jun-03 09:30
6.   Monster Mayhem 25-Jun-03 11:20
7.   Doctor Miracle 26-Jun-03 09:30
8.   Betrayed 26-Jun-03 11:20
9.   Hunt The Alien 27-Jun-03 09:30
10.   The Final Countdown 27-Jun-03 11:20

The Boy From Space (1980) AUTUMN 2003
Repeat from Spring 1980, based on the unit from Autumn 1971. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   The Meteorite 01-Sep-03 09:30
2.   The Spinning Compass 01-Sep-03 11:20
3.   The Man in the Sand-pit 02-Sep-03 09:30
4.   In danger! 02-Sep-03 11:20
5.   The Hold-up 03-Sep-03 09:30
6.   Where is Tom? 03-Sep-03 11:20
7.   The Hunt For The Car 04-Sep-03 09:30
8.   The Lake 04-Sep-03 11:20
9.   Captured! 05-Sep-03 09:30
10.   In the Spaceship 05-Sep-03 11:20
Spelling With The Spellits
Repeat from Autumn 2002 & Spring 2003. WIDESCREEN. CBBC Mondays & Tuesdays
10:30 & 12:20*
1.   Programme One 01-Sep-03   02-Sep-03
2.   Programme Two 01-Sep-03   02-Sep-03
3.   Programme Three 08-Sep-03   09-Sep-03
4.   Programme Four 08-Sep-03   09-Sep-03
5.   Programme Five 15-Sep-03   16-Sep-03
6.   Programme Six 15-Sep-03   16-Sep-03
7.   Programme Seven (Revision) 22-Sep-03   23-Sep-03
8.   Programme Eight (Revision) 22-Sep-03   23-Sep-03
* - Good heavens this is complicated! But I'm going to give it a go: Two episodes will be shown on a Monday, at 10:30 and 12:20. The same episodes will then be repeated at the same times the next day, and this will go on for four weeks.
For three of those weeks, there will also be different episodes of this series being shown on BBC2 at slightly different times.
For the first two weeks, there will also be episodes of the other Spellits series, Spelling Strategies run in an entirely different pattern from Wednesday to Friday (see below).
Spelling Strategies
Repeat from Spring 2002. WIDESCREEN. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC Wednesdays - Fridays
10:30 & 12:20*
1.   Spell It Out 1 03-Sep-03   10-Sep-03
2.   Spell It Out 2 04-Sep-03   11-Sep-03
3.   Spell It Out 3 05-Sep-03   12-Sep-03
* - The 12:20 screening will be a repeat of the episode from 10:30.
All three episodes will be shown during one week, then repeated the following week.
Joe and the Sheep Rustlers
Repeat from Spring 1973. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Castle Farm 08-Sep-03 09:30
2.   Blackmail 08-Sep-03 11:20
3.   A Mistake? 09-Sep-03 09:30
4.   One in Three 09-Sep-03 11:20
5.   Never Say Die 10-Sep-03 09:30
6.   Prisoner in the House (premiere of the reconstructed version) 10-Sep-03 11:20
7.   The Red Trail 11-Sep-03 09:30
8.   Left To Rot 11-Sep-03 11:20
9.   Put Up Your Hands 12-Sep-03 09:30
10.   The Hero 12-Sep-03 11:20
Geordie Racer
Repeat from Spring 1988. CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Runners and Fliers 15-Sep-03 09:30
2.   Down in the Cellars 15-Sep-03 11:20
3.   Pigeon Post 16-Sep-03 09:30
4.   'This is Radio Newcastle' 16-Sep-03 11:20
5.   Race Day 17-Sep-03 09:30
6.   Light of St Mary 17-Sep-03 11:20
7.   Lost Bird 18-Sep-03 09:30
8.   'Have You Gone Daft, Man?' 18-Sep-03 11:20
9.   'If Only We Knew When...' 19-Sep-03 09:30
10.   Run! 19-Sep-03 11:20
This story was strategically scheduled in the week leading up to the 2003 Great North Run. The Junior event was televised on the CBBC Channel on 20th September 2003, the day after coverage from the Run of 16 years earlier was shown in Geordie Racer on the same channel!
Cloud Burst
Repeat from Autumn 1974. CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Out of Control 22-Sep-03 09:30
2.   Ram Pandit 22-Sep-03 11:20
3.   RAV 1 23-Sep-03 09:30
4.   The Gas-gun 23-Sep-03 11:20
5.   In The Hut 24-Sep-03 09:30
6.   The Secret 24-Sep-03 11:20
7.   To The Mill! 25-Sep-03 09:30
8.   The Signal 25-Sep-03 11:20
9.   Escape 26-Sep-03 09:30
10.   Fire The Rockets! 26-Sep-03 11:20
The King's Dragon
Repeat from Spring 1977. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Boy Finds Message 29-Sep-03 09:30
2.   Questions at the Castle 29-Sep-03 11:20
3.   What is King's Dragon? 30-Sep-03 09:30
4.   Miss Wood in Danger? 30-Sep-03 11:20
5.   Mr Day Helps With Story 01-Oct-03 09:30
6.   Greed For Gold 01-Oct-03 11:20
7.   Editor Asks For Proof 02-Oct-03 09:30
8.   Run-Round in Old Town 02-Oct-03 11:20
9.   Archaeologist Digs Again 03-Oct-03 09:30
10.   Banner Headlines! 03-Oct-03 11:20
Dark Towers
Repeat from Autumn 1981. CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Dark Towers in Danger! 06-Oct-03 09:30
2.   The Man in the Picture 06-Oct-03 11:20
3.   The Old Legend 07-Oct-03 09:30
4.   The Clue in the Book Room 07-Oct-03 11:20
5.   The Old Coach House 08-Oct-03 09:30
6.   The Tall Knight's Folly 08-Oct-03 11:20
7.   The Dark Tree 09-Oct-03 09:30
8.   Beware of the Bird! 09-Oct-03 11:20
9.   Who Can Help? 10-Oct-03 09:30
10.   The Last Laugh 10-Oct-03 11:20
This story was originally scheduled to be shown from 3rd November 2003, but it was moved forward to this week in October to tie in with National Children's Book Week. The suggestion to make the change came from this very webmaster, I'm immensely proud to say.
Class TV will be broadcasting a special week of signed programmes for Deaf Awareness Week from 13th October 2003, and there will be no Look and Read. For the following two weeks there will be no schools programmes at all to cover the various half term periods.
Sky Hunter
Repeat from Autumn 1978.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Strangers on the Canal 03-Nov-03 09:30
2.   For Sale 03-Nov-03 11:20
3.   The Birdman 04-Nov-03 09:30
4.   Are They Crooks? 04-Nov-03 11:20
5.   The Welsh Telegram 05-Nov-03 09:30
6.   Proof at Last! 05-Nov-03 11:20
7.   A Friend in Need 06-Nov-03 09:30
8.   Where's Jackie? 06-Nov-03 11:20
9.   Who Can Be Trusted? 07-Nov-03 09:30
10.   Back To The Wild 07-Nov-03 11:20
This story was originally scheduled to be shown from 6th October 2003, but for reasons detailed above, it and Dark Towers were switched around.
Fair Ground!
Repeat from Spring 1983. (First CBBC broadcast)CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Trouble in the Tea-Leaves 10-Nov-03 09:30
2.   Comings and Goings 10-Nov-03 11:20
3.   Hired Hands 11-Nov-03 09:30
4.   In The Dark 11-Nov-03 11:20
5.   Come To The Fair! 12-Nov-03 09:30
6.   Where Is Rachel? 12-Nov-03 11:20
7.   Ozzie Thinks Again 13-Nov-03 09:30
8.   A Piece of Cake! 13-Nov-03 11:20
9.   Talk or Ride... 14-Nov-03 09:30
10.   Mixed Fortunes 14-Nov-03 11:20
Badger Girl
Repeat from Autumn 1984.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Sounds in the Night 17-Nov-03 09:30
2.   Stripey 17-Nov-03 11:20
3.   Running Away 18-Nov-03 09:30
4.   The Badgerman 18-Nov-03 11:20
5.   Lost on the Moor 19-Nov-03 09:30
6.   The Secret Passage 19-Nov-03 11:20
7.   Mick's Map 20-Nov-03 09:30
8.   Finding the Ponies 20-Nov-03 11:20
9.   Panic on the Lake 21-Nov-03 09:30
10.   Stripey the Superbadger 21-Nov-03 11:20
Spywatch
Repeat from Spring 1996.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Sent Away 24-Nov-03 09:30
2.   Grainger Danger 24-Nov-03 11:20
3.   Spies All Around 25-Nov-03 09:30
4.   Trouble For Mary 25-Nov-03 11:20
5.   The Poster Comes To Life 26-Nov-03 09:30
6.   Bombs in the Country 26-Nov-03 11:20
7.   Surprise 27-Nov-03 09:30
8.   The Pilot 27-Nov-03 11:20
9.   The Secret Quarry 28-Nov-03 09:30
10.   Captured 28-Nov-03 11:20
Captain Crimson
Repeat from Summer 1997.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   Escape From The Black of Beyond 01-Dec-03 09:30
2.   Guzzle Trouble 01-Dec-03 11:20
3.   Banana Drama 02-Dec-03 09:30
4.   A Giant Celebration 02-Dec-03 11:20
5.   It'll All Come Out in the Wash 03-Dec-03 09:30
6.   Take The Bull By The Horns 03-Dec-03 11:20
7.   Operation Recovery 04-Dec-03 09:30
8.   Black to the Future 04-Dec-03 11:20
    repeat of 7. Operation Recovery 05-Dec-03 09:30
    repeat of 8. Black to the Future 05-Dec-03 11:20
The Legend of the Lost Keys
Repeat from Spring 1998.CBBC weekdays 09:30 & 11:20
1.   The Box 08-Dec-03 09:30
2.   The First Key 08-Dec-03 11:20
3.   The Watchers 09-Dec-03 09:30
4.   Kidnap 09-Dec-03 11:20
5.   The Crystal Connection 10-Dec-03 09:30
6.   The Trap 10-Dec-03 11:20
7.   The Box Is Opened 11-Dec-03 09:30
8.   Into The Box 11-Dec-03 11:20
9.   Betrayed 12-Dec-03 09:30
10.   The Final Hour 12-Dec-03 11:20



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About CBBC
The CBBC Channel is a new TV channel from the BBC, available only via digital services (see www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/whatson/new_channels.shtml).

The CBBC Channel is an absolute disgrace to the nation and a horrible waste of the potential of such a channel. It's viewing figures are so minuscule that they barely register and the amateurish, ignorant presentation only alienates any viewers who are unfortunate enough to tune in at all. That said, they do show Look and Read and we should be thankful.

Look and Read is broadcast within Class TV, a sequence of schools programmes broadcast during the day in term time when there wouldn't normally be any kids at home to watch children's programmes (not that they would be watching the CBBC Channel if they were at home anyway...)


About Widescreen
Throughout this section of the website, care has been taken to properly indicate stories which are shown in special formats. In the 1960s and 70s this involved flagging black-and-white stories as MONOCHROME; from the 2000s it has involved indicating which stories are shown in WIDESCREEN.

Officially, all programmes on the CBBC channel are broadcast in widescreen:
Extract from BBCi ©BBC 2002

However, most programmes, including a lot of Look and Read, were made for normal telly (sort of square), not widescreen (long and rectangular). CBBC therefore hack the top and bottom off the picture of children's programmes in a misguided and patronising effort to make them look a little bit widescreen. Luckily, schools programmes are excused this fate. The full normal-telly-shape picture is shown, with extra colourful strips attached to the sides to fill out the widescreen picture. This is very good. Widescreen is supposed to be a step forward in television broadcasting, so if they *must* widescreen-ise things, at least they can show the full picture rather than hacking it to bits as they tend to do with children's programmes.

For the purposes of this website, normal-picture-with-stripes-at-the-sides will not be counted as widescreen. Stories will only be marked as 'widescreen' if the actual programme is in widescreen, not just the frame that CBBC choose to show it within.


About Logos
While schools programmes escape the indignity of being chopped to pieces, they are not immune from having a bright, animated logo stuck on top of them. In a hilariously ineffective attempt to attract viewers by emphasising the brand of the channel above the content of the programmes, a colourful and distracting CBBC 'bug' is permanently shown in the top-left corner of the screen.


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