CBeebies presenter, Chris Jarvis, on memories of Play School, the anniversary and CMF
Years later working on an LBC Radio phone-in, the topic of ‘Children’s TV programmes’ was (and still is) one of those show-savers guaranteed to attract lively callers on a slow news day - along with “smoking in restaurants” and “bringing back hanging”.
We all love to reminisce about our favourite shows, I truly loved them all but if I had to whittle them down to one I’d be torn between Blue Peter and Play School. The other shows came and went but these two never let me down - apart from Hamble who gave me nightmares. I felt I knew the presenters personally and most importantly they were full of brilliant and original content.
Being on Show Me Show Me (a great grandson of Play School) is a tremendous honour. I know only too well how important the great grandparent was to me. So to share in the Play School 50th anniversary celebrations is awesome. I’m going to meet my first screen idols and the people who set the gold standard for pre-school television throughout the world and laid the foundations for the CBeebies channel.
The 70s have been described as a golden age of television but I truly believe we are experiencing another now. Only this time it’s not just about telly… and there’s a lot more of it!
So thank you Play School & thank goodness for CMF bringing the whole of Children’s Media together.
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