# Storytime (TV programme)

Storytime is a British educational television programme by Ragdoll Productions as part of the BBC Schools strand from 23 September 1987 to 1 December 1997. It is aimed at children aged between 3 and 5. It is one of the few Ragdoll series to not be acquired and picked up by WildBrain.

## Episodes
### Series 1 (1987–88)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "The King, the Mice and the Cheese" | 23 September 1987 (1987-09-23) |
| 2 | 2 | "Who Chased Away the Goat?" | 30 September 1987 (1987-09-30) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Hungry Giant" | 7 October 1987 (1987-10-07) |
| 4 | 4 | "Jim and the Beanstalk" | 14 October 1987 (1987-10-14) |
| 5 | 5 | "Stone Soup" | 21 October 1987 (1987-10-21) |
| 6 | 6 | "Nobody Likes My Spider" | 4 November 1987 (1987-11-04) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Glerp" | 11 November 1987 (1987-11-11) |
| 8 | 8 | "The Monkeys and the Moon" | 18 November 1987 (1987-11-18) |
| 9 | 9 | "Two of Everything" | 25 November 1987 (1987-11-25) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Story of Chen Ping" | 2 December 1987 (1987-12-02) |
| 11 | 11 | "Footprints" | 13 January 1988 (1988-01-13) |
| 12 | 12 | "The Lost Mitten" | 20 January 1988 (1988-01-20) |
| 13 | 13 | "The Tiny Doll" | 27 January 1988 (1988-01-27) |
| 14 | 14 | "Ma Liang and the Magic Brush" | 3 February 1988 (1988-02-03) |
| 15 | 15 | "Foo the Potter" | 10 February 1988 (1988-02-10) |
| 16 | 16 | "Patrick" | 17 February 1988 (1988-02-17) |
| 17 | 17 | "Mrs. Armitage on Wheels" | 2 March 1988 (1988-03-02) |
| 18 | 18 | "The Tiger-Skin Rug" | 9 March 1988 (1988-03-09) |
| 19 | 19 | "Johnny-Cake" | 16 March 1988 (1988-03-16) |
| 20 | 20 | "Chicken and Egg" | 23 March 1988 (1988-03-23) |
| 21 | 21 | "The Magic Birthday Cake" | 27 April 1988 (1988-04-27) |
| 22 | 22 | "Five Minutes' Peace" | 4 May 1988 (1988-05-04) |
| 23 | 23 | "The Four Friends" | 11 May 1988 (1988-05-11) |
| 24 | 24 | "The Elves and the Shoemaker" | 18 May 1988 (1988-05-18) |
| 25 | 25 | "Dogger" | 25 May 1988 (1988-05-25) |
| 26 | 26 | "Ayu and the Perfect Moon" | 8 June 1988 (1988-06-08) |
| 27 | 27 | "Sam and the Box" | 15 June 1988 (1988-06-15) |
| 28 | 28 | "Toby the Tug" | 22 June 1988 (1988-06-22) |

### Series 2 (1989)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 29 | 1 | "Hot Hippo" | 20 September 1989 (1989-09-20) |
| 30 | 2 | "The Singing Bird" | 27 September 1989 (1989-09-27) |
| 31 | 3 | "Tiddalick" | 4 October 1989 (1989-10-04) |
| 32 | 4 | "Fin M'Coul: the Giant of Knockmany Hill" | 11 October 1989 (1989-10-11) |
| 33 | 5 | "The Wind and the Sun" | 18 October 1989 (1989-10-18) |
| 34 | 6 | "Titch" | 1 November 1989 (1989-11-01) |
| 35 | 7 | "It's Mine" | 8 November 1989 (1989-11-08) |
| 36 | 8 | "Bad Boris and the New Kitten" | 15 November 1989 (1989-11-15) |
| 37 | 9 | "Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?" | 22 November 1989 (1989-11-22) |
| 38 | 10 | "Nini at Carnival" | 29 November 1989 (1989-11-29) |

### Series 3 (1990)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 39 | 1 | "Mrs. Mopple's Washing Line" | 17 January 1990 (1990-01-17) |
| 40 | 2 | "Yes Ma'am" | 24 January 1990 (1990-01-24) |
| 41 | 3 | "Dogs!" | 31 January 1990 (1990-01-31) |
| 42 | 4 | "Desperate for a Dog" | 7 February 1990 (1990-02-07) |
| 43 | 5 | "Brush and Chase" | 14 February 1990 (1990-02-14) |
| 44 | 6 | "The Trouble with Dad" | 28 February 1990 (1990-02-28) |
| 45 | 7 | "Get Angry!" | 7 March 1990 (1990-03-07) |
| 46 | 8 | "Alistair in Outer Space" | 14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) |
| 47 | 9 | "Bertie and the Bear" | 21 March 1990 (1990-03-21) |
| 48 | 10 | "Goodbye House" | 28 March 1990 (1990-03-28) |
| 49 | 11 | "Noah's Ark / Mrs Wishy Washy / Farm Concert" | 2 May 1990 (1990-05-02) |
| 50 | 12 | "The Very Worst Monster" | 9 May 1990 (1990-05-09) |
| 51 | 13 | "The Rajah's Secret" | 16 May 1990 (1990-05-16) |
| 52 | 14 | "Two Can Toucan" | 23 May 1990 (1990-05-23) |
| 53 | 15 | "Norah's Ark" | 6 June 1990 (1990-06-06) |
| 54 | 16 | "The Bear's Water Picnic" | 13 June 1990 (1990-06-13) |
| 55 | 17 | "Bear's Shadow" | 20 June 1990 (1990-06-20) |
| 56 | 18 | "Tim Mouse Goes Down the Stream" | 27 June 1990 (1990-06-27) |

### Series 4 (1992–93)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 57 | 1 | "I Don't Want To!" | 14 September 1992 (1992-09-14) |
| 58 | 2 | "Sunday Boots and Walking Boots" | 21 September 1992 (1992-09-21) |
| 59 | 3 | "Frog and the Bird Song" | 28 September 1992 (1992-09-28) |
| 60 | 4 | "African Cat and the Mouse" | 5 October 1992 (1992-10-05) |
| 61 | 5 | "Big, Bad Barney Bear" | 12 October 1992 (1992-10-12) |
| 62 | 6 | "Sari Games" | 19 October 1992 (1992-10-19) |
| 63 | 7 | "My Cat Maisie" | 2 November 1992 (1992-11-02) |
| 64 | 8 | "Why Can't I Fly?" | 9 November 1992 (1992-11-09) |
| 65 | 9 | "The Washerman and the Potter" | 16 November 1992 (1992-11-16) |
| 66 | 10 | "Christmas Bear" | 23 November 1992 (1992-11-23) |
| 67 | 11 | "The King with Dirty Feet" | 11 January 1993 (1993-01-11) |
| 68 | 12 | "Stanley in the Dark" | 18 January 1993 (1993-01-18) |
| 69 | 13 | "The Emperor's Leftovers" | 25 January 1993 (1993-01-25) |
| 70 | 14 | "Through My Window" | 1 February 1993 (1993-02-01) |
| 71 | 15 | "The Happy Hedgehog Band" | 8 February 1993 (1993-02-08) |
| 72 | 16 | "Too Much Noise" | 22 February 1993 (1993-02-22) |
| 73 | 17 | "Don't Do That" | 1 March 1993 (1993-03-01) |
| 74 | 18 | "Diggory, the Mechanical Dog" | 8 March 1993 (1993-03-08) |
| 75 | 19 | "The Magpie's Nest" | 15 March 1993 (1993-03-15) |
| 76 | 20 | "Naughty Daisy" | 22 March 1993 (1993-03-22) |
| 77 | 21 | "Beaky" | 26 April 1993 (1993-04-26) |
| 78 | 22 | "Big Al" | 10 May 1993 (1993-05-10) |
| 79 | 23 | "Along Came Eric" | 17 May 1993 (1993-05-17) |
| 80 | 24 | "Boxed In" | 24 May 1993 (1993-05-24) |
| 81 | 25 | "Crazy Charlie" | 31 May 1993 (1993-05-31) |
| 82 | 26 | "Two Greedy Bears" | 7 June 1993 (1993-06-07) |
| 83 | 27 | "Tell Us a Story" | 11 June 1993 (1993-06-11) |
| 84 | 28 | "The Rainbow Balloon" | 14 June 1993 (1993-06-14) |

### Series 5 (1995–96)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 85 | 1 | "Jasper's Beanstalk" | 18 September 1995 (1995-09-18) |
| 86 | 2 | "Handa's Surprise" | 25 September 1995 (1995-09-25) |
| 87 | 3 | "Sunday Boots and Working Boots" | 2 October 1995 (1995-10-02) |
| 88 | 4 | "Peace at Last" | 9 October 1995 (1995-10-09) |
| 89 | 5 | "My Mum and Dad Make Me Laugh" | 16 October 1995 (1995-10-16) |
| 90 | 6 | "Why Can't I Fly?" | 30 October 1995 (1995-10-30) |
| 91 | 7 | "The Fish Who Could Wish" | 6 November 1995 (1995-11-06) |
| 92 | 8 | "The King with Dirty Feet" | 13 November 1995 (1995-11-13) |
| 93 | 9 | "Sari Games" | 20 November 1995 (1995-11-20) |
| 94 | 10 | "When the Teddy Bears Came" | 27 November 1995 (1995-11-27) |
| 95 | 11 | "Jenny's Bear" | 15 January 1996 (1996-01-15) |
| 96 | 12 | "Where's That Bus?" | 22 January 1996 (1996-01-22) |
| 97 | 13 | "The Emperor's Leftovers" | 29 January 1996 (1996-01-29) |
| 98 | 14 | "Big Panda, Little Panda" | 5 February 1996 (1996-02-05) |
| 99 | 15 | "So Much" | 12 February 1996 (1996-02-12) |
| 100 | 16 | "Stanley in the Dark" | 26 February 1996 (1996-02-26) |
| 101 | 17 | "I Want My Dinner" | 4 March 1996 (1996-03-04) |
| 102 | 18 | "Naughty Daisy" | 11 March 1996 (1996-03-11) |
| 103 | 19 | "Scruff" | 18 March 1996 (1996-03-18) |
| 104 | 20 | "Henny Penny" | 25 March 1996 (1996-03-25) |
| 105 | 21 | "Lullabyhullabaloo!" | 15 April 1996 (1996-04-15) |
| 106 | 22 | "Two Greedy Bears" | 22 April 1996 (1996-04-22) |
| 107 | 23 | "A New Home for Tiger" | 29 April 1996 (1996-04-29) |
| 108 | 24 | "The Rainbow Balloon" | 9 May 1996 (1996-05-09) |
| 109 | 25 | "Mr Gumpy's Outing" | 13 May 1996 (1996-05-13) |
| 110 | 26 | "Big, Bad Barney Bear" | 20 May 1996 (1996-05-20) |
| 111 | 27 | "Grandad Pot" | 3 June 1996 (1996-06-03) |
| 112 | 28 | "Big Al" | 10 June 1996 (1996-06-10) |

### Series 6 (1997)

| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original release date |
| 113 | 1 | "Contrary Mary" | 22 September 1997 (1997-09-22) |
| 114 | 2 | "The Gingerbread Man" | 29 September 1997 (1997-09-29) |
| 115 | 3 | "Ella and the Rabbit" | 6 October 1997 (1997-10-06) |
| 116 | 4 | "I Love Animals" | 13 October 1997 (1997-10-13) |
| 117 | 5 | "Bet You Can't!" | 20 October 1997 (1997-10-20) |
| 118 | 6 | "New Clothes for Alex" | 3 November 1997 (1997-11-03) |
| 119 | 7 | "Dottie" | 10 November 1997 (1997-11-10) |
| 120 | 8 | "Guess How Much I Love You" | 17 November 1997 (1997-11-17) |
| 121 | 9 | "The Four Friends and the Elephant" | 24 November 1997 (1997-11-24) |
| 122 | 10 | "Don't Put Your Finger in the Jelly, Nelly!" | 1 December 1997 (1997-12-01) |