RW
The scheduling of the See-Saw slot had been discussed earlier in the year on the Radio Times letters page, where a reader complained that the scheduled slot of 1.50-2.05 always ran late (noting in particular that on 19th January, Hokey Cokey didn't finish until almost 2.10) and thus clashed with the programmes for young children shown daily at 2.02 on BBC2 as part of Daytime on Two (such as You and Me, Words and Pictures, Storytime).
The move of See-Saw took place in the first week of Wimbledon, but one reason for making the move permanent may have been to solve that scheduling clash.
Robert Williams
Founding member
Does anyone know the reason the See-Saw strand permanently moved to BBC Two in June 1987? I'm unsure if it was because BBC One's new daytime schedule was becoming cluttered with children's programmes, with the Children's BBC birthday morning and afternoon slots, or because See-Saw had been moved to Two on several occasions.
The closest Two had to regular children's programming after losing Play School and Play Away was You and Me, which was technically a school's programme that moved from BBC One as part of the Daytime on Two strand: I remember the IBA doing something similar with ITV Schools programming that same year, when it was moved to Channel 4 from September 14th, so the ITV franchises could fully branch out their daytime schedules.
The closest Two had to regular children's programming after losing Play School and Play Away was You and Me, which was technically a school's programme that moved from BBC One as part of the Daytime on Two strand: I remember the IBA doing something similar with ITV Schools programming that same year, when it was moved to Channel 4 from September 14th, so the ITV franchises could fully branch out their daytime schedules.
The scheduling of the See-Saw slot had been discussed earlier in the year on the Radio Times letters page, where a reader complained that the scheduled slot of 1.50-2.05 always ran late (noting in particular that on 19th January, Hokey Cokey didn't finish until almost 2.10) and thus clashed with the programmes for young children shown daily at 2.02 on BBC2 as part of Daytime on Two (such as You and Me, Words and Pictures, Storytime).
The move of See-Saw took place in the first week of Wimbledon, but one reason for making the move permanent may have been to solve that scheduling clash.