Numbertime

Numbertime
Genre	Educational sketches
Starring	Lolita Chakrabarti Anthony Barclay Laura Brattan Joanna Brookes Otiz Cannelloni Paul Cawley Ian Connaughton Simon Corris Chriss Emmett Mike Hayley Brian Miller Elisabeth Sladen [El Nombre] Sophie Aldred Janet Ellis Kate Robbins Michael Fenton-Stevens Steve Steen
Country of origin	UK
Production
Running time	10 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	BBC
External links
Website

Numbertime is a BBC educational television series for primary schools that was first aired on BBC2 in 1993. It was originally presented by Lolita Chakrabarti. El Nombre, an animated character on Numbertime, eventually became the concept for another educational children's television program.

1 Series 1: Numbers 1 to 10 (1993)
2 Series 2: Shapes (1995)
3 Series 3: Side by Side (1995)
4 Series 4: Addition And Subtraction (1995)
5 Series 4: More or Less (1996)

Series 1: Numbers 1 to 10 (1993)

Episode 1: Number 1 (air date September 20, 1993)
Episode 2: Number 2 (September 27, 1993)
Episode 3: Number 3 (October 4, 1993)
Episode 4: Number 4 (October 11, 1993)
Episode 5: Number 5 (October 18, 1993)
Episode 6: Number 6 (November 1, 1993)
Episode 7: Number 7 (November 8, 1993)
Episode 8: Number 8 (November 15, 1993)
Episode 9: Number 9 (November 22, 1993)
Episode 10: Number 10 (November 29, 1993)

Series 2: Shapes (1995)

Episode 1: Circles (April 24, 1995)
Episode 2: Squares (May 1, 1995)
Episode 3: Triangles (May 9, 1995)
Episode 4: Rectangles (May 15, 1995)
Episode 5: Shapes Together (May 22, 1995)

Series 3: Side by Side (1995)

Episode 1: Up, Down, On and Off (September 12, 1995)
Episode 2: In Front and Behind, Before and After (September 26, 1995)
Episode 3: Under, Over, On Top of, and Beneath (October 5, 1995)
Episode 4: Beside, Around, and Between (October 12, 1995)
Episode 5: In, Out and Through (October 19, 1995)

Series 4: Addition And Subtraction (1995)

Episode 1: Adding 2 Numbers
Episode 2: Adding 3 Numbers
Episode 3: Patterns Of Addition
Episode 4: Two Step Addition
Episode 5: Addition with Partition
Episode 6: Subtracting one from another
Episode 7: Addition and Subtraction Difference
Episode 8: Patterns Of Subtraction
Episode 9: Two Step Subtraction
Episode 10: Plus And Minus

Series 4: More or Less (1996)

Episode 1: One More (April 17, 1996)
Episode 2: Two More (April 24, 1996)
Episode 3: Three More (May 1, 1996)
Episode 4: Five More (May 8, 1996)
Episode 5: One Less (May 15, 1996)
Episode 6: Two Less (May 22, 1996)
Episode 7: Three Less (June 5, 1996)
Episode 8: Five Less (June 12, 1996)

This marks the first appearance of Bill the Numberbird.