List of Rainbow episodes


Rainbow is a British children's television series, created by Pamela Lonsdale, which ran between five times weekly, twice weekly and once weekly at 12:10 on Tuesdays and Fridays on the ITV network, from 16 October 1972 to 24 March 1997. It was intended to develop language and number skills for pre-school children, and went on to win the Society of Film and Television Arts Award for Best Children's Programme in 1975.

Series 1 (1972)

  1. "Shapes"
  2. "Farm Animals"
  3. "Houses"
  4. "Weather "
  5. "Trains"
  6. "Painting"
  7. "Insects"
  8. "Boats"
  9. "Land"
  10. "Clothes"
  11. "Touch"
  12. "Reptiles"
  13. "Work "
  14. "Books"
  15. "Furniture "
  16. "Movement"
  17. "Fruit and Vegetables"
  18. "Cats and Dogs"
  19. "Trees "
  20. "Sounds "
  21. "Autumn"
  22. "Shoes"
  23. "Flowers"
  24. "Illness"
  25. "Music "
  26. "British Wild Animals"
  27. "Work "
  28. "Weather "
  29. "Sleep"
  30. "Sounds"
  31. "Zoo Animals"
  32. "Family"
  33. "Water "
  34. "Building "
  35. "Making Things"
  36. "Birds"
  37. "Post"
  38. "Fish"
  39. "Party Food"
  40. "Smell"
  41. "Babies "
  42. "Fireman"
  43. "Sky"
  44. "Shopping "
  45. "Christmas Music"
  46. "Christmas Tree"
  47. "Christmas Decorations"
  48. "Christmas Food"
  49. "Christmas Post"
  50. "Indoor Plants"

    Series 2 (1973)

  51. "Movement"
  52. "Fruit: Oranges and Lemons"
  53. "Water: Rivers"
  54. "Horses"
  55. "Food"
  56. "Shapes 2"
  57. "Insects"
  58. "Trains"
  59. "Day and Night"
  60. "Cars"
  61. "Art: Making Things"
  62. "Cows and Milk"
  63. "Books"
  64. "Seasons: Spring"
  65. "Farmers and Animals"
  66. "Reflections"
  67. "Zoo Animals: Monkeys"
  68. "Roads and Paths"
  69. "The Sea"
  70. "Shopping"
  71. "Music"
  72. "Water Birds"
  73. "Wood: Trees"
  74. "Weather "
  75. "Hospitals: Nurses"
  76. "Senses: Taste"
  77. "Wild Animals: Lions and Tigers"
  78. "Aeroplanes"
  79. "Clothes: Uniform"
  80. "Musical Instruments 1"
  81. "Movement: Up and Down"
  82. "Growing Things"
  83. "The Dentist"
  84. "Goldfish"
  85. "Wheels"
  86. "Sounds 2"
  87. "Water "
  88. "Babies"
  89. "Birds"
  90. "Buses"
  91. "Art: Painting"
  92. "Trees"
  93. "Occupations: Dustmen"
  94. "Elephants, Hippos and Rhinos"
  95. "Toys"
  96. "Music: Dancing"
  97. "The Body "
  98. "Communications"
  99. "Flowers"
  100. "Pets "
  101. "Shapes 3"
  102. "Clothes"
  103. "Bridges"
  104. "Summer"
  105. "Holidays"
  106. "Home"
  107. "Water "
  108. "Furniture "
  109. "Pets "
  110. "Gardens"
  111. "Movement: Fast and Slow"
  112. "Tortoises and Slow Things"
  113. "Aeroplanes and Fast Things"
  114. "Harvest Time"
  115. "Growing Tall"
  116. "Painting: Spots and Stripes"
  117. "Animals and Camouflage"
  118. "Uniforms"
  119. "Weather "
  120. "Building "
  121. "Night Time"
  122. "Autumn"
  123. "Hibernating Animals"
  124. "Newspapers"
  125. "Movement: In and Out"
  126. "Birds"
  127. "Occupations: Crane Drivers"
  128. "Sea and Ships"
  129. "Playground"
  130. "The Body "
  131. "Hair"
  132. "Hands"
  133. "Skin"
  134. "Feet"
  135. "Shapes 4"
  136. "Farm Animals"
  137. "Lorries"
  138. "Ponds, Puddles and Pools"
  139. "Post"
  140. "Movement: Over and Under"
  141. "Digging and Burrowing Animals"
  142. "Communications"
  143. "Rivers"
  144. "Machines"
  145. "Making Things"
  146. "Christmas Decorations"
  147. "The Baker"
  148. "Shopping"
  149. "Christmas Post"
  150. "Christmas Music "
  151. "Christmas Games"
  152. "Christmas Party "
  153. "Winter Clothes"
  154. "Winter"

    Series 3 (1974)

  155. "Transport: General"
  156. "Transport: Road"
  157. "Transport: Rail"
  158. "Transport: Air"
  159. "Transport: Sea"
  160. "Occupations"
  161. "Doctors"
  162. "Drivers"
  163. "Shopkeepers"
  164. "Outdoor Workers"
  165. "Movement: Fast and Slow"
  166. "Movement: In and Out"
  167. "Movement: Under and Over"
  168. "Movement: Round and Round"
  169. "Movement: Up and Down"
  170. "Making Metal Things"
  171. "Making Wooden Things"
  172. "Making Glass and Pottery"
  173. "Making Woollen Clothes"
  174. "Making Metal Things"
  175. "Making Wooden Things"
  176. "Making Glass and Pottery"
  177. "Spring"
  178. "Nature: Trees"
  179. "Nature: Gardens"
  180. "Nature: Farms"
  181. "Nature: Wild Animals"
  182. "Places: General"
  183. "The Zoo"
  184. "Places: The Shops"
  185. "Nature: Farm Animals"
  186. "Places: The Country Side"
  187. "Places: Playgrounds/Fairs"
  188. "Sounds"
  189. "Musical Sounds"
  190. "Mechanical Sounds"
  191. "Weather Sounds"
  192. "Animal Sounds"
  193. "Communications: General"
  194. "Communications: The Voice"
  195. "Communications: Roads and Bridges"
  196. "Communications: The Post Office"
  197. "Communications: Signals"
  198. "Cats"
  199. "Big Cats"
  200. "Farm Animals"
  201. "Birds"
  202. "Insects"
  203. "Home: General"
  204. "Home: The Family"
  205. "Home: Shopping"
  206. "Home: Cooking and Cleaning"
  207. "Home: Games"
  208. "Shapes: General"
  209. "Shapes: The Street"
  210. "Shapes: Home"
  211. "Shapes: The Countryside"
  212. "Shapes: Making Things"

    Series 4 (1974–1975)

  213. "Movement: General"
  214. "Movement: Fast and Slow"
  215. "Movement: Round and Round"
  216. "Movement: Up and Down 2"
  217. "Movement: Backwards and Forwards"
  218. "Occupations: Milkman"
  219. "Occupations: Postman"
  220. "Occupations: Bus Driver"
  221. "Occupations: Police"
  222. "Occupations: Nurse"
  223. "Farms: The Farmer"
  224. "Farms: Cows and Milk"
  225. "Farms: Chickens and Eggs"
  226. "Farms: Sheep and Pigs"
  227. "Farms: Horses"
  228. "Transport: General"
  229. "Transport: Roads"
  230. "Transport: Rail"
  231. "Transport: Air"
  232. "Transport: Ships"
  233. "Making: Wood"
  234. "Making: Cotton"
  235. "Making: Plastic"
  236. "Making: Glass and Pottery"
  237. "Making: Painting"
  238. "People: At Home"
  239. "People: Babies"
  240. "People: Shopping"
  241. "People: Outings"
  242. "People: Pets"
  243. "Weather: Winter Snow"
  244. "Weather: Spring Rain"
  245. "Weather: Summer Sun"
  246. "Weather: Autumn Wind"
  247. "Weather: Gales and Storms"
  248. "Shapes: General"
  249. "Shapes: Street 2"
  250. "Shapes: Home"
  251. "Shapes: Body"
  252. "Shapes: Clothes"
  253. "Places: Bakery"
  254. "Places: Shops"
  255. "Places: Garages"
  256. "Places: School"
  257. "Places: Library"
  258. "Wild Animals: Elephants"
  259. "Wild Animals: Rhinos and Hippos"
  260. "Wild Animals: Monkeys"
  261. "Wild Animals: Giraffes and Zebras"
  262. "Wild Animals: Penguins, Seals and Whales"
  263. "Sizes: Tall and Short"
  264. "Sizes: Full and Empty"
  265. "Sizes: Heavy and Light"
  266. "Sizes: Near and Far"
  267. "Sizes: General"
  268. "Animals: Rabbits and Hares"
  269. "Animals: Squirrels and Hedgehogs"
  270. "Animals: Foxes, Badgers and Deer"
  271. "Animals: Moles and Voles"
  272. "Animals: Frogs and Toads"
  273. "Musical Instruments 2"
  274. "Sounds: People and Animals"
  275. "Sounds: Domestic"
  276. "Sounds: Mechanical"
  277. "Sounds: Natural"
  278. "Occupations: Airline Pilot"
  279. "Occupations: Teacher"
  280. "Occupations: Fireman"
  281. "Occupations: Zoo Keeper"
  282. "Occupations: Dentist"
  283. "Pastimes: Play"
  284. "Pastimes: Swimming"
  285. "Pastimes: Walking"
  286. "Pastimes: Painting and Making"
  287. "Pastimes: Collecting"

    Series 5 (1975–1976)

  288. "Shapes: General 2"
  289. "Shapes: Home 2"
  290. "Shapes: Shops"
  291. "Shapes: Useful Things"
  292. "Shapes: Clothes"
  293. "Animals: Dogs and Cats"
  294. "Animals: Lions and Tigers"
  295. "Animals: Camels"
  296. "Animals: Beavers"
  297. "Animals: Small Birds"
  298. "Makings: Bricks"
  299. "Makings: Garden"
  300. "Makings: Cakes"
  301. "Makings: Boots and Shoes"
  302. "Makings: Cardboard Boxes"
  303. "Movement: Up and Down 3"
  304. "Movement: Fast and Slow"
  305. "Movement: Backwards and Forwards 2"
  306. "Movement: Round and Round 2"
  307. "Movement: General"
  308. "Places: Factory"
  309. "Places: High Street"
  310. "Places: River"
  311. "Places: Farm"
  312. "Places: Home"
  313. "Communications: Roads and Bridges 2"
  314. "Communications: Newspapers"
  315. "Communications: Radio"
  316. "Communications: Post Office 2"
  317. "Communications: General 2"
  318. "Christmas Decorations 2"
  319. "Christmas Post 2"
  320. "Christmas Present Wrapping"
  321. "Christmas Music "
  322. "Christmas Party "
  323. "The Body: Feet and Legs"
  324. "The Body: Hands and Arms"
  325. "The Body: Head"
  326. "The Body: Hair and Skin"
  327. "The Body: Head to Foot"
  328. "Animals: Cats"
  329. "Animals: Dogs"
  330. "Animals: Cows"
  331. "Animals: Pigs"
  332. "Animals: Sheep"
  333. "Food: Apples"
  334. "Food: Potatoes"
  335. "Food: Bread"
  336. "Food: Eggs"
  337. "Food: Milk and Cheese"
  338. "Opposites: Loud and Soft"
  339. "Opposites: Wet and Dry"
  340. "Opposites: Open and Shut"
  341. "Opposites: Fast and Slow"
  342. "Opposites: Day and Night"
  343. "Transport: Bicycles"
  344. "Transport: Cars"
  345. "Transport: Boats"
  346. "Transport: Trains"
  347. "Transport: Buses"
  348. "Wild Animals: Lions"
  349. "Wild Animals: Monkeys"
  350. "Wild Animals: Kangaroos"
  351. "Wild Animals: Giraffes"
  352. "Wild Animals: Elephants"
  353. "Clothes: Hats"
  354. "Clothes: Coats"
  355. "Clothes: Shoes"
  356. "Clothes: Uniforms"
  357. "Clothes: Dressing Up"
  358. "Birds: Garden Birds"
  359. "Birds: Ostriches"
  360. "Birds: Penguins"
  361. "Birds: Ducks"
  362. "Birds: Sea Birds"
  363. "Places: Seaside"
  364. "Places: Railway Station"
  365. "Places: Parks"
  366. "Places: Hospital"
  367. "Places: Farm "

    Series 6 (1976–1977)

  368. "Animals: Goats"
  369. "Animals: Moles"
  370. "Animals: Mice"
  371. "Animals: Squirrels"
  372. "Animals: Donkeys"
  373. "Places: School"
  374. "Places: Playground"
  375. "Places: Port"
  376. "Places: Supermarket"
  377. "Places: Underground"
  378. "Music: Blowing"
  379. "Music: Banging"
  380. "Music: Scraping"
  381. "Music: Plucking"
  382. "Music: General"
  383. "Movement: Over and Under"
  384. "Movement: Round and Round"
  385. "Movement: Up and Down"
  386. "Movement: Backwards and Forwards"
  387. "Movement: General"
  388. "Occupations: Veterinary Surgeon"
  389. "Occupations: Bus Driver"
  390. "Occupations: Lorry Driver"
  391. "Occupations: Doctor"
  392. "Occupations: Milkman"
  393. "Home: Washing"
  394. "Home: Shopping"
  395. "Home: Cooking"
  396. "Home: Cleaning"
  397. "Home: General"
  398. "Seasons: Spring"
  399. "Seasons: Summer"
  400. "Seasons: Autumn"
  401. "Seasons: Winter"
  402. "Seasons: General"
  403. "Water: In the Home"
  404. "Water: Sea and Swimming"
  405. "Water: Fun"
  406. "Water: Rivers and Canals"
  407. "Water: General"
  408. "Nature: Butterflies"
  409. "Nature: Bees and Honey"
  410. "Nature: Spiders"
  411. "Nature: Fish"
  412. "Nature: Owls"
  413. "Positions: Top"
  414. "Positions: Bottom"
  415. "Positions: Inside"
  416. "Positions: Outside"
  417. "Positions: Middle"
  418. "Emotions: Happy"
  419. "Emotions: Sad"
  420. "Emotions: Cross"
  421. "Emotions: Worried"
  422. "Emotions: Caring"
  423. "Keeping Healthy: Eating"
  424. "Keeping Healthy: Sleeping"
  425. "Keeping Healthy: Drinking"
  426. "Keeping Healthy: Breathing"
  427. "Keeping Healthy: Growing"
  428. "Lines"
  429. "Stripes"
  430. "Triangles"
  431. "Squares"
  432. "Circles"
  433. "Family and Friends: Mother"
  434. "Family and Friends: Father"
  435. "Family and Friends: Grandparents"
  436. "Family and Friends: Brothers and Sisters"
  437. "Family and Friends: Friends"
  438. "The Home: Kitchen"
  439. "The Home: Bathroom"
  440. "The Home: Living Room"
  441. "The Home: Bedroom"
  442. "The Home: General"
  443. "Growing: Underground"
  444. "Growing: Overground"
  445. "Shopping: Greengrocers"
  446. "Cooking and Eating"
  447. "Vegetables"
  448. "Seaside: The Journey"
  449. "Seaside: Water and Waves"
  450. "Seaside: Things to be Found"
  451. "Seaside: Things to Do"
  452. "Seaside: The Harbour"