Chock-A-Block
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Season 1
S1 · E1
Unknown Episode 1
soonS1 · E2
Ballad of Jo Crow Episode 2
soonS1 · E3
Ballad of Jo Crow Part 2 Episode 3
soonS1 · E4 · Jun 11, 1981
The Train Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Jun 18, 1981
The Sun and The Moon Episode 5
S1 · E6 · Jun 25, 1981
Magpie Episode 6
S1 · E7 · Jul 2, 1981
(Unknown) Episode 7
S1 · E8 · Jul 9, 1981
Cat Episode 8
S1 · E9 · Jul 16, 1981
Pig Episode 9
S1 · E10 · Jul 23, 1981
Shoes Episode 10
S1 · E11 · Jul 30, 1981
Snake Episode 11
S1 · E12 · Aug 6, 1981
Bee At The Sea Episode 12
S1 · E13 · Aug 13, 1981
(Unknown) Episode 13
13 episodes in Season 1
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Chock-A-Block was a BBC children's television programme, first shown in 1981 and repeated through to 1989 and shown as part of the children's programme cycle See-Saw. "Chock-A-Block" was an extremely large yellow computer, modelled to resemble a mainframe of the time; it filled the entire studio and provided the entire backdrop for the show. The presenter of the show supposedly played the part of a technician maintaining the computer; there were two presenters, Fred Harris and Carol Leader, but only one appeared in each episode. At the start of the show, the presenter would drive around the studio towards the machine in a small yellow electric car, before saying the catchphrase "Chock-A-Bloke, checking in!". The presenter would then use the machine to find out about a particular topic. The name "chock-a-block" was supposedly derived from the machine's ability to read data from "blocks" - which were just that, physical blocks painted different colours. A typical show would include dialogue from the presenter, a brief clip played on Chock-a-block's video screen, and the presenter recording a song on Chock-a-block's audio recorder.
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Michael Cole Creator
Total runtime 6h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom
Show info
Premiered
May 21, 1981
Final episode
August 13, 1981
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Scripted
Episode length
30 min
Total runtime
6h 30m
Original language
English
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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