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| first aired SPRING 1967 |
| Bob and Carol look for treasure |  |
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The very first story, presumably an adventure with children searching for lost treasure than having it stolen from them. Written by Joy Thwaytes.
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| first aired SPRING 1968 |
| Len and the River Mob | |
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Presumably some sort of adventure about a lad who gets a job in some river docks and investigates some strange goings-on on some of the boats. Written by Leonard Kingston.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1971 |
| The Boy From Space (1971) | |
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Science fiction about a young visitor from another planet who is sheltered from his pursuers by a gang of children. Written by Richard Carpenter.
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| first aired SPRING 1973 |
| Joe and the Sheep Rustlers | |
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Seems to be about a lad who goes to live on a farm and investigates some sheep rustlers. Written by Leonard Kingston.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1974 |
| Cloudburst | |
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Another sci-fi story that had something to do with launching a space rocket. Written by Richard Carpenter
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| first aired SPRING 1977 |
| The King's Dragon | |
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Fantasy adventure about the search for an old lost treasure. Written by Richard Carpenter.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1978 |
| Skyhunter | |
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London-based thriller about the trade is stolen rare birds. Written by Leonard Kingston.
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| first aired SPRING 1980 |
| The Boy From Space (1980) | |
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A re-jigged version of the 1971 sci-fi story above. Written by Richard Carpenter.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1981 |
| Dark Towers | |
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Comic fantasy about two kids and a dog investigating a hanuted house. Written by Andrew Davies.
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| first aired SPRING 1983 |
| Fair Ground | |
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Thriller about a travelling fair which is being sabotaged, either by resentful locals or the travellers themselves. Written by Christopher Russell.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1984 |
| Badger Girl | |
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Another thriller about two kids on a farm holiday and a local girl they meet who all investigating pony rustling on the moors. Written by Andrew Davies.
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| first aired SPRING 1988 |
| Geordie Racer | |
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A young pigeon racer investigates a series of burglaries being organised through his sport. Written by Christopher Russell.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1989 |
| Through The Dragon's Eye | |
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Fantasy about three children transported to a magical land to help a dragon to save his land's life force. Written by Christopher and Christine Russell.
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| first aired SPRING 1994 |
| Earthwarp | |
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Three young friends, joined by an alien visitor, have to save their hometown from the plotting of the local 'Mr Moneybags' and from an alien bomb heading straight for it. Written by Roy Apps.
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| first aired AUTUMN 1994 |
| Skyhunter 2 | |
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A remake of the 1978 story Skyhunter, again about the trade in stolen peregrine falcons.
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| first aired SUMMER 1995 |
| LRTV | |
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A bit of fun about an educational TV station celebrating its 20th anniversary.
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| first aired SPRING 1996 |
| Spywatch | |
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Second World War-set thriller about three evacuees and a local girl investigating spies but stumbling across the black market. Written by Derek Farmer.
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| first aired SUMMER 1997 |
| Captain Crimson | |
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Fantasy about a comic book superhero who comes to life, causing trouble for the young children of the comic's creator. Written by Elly Brewer.
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| first aired SPRING 1998 |
| The Legend of the Lost Keys | |
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Fantasy adventure about two children who open up a doorway to a strange world and then have to find the keys to lock it again before the inhabitants enslave all the children of Earth. Written by Jim Eldridge.
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| first aired SPRING 2001 |
| Zzaap and the Word Master | |
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Two kids get sucked into a computer game and have to work their way through all sorts of fantasy worlds in order to escape.
Written by Berlie Doherty.
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device used on this page has been extracted from BBC Education's Look and Read website at www.bbc.co.uk/education/lookandread.