Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Global Explorers

 

A six-level American English course from Macmillan. Pre A1-B1+. Pic from official book sample level 1 unit 6. I think digital packs only. Documentary videos. Another quite good clip of a dark haired boy cooking in level 3 unit 6. Release 2026?

For pre-schoolers there's a line Early Explorers. A secondary course is called Global Innovators. 

Monday, July 20, 2026

Curious Kids

 


A 6-level primary course (British English) from Macmillan. Pic 1 from official clip, level 3. Pic 2 from official book sample. Level 4, unit 3, lesson 7.

Pic 2 is from a clip as well. Boy is called Ed. 

I'm currently very busy and I haven't searched for more clips yet. 

Course I think from 2022.  There are also song clips including young kids dancing. Probably many clips are animations at least for earlier levels. 

I think digital books and Navio app only. No CD/DVD.  

Saturday, June 20, 2026

On Track


This is from On Track 3 (Gymnasium Bayern). 6 level course by Westermann.  Pic taken from the official sample (BiBox). Listening and viewing practice, page 16. There's also a clip showing teens playing outside Ultimate Frisbee.

I haven't checked other levels. There are packets (Medienpaket) containing a DVD-ROM and 2 CDs for each level. Probably also online. On Track 1 is for 5th grade. there's also On Track Advanced (grade 11-12). 3 lines. General, Bavaria and English as 2nd language. All maybe containing same clips. 

  

Thursday, May 7, 2026

You're Welcome - Engels voor beginners

 

Year published/aired: 1988   

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 21

Grade: Beginners

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: NL3 (TELEAC)

Production company: 

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story:

Editor:

Director: Dineke Teeuw

Media:

Media distribution: 

Additional media:

Working material: 

Material publisher: 

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A Dutch course. I found in a TV magazine (MO 31.12.1990) You 're welcome, voorlichtingsprogramma voor deze cursus Engels voor beginners. (NL3 19.50h). Host Pieter Sleeboom. Started 1.Nov 1988. Re-broadcasted 1994. Maybe just studio scenes? There are grown-ups shown. Maybe the course is for adults? 

I first thought that the course is just called "Engels voor beginners" but it's  "You 're welcome". Pics on tvenradiodb.nl. I haven't found much other info.

Pic is from a book Engels voor beginners but 1993 Spanish version (same cover image, same Belgian publisher Deltas). 3 books by Aagje Dupré. 1989 Book series Taal leren voor beginners. Also other language courses. There were audio cassettes. I haven't found videos or pics of VHS. This is probably a different course.


Episodes: 30 minutes each

1 Hello!

2 What do you do in the morning?

3,6,9,13,17  Revision

4 What do you do in your spare time?

5 Could you tell me the way, please?

7 What yould you like?

8 Can I eat here?

10 Sir John, could you tell me...?

11 Is there a telephone in the room?

12 What did you want to be?

14 What was it like?

15 Do you ever work at weekends?

16 How are you feeling?

18 What sort od show is this?

19 What do you think?

20 Can you explain what Carnival is?

21 Revision 

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Learning Well

 

Year published/aired: 2023   

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 9 units/level

Grade: Pre A1-B1 (7-14 yo)

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Macmillan

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: Digital only (Navio) ?

Media distribution: Macmillan

Additional media: books,  digital books,

Working material: Elaine Boyd, Araminta Grace,

Material publisher: Macmillan

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 6 level primary course (American English) from Macmillan. Pic 1 from level 6 Unit 6 "Our Wellbeing spead" taken from the book sample. Pic 2 below from Level 1 unit 2 lesson 7 (official video sample). Many or most clips (at least level 1-4) might be animated. Songs, V-logs, real-world communication clips, and documentaries.

It also supports the Navio app. The teacher resources include an app with classroom presentation kit with videos etc (whiteboard ?) Each level has an additional book are called Wellness.

Episodes: Unknown length, most or all clips are probably very short 2-4 minutes ?

 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Update: Steps in English


I recently found this 2011 ? Oxford course, but I already had an entry. New pic from a Polish book of level 1. Scene showing Amy, Tomek and Dylan on right (in red). Unit 1 Welcome. Tomek and friends. Photostory, but I assume a video on DVD as well.

Unit 2 School, Unit 3 My home.

Next to vocabulary, grammar (2 steps), there are Skill Steps and Culture steps as columns in the book.

Culture Steps: Tomek has a blog (probably fictional), Unit 1: Blog: The Royal Family. Project Making a family tree.

Unit 2. Blog: School. Project: making a plan of your classroom.

Unit 3. Blog: Warwick Castle. Project: Making a poster about a Polish castle. -"DVD". Can't say what DVD exactly means here. Probably referring to a video from this. Not sure if it involves the kids as well (or just a castle), but it's likely.

Main post, with pic from  level 2 (other teens)

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/08/steps-in-english.html

There's also Steps Plus. 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/02/steps-plus.html

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Learning Lands

 

Year published/aired: 2024 ?  

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  

Grade: Pre A1-B1 (7-14 yo)

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Macmillan

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: Digital only (Navio) 

Media distribution: Macmillan

Additional media: books,  digital books,

Working material: Alison Blair, Jane Cadwallader,

Material publisher: Macmillan

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 6 level primary course (British English) from Macmillan. Pic from level 4 Unit 5 official clip on official YouTube channel. Many or most clips (at least level 1-4) are animated. Songs, V-logs, real-world communication clips, and documentaries.

It also supports the Navio app. The teacher resources include an app with classroom presentation kit with videos etc (whiteboard ?)

Episodes: Unknown length, most or all clips are probably very short 2-4 minutes ?

Level 5

Unit 1: Natural World 

Level 6

Unit 1: Travel Time 

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Update 2: Project Explore

 

I found this but already had it. Even with an update. Oxford University courses. I found some better pics from the books. Pic 1 again from level 2. Boys probably called Jed, Fred and Alfie. There are also at least 2 girls, Lily and Elsa.

Pic 2 is from level 1. Surprisingly older kids/teens. Keira, Pablo, Viki and Ravi.

Some clips are animated. There are few live-action clips from level 2. Some on YouTube by Julieta Roldan. Also with the scene from my update. Clips are ca 1-3 minutes.

Very nice scenes, probably worth buying. Reminds me of Cornelsen's English G Lighthouse/Access.

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/06/project-explore.html

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/06/update-project-explore.html

Sorry, I'm currently very busy and running out of good courses. I still have some few. 

Monday, January 26, 2026

Teen2Teen

 

Year published/aired: 2011 ?  

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: ~12 units each 

Grade: A1-B2

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Oxford University Press

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: DVD videos, Online 

Media distribution: Oxford University Press

Additional media: books, CD-ROM, sheets, audio, iTools 

Working material: Joan M. Saslow, Allen Asher,

Material publisher: Oxford University Press

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 4 level lower secondary course from Oxford University Press. American English. The earliest course I found on worldcat is from 2014. But should be from 2011. I think CD-ROMs (and Video DVDs) are included in the student's books. Pic 1 from Level 3 Unit 1 Video Lesson (found on YouTube), pic 2 from level 1 book. I haven't checked them all yet. Not sure about different editions. At least the current editon has iTools (Windows) and Online Practice (Teen2Teen Plus). I found (per level)

Student Extra Practice CD ROM, Teacher’s Resource CD-ROM, DVD Worksheets, Flashcards (plastic), Class Audio CD.

 

Episodes: unknown length, short clips (probably ~1-3 minutes each?)

 

Thursday, January 15, 2026

Update: Speak Out


I found 2 episodes on YouTube (recent uploads from The Art of Film on 16mm). Pic from ep "At The Post-Office" (ep 5) Set in Alfriston/Sussex. FWU, Radio Bremen 1971, 25 minutes, showing siblings Jenny and Simon. Actress Sheila Raynor. No more actors credits. Director Nigel Whittaker.  

The other episode (6) is "At a Shoe Shop", with older actors starring Barbara New, Elvi Hale. Maybe he has some more episodes.

This was the 2nd German ELT series on TV and the 1st using VCR. Previously I haven't found any pics nor clips. Produced 1971. I think first aired 1972.

Main post 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/speak-out.html

Chronological list 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/chronological-list.html

 

Friday, January 2, 2026

Find Your Voice

 

Year published/aired: 2024  

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: ~8 units each 

Grade: A1-A2+

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Macmillan

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: digital only 

Media distribution: Macmillan

Additional media: books 

Working material: Katherine Stannet, Catherine Bright,

Material publisher: Macmillan

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 4 level course from Macmillan for pre-teens and young teens. British English. Pics from level 1, unit 2 Discover the World - Me and My Clothes (Culture video, 2'22) taken from official YouTube channel Macmillan Education ELT. 

Level 3 will be available in 2026, level 4 in 2027. I think digital clips only, also for teachers (app and digital workbook) for the iGeneration. No audio found. Also used in Spain.

Book has many cartoons. There might also be animated clips. 

I wish everyone a Happy New Year! 


Episodes: unknown length, short clips (probably ~1-3 minutes each?)

Level 1

...

Lesson 2 Me and My Clothes (pictured) 

Lesson 5 Speaking (black girl at home ?)  live-action

Lesson 6 Reading and Culture, Cosplay (school uniforms) live-action

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Power Up

 


Year published/aired: 2018 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: ~9 units each

Grade: Pre A1-B1

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Cambridge University

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: digital

Media distribution: Cambridge University

Additional media: books, audio 

Working material: Caroline Nixon, Michael Tomlinson, Colin Sage

Material publisher: Cambridge University

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 7 level course from Cambridge University for young learners (Primary). British and American English. Pics from level 5 (Activity book) I think showing Ezgi and Pablo. I think digital only (digital packs (e-books)). Some or most clips might be animated/cartoons. Needs more research.

I also found vlogs on the official YouTube channel Cambridge University Press ELT. And clips like CLIL Documentary and vocabulary clips.

I wish everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 


Episodes: unknown length, short clips (maybe ~1-3 minutes each?)

Level 0 Unit 3 Where does food come from? 3'39

Level 1 unit 3 Song 2'25 (animated)

Vocabulary (all clips per level) ~9-11 minutes (mainly or only animated)

... 

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Beehive

 

Year published/aired: 2022 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 8-10 units each

Grade: Pre A1-B1

Genres: Everyday's situations 

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Oxford University

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: digital

Media distribution: Oxford University

Additional media: books, audio 

Working material: Jessica Finnis, others

Material publisher: Oxford University

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 7 level course from Oxford University for young learners (but not pre-school). British and American English. Pics from level 1 unit 8 A shopping role play. There are also many (most) animated clips (cartoons). I think digital only (digital packs (e-books) and Online Practise).


Episodes: unknown length, short clips (~1-3 minutes each)

Level 1

Unit 1 

Lesson 3 What color is it? 1'54 (animated) 

Lesson 4 Billy's painting 2'38 (animated)

Lesson 5 School 2'07 (live-action) 

Project - A board game (2'02) (live-action) 

...

Unit 2 Lesson 5 Toys and games 2'12 (live action)

 ... 

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Update: Own it!

 

I found this scene on page 10 (referring to page 15), Student's Book of level 2, confirming a clip. Similar on page 8 (I think unit 2). 

He's called James. Clip Language in action 1.3.

Cambridge University course, ca 2019 

Main post

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2022/11/own-it.html

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Optimise Stars

 

Year published/aired: 2024 ? 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: 10 units each

Grade: A2-B2

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Macmillan

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: 

Editor:

Director:

Media: digital

Media distribution: Macmillan

Additional media: books 

Working material: Jeremy Bowell, Richard Storton, others

Material publisher: Macmillan

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A 4 level secondary course from Macmillan for teenagers. British English. Pics from the sample course videos. Pic 1 from the Speaking test video. Pic 2 from Speaking in the Background. Unknown levels. Clips are digital (digital workbooks/apps).

A companian course is Academy Stars (2nd ed, level A1). There's also Bright Academy Stars. There was an earlier prequel course ~2016 called Optimise (which still needs to be checked). 

Episodes: unknown length, probably short clips (maybe ~2 minutes each?)

Level A2 

Unit 1 Fun times

Reading video: Your favourite places

Gramma video: Present simple and present continuous 

Unit 2 (only grammar video) Past simple

Unit 3 On the move

Reading video: Holidays at home, grammar video  

Unit 4 The world of technology (only grammar video)

Unit 5 My style 

Upcycle your wardrobe! Do it yourself! 

Unit 7 Let's play

The life of an athlete - Girls united

Unit 9 Good for you

Choosing a healthy activity

Unit 10 At home (only grammar video) 

Vocabulary videos

Talking about free-time activities

Explaining likes and dislikes

Asking someone to explain

Talking about preferences

Describing things and giving opinions

Talking about the future

Giving opinions

Talking about a topic

Gicing yourself time to think

Agreeing and disagreeing 

 

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Update: Link It!

 

I found better pics of Link It! (2nd Edition, 2024) Oxford University Press. Pic 1 from Level 1. Pic 2 from level 2. There are some more screenshots in the books.

Main post

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2023/05/link-it.html

Friday, November 21, 2025

Update: Here We Come (1974) clip found

It appears on my TOP posts and I found a new upload of ep 4 on YouTube (uploader Introkungarna). Very interesting. Producer and director Eskil Garpebring. So obviously Swedish origin. I previously only found a 1974 broadcast in Estonia and a 1978 re-broadcast in Sweden. Looks like an adventure series, here with a message in a bottle.

I have to check it more closely and upate my main post. Previously, I haven't found mush info. He also has similar early clips. 

https://schulfernsehenenglischhistory.blogspot.com/2021/07/here-we-come.html

Friday, November 14, 2025

Friends in London (Friends)

 

Friends (New Friends) was a 4 level course from Pearson Longman ca 2002. 16 units per level. A similar later course was Wider World (2017).

I have to check Friends later. At least New Friends also has CD-ROMs. One supplement for the first 2 levels (Starter and 1 or 1 and 2) was a VHS video Friends in London - Video. Plot: 2 friends tell each other about all the fun they have. (Can't say if boys or girls). There was a booklet (Video activity book) for the VHS, separate and as a pack with the VHS. Tests, projects, games, songs etc.

I haven't found details, length of the VHS nor screenshots or clip. I have to check the books, I only found book 3.

Pic above from the book, level 3, girls are Vicki and Kim. Maybe these are the 2 friends as there are also pics of them at Leeds Castle and at the airport.  

Update: I found the same pics in course "In Touch" ca 2001. There is a combined CD pack for both. 

 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

The Wonderkids

 

Year published/aired: 2007 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes: ~36 units per level

Grade: 7 ??

Genres: Everyday's situations ?

Sub-subject:

Broadcaster: -

Production company: 

Production country:

Producer of videos:

Story: Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn

Editor:

Director:

Media: DVD

Media distribution: Longman

Additional media: books, CD-ROM,

Working material: Zozetta Androulaki

Material publisher: Pearson Longman

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): I found another 3 level Pearson Longman course by Brian Abbs and Ingrid Freebairn. There are confirmed Class DVDs (usually DVD-ROMs) and CD-ROMs. I think it's used with/part of the book series Sky. (I have 2 other DVDs for that (Life in Britain, Kirsty's Secret). There was also a course called Wonderland.

I haven't found any pics, PDFs or more details. I also tried archive.org and worldcat. So, I can't say if these are live-action or animated scenes. I think a secondary course for teens. Level 3 is for Senior C level students. In level 1 real kids should turn into cartoons.

The Wonderkids are Ollie and her friends Jess, Leo and Niki. They have special powers, help others and solve mysteries (at least in level 3).  

(Also or mainly) used in Greece. 

 

Episodes: unknown length

... 

Level 3

1. Making Friends

2. A busy time ahead

3. How did it happen?

4. My kind of music

5. I've just been for a swim

6. I've been downhill racing

7. Have you ever eaten squid?

8. The Wonderkids in ... The robbery

9. You musn't move it 

10. Where are you most ticklish?

11. The robot that won

12. The Paralympians 

13. I'm not used to this

14. He had dropped it in the sea

15. It's such an old house that ...

16. The Wonderkids in ... The gold ring 

...

36. Legal ages 

Monday, November 3, 2025

Living Abroad

 

Year published/aired: 1984 

Year produced/filmed:

# of episodes:  12 units, 60 clips total 

Grade: Business English ?

Genres: Business English ?

Sub-subject: Everyday's situations

Broadcaster: -

Production company: Berlitz & C.Itoh

Production country: Japan

Producer of videos:

Story:  

Editor:

Director:

Media: VHSx6

Media distribution: B&CI Inc.

Additional media: 3 books, audio cassettes

Working material:

Material publisher: Itoh, Berlitz

Novel available:

Other literature: 


Plot (short): A course for Business English. Subtitle: A Practical Orientation for the Japanese Businessman and his Wife. On 6 VHS. I haven't found much info.  And haven't found it on worldcat. Produced in Japan. Pic also showing the B&CI logo. (There's a thin AND below the B.) Family and also kids shown but probably few or very few scenes.

Berlitz & C.Itoh (Berlitz & C. Itoh) also published "On Business Abroad" (1983/1984), "Enjoy English" 1986 (3 VHS) and "First Step Abroad". C. Itoh (founded by Chubei Itoh) was renamed in 1992 again in Itochu (伊藤忠商事株式会社). There is also C.Itoh & Company (America) but this was produced in Japan. Berlitz also has many publishing names like Berlitz School of Languages (Japan). Some similar VHS were released by "NCS Video" and Shin Nihon.

The learning material has 4 parts, Story Presantation, The Key Points, Useful Expressions, Situational Role play.


Episodes: unknown length, 6 VHS, 2 units per VHS. 60 episodes. I only found these on a photo of the back of VHS 6.

... 

Unit 11 (VHS 6)

51 Getting a letter from the States

52 Greeting visitors at the airport

53 Having dinner at a Japanese Home 

54 Taking the subway to Akiharaba

55 Bargaining in Akihabara 

Unit 12 (VHS 6)

56 Shopping

57 In Asakusa   

58  At Kabuki

59 At the Palace

60 Having Drinks 

Global Explorers

  A six-level American English course from Macmillan. Pre A1-B1+. Pic from official book sample level 1 unit 6. I think digital packs only. ...