Advent Calendar 2021 Day 1: Seeing And Doing, 1980

First shown on 8th December, let's start our year with a basic introduction for the very young to what this season is about and what happens in it from a familiar face. Seeing And Doing lasted from 1967 to 1992 teaching five to seven year olds about the wider world. For several years from around 1976 Toni Arthur was its presenter, let go by Play School because Cynthia Felgate thought she had a big acting career ahead of her only for her to jump channels. In truth her work there is a bit like everyone else who went from the Beeb to Thames with a view to furthering their career in the late 70s in that she wasn't as effective and most forget about it, but in this edition she's joined by her pagan folk (and life) partner Dave Arthur. Once you know they were involved with sometime media sensation Wiccan high priest Alex Sanders something feels weird about them outlining the traditional rituals of Christian feast but that's just us from a well read 2021 perspective. There's carol singers, cards, puddings and decoration before closing with a rendition of We Wish You A Merry Christmas, and hopefully by the end you'll start being in the mood for the season.