Freetime

Infobox Television
show_name = Freetime


caption =
genre = Children's
Entertainment
creator =
presenter = Mick Robertson
Trudy Dance
Kim Goody
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country = UK
language = English
executive_producer =
runtime = 25 minutes
network = ITV
picture_format = 4:3
audio_format = Monaural sound
first_aired = 08 December 1981
last_aired = 28 August 1985
Series = 11
number of editions = 133
imdb_id = 0348934
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"Freetime" was a twice-weekly children's television programme shown on ITV between 1981 and 1985. Produced by Thames Television, it was a magazine format show devoted to hobbies and interests, and was designed to encourage viewers to get out and about rather than staying at home and watching television. It was hosted by the former Magpie presenter Mick Robertson.

Robertson was initially joined on set by Trudy Dance, but she was soon replaced by Kim Goody, who co-presented the show with Robertson until it was axed by the network in 1985. The object of the show was to shed light on the manifold hobbies and interests that viewers might wish to pursue. However, not all of these were really possible. One famous show from the final season featured two teams of dogs playing football, with Robertson providing commentary, while Goody attempted to act as referee.

Following the show's finale, Robertson went on to help launch The Children's Channel, and was briefly reunited with Goody a few years later when she joined him as a presenter on his show, Roustabout. However, after a year or so, she left to pursue a career in music.

On 16 September 1988, Thames Television briefly re-launched Freetime, this time fronted by Andi Peters, but the series was cancelled after its fifteenth and final edition on 23 December 1988

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