In 1987 and 1988 I was the co-presenter, with my former wife Hilary Lyon, of several of these BBC educational programmes. I can't remember exactly how many I did but I know the first one we ever did was about the Sixties and that was really fun - I got to play a dalek from Dr. Who.
There was another when I had to go up in a helicopter with two little girls from Glasgow, and one of them freaked out and wouldn't go. And then there was one about autumn. I'm sorry I can't remember anymore. I am too old.
Above is a segment of the Sixties show, followed by one called Colours and Reflections that was shot at the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988.
Oh hooray, I found the official blurb and TX dates of them all on the BBC archive website…
22 sept 88 Colours and reflections
ALAN CUMMING and HILARY LYON find reflections of themselves in surprising places and discover that seeing the world through different colours can change the way things look. Stories by FIONA MCGARRY Producer ISHBEL MACLEAN
13 Oct 88 The Sixties
ALAN CUMMING and HILARY LYON are transported back to the 60s to a world of space travel, old money, Beatles music, miniskirts, cars, black-and-white television and Celtic winning the European Cup. Written by MARY KALEMKERIAN Producer ISHBEL MACLEAN
3 Oct 1989 Autumn
Alan Cumming goes in search of the season, and finds evidence of the way landscape, animals and people adjust to the arrival of autumn.
15th Sept 90
Living In A Tenement
Where do you live? Living in a Tenement. Stephanie Davidson (aged 7) shows what it is like to live in a Glasgow tenement flat.
Presented by Alan Cumming