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Chock-A-Block was a BBC children 's television programme , created by Michael Cole .. Michael Cole. Michael Cole ( writer ). BBC. BBC. It was first shown in 1981 and repeated through to 1989 and shown as part of the children 's programme cycle See-Saw -LRB- the `` new '' name for the cycle originally known as Watch with Mother -RRB- .. See-Saw. See-Saw ( TV programme ). Watch with Mother. Watch with Mother. `` Chock-A-Block '' was an extremely large yellow computer , modelled to resemble a mainframe of the time ; it filled the entire studio and provided the entire backdrop for the show .. computer. computer. mainframe. Mainframe computer. The presenter of the show played the part of a technician maintaining the computer .. computer. computer. There were two presenters , Fred Harris -LRB- `` Chock-A-Bloke '' -RRB- and Carol Leader -LRB- `` Chock-A-Girl '' -RRB- , but only one appeared in each episode .. Carol Leader. Carol Leader. Fred Harris. Fred Harris ( presenter ). Bloke. Bloke. At the start of the show , the presenter would drive around the studio towards the machine in a small yellow electric car , before saying the catchphrase `` Chock-A-Bloke -LRB- or Girl -RRB- , checking in ! '' -RRB-. Bloke. Bloke. electric car. electric car. The presenter would then use the machine to find out about a particular topic .. The name `` chock-a-block '' was derived from the machine 's ability to read data from `` blocks '' - which were just that , physical blocks painted different colours .. A typical show would include dialogue from the presenter , a brief clip played on Chock-a-block 's video screen , and the presenter recording a song on Chock-a-block 's audio recorder -LRB- which resembled the reel-to-reel tape drives used on actual mainframes , but with a design below to cause the reels to resemble the eyes of a smiling face -RRB- .. reel-to-reel tape. reel-to-reel tape. According to the Kaleidoscope ` Lost Shows ' database , eight out of thirteen episodes are no longer in the BBC archives .. BBC. BBC