Wizadora

Wizadora was a children's television show that aired in the United Kingdom from 1993 to 1998 on ITV. However, it was first used by the Oxford University Press in 1991 as a language learning tool for children should learn the English language. The television series was developed by Don Arioli and Carolyne Cullum. In her first looked Wendy van der Plank and then from 1996 Lizzie Mcphee as ' Wizadora ' with. The show was filmed by Meridian Broadcasting.

All episodes took place in or near Wizadoras house. Wizadora, a witch in training, always trying to solve problems with magic.

Figures

Wizadoras acquaintances are

  • Tatty Bogle - a mentally retarded scarecrow who lives in Wizadora 's front yard and constantly confused words. It is played by Joe Greco (1993-1994) and Steven Ryde (1995-1998).
  • Stan the Shopkeeper, the regelmäpig supplies new magic item catalog, and is represented by Brian Murphy.
  • Pippa the Post Woman, ( the mail carrier ), which is embodied by Tessa Hatts.
  • Top / Sticky / Bottom - three speaking drawers
  • Phoebe - a talking phone
  • Philbert - a speaking vegetables and also wizards in training. Philbert that gardens regelmäpig. Philbert had a half brother named Tarquin.
  • Dog Doormat - a barking door mat
  • Hangle - a purple hangers ( who insists to call themselves cloak hanger ( cape bracket) ) with a yellow raincoat, goggles and a purple mustache, has a crude sense of humor.
  • Very Old Fish - a cryptic talking Fish
  • Poot - Wizadoras computer
  • Nigel the Snail ( Nigel the Snail ) - The boyfriend of Very Old Fish
  • The Crows - Two Crows, causing panic among Tatty Bogle in the garden
  • Roxy - a pretty friendly speaking spider
  • Dusty - A creature that lives under the refrigerator. He has a very loud operatic voice and sleeps normally.
  • Katie and Tom are two normal English children.

The puppeteer Phil Eason, Francis Wright, Michael Bayliss, Sue Dacre, Don Austen, Brian Herring, Neil St Mountain, Debbie Cumming, and Sheila Clark worked for the TV series.

More information

The series was produced for Meridian Broadcasting by the production company Workhouse and North Pole Productions in the The Fountain Studios in New Malden. David Crozier has directed. The theme music was composed by Dave Hutton who was also the senior cameraman for the first four seasons. The track was recorded in the Gordon Thrussell 's studios in Ashford in Kent and leads into the credits show music of ' Hutt and Thrust ' on. This happened because of the director David Crozier did not want two different credits there ( eg: . Director of photography and theme music ). The cameramen were Roger Backhouse and Angus McMillan and sometimes Steve Leach. The Bildmischerin was Julie Miller. Wizadora was seen on the Living 's Morning Children's timeslot " Tiny Living " to Tiny Living was replaced by Living2.

Jill Golick wrote some episodes.

The second actor who played Tatty Bogle, Steven Ryde, was at the same time the voice-over television announcer between programs for CITV.

Episodes

The show ran for seven seasons. The first episode, The Magic Parcel, aired on 5 January 1993, and the last the beginning of 1998. In the third program of the German television were part of the series Planet School 8 episodes of season 1 ( Phoebe Calling, A Red Banana, Happy Birthday, the Magic cloak, Can You Fly? , Where's Katie? , the Picnic and Hangle is Lost) broadcast that should be aimed at english language students in 1st and 2nd year of learning.

Home video and DVD

The show was released on DVD by Oxford University Press. Some VHS cassettes were released in mid-1990.

Air dates on ITV

  • Duration of the episodes of season 1 15 minutes, from the 2nd Season: 9 minutes.
  • Season 1: 18 episodes on January 5, 1993 to May 4, 1993
  • Season 2: 30 episodes on 4 September 1993 to 15 December 1993
  • Season 3: 30 episodes on 7 September 1994 - December 15, 1994
  • Season 4: 32 episodes from September 1995 until December 13, 1995
  • Season 5: 30 episodes on 5 September 1996 to December 17, 1996
  • 6th Season: 32 episodes from January 7, 1997
  • 7th Season: 32 episodes from autumn 1997 to early 1998
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