Magpie

A cheerful, breezy magazine show that skips between pop culture segments, easy to dip in and out of.

Created by

Lewis Rudd, Sue Turner

Starring

Susan Stranks, Tommy Boyd, Mick Robertson

Overview

Magpie was a British children's television programme shown on ITV from 30 July 1968 to 6 June 1980. It was a magazine format show intended to compete with the BBC's Blue Peter, but attempted to be more "hip", focusing more on popular culture. The show's creators Lewis Rudd and Sue Turner named the programme Magpie as a reference to the magpie's habit of collecting small items, and because of "mag" being evocative of "magazine", and "pie" being evocative of a collection of ingredients.

How it feels

Light, warm, whimsical and earnest. Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Media, art, music, education

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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