Magic Roundabout

What can you hope to get from this children's TV show. Well adults of a certain age from a certain era will probably find this programme a fascinating analogy of the drug culture of the 1960s. Others might find it a fascinating insight into the mind of a creator who was just trying to get into the minds of the child audience this was intended for. I am clearly no longer a child, but do remember this programme. The programme was set in a land that seemed to consist of a carousel and wacky paper flowers. The characters were Zebedee - resembling a strawberry on a spring, Brian - a snail, Dougal - a long haired blonde dog, Ermintrude - a ...  Read the complete review

The magic round about was originally written by a french auther in 1965 he wrote over 500 episodes each at around 5 minutes long, these were first aired in france then translated into english for viewers here, they used to be aired at tea time in the uk back in the late 60,s but were axed after a few years. It was originally a bbc series but channel 4 brought the rights to air the last set made of these episodes after the deah of the auther. The charecters in the magic round about were Brian the snail Dougal the dog Dylan the rabbit Ermintrude the cow florence the girl Mr mchenry the gardener Zebedee the jumping ...  Read the complete review

The Magic Roundabout was a kids' TV series that aired from 1965 for 12 years. The show was very popular at the time, although it is rumoured that the show served merely to promote unethical behaviour including drug use amongst kids. While it has never been proved that this was actually the intention, and reruns of the show happen every now and then, watching the cartoon will show you exactly why this inference was taken. The characters are the main reason, from Dougal the shaggy dog who loved sugar cubes to the hyperacive Zebedee who bounced around on a spring, and Ermintrude the pink cow who loved chewing flowers amongst other things. The show is ...  Read the complete review

Is it? You may well ask yourself. Having spent the odd hour of every day watching CBeebies, Cartoon Network and assorted Barney videos I found myself dreading the TV being turned on and wishing I were in bed! Boring? Does not even describe the drivel that children are watching. Informative? At best I would say the Tweenies. At worst? Begins with T and ends in S and there the similarity ends. Teletubbies. Oh, they make my blood run cold. In 15 months, 3 videos and constant showing on BBC2 and Sky, the only word my son has learned is Eh-oh. Well I came downstairs at 4.00am this morning, I couldn't sleep, hot milk beckoned. Switched on tv ...  Read the complete review

Controversial, rife with undertones of drug taking, and a number of sexual innuendos. Hallucinogenic imagery, bribery and corruption, the list goes on. If you think Eminem is the biggest threat you’re likely to encounter with regard to your child’s moral safety and well being, think again... A children’s TV classic, created by Serge Danot in 1965, screened by the BBC for 12 years until the ‘powers that be’ decided to ban it. Well debatable point as to whether it was actually banned, but it seemingly ‘disappeared’ from our screens in the late 70s until the early 1990s when it resurfaced on Channel 4. Originally ...  Read the complete review