Magic Grandad
Premiered: Jan 12, 1993 | 6 seasons | 21 episodes
Popularity: 1
| Creator: | Margaret Simpson |
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| Magic Grandad was an educational programme which originally aired on BBC Two under the title 'Switch On, Switch Off' during Schools section of 1993. The show saw 'Magic' Grandad take his young grandchildren back in time, many of the adventures are about comparing the past and the present and seeing how evidence of what happened in the olden days still survives. The show was said to make learning about history "fun for youngsters" and was aimed at children aged 5-7 years. The series was introduced to support the History National Curriculum at Key Stage 1. New seasons have been made periodically to support new areas of the infant history curriculum such as seaside holidays and toys. The early season have a companion booklet of teacher's notes with descriptions of the episodes, various suggestions for follow-up work and photocopiable worksheets. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Bayldon | Grandad Albert | 7 |
| Sam Kelly | Grandad | 4 |
| Peter Armitage | Grandad | 4 |
| Nicholas Hoult | Tom | 3 |
| Trevor Peacock | Grandad | 3 |
| Miriam Margolyes | Grandma | 3 |
| Michael Maloney | Mr Leyton | 3 |
| Cheryl Hall | Various | 3 |
| Tim Healy | Grandad | 3 |
| Lee Turnbull | Syms | 1 |
| Terrence Hardiman | Governor of the School system | 1 |
| Christopher Benjamin | Sir John Gage | 1 |
| Rod Hallett | Charles Darwin | 1 |
| Janet Dale | Teacher | 1 |
| Paul Greenwood | Uncle Tom | 1 |
| Lynn Hunter | lady 2 | 1 |
| Samantha Beckinsale | Boudica | 1 |
| Adrianna Bertola | Eliza | 1 |
| John Warnaby | Samuel Pepys | 1 |
| John Warnaby | Dr Edward Jenner | 1 |
| Suzette Llewellyn | Carmen | 1 |
| Simon Slater | Dr Pignier | 1 |
| René Zagger | Blacksmith boy / Mechanic | 1 |
| Victor Romero Evans | Leroy | 1 |
| Simon Webb | Boy | 1 |
| Robin Weaver | Princess Elizabeth | 1 |
| Kate Isitt | Florence Nightingale / Hospital Nurse | 1 |