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Animal Magic (1962 – 1984)

Animal Magic

^{(1962 – 1984)}

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April 13th, 1962

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Animal Magic was a BBC children's television series which ran from 1962 to 1983 from BBC Bristol. It began fortnightly and was transmitted weekly from 1964.

The presenter was the avuncular Johnny Morris. His charismatic style and genuine fondness for animals made the show an instant hit with children and adults alike. The show combined jovial voiceovers applied to various animals from Bristol Zoo with some basic educational features.

Morris' co-presenters over the years were: Gerald Durrell, Tony Soper, Keith Shackleton, Sheila Young, David Taylor and Terry Nutkins. When Nutkins joined the show in the early 1980s, the producers tried to update it, using new video effects technology. This allowed them to do such things as "shrink" the presenters to allow them to see life from an ant's viewpoint, or to swim in a riverbed for example. Dottie the ring-tailed lemur appeared as a regular guest for eight years in the 1970s. Much to Morris' anger, the show was discontinued in 1983 when the programme's anthropomorphic treatment of animals fell out of fashion.

The 100th edition was transmitted on 4 January 1967.

Many editions of the show were junked by the BBC in the early 1990s when they were assumed to be of no further use. Recent documentaries such as The Way We Went Wild have had to resort to using clips from off-air recordings of some shows.

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Cast

Johnny Morris
Self - Presenter
Keith Shackleton
Self - Presenter
Tony Soper
Self - Reporter
Terry Nutkins
Self - Presenter
David Taylor
Self - Presenter
Sheila Young
Self - Presenter
Gerald Durrell
Self
Roger Tabor
Self - Presenter
Norman Carr
Self
Robert Gilmor
Self
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Directors

George Inger
(93 episodes, 1969-1974)
Robin Hellier
(64 episodes, 1971-1975)
Douglas Thomas
(46 episodes, 1962-1968)
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Producers

Douglas Thomas
producer
(261 episodes, 1963-1974)
Mike Beynon
producer
(85 episodes, 1977-1983)
George Inger
producer
(77 episodes, 1974-1979)
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Writers

Jeffery Boswall
devised by
(1 episode, 1964)
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Keywords

non fiction
partially lost tv series

Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

April 13th, 1962 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

Animal Magic (original title)
Die Welt unserer Tiere (Germany)
Animal Magic (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Locations

Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England, UK

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)

Distribution Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1962-1984)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1962-1984)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (1962-1984)
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