Magic Grandad
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.
Created by Margaret Simpson
Seasons
Cast
Nicholas HoultTom · 3 ep.JJames MorenoGary · 3 ep.GGeorgi FisherGary · 4 ep.OOwen BirchGrandad as a boy · 3 ep.SSarah HuntleyMrs Layton · 3 ep.KKristy BruceKimberley · 7 ep.
Cheryl HallVarious · 3 ep.
Geoffrey BayldonGrandad Albert · 7 ep.
Trevor PeacockGrandad · 3 ep.
Miriam MargolyesGrandma · 3 ep.
Georgina HagenNikki · 3 ep.
Jessica MannLily · 3 ep.
Michael MaloneyMr Leyton · 3 ep.
Tim HealyGrandad · 3 ep.
Peter ArmitageGrandad · 4 ep.
Sam KellyGrandad · 4 ep.WWilliam IlkleyMr Deakin · 1 ep.TToyah GibbsEliza Deakin · 1 ep.
René ZaggerBlacksmith boy / Mechanic · 1 ep.BBarry LuckBlacksmith · 1 ep.
Christopher BenjaminSir John Gage · 1 ep.
Robin WeaverPrincess Elizabeth · 1 ep.
Rory JenningsNed · 1 ep.
Terrence HardimanGovernor of the School system · 1 ep.SSimon SlaterDr Pignier · 1 ep.
Carolyn JamesAuntie Pat · 1 ep.MMatthew BrownLouis Braille · 1 ep.SSam BeerSchool Mate · 1 ep.JJames BerrySchool Mate · 1 ep.MMark HigginsSchool child · 1 ep.SSimon WebbBoy · 1 ep.
Kate IsittFlorence Nightingale / Hospital Nurse · 1 ep.RRandel HurleyDr Menzies · 1 ep.AAndrew FalveyDrummerboy Billy · 1 ep.
Elli GarnettJane · 1 ep.TTessa PritchardMum · 1 ep.
Kerry Joy Stewartphoto lady · 1 ep.PPaul PenlingtonBathing machine man · 1 ep.PPhylip HarriesTheatre Manager · 1 ep.JJoseph CoxBilly · 1 ep.
Lynn Hunterlady 2 · 1 ep.CCarol Ashton-Ainswirthlady 1 · 1 ep.LLeah-Verity WhiteLeah · 1 ep.MMatthew Thomas DaviesMathew · 1 ep.
Suzette LlewellynCarmen · 1 ep.
Victor Romero EvansLeroy · 1 ep.LLa Charne JollySelena · 1 ep.AAnn WarunguRoni · 1 ep.JJJ AngelJJ · 1 ep.
Melissa SuffieldMelissa · 1 ep.TTom Hoffman-LagroTom · 1 ep.JJohn WarnabySamuel Pepys · 2 ep.IIvana MazzacoatesKatie · 1 ep.MMaggie LynskeyLady · 1 ep.
Paul GreenwoodUncle Tom · 1 ep.SSam FriendHarry · 1 ep.
Janet DaleTeacher · 1 ep.SScarlett GeeScarlet · 3 ep.
Julia TobinNanny · 1 ep.DDuncan HarrisonPaul · 2 ep.Crew
Anne Ross Muir (Director), Ian Hughes (Assistant Director), Ronald Smedley (Director), Scott Ross (Director), Grietje Besteman (Director), Christos Georgiou (Director), Richard Lindsay (Director)
Emma Collins (Writer), Margaret Simpson (Writer), Anne Ross Muir (Writer), Sharon Miller (Writer), Judith Johnson (Writer)
Ronald Smedley (Producer), Maggie Swinfen (Production Manager), Lambros Atteshlis (Executive Producer), Hazel Graham (Producer), Tim Sykes (Production Director), Lambros Atteshlis (Producer), Richard Lindsay (Location Manager), Sallie Purkis (Consulting Producer)
Peter Pontzen (Music)
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