Wizadora (1993)
Wizadora is a children's television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1993 to 1998. However, it was first used as a language teaching tool for children to learn the English language, by Oxford University Press in 1991. The series was created by Don Arioli and Carolyne Cullum. It starred Wendy van der Plank as 'Wizadora' between 1993 and 1996. From 1997, Lizzie McPhee took over the role, as Wendy was away. Wendy came back for the last set of episodes from 1998 up to the end of the show's run. The show was filmed by Meridian Broadcasting. The episodes all took place in or around Wizadora's cottage. Wizadora, a trainee wizard, is always trying to solve problems using magic. One episode of Wizadora was broadcast on CITV on Saturday, 5th January 2013 as part of a CITV anniversary special. This was the first time the show has been broadcast in the UK since it was shown on Living TV in the early 2000s.
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Episode 1 - Somethings Old, Somethings New
Release Date: 1993-12-02Tatty is digging a dirt hole in his garden and finds an old mangle, which he dosent know what to do with. Meanwhile Hangle tells everyone about old household objects, but when Filbert gets hold of the wand, he makes everything dissapear, even Hangle. Will Wizadora come back from her mums and help sort out this mess...
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Episode 2 - Five Carrot Pie
Release Date: 1993-12-08Tatty is making five carrot pie in his tree and asks Wizadora to come and try one, and the Draw People over here and get there before Wizadora. They cause loads of mischeif and steals his carrots. Luckily, Wizadora has a dissapear spell and plays a trick on the Draw People....
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Episode 3 - Don't Talk To Strangers
Release Date: 1993-12-14Wizadora accidently puts a repeat spell on Hangle and he keeps repeating everything he normally would say. So Wizadora is trying to reverse the spell by finding something that rhymes with sock, The Draw People no the answer. Meanwhile Filbert is told not to talk to strangers and suddenly meets one, but guess who it is.....THE DRAW PEOPLE.
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Episode 4 - The Number Spell
Release Date: 1994-01-10Pippa is entering a competition for a soup making, but needs help from Wizadora's skill in magic. Meanwhile Wizadora is making a number spell, that Hangle seems to hate because she knocks down a shelf in the process. Later, Filbert, Pheebe & Wizadora make the soup for Pippa, and Filbert learns his numbers.
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Episode 5 - She's So Wizadorable
Release Date: 1994-01-16 -
Episode 6 - Music Band
Release Date: 1994-01-22Wizadora is trying out some milkbottles, and dosent get her spell right. Meanwhile, tatty has trouble with his crows and needs to get some sleep. Later, Pippa calls round with a present from her mum, the present his a comb, a piece of tracing paper and tube. Wizadora has an idea to make a band out of all the stuff and in her doing so, scares the crows for tatty.
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Episode 7 - A Super Wand
Release Date: 1994-02-19Wizadora finds an old wand thats called THE SUPER WAND. Which everyone in her kitchen dislike and say don't use it. But Wizadora dosent listen and make herself disappear off to the land of lost things. Meanwhile Hangle is persuaded to use the correct wand by Pheebe & Very Old Fish, so he does and Wizadora comes back.....she has some apologies to do!!
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Episode 8 - Lemonade, Ginger Beer & Rhubarb
Release Date: 1994-02-24Wizadora has just bought loads of bottles of lemonade from Stan and all afternoon her and the rest are drinking away. But Hangle drinks to much and gets really lemonade drunk. Meanwhile Tatty and Stan find some rhubarb in the garden which keeps getting more off. In Tatty's tree, Filbert secretly drinks some GINGER BEER, will Wizadora find a cure for all these problems...
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Episode 9 - Round & Round The Garden
Release Date: 1994-02-26 -
Episode 10 - Christmas Day
Release Date: 1994-03-05Its a snowy christmas eve, and wizadora is playing ""Jingle Bells"" into the house. Wizadora has recieved over 50 christmas presents but is tempted to open at least one of them. Meanwhile Filbert gets a very very big present of Tatty.