We must gotten our TV at around this time this came out.
Or perhaps I was going to school by then . I remember the long walk home from school - well. It seemed long, and perpetually hot! Playing outside for awhile, and being allowed to watch kids TV from Adventure Island ('At half past fooooour' as the jingle went) till Bellbird.
I can still remember the theme song, tune and lyrics, and I know I kept my cast photos for years.
It was very panto in style, but the houses, once we went into the magic book, were adorable (Liza's and the Panda's on screen left, Clown's caravan and Flower Pot's shop on screen right). The long hanging silver streamers looked Sooo magical in black and white!
As a child, Clown rather irritated me, and I remember Flower Pots as being quite the gossip. But Robert Essex was fab as Miser Meanie (can't see his name in the cast lest but that's the actor I'm sure...), much more scary than Squire Squeezum! Ernie Bourne was delightfully dumb as Fester Fumble, and Liza's end of week Song ('...its time to say goodbye goodbye, it's sad but time's the reason why we must bid farewell for a day or two...') was always lovely. Those poor Pandas must have been so hot!
Adventure Island, then maybe FTroop or My Favourite Martian reruns In later years, shows like The Goodies, Catweazle, and short series like The Owl Service and Time Slip...
Bliss.
