Category Archives: Blyton on TV

The return of Malory Towers on TV: Everything we know

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Fiona

The Malory Towers TV Facebook page shared an exciting article on Wednesday. There are to be 26 new episodes! There has been talk of more episodes since the first series aired, but I assume due to the pandemic it has … Continue reading →

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Dog Loves Books and Enid Brighton

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Fiona

I feel like that post title needs a bit of explaining. Dog Loves Books is a CBeebies programme. Based on a book by Louise Yates it features Dog who owns a bookshop and his friend Pug, who go on adventures … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV: A series overview

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Fiona

It took about five months but I have now watched the whole series. In my last post I had intended to give some thoughts on the series as a whole, but rather ran out of space/time having written a lot … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV: Episode thirteen

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Fiona

I’ve come to this last episode wondering how it (and the series) will end. Will there be a huge cliff hanger? We already know why Darrell was asked to leave her last school, Pamela’s story was abruptly resolved when she … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes eleven and twelve

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Fiona

We are nearly at the end of the series now, only one more episode to go after these two! In case you missed any of the previous posts: Episodes one and two Episodes three and four Episodes five and six … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes nine and ten

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Fiona

Malory Towers went on the iPlayer very early in the lock down, so early April and here I am just getting to episodes nine and ten (of thirteen). I know a lot of people binged it but I watch two … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes seven and eight

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Fiona

Reviews of episodes one and two, three and four and five and six. So far I’ve enjoyed this series with its period setting and excellent acting, though at times it deviates quite a bit from the book. Episode seven We … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes five and six

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Fiona

I’ve reviewed the series two episodes at a time so far, so you can read about episodes one and two, then three and four if you haven’t already. Episode five We open this episode with the girls playing lacrosse but … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes three and four

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Fiona

At the start of the lockdown the BBC released all episodes of Malory Towers onto the iPlayer ahead of their scheduled air date on CBBC on the 6th of April. Despite being very excited I’ve only managed to watch two … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – Episodes one and two

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Fiona

I’ve heard positive things from anyone who’s managed to watch it before me, so I have my fingers crossed that this will be a positive review (a rare thing here, sometimes it seems!). I could also do with some cheering … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five the Musical: Smuggler’s Gold

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Fiona

I had watched this musical once before, at Stef’s house, but I’d forgotten just about everything about it including the plot, songs and characters. We watched it at my house this time as I got it on DVD for my … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV

Posted on July 12, 2019 by Fiona

I’ve thought before about the possibility of Malory Towers being adapted for screen, small or big! It’s something that appears in our search terms now and again, and I’ve written about various adaptations that could be made, which included Malory … Continue reading →

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Noddy and the Case of the Hiding Pirates

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Fiona

Noddy and the Case of the Hiding Pirates is a soft cover children’s book, based on the latest TV series. It was published by Hodder in 2017, and is the second Noddy tie-in book for that series, though it is … Continue reading →

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Noddy and the Case of the Amazing Eyebrows

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Fiona

Another very un-Bytonian episode title from Noddy, Toyland Detective. I have previously reviewed episode #1 The Case of the Broken Crystal Memory Game and episode #29, The Case of the Toyland Mischief Maker. Mischief makers are not unexpected in the original … Continue reading →

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Noddy and the Case of the Toyland Mischief Maker

Posted on August 4, 2018 by Fiona

A while back I watched an episode of this show Noddy and the Case of the Broken Crystal Memory Game and wrote a bit about the series in general. Then this week I happened to be browsing the children’s channels … Continue reading →

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Funniest Scenes from the 90s Famous Five

Posted on April 19, 2018 by pippastef

Especially in the second series of the 90s Famous Five, we had some cracking funny and cringe worthy moments.  I thought we would have a look three of the best ones. 3. Uncle Quentin’s sandwiches in Five Run Away Together … Continue reading →

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Famous Five on TV

Posted on March 3, 2018 by pippastef

As we all know, there have been various adaptations of the Famous Five books for the TV and big Saturday afternoon screenings back in the fiftes, but I thought we’d just have a look at the reviews I’ve done over … Continue reading →

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The future of Blyton on screen?

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Fiona

The news that the Faraway Tree Series adaptation for the big screen has made some progress got me thinking. Blyton wrote so much, so what else could be adapted? WHAT HAS ALREADY COME TO PASS Obviously there are a fair … Continue reading →

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Make Way for Noddy Episode #76 Noddy Loses His Bell

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Fiona

It’s the start of February right now and in the hope of me having some maternity leave from blogging I have sat down to do what I thought would be some quick and easy TV reviews. Oh how wrong I … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Series on TV: The Castle of Adventure, part 8

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Fiona

Unusually we are not resuming after a cliff-hanger. Instead we have had time to swallow the reveal that Sam, dodgy pedlar of ‘farm-fresh’ eggs, and eater of snacks uninvited, has actually been Scar all along. LUCY-ANN’S SHOCK While we’re all … Continue reading →

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