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Marlene Marlowe Investigates
''Marlene Marlowe Investigates'' is a short-lived BBC children's programme based on the book by Roy Apps about an incompetent detective and her many adventures. Episodes Series One Transmitted: 25 September 1993 – 1 January 1994 # "The Jininsky Tapes Affair" (6 episodes) # "The Puddlethorpe Carnival Caper" (4 episodes) # "The Great Christmas Pudding Mystery" (5 episodes) Series Two Transmitted: 24 September – 31 December 1994 # "The Hitmey Hootson Kidnapping" (3 episodes) # "The Phantom Floppy Fiddler" (3 episodes) # "The Hound of Puddlethorpe Hall" (3 episodes) # "The Claud Ward Fraud Hoard" (3 episodes) # "The Puddlethorpe Pantomime Palaver" (3 episodes) References External links * BBC children's television shows 1990s British children's television series 1993 British television series debuts 1994 British television series endings British detective television series English-language television shows 1990s British mystery television series {{BBC-tv-prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Television Series
Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evening, allowing younger children to watch them after school. The purpose of these shows is mainly to entertain or educate. The children's series are in four categories: those aimed at infants and toddlers, those aimed at those aged 6 to 11 years old, those for adolescents and those aimed at all children. History Children's television is nearly as old as television itself. The BBC's ''Children's Hour'', broadcast in the UK in 1946, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children. Television for children tended to originate from similar programs on radio; the BBC's '' Children's Hour'' was launched in 1922, and BBC School Radio began broadcasting in 1924. In the US in the early 1930s, adventure serials such as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Apps
Roy Apps (born 1951) is a British screenwriter, dramatist and children's author. In 2001 Roy Apps was awarded a personal BAFTA for outstanding contributions to children's film and television. For 10 years he wrote for the award-winning CBBC series ''Byker Grove'' where his first job was to write out the show's leading characters "PJ and Duncan" played by Ant and Dec. He co-devised and wrote for the award-winning series ''The Ghost Hunter'' and has contributed to many other TV series, including Chucklevision, Barmy Aunt Boomerang Barmy Aunt Boomerang is a children's comedy television series broadcast on BBC1 in the United Kingdom from 16 September 1999 to 21 December 2000. Sebastian's world is turned upside down by the arrival of his unconventional Australian aunt Boomera ..., ''Stacey Stone'' and Casper's Scare School. In 2019 his black comedy ''Dr Bodkin's Needle'', featuring Celia Imrie, was produced by Pier Productions for BBC 1. He is the author of 98 children's books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
