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Magpie

Magpie

Description: Magpie was a British children's television programme shown on ITV from 30 July 1968 to 6 June 1980. It was a magazine format show, intended to compete with the BBC's Blue Peter, but it attempted to be more "hip", focusing more on popular culture. Wikipedia
Genre: Documentary, Family
Year Released: 1968
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 10
First episode air date: July 30, 1968
Network: ITV
Presented By: Tony Bastable, Tommy Boyd, Pete Brady, Jenny Hanley, Douglas Rae, Mick Robertson, Susan Stranks
Nominations: British Academy Television Rediffusion Star Awards
Genres: Child, Entertainment
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