Wizadora
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Wizadora was a children's television programme broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom from 1993 to 2000. It initially starred Wendy van der Plank as 'Wizadora' who was later replaced by Lizzie McPhee.
The episodes all took place in Wizadora's cottage. A trainee wizard, Wizadora is always trying to solve problems using magic.
[edit] Characters
Wizadora's companions included -
- Tatty Bogle - a dim-witted scarecrow that lives in Wizadora's back garden, played by actors Joe Greco (1993, 1994) and Steven Ryde (1995-2000)
- Stan the shopkeeper, who regularly takes delivery of new magical catalogue items, played by Brian Murphy
- Pippa the Postwoman, played by Tessa Hatts
- Top/Sticky/Bottom - three talking drawer people (sock puppets)
- Phoebe - a talking telephone
- Philbert - a squeaking vegetable that does spells as well as Wizadora, Philbert is also reguarly seen gardening.
- Dog Doormat - a barking doormat
- Hangle - a purple coat hanger with a yellow rain coat, glasses and a purple moustache, always talking curmudgeonly
- Very Old Fish - a cryptic talking fish
- Poot - Wizadora's computer
- Nigel the Snail - Very Old Fish's friend
- Roxy - a quite freindly talking spider
Puppeteers Phil Eason, Francis Wright, Michael Bayliss, Sue Dacre, Don Austen, Brian Herring, Neil Sterenberg, Debbie Cumming, & Sheila Clark worked on the series.
[edit] Other information
The series was made for Meridian Broadcasting by production company Workhouse at The Fountain Studios in New Malden and directed by David Crozier. The theme music was composed by Dave Hutton who was also the Senior Cameraman on the first four series of the show. The theme tune was recorded at Gordon Thrussell's studios at Ashford in Kent and the credits show music by 'Hutt and Thrust'. This was because the director, David Crozier, did not want the same name for two different credits on the programme (ie: Snr Cameraman and Music). The other cameramen were Roger Backhouse and Angus McMillan and sometimes Steve Leach. The vision mixer was Julie Miller. It can be difficult to find Wizadora media, although one episode has been added to media website youtube along with the title music.
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