

Season - Episode
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6 - 1Amy Johnson Jun 11, 2009
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6 - 2Mrs Beeton Jun 11, 2009
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6 - 3The Unknown Warrior Jun 18, 2009
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6 - 4Charles Darwin Jun 18, 2009
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5 - 1Boudica Oct 03, 2003
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5 - 2Dr Jenner Oct 17, 2003
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5 - 3Brunel Oct 17, 2003
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5 - 4Mary Seacole Oct 17, 2003
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3 - 1The Promenade Jan 17, 2001
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3 - 2The Beach Jan 24, 2001
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3 - 3Entertainment Jan 31, 2001
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2 - 1Elizabeth I Sep 21, 1994
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2 - 2Louis Braille Sep 28, 1994
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2 - 3Florence Nightingale Oct 05, 1994
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2 - 4Samuel Pepys Oct 12, 1994
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1 - 1In the Kitchen Jan 12, 1993
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1 - 2Cars and No Cars Jan 19, 1993
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1 - 3Bathtime Jan 26, 1993
Overview
Magic Grandad was an educational programme which originally aired on BBC Two under the title 'Switch On, Switch Off' during Schools section of 1993. The show saw 'Magic' Grandad take his young grandchildren back in time, many of the adventures are about comparing the past and the present and seeing how evidence of what happened in the olden days still survives. The show was said to make learning about history "fun for youngsters" and was aimed at children aged 5-7 years. The series was introduced to support the History National Curriculum at Key Stage 1. New seasons have been made periodically to support new areas of the infant history curriculum such as seaside holidays and toys. The early season have a companion booklet of teacher's notes with descriptions of the episodes, various suggestions for follow-up work and photocopiable worksheets.