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Through the Dragon's Eye is an educational BBC Look and Read production, which was first aired on BBC Two from 19 September to 28 November 1989, and has been shown regularly ever since. Its plot follows three schoolchildren who are transported to a magical land, which they must save by using their reading skills. The television show was also adapted into a video game for the BBC Micro
Original Release
09/19/1989 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Barrett | Gorwen |
Simon Fenton | Scott Bates |
Marlaine Gordon | Amanda Jackson |
Michael Heath | Morris |
Timothy Lyn | Boris |
Nicola Stewart | Jenny |
Charles Collingwood | Rodey |
Carolyn Pickles | Doris |
Melanie Dixon | Widget |
Katie Purvis | Widget / (as Kate Purvis) |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Chapter 1: The Dragon from Pelamar | Tuesday, 19 September 1989 |
2 | Chapter 2: Flight to Widge | Tuesday, 26 September 1989 |
3 | Chapter 3: The First Veeton | Tuesday, 03 October 1989 |
4 | Chapter 4: Word Magic | Tuesday, 10 October 1989 |
5 | Chapter 5: Clues in the Snow | Tuesday, 17 October 1989 |
6 | Chapter 6: Jenny's Scarf | Tuesday, 31 October 1989 |
7 | Chapter 7: The Waterfall of Words | Tuesday, 07 November 1989 |
8 | Chapter 8: The Great Battle | Tuesday, 14 November 1989 |
9 | Chapter 9: Danger on High | Tuesday, 21 November 1989 |
10 | Chapter 10: The Final Page | Tuesday, 28 November 1989 |
Writers
Christopher Russell, Christine Russell
Cast
Name | Character |
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Sean Barrett | Gorwen |
Simon Fenton | Scott Bates |
Marlaine Gordon | Amanda Jackson |
Michael Heath | Morris |
Timothy Lyn | Boris |
Nicola Stewart | Jenny |
Charles Collingwood | Rodey |
Carolyn Pickles | Doris |
Melanie Dixon | Widget |
Katie Purvis | Widget / (as Kate Purvis) |
David Collings | Charn |
Chris Burke | Widget |
Raymond Griffiths | Widget |
Peter Bonner | Widget |
Samantha Davis | Widget / (as Samantha Burroughs) |
Rusty Goffe | Widget |
Sandra Nicholson | Widget |
Nicky Reed | Widget |
Willie Coppen | Widget |
Charles Collingwood | Rodey |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sophie Neville | Producer |
Diane Millward | Producer |
Sue Weeks | Producer |