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THE MACHINE GUNNERS BBC DVD

Before the CBBC Channel, there was Children's BBC – two-and-a-bit of Green
Knowe, The Machine Gunners, Moondial, Running Scared.


THE MACHINE GUNNERS BBC DVD

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The Machine Gunners Navigation menu Spooky and magical kids’ TV dramas of the
1980s: 1985-89


Genres: Family.

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THE MACHINE GUNNERS

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This series was on TV when I myself was a boy roughly the same age as the main
character, Chas McGill, It had such a profound effect on me that now aged 37 I
am a Active Aviation archaeologist , with a profound knowledge of WW2 air
losses, Crash sites, and aircraft weaponry from that period in time, the
programme gave me a eye opener into the life of a gang of children in WW2
Newcastle, or any other part of mainland Britain.

Was this review helpful? The serial is visually very striking in spite of its
relatively small budget.

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There is a particularly chilling moment featuring a dusty skull which may have
given many youngsters nightmares at the time. The main protagonist was Chas
MacGill Shaun Taylor an anti-hero, collecting would-be relics from dead Germans
to impress his mates. There is a graphic scene in which we get a close-up of a
dead German pilot suddenly falling forward out of his cockpit — quite disturbing
in the context of a 5pm kids drama.

Made as part of a multi-million pound co-production, it reinvigorated the
classic serial slot on Sunday afternoons, achieving both high praise and high
ratings. It was a show of which the Corporation was undoubtedly very proud. They
stay with the eccentric Professor Digory Kirke. On a rainy day, Lucy — rummaging
in an enormous old wardrobe — discovers herself in the Land of Narnia.

Some time later, Edmund follows Lucy through the wardrobe, where he comes face
to face with the evil White Witch. She bribes him to do her bidding with Turkish
delight.


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When the Professor suggests Lucy may be telling the truth, a curious Peter and
Susan join their younger siblings in the wardrobe and find their way into Narnia
too, only to discover that Mr Tumnus has vanished, arrested and charged with
treason by the Chief of Police, working for the White Witch. The serial had been
previously attempted by ABC Television for ITV in , however, by the budget a
co-production with Wonderworks and moreover the technology Paintbox finally
existed to do it justice.

Adapted for Story time in , in the month before the Home Service became Radio 4,
it was even revamped again for Radio 4 Schools in early Boasting a terrific cast
lead by Michael Aldridge, who indulged his wonderfully bumbling eccentric
persona as Digory Kirke and Barbara Kellermann, spellbinding as the icy, evil
White Witch. The rich tones of Ronald Pickup gave voice to Aslan the Lion. Scott
Edmund left the profession soon afterwards; Sophie Wilcox Lucy has continued to
act, with intermittent film and TV roles over the last few years.

More recently a colour version set in contemporary times had been made for BBC1
in However, for my money, the version, dramatised by Julia Jones, is much the
better of the two colour entries, not least because by the end of the Eighties,
TV had the special effects arsenal to pull off such a demanding serial as this
in a satisfying manner and also this version sticks more closely to the book.


SPOOKY AND MAGICAL KIDS’ TV DRAMAS OF THE 1980S: 1985-89

One of the children raids a German aircraft that crashed in the area and takes a
fully operational machine gun, intending to set up their own fortress. They fire
the . Listen to The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall, abridged in 10 episodes.
Set during World War Two, The Machine Gunners is the story of young Chas McGill.


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The Machine Gunners was a BBC childrens drama serial which first aired late 70s
and early 80s- has never been released on video or DVD.