Megamaths
tv show
18 total episodes
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4 seasons
First Aired September 16, 1996
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Overview
Megamaths is an Educational programme about Maths that originally aired on BBC2 between 1996 and 2001. Each episode was 20 minutes long and was written by Maths Television Presenter Simon Davies. Other people that have been in the series are Liz Crowther and Annee Blott. Between 1996 and 1999 it was presented in a castle where there were the four card suites and jokers. There were two gargoyles at the front of the castle who spoke in rhyme. After megamaths ran for 3 series they decided to stop the castle idea and two presenters presented in a studio.
Tables
10 episodes
Air Date
September 16, 1996
Overview
This season is comprised of ten episodes focusing on multiplication. Each episode opens and ends with the episode's table being chanted, and the Joker (played by Jenny Hutchinson) introduced it in rhyme while speaking directly to the audience (she would also welcome teams of schoolchildren who came to visit the castle and give them advice as they took part in mathematical challenges). The two gargoyles, Gar (male) and Goyle (female), also made observations on the mathematical happenings in the castle then summarized what its residents learned near the end of each episode (the week's table would also be displayed on the portcullis as it lowered), and the castle pets, Brimstone the dragon and Digit the kitten (who were drawn by Bevanfield Films in this series), had their own adventures below stairs in the cellar. This series was originally aired on Mondays as part of the BBC's schools programmes strand, then entitled Daytime on Two, at 9:40am.
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Two Times
Episode 1 - 20m
September 16, 1996
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Five Times
Episode 2 - 20m
September 23, 1996
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Ten Times
Episode 3 - 20m
September 30, 1996
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Three Times
Episode 4 - 20m
October 07, 1996
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Six Times
Episode 5 - 20m
October 14, 1996
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Nine Times
Episode 6 - 20m
October 28, 1996
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Four Times
Episode 7 - 20m
November 04, 1996
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Eight Times
Episode 8 - 20m
November 11, 1996
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Seven Times
Episode 9 - 20m
November 18, 1996
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Big Numbers
Episode 10 - 20m
November 25, 1996
Episodes
Cast
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Jenny Hutchinson
as
Joker

Tony Armatrading
as
King of Clubs

Simon Davies
as
King of Diamonds

Andrew Grainger
as
King of Hearts / Jack of Clubs

Paul Raffield
as
King of Spades / Jack of Hearts

Liz Crowther
as
Queen of Diamonds

Janine Duvitski
as
Queen of Hearts
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Polly Highton
as
Queen of Spades
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Josette Bushell-Mingo
as
Jackie of Diamonds
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Isobel Middleton
as
Jackie of Spades

Paul Panting
as
Clubs

Katy Secombe
as
Diamonds