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The Magic Key (2000)

The Magic Key poster
Genre
children's television series, adventure television series, fantasy television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 39 episodes
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of children go on adventures using a magic key. Each journey teaches them about reading and problem solving.

whimsicaleducationalgentleplayfullightheartedsimpleimaginative

What happens

The Magic Key is a British educational animated television series based on the "Biff, Chip and Kipper" stories from the Oxford Reading Tree published by Oxford University Press, originally written by Roderick Hunt and illustrated by Alex Brychta. The series is co-produced by Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment Limited and HIT Entertainment in association with the BBC and aired within the BBC Schools strand on BBC Two from 2000 until 2001. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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