When Meggie Morgan finds an old spell book, she little realised that it’s Merlin the Magician. Without the book, he was stranded in the twentieth century. Determined to get it back Merlin followed Meggie everywhere – but to his horror she kept trying out spells! 
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One evening when Jemma Johnson was babysitting Caroline a young girl, they got an unexpected visitor, a doll! Later there was a mysterious fire and Caroline and the doll disappeared. At first Jemma was blamed but when other children went missing, Jemma was asked to help solve the mystery.
A little girl called Lobelia had arrived mysteriously at the home of Professor Peterson. Nobody knew where she was from or why she was abandoned. Later at boarding school, Lobelia amazed everyone by winning the most awards on prize day and being selected school captain. However some of the girls believed Lobelia was an infant at heart and hoped to get rid of her.
It was thought that either Poppy Summers or Queenie Brown was the missing heiress to the Winters estate. But the sudden switch from rags to riches was taking its toll on the girls.
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Kate Smith was thrilled to be made Captain of Tenbury School – but she had an unfriendly rival in Vice Captain Daphne Ferrier.
After a trip to the seaside, Donna Williams returned with an old donkey which had been cruelly treated. Her parents were dismayed and put her story to the local newspaper in the hope of finding the donkey a new home. Instead Donna is left a hundred donkeys by an old woman who ran a donkey sanctuary and read the newspaper article before she died.
Before Sally Trent’s father died, he gave her a clown statuette which she called Toto. According to legend, the clown would cry real tears if great unhappiness was in store for its owner. This had actually happened when Sally’s relatives came to stay.
A story about Maid Marian who lives in Sherwood forest with her husband Robin Hood and his band of outlaws.
Using the same character of legend, Maid Marian returned in a different series of stories in 70s and 80s. When Robin Hood left Sherwood Forest to prepare for the return of King Richard, Maid Marian took control of the Merry Men.
(Maid Marian – 1960)
(Maid Marian – 1980, Art: Selby Donnison )
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Summer Specials
Tessa Lyons once the wondergirl of tennis, was now confined to a wheelchair, living with her family she once ignored. Her father refused to have any mention of tennis in his house, but Tessa sees that her younger sister Alice has the potential to become a tennis player.
Lucy Beane, who lived alone in her caravan, was a promising young athlete, who worked as a gardener for Lady Bardsley.
