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[[File:Meg_and_Mog_cover.gif|thumb|''Meg and Mog'']]
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'''''Meg and Mog''''' is a series of children's books written by [[Helen Nicoll (author)|Helen Nicoll]] and illustrated by [[Jan Pieńkowski]]. First published in the 1970s, the books are about Meg, a [[witch]] whose spells always seem to go wrong, her striped [[cat]] Mog, and their friend Owl.<ref>[http://www.janpienkowski.com/books/meg-and-mog/index.htm Jan Pieńkowski homepage]</ref> The first book was published in January 1972. Following the death of Helen Nicholl in 2012, the series was continued by Pieńkowski and David Walser.
'''''Meg and Mog''''' is a series of children's books written by [[Helen Nicoll (author)|Helen Nicoll]] and illustrated by [[Jan Pieńkowski]]. First published in the 1970s, the books are about Meg, a [[witch]] whose spells always seem to go wrong, her striped [[cat]] Mog, and their friend Owl.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://www.janpienkowski.com/books/meg-and-mog/index.htm |title=The MEG & MOG Stories |website=www.janpienkowski.com |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref> The first book was published in January 1972. Following the death of Helen Nicholl in 2012, the series was continued by Pieńkowski and David Walser.


==TV series adaptation==
==TV series and adaptations==


The first Meg and Mog animation appeared on the Halloween episode of the BBC children's educational series ''[[Words and Pictures (TV programme)|Words and Pictures]]'' in 1977.<ref>{{ cite web |url=https://www.broadcastforschools.co.uk/site/Words_and_Pictures/Series_4_(Henry_Woolf)|title=Words and Pictures: Series 4 (Henry Woolf)}}</ref>
In 2001, an animated TV series of 52 five-minute episodes was planned to be produced as a co-production between Telemagination, [[TV-Loonland AG]] and [[Absolutely Productions]] for a 2002–2003 delivery, with Loonland holding Non-UK rights to the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/tv-loonland-and-absolutely-ally-for-new-itv-toon/feed/|title=TV-Loonland and Absolutely ally for new ITV toon}}</ref>


In 2001, an [[animation|animated]] TV series of 52 five-minute episodes was planned to be produced as a co-production between Telemagination, [[TV-Loonland AG]] and [[Absolutely Productions]] for a 2002–2003 delivery, with Loonland holding non-UK rights to the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/tv-loonland-and-absolutely-ally-for-new-itv-toon/feed/|title=TV-Loonland and Absolutely ally for new ITV toon}}</ref>
For unknown reasons, this plan never came through, and Absolutely instead teamed with Happy Life and Varcara to produce the series instead for a late-2003 delivery, with [[CITV]] purchasing UK broadcast rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/meg-mog-to-fly-again-on-itv/|title = Meg & Mog to fly again on ITV}}</ref> The series was first broadcast in the UK within that time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=187}}</ref>

For unknown reasons, this plan never came through, and Absolutely instead teamed with Happy Life and Varcara to produce the series instead for a late-2003 delivery, with [[CITV]] purchasing UK broadcast rights.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/meg-mog-to-fly-again-on-itv/|title = Meg & Mog to fly again on ITV}}</ref> The series was first broadcast in the UK within that time.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=187}}</ref>


It was produced by Carl Gorham and directed by [[Roger Mainwood]], featuring the voices of [[Alan Bennett]] as Owl, [[Fay Ripley]] as Meg and [[Phil Cornwell]] as Mog with additional voices by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[Paul Shearer]].
It was produced by Carl Gorham and directed by [[Roger Mainwood]], featuring the voices of [[Alan Bennett]] as Owl, [[Fay Ripley]] as Meg and [[Phil Cornwell]] as Mog with additional voices by [[Morwenna Banks]] and [[Paul Shearer]].


A successful stage play also ran in London in the 1980s, starring [[Maureen Lipman]] as Meg.<ref>[http://www.davidwood.org.uk/plays/plays_the_meg_and_mog_show.htm Meg and Mog Show homepage]</ref>
A successful stage play also ran in London in the 1980s, starring [[Maureen Lipman]] as Meg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.davidwood.org.uk/plays/plays_the_meg_and_mog_show.htm |title=Meg and Mog Show homepage |website=www.davidwood.org.uk |access-date=2 July 2024}}</ref>


==Titles==
==Titles==
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*''Meg & Mog''
*''Meg & Mog''
*''Mog's Missing''
*''Mog's Missing''
*''Meg's Mummy''
*''Meg's [[Mummy]]''
*''Meg Up the Creek''
*''Meg Up the Creek''
*''Meg, Mog & Og''
*''Meg, Mog & [[Og]]''
*''Meg at Sea''
*''Meg at [[Sea]]''
*''Meg on the Moon''
*''Meg on the [[Moon]]''
*''Meg's Car''
*''Meg's [[Car]]''
*''Meg's Castle''
*''Meg's [[Castle]]''
*''Meg's Eggs''
*''Meg's [[Eggs]]''
*''Mog at the Zoo''
*''Mog at the [[Zoo]]''
*''Mog in the Fog''
*''Mog in the [[Fog]]''
*''Meg's Veg''
*''Meg's [[Veg]]''
*''Mog's Mumps''
*''Mog's [[Mumps]]''
*''Meg Comes to School'' (formally known as ''Owl at School'')
*''Meg Comes to [[School]]'' (formally known as ''Owl at School'')
*''Meg Goes to Bed''
*''Meg Goes to [[Bed]]''
*''Meg And The Pirate''
*''Meg And The [[Pirate]]''
*''Meg & Mog Board Book''
*''Meg & Mog Board Book''
*''Meg's Cauldron''
*''Meg's [[Cauldron]]''
*''Meg's Fancy Dress''
*''Meg's [[Fancy Dress]]''
*''Meg's Treasure''
*''Meg's [[Treasure]]''
*''Mog in Charge''
*''Mog in Charge''
*''Meg and the Dragon'' (first written by David Walser)
*''Meg and the [[Dragon]]'' (first written by David Walser)
*''Meg's Christmas''
*''Meg's [[Christmas]]''


===Television series===
===Television series===


'''Meg's Cauldron And Other Stories [[DVD]]:'''
Meg's Cauldron And Other Stories [[DVD]]:
1. ''Meg's Cauldron''
# ''Meg's Cauldron''
2. ''Meg at the Funfair''
# ''Meg at the [[Funfair]]''
3. ''Meg's Car''
# ''Meg's Car''
4. ''Meg's Treasure''
# ''Meg's Treasure''
5. ''Meg's Race''
# ''Meg's [[Racing|Race]]''
6. ''Meg's Music''
# ''Meg's [[Music]]''
7. ''Meg up the Creek''
# ''Meg up the Creek''
8. ''Meg and the Sheep''
# ''Meg and the [[Sheep]]''
9. ''Mog's Mumps''
# ''Mog's Mumps''
10. ''Meg's Museum''
# ''Meg's [[Museum]]''
11. ''Owl at School''
# ''Owl at School''
12. ''Meg's Christmas''
# ''Meg's Christmas''
13. ''Meg and the Snow''<ref>''Meg's Cauldron and other stories'' DVD.</ref>
# ''Meg and the [[Snow]]''<ref>''Meg's Cauldron and other stories'' DVD.</ref>


'''Meg, Mog And [[Owl]] And Other Stories DVD:'''
Meg, Mog And [[Owl]] And Other Stories DVD:
14. ''Meg, Mog and Owl''
# ''Meg, Mog and Owl''
15. ''Owl's Voice''
# ''Owl's [[Voice]]''
16. ''Meg on the Moon''
# ''Meg on the Moon''
17. ''Meg's Tent''
# ''Meg's [[Tent]]''
18. ''Meg's Cake''
# ''Meg's [[Cake]]''
19. ''Meg At Sea''
# ''Meg At Sea''
20. ''Meg At The Circus''
# ''Meg At The [[Circus]]''
21. ''Meg And The Baby''
# ''Meg And The [[Baby]]''
22. ''Meg's Veg''
# ''Meg's Veg''
23. ''Mog's Hiccups''
# ''Mog's [[Hiccups]]''
24. ''Mog In The Fog''
# ''Mog In The Fog''
25. ''Meg's Picnic''
# ''Meg's [[Picnic]]''
26. ''Meg's Eggs'' <ref>''Meg, Mog and Owl and other stories'' DVD.</ref>
# ''Meg's Eggs'' <ref>''Meg, Mog and Owl and other stories'' DVD.</ref>


'''Others:'''
'''Others:'''
27. ''Mog's Mistake''
# ''Mog's Mistake''
28. ''Meg's Castle ''
# ''Meg's Castle ''
29. ''Meg's Fancy Dress''
# ''Meg's Fancy Dress''
30. ''Owl's Birthday''
# ''Owl's [[Birthday]]''
31. ''Mog at the Zoo''
# ''Mog at the Zoo''
32. ''Meg and the Viking''
# ''Meg and the [[Viking]]''
33. ''Meg and the Cowboy''
# ''Meg and the [[Cowboy]]''


==Name==
==Name==


"Mog" is a short form of moggie, a word for cat that is not a specific breed.
"Mog" is a short form of [[moggy]], a word for cat that is not a specific breed.


==See also==
==See also==
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*{{ISBN|0140569766}} (''Meg and Mog'', 1983)
* {{bcdb |Other_Studios/A/Absolutely_Productions/Meg_And_Mog/|Meg And Mog}}


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[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1972]]
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[[Category:Fictional characters who use magic]]
[[Category:Series of children's books]]
[[Category:Series of children's books]]
[[Category:Witchcraft in written fiction]]
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[[Category:British television shows based on children's books]]

Latest revision as of 04:10, 16 November 2024

Meg and Mog

Meg and Mog is a series of children's books written by Helen Nicoll and illustrated by Jan Pieńkowski. First published in the 1970s, the books are about Meg, a witch whose spells always seem to go wrong, her striped cat Mog, and their friend Owl.[1] The first book was published in January 1972. Following the death of Helen Nicholl in 2012, the series was continued by Pieńkowski and David Walser.

TV series and adaptations

[edit]

The first Meg and Mog animation appeared on the Halloween episode of the BBC children's educational series Words and Pictures in 1977.[2]

In 2001, an animated TV series of 52 five-minute episodes was planned to be produced as a co-production between Telemagination, TV-Loonland AG and Absolutely Productions for a 2002–2003 delivery, with Loonland holding non-UK rights to the series.[3]

For unknown reasons, this plan never came through, and Absolutely instead teamed with Happy Life and Varcara to produce the series instead for a late-2003 delivery, with CITV purchasing UK broadcast rights.[4] The series was first broadcast in the UK within that time.[5]

It was produced by Carl Gorham and directed by Roger Mainwood, featuring the voices of Alan Bennett as Owl, Fay Ripley as Meg and Phil Cornwell as Mog with additional voices by Morwenna Banks and Paul Shearer.

A successful stage play also ran in London in the 1980s, starring Maureen Lipman as Meg.[6]

Titles

[edit]

Book series

[edit]

Television series

[edit]

Meg's Cauldron And Other Stories DVD:

  1. Meg's Cauldron
  2. Meg at the Funfair
  3. Meg's Car
  4. Meg's Treasure
  5. Meg's Race
  6. Meg's Music
  7. Meg up the Creek
  8. Meg and the Sheep
  9. Mog's Mumps
  10. Meg's Museum
  11. Owl at School
  12. Meg's Christmas
  13. Meg and the Snow[7]

Meg, Mog And Owl And Other Stories DVD:

  1. Meg, Mog and Owl
  2. Owl's Voice
  3. Meg on the Moon
  4. Meg's Tent
  5. Meg's Cake
  6. Meg At Sea
  7. Meg At The Circus
  8. Meg And The Baby
  9. Meg's Veg
  10. Mog's Hiccups
  11. Mog In The Fog
  12. Meg's Picnic
  13. Meg's Eggs [8]

Others:

  1. Mog's Mistake
  2. Meg's Castle
  3. Meg's Fancy Dress
  4. Owl's Birthday
  5. Mog at the Zoo
  6. Meg and the Viking
  7. Meg and the Cowboy

Name

[edit]

"Mog" is a short form of moggy, a word for cat that is not a specific breed.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "The MEG & MOG Stories". www.janpienkowski.com. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Words and Pictures: Series 4 (Henry Woolf)".
  3. ^ "TV-Loonland and Absolutely ally for new ITV toon".
  4. ^ "Meg & Mog to fly again on ITV".
  5. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 187. ISBN 9781476672939.
  6. ^ "Meg and Mog Show homepage". www.davidwood.org.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  7. ^ Meg's Cauldron and other stories DVD.
  8. ^ Meg, Mog and Owl and other stories DVD.

External sources

[edit]