Animal Magic (TV series) by Laurie Johnson for KPM in 1960. It recently featured as the theme music for BBC Two comedy W1A. Around 1980, the original orchestral version was replaced by a funk arrangement (featuring an electric guitar with a wah wah pedal). Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic was a BBC children's television series which ran from 1962 to 1983 from BBC Bristol. It began fortnightly and was transmitted weekly from 1964. The presenter was the avuncular Johnny Morris. His charismatic style and genuine fondness for animals made the show an instant hit with children and adults alike. The show combined jovial
The Magic World R. R. Tolkien. Conversely, Nesbit's "Justnowland" displays the influence of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". Elisabeth Beresford's 1964 book "Awkward Magic" was published in the United States under the title "The Magic World". Beresford has been identified as an imitator of Nesbit. Nesbit's little girls tend to get in trouble over their efforts at gardening. Elsie in "Justnowland" uproots turnip plants she mistakes for weeds; Amabel cuts chrysanthemum blossoms from a greenhouse and tries to plant them in a flower bed. Stories in the collection feature talking animals and human/animal transformation, with implications regarding animal welfare and avoidance of mistreatment.