Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead) viaduct. The BP building was found to be unstable due to defective reinforced concrete and the exit had to be closed. The building was demolished but the original route was not restored, although a newer side exit from the roundabout replaced the junction with Marlowes off a side road. Magic Roundabout (Hemel Hempstead) The "Magic Roundabout" in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, is the familiar name given to the Plough roundabout. The familiar name comes from the children's television programme, and is also used for a similar junction in Swindon and the M40 junction in Denham. The official name relates to
The Magic Roundabout was broadcast just after "The Magic Roundabout". This story was later republished in print from Bloomsbury's 1998 book "The Adventures of Brian". In 1998, Thompson's stories were published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc as a series of four paperbacks, "The Adventures of Dougal", "The Adventures of Brian", "The Adventures of Dylan" and "The Adventures of Ermintrude" with forewords by his daughter Emma Thompson. For years, the series had re-runs on Cartoon Network, and was later moved to its sister channel, Boomerang. These airings had almost all the episodes re-narrated by Nigel Planer, much like the Channel 4 airings, though some episodes