Talk:Magpie (TV series)

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Magpies[edit]

There was a magpie mascot, and a magpie song, but... why link magpies to a kids' TV programme? Dweller 18:33, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

For comparison, see the following from Blue Peter:

Blue Peter is a popular, long-running BBC television programme for children. It is named after the blue-and-white flag hoisted by ships in port when they are ready to sail. The reasoning behind the choice of title is that the programme is intended to be a voyage of adventure and discovery for the viewers, constantly covering new topics.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Dweller (talk • contribs) 18:34, 6 June 2006

Magpies are renowned for stealing shiny objects: the idea was that the programme would provide a varied selection of items for the viewers, from the latest pop sensations to Susan Stranks' nipples.Widmerpool 03:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually the programme's creater later said that the title was an in-joke about the format being stolen from Blue Peter. 87.194.105.247 (talk) 12:03, 25 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Magpie logo.gif[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:28, 8 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Charity Work Details?[edit]

Is there a source of information for the charity work that the show undertook? For example, a list of the money they raised each time, the materials/services that were bought, and the institutions that benefited from them? I know vague details of only one item: an amino sequence analyzer coupled to a Digico M15E computer, with software on punched paper tape, provided to the Metabolic Research Unit based at the former Nuffield Orthopedic Center in Headington, Oxfordshire, roughly around 1975-76 or so. AncientBrit (talk) 16:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]