Music Makers (radio): Gone with the Wiz!
Gone with the Wiz! is a unit of the BBC schools radio series Music Makers from the 1980s, covering music for primary and secondary school pupils.
Seeking to help his awful King to cure a princess's uncontrollable laughter, a peasent named Egbert suggests that Wizard Wheeze could cure her with magic. The wizard having no idea how to do this prompts a race to the cure between wizards and witches with Egbert going undercover disguised as a witch.
The magazine sections in each programme look at music inspired by "things magical and fantastic".
Songs
- Oyez!
- Clichés and Platitudes
- Beware!
- Abracadabra
- Witches' Revenge
- I'm a V.I.P.
- Goodnight!
Broadcasts
- Autumn 1984
- Autumn 1986
Credits
| Introduced by | Ian Humphris |
| Written by | R. D. Ward |
| Music by | Peter Hutchings |
| Producer | Peter Hutchings |
Resources
Pupils' pamphlet
A 28 page pamphlet with illustrations by John Shackell, containing the words and music to the songs and a cartoon version of the story.
In 1984 the pamphlet was printed in shades of dark red, and in 1986 it was reprinted in black and white.
Teachers' notes
A 16 page booklet containing the piano accompaniment to the songs and an outline of the contents of each broadcast.
Acting script
A script of the performance adapted to be performed in schools was available free from the producer during the term of broadcast...
Melodic instrument parts
...as was a set of accompaniments for tuned instruments.
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