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Weirdsister College
''Weirdsister College'' is the sequel to successful British children's television series ''The Worst Witch'' (1998–2001), based on ''The Worst Witch'' books by Jill Murphy. ''Weirdsister College'' aired on ITV from 28 November to 14 December 2001. Production Before the release of Season 3 ''The Worst Witch'' the creators of the show realized that the actresses in the show were getting older and that making a potential fourth season after season 3 would be difficult. So instead, the creators were hired to create a sequel show to ''The Worst Witch'' which began development in early 2001. The show was cancelled in 2002. Plot The show follows Mildred Hubble (Georgina Sherrington) in her first year at Weirdsister College, a university for students of magic. In a similar way to her adventures at Cackle's Academy, Mildred usually messes up, but saves the day in the end. The series has a darker tone than ''The Worst Witch'', with evil creatures and a possible doomsday. The College ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Worst Witch
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. The series are primarily about a girl who attends a witch school and fantasy stories, with eight books published. The first, ''The Worst Witch'', was published in 1974 by Allison & Busby, and the most recent, ''First Prize for the Worst Witch'', was published in 2018 by Puffin Books, the current publisher of the series. The books have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and have sold more than 5 million copies. In 1986, the first book in the series was made into a television film of the same name. A TV series based on the book aired from 1998 to 2001, and has inspired two spin-offs, ''Weirdsister College'', aired in 2001, and ''The New Worst Witch'', aired in 2005. A new adaptation, co-production of CBBC, ZDF, and Netflix premiered in 2017. Background The author Jill Murphy began writing ''The Worst Witch'' at the age of 15, while still at sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Worst Witch
''The New Worst Witch'' is a television series, based on Jill Murphy's ''The Worst Witch'' books, about a group of young witches at a Witch Academy. It ran for two series from 2005 to 2007. The series was a spin-off from ''The Worst Witch'' TV series that ran from 1998 to 2001. The series followed Henrietta "Hettie" Hubble (Mildred's younger cousin), through her years at Cackle's Academy. Mildred is seen at the start of the first episode accompanying her cousin to Cackle's, before returning home flawlessly on her broom. Hettie quickly becomes best friends with Mona Hallow (who happens to be Ethel's younger sister) and Crescentmoon "Cressie" Winterchild. Hettie and her friends' new enemy is Belladonna Bindweed and her sidekick Cynthia Horrocks. Miss Hardbroom and Miss Cackle return, and are joined by new members of staff Caspian Bloom, Miss Swoop and Miss Widget/Miss Nightingale. ''The New Worst Witch'' was initially planned to have a third season in 2007, however ''Alice Conno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shock Records
Shock Records (now part of Shock Entertainment) is an Australian independent record label. History The three founding members had all previously worked in music retail or distribution: Williams for a Melbourne distribution company called "Musicland", Falvo for Exposure Records and McGee for Greville Records. Other ventures Shock also started the company CDFA, an entertainment distribution and fulfilment company, which also engages in music publishing. Recent developments include the launch of Ragged Company Touring and Kimchi Creative Services. See also * List of record labels * :Shock Records albums References External links * {{Authority control Record labels established in 1988 1988 establishments in Australia Australian independent record labels Heavy metal record labels Record labels based in Melbourne Alternative rock record labels Hardcore record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge , type = Public research university , endowment = £7.121 billion (including colleges) , budget = £2.308 billion (excluding colleges) , chancellor = The Lord Sainsbury of Turville , vice_chancellor = Anthony Freeling , students = 24,450 (2020) , undergrad = 12,850 (2020) , postgrad = 11,600 (2020) , city = Cambridge , country = England , campus_type = , sporting_affiliations = The Sporting Blue , colours = Cambridge Blue , website = , logo = University of Cambridge logo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Fox (actress)
Jessica Ann Fox (born 19 May 1983) is an English actress best known for playing Nancy Hayton on Channel 4 soap opera, ''Hollyoaks''. Career Fox was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire. Her early television and film roles included ''The Muppet Christmas Carol'', in which she provided the voice of the Ghost of Christmas Past. Shortly afterwards her career in television was furthered with roles in ''The Angel of Nitshill Road'', ''May and June'', ''Trial and Retribution'', ''The Bill'', '' The Detectives'' and the leading role of Anthea in the 1997 BBC children’s serial ''The Phoenix and the Carpet''. She then moved to comedy, playing the "naughty but nice" Enid Nightshade in three series of ''The Worst Witch'' and the slightly naughtier Enid in the spinoff ''Weirdsister College''. Co-starring with Sarah Lancashire, she then appeared in the role of Rusty Dickinson in '' Back Home''. Fox then moved into soaps, playing Belle Wise in ''Crossroads'', and made a guest appearance in child ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Duchêne
Kate Duchêne ( (born Catherine Anne Purves Duchêne, 5 January 1959) is an English actress best known for her role as the teacher Miss Hardbroom in the adaptation of the children's books ''The Worst Witch''. Career Duchêne started to act at the age of 14. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge in the 1980s, where she became a member of the Footlights theatre group, writing and performing her own material.Mini Bio at She also acted with the Cambridge Mummers, appearing in such plays as Measure For Measure (as Isabella) in Cambridge and the Edinburgh Fringe. In the 1980s she joined the Traverse Theatre in Edinburgh, appearing in the premiere productions of Losing Venice and The White Rose. Since 2000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heather Wright
Heather Wright (born 1950) is an English actress, noted for her performances in film and television. Her film credits include ''Psychomania'' (1973), ''The Belstone Fox'' (1973), ''Shout at the Devil'' (1976) and ''Inseminoid'' (1981). On television, she has been seen in the following series: '' Arthur of the Britons'', '' Survivors'', ''Return of the Saint'', ''Blake's 7'', '' The Inheritors'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Holby City'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''Midsomer Murders'' and '' Broken''. Wright is fluent in French, and has also had many acting parts on French TV. Partial filmography *''The Belstone Fox'' (1973) - Jenny Smith *''Psychomania'' (1973) - Girl with Parcel *''Shout at the Devil'' (1976) - Cynthia Smythe *''Inseminoid ''Inseminoid'' (titled ''Horror Planet'' in the United States) is a 1981 British science fiction horror film directed by Norman J. Warren. It stars Judy Geeson, Robin Clarke and Stephanie Beacham, along with Victoria Tennant in one of her earl ...'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethel Hallow (The Worst Witch)
''The Worst Witch'' is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Jill Murphy. They have been adapted into various films and television shows. Mildred Hubble :Series Duration: 1998–2001, 2005 Mildred Hubble is the titular character of ''The Worst Witch'' series. Unlike the other girls at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, she doesn't come from a regular witch family, but was given a scholarship which greatly impressed Miss Cackle. She is best friends with Maud Spellbody and Enid Nightshade. In ''The Worst Witch'', although inadvertently ruining a broomstick display while she was lead, as she was given a sabotaged broomstick, she saves the whole academy from Miss Cackle's jealous and evil identical twin sister Agatha Cackle, who was seeking to turn all the teachers and pupils into frogs. In the nick of time, Mildred turns Agatha and the rest of her fiendish coven into snails. In '' The Worst Witch Strikes Again'' Miss Cackle trusts her to look after the new girl, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major form of musical expression in traditional and popular music. Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes, complex chords, call and response vocals, polyrhythms and improvisation. Jazz has roots in European harmony and African rhythmic rituals. As jazz spread around the world, it drew on national, regional, and local musical cultures, which gave rise to different styles. New Orleans jazz began in the early 1910s, combining earlier brass band marches, French quadrilles, biguine, ragtime and blues with collective polyphonic improvisation. But jazz did not begin as a single musical tradition in New Orleans or elsewhere. In the 1930s, arranged dance-oriented swing big bands, Kansas City jazz (a hard-swinging, bluesy, improvisationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Café
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café is an establishment that primarily serves coffee of various types, notably espresso, latte, and cappuccino. Some coffeehouses may serve cold drinks, such as iced coffee and iced tea, as well as other non-caffeinated beverages. In continental Europe, cafés serve alcoholic drinks. A coffeehouse may also serve food, such as light snacks, sandwiches, muffins, fruit, or pastries. Coffeehouses range from owner-operated small businesses to large multinational corporations. Some coffeehouse chains operate on a franchise business model, with numerous branches across various countries around the world. While ''café'' may refer to a coffeehouse, the term "café" generally refers to a diner, British café (colloquially called a "caff"), "greasy spoon" (a small and inexpensive restaurant), transport café, teahouse or tea room, or other casual eating and drinking place. A coffeehouse may share some of the same characteristics of a bar or restaurant, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artifact (archaeology)
An artifact, or artefact (see American and British English spelling differences), is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. In archaeology, the word has become a term of particular nuance and is defined as an object recovered by archaeological endeavor, which may be a cultural artifact having cultural interest. Artifact is the general term used in archaeology, while in museums the equivalent general term is normally "object", and in art history perhaps artwork or a more specific term such as "carving". The same item may be called all or any of these in different contexts, and more specific terms will be used when talking about individual objects, or groups of similar ones. Artifacts exist in many different forms and can sometimes be confused with ecofacts and features; all three of these can sometimes be found together at archaeological sites. They can also exist in different t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend
A legend is a Folklore genre, genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived, both by teller and listeners, to have taken place in human history. Narratives in this genre may demonstrate human values, and possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude (literature), verisimilitude. Legend, for its active and passive participants may include miracles. Legends may be transformed over time to keep them fresh and vital. Many legends operate within the realm of uncertainty, never being entirely believed by the participants, but also never being resolutely doubted. Legends are sometimes distinguished from myths in that they concern human beings as the main characters rather than gods, and sometimes in that they have some sort of historical basis whereas myths generally do not. The Brothers Grimm defined ''legend'' as "Folklore, folktale historically grounded". A by-product of the "concern with human beings" is the long list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
