''Alphabet Castle'' is an educational children's television program produced in the UK and created by Michael Cole. It began in September 1993 with a series of 27 episodes aired on

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, and ran until December 1995. It had three main characters: King Alpha, Queen Bet, and Gobbledygook, an animated turkey. It starred Stephen Cannon and Joanne Campbell. Music was by

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. A total of three series and 65 editions were produced by Michael Cole productions for

Carlton Television Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Tele ...

. Like its near namesake, '' Alphabet Zoo'', a decade earlier, each episode was dedicated to a letter of the

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(although this format was dropped for the final series); episodes were generally around 10 minutes in length, and were broadcast in

on Wednesday afternoons.

Transmission guide

Series 1: 30 editions from 10 September 1993 to 28 March 1994 Series 2: 20 editions from 7 September 1994 to 1 February 1995 Series 3: 15 editions from 6 September to 13 December 1995

Series 1

References

External links

Alphabet Castle
at the

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