Chronology 1

“Rubovia” (Trumptonshire-style stop-motion puppets, 6 plays, colour, 21 minutes, 1976) Scripts, puppets & production by Gordon Murray Voices: Roy Skelton Narrated by Gordon Murray Animators: Bob Bura, John Hardwick Music composed and performed by Freddie Phillips
Source	Production Information	Status
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC record 282 (+picture); BBC Infax 1st tx: 20th Feb., 1976 Court magician, Mr. Weatherspoon, practices some dicey magic on King Boris of Borsovia.	The Unreliable Wand Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film Court Magician Mr. Weatherspoon finds that his second-hand wand is worn out. Unfortunately, ye olde wand revival procedure (which makes a worn out wand good for two more spells) makes the wand unreliable, which creates some worrying situations. (Soundtrack also on 33 RPM 12-inch LP record, BBC REC 282) Points of Interest: This episode is a remake of the earlier marionette episode, Wonky Wand. Compared to the original, both the dialogue and puppets have been simplified to suit a younger audience.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7030A
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC Infax 1st tx: 27th Feb., 1976	Dragon Doctor Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film Point of Interest: This episode is a remake of one of the earlier marionette episodes, probably The Dragon's Hiccups.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7031T
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC Infax 1st tx: 5th March, 1976	The Magic Scent Bottle Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film Point of Interest: This episode is a remake of one of the earlier marionette episodes, probably Spray Fever.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7032N
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC Infax 1st tx: 12th March, 1976	The Magic Duck Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film Point of Interest: This episode is a remake of one of the earlier marionette episodes, probably The Enchanted Duck.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7033H
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC Infax 1st tx: 19th March, 1976	The Enchanted Clock Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film Point of Interest: This episode is a remake of one of the earlier marionette episodes, probably Clocks and Blocks.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7034B
Sources: The Kaleidoscope Children's TV Guide; BBC Infax 1st tx: 26th March, 1976	Tunnel Trouble Runtime: 15 minutes 16 mm colour film A secret tunnel is accidentally rediscovered when Mr. Weatherspoon sneezes, but only after losing King Rufus and Lord Chamberlain. (Also on 33 RPM 12-inch LP record, BBC REC 282) Points of Interest: This episode is a remake of the earlier marionette episode, Mystery of Rubovia Castle. Some of the puppet sets used in this episode were re-used for the Bessie o' the Glen episode of “The Gublins”. Compare the background in the picture at right with the picture on the back of the Rubovia 12" LP record, below. See Gordon Murray's bio (People section) for more information about Gublins.	Held by BBC BBC Programme No. LCH7035W