Grietje Besteman

Magic Grandad was an educational programme which originally aired on BBC Two under the title 'Switch On, Switch Off' during Schools section of 1993. The show saw 'Magic' Grandad take his young grandchildren back in time, many of the adventures are about comparing the past and the present and seeing how evidence of what happened in the olden days still survives. The show was said to make learning about history "fun for youngsters" and was aimed at children aged 5-7 years. The series was introduced to support the History National Curriculum at Key Stage 1. New seasons have been made periodically to support new areas of the infant history curriculum such as seaside holidays and toys. The early season have a companion booklet of teacher's notes with descriptions of the episodes, various suggestions for follow-up work and photocopiable worksheets.

A young & happily married couple, Mark and Rebecca, are living in a remote countryside farm. When Rebecca dies in a disastrous road accident, Mark loses all his will to live and spends the next following days chain-smoking and visiting his late wife's grave at the cemetery. There, a ravishing woman approaches him and even invites him to a romantic dinner at her place. Unfortunately for Mark, the woman – Colette – has serious mental issues and she's completely subjected to the will of her deranged psychiatrist. Dr. Bernhardt's "therapy" causes Colette to dig up fresh cadavers; only to mutilate them and even have carnal intercourse with them!

An all-male foster family tries to enjoy one last morning together, before their unity will be broken by what was inevitable all along.

Sinterklaas and his helpers are preparing to depart for the Netherlands on the steamboat. When Danspiet secretly brings a parrot on board, things go terribly wrong. This cheerful bird quickly causes chaos on all fronts. Baking Pete is at his wits' end when the chocolate melts, Cool Pete gets red bumps, and Danspiet gets into a fight with her best friend. Ultimately, things go so wrong that the boat veers off course and runs aground on an island. Will Sinterklaas's Club arrive in time for Christmas Eve?