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Tony Twist and his three children (thirteen-year-old twins Pete and Linda and nine-year-old Bronson) move to an old lighthouse on the rugged Australian coast. They soon discover that the lighthouse and the outhouse are haunted.
Adaptations
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Round the Twist : The Musical
Paul Hodge
(composer),
2024
single work
musical theatre
'The home-grown TV show that raised a generation* is back with all the magic you remember (and that song you can’t forget!) in a brand-new Australian musical by Paul Hodge based on the seminal stories of much-loved children’s book author Paul Jennings.
'In an old lighthouse, single dad Tony Twist and his kids Pete, Linda and Bronson are about to embark on a magical adventure to unravel a 200 year old mystery and protect their home from the greedy Gribble family who want to turn their piece of paradise into an Aqua-World-Casino-Burger-Joint-Amusement-Park.
'With the help of a haunted outhouse, a crystal ball, some friendly ghosts and smelly feet (up the pong!), this family might just have what it takes to save the day!'Whether you’re new to the Twists or a diehard fan (withoutmypants), this big-hearted musical filled with soaring song and jaw-dropping design is for everyone.'
Source: Production blurb.
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Further Reference:
- 'Round the Twist,' Australian Television Information Archive - online (sighted 5/10/2010).
- 'Round the Twist,' Classic Kids TV - online (sighted 5/10/2010).
- 'Round the Twist,' Internet Movie Database - online (sighted 5/10/2010).
- 'Round the Twist,' Wikipedia - online (sighted 5/10/2010).
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Produced in 1989 and delivered to Channel 7 in November of that year, Round the Twist did not air in Australia until August 1990, four months after the world premiere on the BBC (April 1990).
Source: ACTF (https://blog-actf.com.au/imdb-and-wikipedia-are-wrong-round-the-twist-did-not-premiere-30-years-ago-this-april/). (Sighted: 21/03/2019)
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 November 2021;'Due to the COVID-19 extended lockdowns this year, as well as greater accessibility on streaming services, many adults have been returning to their childhoods via nostalgic kids’ TV viewing.' (Introduction)
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Round the Twist’s Fans Grew up – and Their Love for the Show Grew with Them
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 September 2021;'Australian kids’ TV show Round the Twist gained an international following when it was first broadcast in 1989-1990. Broadcast over four seasons up until 2001, young audiences were thrilled by the supernatural adventures of the lighthouse-dwelling Twist family.' (Publication summary)
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 27 April 2017;'Australian children’s TV may have recently picked up an Emmy Kids award for the ABCME animation Doodles, but otherwise kids’ TV in this country is in a dire state.
'Free-to-air TV networks have to commission certain amounts of children’s programs each year. But in recent years there’s been a dismaying lack of new live action shows, or recognisably Australian content. Instead, local children’s TV has become dominated by animation with little sense of place.'
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Round the Twist’s Fans Grew up – and Their Love for the Show Grew with Them
2021
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— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 10 September 2021;'Australian kids’ TV show Round the Twist gained an international following when it was first broadcast in 1989-1990. Broadcast over four seasons up until 2001, young audiences were thrilled by the supernatural adventures of the lighthouse-dwelling Twist family.' (Publication summary)
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Beyond Bluey : Why Adults Love Re-watching Australian Kids’ TV from Their Childhoods
2021
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 November 2021;'Due to the COVID-19 extended lockdowns this year, as well as greater accessibility on streaming services, many adults have been returning to their childhoods via nostalgic kids’ TV viewing.' (Introduction)
Awards
- 1990 winner AWGIE Awards — Children's Award — Adaptation