Animal Magic

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This magical children's wildlife program was presented from Bristol Zoo by the late great Johnny Morris. Special episodes were later made at places like the Miami Seaquarium and Frankfurt Zoo.  The unique feature of the program that kept kids so enthralled was the way Johnny gave the animals their own personalities and funny voices (to make it appear as if the animals were actually talking). 

Johnny's early assistants included Tony Soper (famous in his own right for nature films) and naturalist Gerald Durrell who owned his own zoo in Jersey. 

Animal Magic was dropped in 1984 to herald in a new generation of wildlife shows.