![]() ![]() ![]() While the film never quite hit classic status, it is still a well-loved children’s film. Bedknobs and Broomsticks was eventually released seven years after Mary Poppins. ![]() After the rights to Mary Poppins were secured, it was briefly shelved due to similarities between the two main characters. Interestingly, the film originally started development as Disney struggled to secure the rights to Mary Poppins. ![]() The film starred Angela Lansbury of Murder She Wrote fame. It is based upon the books of English children’s author Mary Norton including The Magic Bedknob and Bonfires and Broomsticks. When she receives a final letter from the Professor to say he’s closing the school, she sets off with the children to visit him in London using the only obvious method of transport, a magic bed!īedknobs and Broomsticks is a Disney film from 1971 which used live-action actors combined with animation to create something quite lavish. She is learning magic through a correspondence course and receives letters from Professor Emelius Browne in London. They quickly discover that she is an apprentice witch. Once there, they meet the mysterious Miss Price. They are sent to the country to keep them safe as the bombing of London continues. Bedknobs and Broomsticks – Gaiety Theatre – Reviewīedknobs and Broomsticks is set during the second world war and tells the story of three children who are orphaned after their house is destroyed. ![]()
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