I think Hamish Bigmore will fell into the water. Mr Majeika will come to the rescue and turn Hammish into the small, colourful fish. Mr Potter was angry when he saw the plate of chips because one of the rules at St Barty’s was that you weren’t allowed chips in school. At the end of the chapter Mr Potter feels weird because he thinks he cannot see the difference between a carpet and a bicycle The Stanley Baxter Story". Radiolistings.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014 . Retrieved 7 August 2012.

As well as the Mr Majeika titles, his children's books also included Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits and More Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and founded the children's drama group The Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He played the tuba, double bass, bass saxophone and keyboard. Remember if you ever want to chat or just say hi, you can comment on the keep in touch blog HERE. I am always here to chat 🙂 xx Carpenter was an expert on children’s literature, and was particularly fascinated by the lives and works of the Inklings, the group of writers which included C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Having read the book, I feel that it is more appropriate for children in the key stage two phase. It is a book which has a lot of adventure and creativity expressed within it which is something that can be used to support children from Years 3-6, particularly because it helps with their own individual creativity. This does not mean that this book is not applicable for children in key stage 1, particularly those that may be in a high ability reading group. In August 2014, Baxter was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. [14]Yes. A little bit because he helped Wim. But he did turn a ruler into a snake to scare Hamish Bigmore. But Hamish also deserved it. Teach Yourself To Speak Scottish – 4 – Parliamo Glasgow". 11 January 2008 . Retrieved 9 June 2012– via YouTube. Baxter has written a number of books based on the language of Glasgow, as developed in his Parliamo Glasgow sketch, and on the humour of the city; [11] Stanley Baxter Net Worth | Weight, Height, Age, Bio". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019 . Retrieved 24 March 2019.

When the new teacher at St Barty’s flies in through the window on a magic carpet, Class Three realise they won’t be bored. Hamish, the class pest, soon finds that he has more than met his match in the wizard-turned-teacher. However things don’t always go as planned as Mr Majeika sometimes forgets his spells, with hilarious results! Enjoying this activity? Why not have a go at some fun Bitesize activities to practice these skills further… TV review: When Alan Cumming Met Stanley Baxter". The Scotsman. 21 February 2010 . Retrieved 6 April 2014. After a lengthy spell in self-imposed retirement, he appeared in 2004 in a series of four half-hour radio sitcoms for BBC Radio 4, entitled Stanley Baxter and Friends; [8] the success of this has led to further series entitled The Stanley Baxter Playhouse in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2016, and Two Pipe Problems with Richard Briers in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Two further plays in this series were broadcast in 2013 with Geoffrey Palmer taking the Richard Briers role. In 2009 Eddie Izzard presented The Stanley Baxter Story on BBC Radio 2. [9] A further series of 'Playhouse' commenced airing on BBC Radio 4 in November 2018.

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You can remember them as the FANBOYS joining words. There are also lots of conjunctions you can use to join a main clause to a subordinate clause. This tells us that he is fun and untrustworthy because he was late for teaching and he came in with a magic carpet which shows he’s a wizard but he can’t show his identity. This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. ( April 2009) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

Beacom, Brian (7 November 2020). "Stanley Baxter: Actor's secret gay life – and the woman who paid the price". HeraldScotland. The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's Children's Hour. He developed his performing skills further during his national service with the British Army's Combined Services Entertainment unit, working alongside comedy actor Kenneth Williams, actor Peter Vaughan, film director John Schlesinger and dramatist Peter Nichols, who used the experience as the basis for his play Privates on Parade. Mr Majeika helped Wim by aksing him what his favourite food was and then giving him a giant plate of steaming chips. All six of Baxter's hour-long ITV specials were released on a two-disc DVD set in 2005 as The Stanley Baxter Collection [18] with a further two-disc DVD set being released in 2006 under the title The Stanley Baxter Series & Picture Show featuring both of his series of half-hour shows for ITV. [19] In 2008 a five-disc DVD box set was released titled The Stanley Baxter Television Set. The set includes both half-hour ITV series that Baxter made for ITV and six of his ITV specials. It also includes two of the feature films he made with James Robertson Justice The Fast Lady and Father Came Too!. [20] List of film and television appearances [ edit ] Stanley Baxter TV series [ edit ] The first volume, Mr Majeika, was published in 1984 and was followed by Mr Majeika and the Music Teacher, Mr Majeika and the Haunted Hotel and The TV Adventures of Mr Majeika.Baxter appeared in a number of films, including Geordie (1955), Very Important Person (1961), The Fast Lady (1962), Crooks Anonymous (1962) and Father Came Too! (1963), the last four alongside James Robertson Justice, together with the animation The Thief and the Cobbler (1995). Some colourful sweets. Coordinating Conjunctions are words or phrases that join two parts of a sentence. Mr Potter was angry when he saw the plate full of chips because he thought the children had gone to buy chips during the lesson . a b c d e f Ferguson, Brian (30 October 2020). "Actor Stanley Baxter comes out as gay in new authorised biography which lifts the lid on his troubled private life". The Scotsman . Retrieved 31 October 2020.

Humphrey Carpenter (1946-2005), the author and creator of Mr Majeika, was born and educated in Oxford. He went to a school called the Dragon School where exciting things often happened and there were some very odd teachers - you could even call it magical! He worked for the BBC then became a full-time writer in 1975, and he was the author of many award-winning biographies, including books about J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan. You have written some SUPERB writing pieces based on Mr Majeika, your stories were excellent, well done! Mr Majeika is a warm, funny and inventive story for children aged 8 to 11 to read in the classroom or at home. It is also praised by parents as a bedtime story for younger children.Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas (CBS/ITC Entertainment, 1977 Guest Appearances as multiple characters) In 1969, Baxter performed in the original production of Joe Orton's then controversial farce What the Butler Saw at the Queen's Theatre in the West End with Sir Ralph Richardson, Coral Browne and Hayward Morse. Baxter nurtured the stage careers of Alyson McInnes and John Ramage. Baxter remained a great favourite on the Scottish pantomime circuit, especially at the King's Theatre, Glasgow, up until his retirement in 1992. He starred, in pantomime, with popular Scottish stars, Jimmy Logan and Una McLean.