The Magic Fire
29th December 1976Queen of the Island
5th January 1977Some Indian Things
12th January 1977The Temple of the Phoenix
19th January 1977Gifts from Persia
26th January 1977What to Do with a Burglar
2nd February 1977The Hole in the Carpet
9th February 1977A Night at the Theatre
16th February 1977The Phoenix and the Carpet is an eight-part British miniseries based on E. Nesbit's 1904 fantasy novel of the same name. Produced by the BBC, it aired from 29 December 1976 to 16 February 1977. Four Edwardian children find a strange egg in their newly-arrived Persian carpet. It hatches into a Phoenix bird that grants wishes and also transforms the rug into a magic carpet, which takes them on a series of adventures all over the world and at home.
