Megamaths

Megamaths
Opening title card
Written by	Simon Davies Chris Lillicrap Michael Malaghan Neil Ben Kjartan Poskitt
Directed by	Neil Ben Ken Robertson
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	40
Production
Producer(s)	David Scott-Cowan
Running time	20 mins (normally) 15 mins (problem solving episodes)
Release
Original network	BBC Two
Original release	16 September 1996 – 4 February 2002

Megamaths is an Educational programme about Maths that originally aired on BBC2 between 16 September 1996 and 4 February 2002. Each episode was 20 minutes long and was written by Maths Television Presenter Simon Davies. Other people that have been in the series are Liz Crowther and Annee Blott. Between 1996 and 1999 it was presented in a castle where there were the four card suites and jokers. There were two gargoyles at the front of the castle who spoke in rhyme. After megamaths ran for 3 series they decided to stop the castle idea and two presenters presented in a studio.

Episodes

Megamaths Tables 1996 10 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	Two Times	16 September 1996
2	Five Times	23 September 1996
3	Ten Times	30 September 1996
4	Three Times	7 October 1996
5	Six Times	14 October 1996
6	Nine Times	28 October 1996
7	Four Times	4 November 1996
8	Eight Times	11 November 1996
9	Seven Times	18 November 1996
10	Big Numbers	25 November 1996

Megamaths Money 1998 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	Money To 20p	13 January 1998
2	Money To 50p	20 January 1998
3	Money To One Pound	27 January 1998
4	Money To Five Pounds	3 February 1998
5	Money To Ten Pounds	10 February 1998

Megamaths Division 1998 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	Divide By Two	24 February 1998
2	Divide By Four	3 March 1998
3	Divide By Ten	10 March 1998
4	Divide By Five	17 March 1998
5	Divide By Three	24 March 1998

Megamaths Measure 1999 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	Sports Day	12 January 1999
2	The King's New Clothes	19 January 1999
3	Decorating	26 January 1999
4	Treasure Hunt	2 February 1999
5	Holidays	9 February 1999

Megamaths Fractions 2000 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	Halves And Quarters	17 January 2000
2	Quarters And Eighths	24 January 2000
3	Fifths And Tenths	31 January 2000
4	Thirds And Sixths	7 February 2000
5	Decimals/Fractions	14 February 2000

Megamaths Shape And Space 2001 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	2-Dimensional Shapes	19 January 2001
2	3-Dimensional Shapes	26 January 2001
3	Symmetry	2 February 2001
4	Patterns	9 February 2001
5	Moving Around	16 February 2001

Megamaths Problem Solving 2002 5 Episodes

Episode Number	Episode Name	Broadcast Date
1	One Step Problems	7 January 2002
2	Two Step Problems	14 January 2002
3	Measure: Length And Time	21 January 2002
4	Measure: Mass And Capacity	28 January 2002
5	Money	4 February 2002

Media release

Book

Release name	UK release date	Author	Publisher	Notes	Ref
Megamaths Tables	1998	N/A	BBC Educational Publishing	Teacher Pack	[1]

CD-ROM

Release name	UK release date	Publisher	Platform	Notes	Ref
Megamaths Tables CD-Rom	28 September 1998	Logotron Limited	MAC	For ages 5–11	[2]
Megamaths Tables CD-Rom	28 September 1998	Logotron Limited	PC	For ages 5–11	[3]

DVD

Release name	UK release date	Notes	Ref
Megamaths Fractions	July 2006	DVD Plus Pack	[4][5][6]

VHS

Release name	UK release date	Notes	Ref
Megamaths Tables 1996	1996	VHS Plus Pack	[7]
Megamaths Money 1998	1998	VHS Plus Pack	[8]
Megamaths Division 1998	1998	VHS Plus Pack	[9]
Megamaths Measure 1999	1999	VHS Plus Pack	[10]
Megamaths Fractions 2000	2000	VHS Plus Pack	[11]
Megamaths Shape And Space 2001	2001	VHS Plus Pack	[12]
Megamaths Problem Solving 2002	2002	VHS Plus Pack	[13]

Animated characters

In the middle of each episode there is a short segment of additional mathematic help with Brimstone; an elderly, mangy, anthropomorphic green dragon, and Digit, an energetic and confident tabby kitten.

The segments in the episodes, they would focus on the main subject of what would be going on at the castle but in a more comical purpose.

References

1. "Megamaths: Tables". bookshop.blackwell.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
2. "Megamaths Acorn Windows Macintosh CD Rom". bookshop.blackwell.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
3. "Megamaths Acorn Archimedes for Windows CD-Rom Pack". bookshop.blackwell.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
4. "MegaMaths Fractions DVD Plus Pack". pearsonschoolsandfecolleges.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
5. "BBC Megamaths Fractions - DVD Plus Pack". trumedia-shop.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
6. "MEMA:M-Maths Fractions DVD Plus Pk". amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
7. "VIDEO PLUS: MEGAMATHS: TABLES". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
8. "VIDEO PLUS: MEGAMATHS: MONEY". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
9. "VIDEO PLUS: MEGAMATHS: DIVISION". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
10. "VIDEO PLUS: MEGAMATHS: MEASURE". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
11. "MEGAMATHS: FRACTIONS". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
12. "MEGAMATHS: SHAPE". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
13. "MEGAMATHS: PROBLEM SOLVING". ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 16 February 2011.

External links

• Megamaths at BBC Programmes
  
• BBC Megamaths at the Internet Movie Database