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Maths Mansion is a British educational television series for school Years 4 to 6 (nine to eleven year olds) that ran from 19 September 2001 to 26 March 2003. Produced by Channel 4 by Open Mind, It follows the adventures of "Bad Man" taking kids to his mansion, Maths Mansion.[1][2] There, the kids learn and are tested on maths every week; if they pass the quiz, they get a "Maths Card".
The kids are not allowed to leave the mansion until they get enough Maths Cards. They do not always pass the test, and this is shown in various episodes, one of them being Angleman!. Frequently interrupting each programme is another programme, about "Sad Man", who seems to be quite happy. He demonstrates maths with songs, puppets, and games.
Sad Man has a puppet called "Decimole", as for him being a mole. Decimole is known for being very greedy around food and attacking people. There were forty episodes in four seasons. Each episode is about ten minutes long and comes with a teacher's guide and activity book and three activity sheets of differing levels for kids to use in class.[3][4]
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- ^ Sayers, Judy. (2007). Channel 4 'Maths Mansion'. The Association of Teachers of Mathematics. Retrieved 15 February 2019