Round the Twist

Round the Twist
Created byPatricia Edgar
Esben Storm
Paul Jennings
Developed byAustralian Children's Television Foundation
Directed byEsben Storm
Steve Jodrell
Mark Lewis
Pino Amenta
Ray Boseley
David Swann
Arnie Custo
Opening themeRound The Twist lyrics and music by Andrew Duffield
sung by Tamsin West
Ending themeRound The Twist lyrics and music by Andrew Duffield
sung by Tamsin West
Country of originAustralia
No. of series4
No. of episodes52 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerPatricia Edgar
Running time25 minutes
Production companyAustralian Children's Television Foundation
Original release
NetworkBBC One (1990)[1]
Seven Network (1990)[2]
ABC (1993–2001)
Release6 April 1990 (1990-04-06) –
2 May 2001 (2001-05-02)
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Round the Twist is an Australian children's comedy drama television series which follows the supernatural adventures of the Twist family, who leave their conventional residence to live in a lighthouse, in the fictional coastal town of Port Niranda.[3]

The series was created and produced by Patricia Edgar, and developed by the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF)[4] as a show that both children and parents could watch. Early episodes were based on stories by author Paul Jennings.

  1. ^ "Genome BETA Radio Times 1923 – 2009". BBC One. 6 April 1990.
  2. ^ Ricketson, Matthew (18 March 1993). "Kids To Go 'Round The Twist' Again on Saturday". The Age. p. 16. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Australian Children's Television Foundation, (1988). Australian Children's Television Foundation Annual Report 1987-1988. A.C.T.F. Productions Limited. ISBN 0864213204