Alphabet Castle

{{Short description|Television series}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}} {{Use British English|date=October 2016}} {{italic title}} '''''Alphabet Castle''''' is an educational children's television program produced in the UK and created by Michael Cole. It began in September 1993 with a series of 27 episodes aired on CITV, and ran until December 1995. It had three main characters: King Alpha, Queen Bet, and Gobbledygook, an animated turkey. It starred Stephen Cannon and Joanne Campbell. Music was by Paul Reade.

A total of three series and 65 editions were produced by Michael Cole productions for Carlton Television. Like its near namesake, ''Alphabet Zoo'', a decade earlier, each episode was dedicated to a letter of the alphabet (although this format was dropped for the final series); episodes were generally around 10 minutes in length, and were broadcast in CITV on Wednesday afternoons.

==Transmission guide==

Series 1: 30 editions from 10 September 1993 to 28 March 1994

Series 2: 20 editions from 7 September 1994 to 1 February 1995

Series 3: 15 editions from 6 September to 13 December 1995

===Series 1=== {| class="wikitable" !# !Title !Original<br>air date !Summary !VHS |- |1 |A |10 September 1993 |A look at the letter A |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |2 |B |September 1993 |A look at the letter B |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |3 |C |unknown |A look at the letter C |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |4 |D |unknown |A look at the letter D |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |5 |E |unknown |A look at the letter E |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |6 |F |unknown |A look at the letter F |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |7 |G |unknown |A look at the letter G |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |8 |H |unknown |A look at the letter H |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |9 |I |unknown |A look at the letter I |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |10 |J |unknown |A look at the letter J |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |11 |K |unknown |A look at the letter K |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |12 |L |unknown |A look at the letter L |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |13 |M |unknown |A look at the letter M |Alphabet Castle: A-M<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-a-to-m-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: A to M (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |14 |N |unknown |A look at the letter N |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |15 |O |unknown |A look at the letter O |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |16 |P |unknown |A look at the letter P |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |17 |Q |unknown |A look at the letter Q |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |18 |R |unknown |A look at the letter R |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |19 |S |unknown |A look at the letter S |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |20 |T |unknown |A look at the letter T |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |21 |U |unknown |A look at the letter U |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |22 |V |unknown |A look at the letter V |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |23 |W |unknown |A look at the letter W |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |24 |X |unknown |A look at the letter X |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |25 |Y |unknown |A look at the letter Y |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |- |26 |Z |28 March 1994 |A look at the letter Z |Alphabet Castle: N-Z<ref>{{cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/alphabet-castle-n-to-z-1994-uk-vhs | title=Alphabet Castle: N to Z (1994 UK VHS) | year=1994 }}</ref> |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0756177/ Alphabet Castle] at the Internet Movie Database.

Category:1993 British television series debuts Category:1995 British television series endings Category:1990s British children's television series Category:1990s preschool education television series Category:British preschool education television series Category:British television shows for schools Category:Reading and literacy television series Category:ITV children's television shows Category:Carlton Television Category:Television series by ITV Studios Category:British television series with live action and animation Category:English-language British television shows