On This Day 1968 📺 'Magpie' - a magazine programme for children debuts. "One's for sorrow, two's for joy, three's for a girl and four's for a boy, five's for silver, six's for gold and seven's for a secret never to be told...". 'Magpie' was in affect ITV's answer to 'Blue Peter', given a groovy image and focusing more on pop music, fashion and fun. The show's mascot was a fat Magpie by the name of Murgatroyd. Initially a weekly show on Tuesdays, 'Magpie' soon expanded to two slots on Tuesdays a

#thursdaythrowback from the popular children’s TV programme Magpie and presenter Jenny Hanley looks back on her parachute jump. Transmitted in 1980. | Thames TV Archive