TV Magpie Magpie 7/10 by 1 users Magpie was a British children's television programme shown on ITV from 30 July 1968 to 6 June 1980. It was a magazine format show intended to compete with the BBC's Blue Peter, but attempted to be more "hip", focusing more on popular culture. The show's creators Lewis Rudd and Sue Turner named the programme Magpie as a reference to the magpie's habit of collecting small items, and because of "mag" being evocative of "magazine", and "pie" being evocative of a collection of ingredients. Details Casts Posters Images Title Magpie Alternative Titles First Air Date Last Air Date Number of Episodes 6 Number of Seasons 1 Genres , Networks ITV1, Casts Susan Stranks, Tommy Boyd, Mick Robertson, Jenny Hanley, Douglas Rae Plot Keywords , Self Susan Stranks Self Tommy Boyd Self Mick Robertson Self Jenny Hanley Self Douglas Rae