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"Anyhow - READ! Books, papers, magazines, everything. Fill your mind with all kinds of interesting things
- the more [that] you have in it, the more will come out of it." — Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton Society [est. 1995, website est. 2002]
author Enid Blyton entry at Wikipedia
Enid Blyton bibliography entry at Wikipedia
browse the Enid Blyton Store {returns 1,200+ titles} at Amazon
Movies & Television
Enid Blyton movie & TV credits [36 titles since 1946] at Internet Movie Database
http://www.worldofblyton.com/2016/09/18/a-guide-to-blyton-on-tv-and-in-film/
 | "The Enid Blyton Collection on DVD" 3 Series on DVD Box Set [2016]
Australia color DVD set [2016] 8 disks for $40.60 in PAL format only contains 1194 minutes (20 hours!) on 8 disks: "The Enid Blyton Adventure Series" [1996] 24 half-hour episodes on 4 disks; "The Enid Blyton Secret Series" [1997-98] 20 half-hour episodes on 3 disks; and "Enid: The Revealing Untold Story of Enid Blyton" biopic [2009] starring Helena Bonham Carter; bonus material includes docufilm on the making of the series |
"Noddy in Toyland" [1957] /tt0251303/
90-minute cartoon Directed by: Maclean Roger•Starring: Colin Spaull , Gloria Johnson , Leslie Sarony
"Enid Blyton's The Famous Five: Five On A Treasure Island"
feature film [Children's Film Foundation/British Lion Aug 1957]
 | Filmed at Pinewood Studios and at Corfe Castle Village, Dorset, England; four young cousins on an island off the Dorset coast find a shipwreck that also attracts the attention of dangerous & greedy men; DVD is 121 minutes ('the classic children's film serial'), IMDb lists movie as 122 minutes and 8 episodes • Co-written & produced by Frank Wells; directed by Gerald Landau; screenplay by Michael Barnes, based on the Enid Blyton novel; starring Rel Grainer, Richard Palmer, Gillian Harrison, John Bailey, Robert Cawdron, Nicholas Bruce, Peter Burton, Iris Russell, Robert Dean, John Charlesworth, Rufus Cruickshank, Daga as Tim the Dog
B.F.I. Region 2 b&w DVD [9/2010] for $12.34 in PAL format only full credits at IMDb • movie/series entry at Wikipedia |
"Enid Blyton's The Famous Five: Five Have A Mystery To Solve"
feature film [Children's Film Foundation/J. Arthur Rank May 1964]
 | The Famous Five are asked to look after Wilfred, a lonely orphan with a magical ability to communicate with animals; Wilfred is determined to investigate rumours of dastardly deeds at a supposed animal 'sanctuary' on mysterious Whispering Island; he sets off to investigate with four-footed Famous Five member Tim the Dog, and the rest of the gang are not far behind; DVD is 187 minutes ('the classic children's film serial'), IMDb lists movie as 96 minutes and 6 episodes • Produced by John Durst; directed by Ernest Morris; screenplay by Michael Barnes, based on the Enid Blyton novel; starring David Palmer, Darryl Read, Mandy (Coxell) Harper, Paula Boyd, Michael Wennink, Michael Balfour, Robin Hunter, Keith Pyott, Grace Arnold, Howard Douglas, Diane Powell
B.F.I. Region 2 b&w DVD [9/2010] for $11.86 in PAL format only full credits at IMDb • movie/series entry at Wikipedia |
"The Famous Five" TV series [Portman Prodns 1978]
 | series is 26 color half-hour episodes that aired from July 1978 to August 1979 • Produced & directed by James Gatward; adapted by Gail Renard; starring Marcus Harris, Gary Russell, Jennifer Thanisch, Michele Galagher, Michael Hinz, Sue/Susanna Best, Cyril Luckham, Joseph Brady, George Moon, Friedrich von Thun, John Bardon, John Barrett, Christopher Wilkinson, Toddy the Dog {trained by Ben Woodgate}
Season 1: Koch Media Region 2 color DVD set [5/2012] 3 disks - out of prodn/used in PAL format only Season 2: Koch Media Region 2 color DVD set [5/2012] 3 disks - out of prodn/used in PAL format only Seasons 1 & 2: Koch Media Region 2 color DVD set [8/2012] 6 disks - out of prodn/used in PAL format only Seasons 1 & 2: Koch Media Region 2 color DVD set [8/2012] 6 disks - out of prodn/used in PAL format only series credits at IMDb • book series entry at Wikipedia • 1978 TV series entry at Wikipedia |
"Enid Blyton's Island of Adventure" [1981] /tt0417805/
http://www.amazon.com/Enid-Blytons-Island-of-Adventure/dp/B00000FCVY/ VHS Tape
"Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari)" [T.M.S. Ent. Japan 1991]
Japanese anime TV series created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as T.M.S. Entertainment) and originally broadcast on Nippon TV
from January to November 1991; the anime is based on the St. Clare's books by U.K. children's author Enid Blyton.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mischievous_Twins:_The_Tales_of_St._Clare%27s
"Hanni und Nanni - Vol. 2 / Weitere 13 Folgen der erfolgreichen Serie nach den Bestsellern von Enid Blyton (Pidax Animation) [DVD] [1991]
http://www.amazon.com/Hanni-Nanni/dp/B076MGG69Y/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2177575/
Pidax - Hanni und Nanni, Vol. 1 (1991, Anime-Serie)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKuDwPxbmkM 2.16
"The Famous Five" TV series [Portman Prodns/Family Channel 1995-97]
 | series is 26 color half-hour episodes that aired from September 1995 to February 1997; location filming around Bristol & Sommerset in England; Julian, Dick, and Anne are sent to live in the English countryside, where their girl cousin named George starts out as a problem . . . • Starring Jemima Rooper, Marco Williamson, Paul Child, Laura Petela, Elsie Kelly, Connal the Dog
full credits at IMDb • book series entry at Wikipedia • 1995 TV series entry at Wikipedia Complete Series on VHS/DVD/Blu-ray not available, individual episodes hard to find on Amazon (2021) "Las Extraordinarias Aventuras De Los Cinco" [Spain Feb 2011] choose English, Spanish, Basque, German in PAL format only Karma Region 2 color DVD [2014] 4 disks for $60.40 |
"The Enid Blyton Adventure Series" [1996] 24 half-hour episodes on 4 disks /tt0111952/
"The Enid Blyton Secret Series" [1997-98] /tt0212493/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffdNu5ihocY 8.34 preview Dec 15, 2017
http://vimeo.com/ondemand/enidblytonsecretseries
http://www.amazon.com/The-Enid-Blyton-Secret-Series/dp/B07FCTW4F5 prime
"Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands" animated TV series [B.B.C. One 1997-98]
  
| stories from the books were adapted as ten-minute animated color episodes; the first season (13 episodes Sept-Dec 1997) was "Enchanted Lands: The Magic of The Faraway Tree" and the second season (13 episodes Jan-March 1998) was "Enchanted Lands: The Adventures of The Wishing Chair" Co-produced by Theresa Plummer-Andrews (B.B.C.); co-produced & directed by Jean Flynn; written by Chris Allen, Julia Allen, Jimmy Hibbert, Diane Richmond; voices of David Holt, Richard Pearce, Janet James, John Baddeley, Kate Harbour, Jimmy Hibbert, Roy Hudd, Mark Channon, Nigel Pegram, Julia Harrison-Jones, Adrienne Posta • series credits at IMDb "Enid Blyton: The Magic of The Faraway Tree" on DVD [1999] Universal Home Ent. color DVD [1999] out of prodn/used "Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands: The Magic of The Faraway Tree" on VHS [1997] seven episodes: "The Land of Toys", "The Land of Take What You Want", "The Land of Dame Tickle", "The Land of Ice & Snow", "The Land of Dreams", "The Land of Spells", and "The Land of Marvels" watch Polygram low-res VHS after ads [1:13:02] online at Internet Archive watch Polygram low-res VHS after ads [7/2019 upload; 1:13:02] online at YouTube "Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands: More Adventures At The Faraway Tree" [Universal Home Ent. 1999] six episodes: "The Land of Know Alls", "The Land of Secrets", "The Land of Topsy Turvy", "The Rocking Land", "The Land of Wizards", and "The Land of Giants" VHS/DVD/Blu-ray or streaming are not available (2021) |
"Noddy" (TV Series) [1998-2000] 66 half-hour episodes /tt0199253/
Directed by: Wayne Moss •Starring: Gina Sorell , Lauren Collins , Daniel Magder and Sean McCann
http://www.amazon.com/Noddy-English-version-Gina-Sorell/dp/B00EOUTL70/ VHS Tape
Three children spend their time after school at Notions, Oddities, Doodads, and Delights of Yesterday, an antique toy store
where the toys and the shopkeeper's pet crawfish come to life.
"Noddy In Toyland, Volume 1" 2009 | NR (Not Rated) | CC
http://www.amazon.com/Noddy-magic-paintbrush-Giant-jelly/dp/B00HYTH8FU/ prime
"Noddy In Toyland, Volume 2" 2009 | NR (Not Rated) | CC
http://www.amazon.com/babysitter-skittles-Dapple-dolls/dp/B00H89MS4C/ prime
"Hanni & Nanni" [UFA Fiction/Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen May 2010] /tt1233290/
starring Sophia & Jana Münster
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj4SgU_I_tI 2.09
"Hanni and Nanni 2" [May 2012] /tt2177575/
Directed by: Julia von Heinz; starring: Heino Ferch , Anja Kling , Katharina Thalbach , et al.
http://www.amazon.com/Blytons-Region-NON-US-Format-German-version/dp/B007Z9KLJE/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBiLZZ7E5_0 1.52
"Hanni and Nanni 3" [May 2013] /tt2610798/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tIy0H7_F3Q 1.35
"Hanni and Nanni: More Than Best Friends" [UFA Fiction/Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen May 2017] /tt6031104/
http://www.ufa.de/produktionen/hanni-und-nanni-mehr-als-beste-freunde
starring Laila & Rosa Meinecke
http://www.upig.de/micro/hanni-nanni
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clare%27s_(series)#Adaptations
"Magic Faraway Tree" [in development 2021] /tt7734244/ 
Radio, Stageplays, Other Media
radio {just below} • stageplays • toys, games, other merchandise
 | "Hanni & Nanni" Hörspiel/radio plays [1972-86 + 2002-present] from Europa The German audio drama series (Hörspiel/radio play) "Hanni & Nanni" has been produced by Europa since 1972; dating and numbering info does not exist, but the first recordings ended in 1986 at maybe #45, so that computes to maybe four per year; the reboot in 2002 produced episodes thru #65 in 2019 and still continues; there are only six original Blyton books, the German books are mostly originals, and with 39 books and 69 radio plays, over a third of the radio plays match neither. 'Hanni & Nanni' radio fanpage on the open source MusicBrainz music database [est. 2004] Episode #17 & #20: Europa audio CD [2012] out of prodn/used Episode #25: Europa audio CD [2012] out of prodn/used Episode #31: Europa audio CD [2012] out of prodn/used Episode #41: Sony Music Ent. GmbH audio CD [5/2013] for $32.69 Episode #67: Europa audio CD [2020] for $14.65 "Hanni und Nanni Nostalgiebox" [2020] 12 episodes from the 1970s Europa audio CD [11/2020] 12 disks for $39.20 |
"Enid Blyton: The Magic Faraway Tree" [BBC Radio4 2016]
Enid Blyton's classic children's tale, adapted in two parts by Andrew Lynch
full episodes not available online at this time - clip 2 [1:37] +
clip 2 [1.35] {may require different browser}
 | "The Play's The Thing!: Musical Plays For Children" [1927] by Enid Blyton, Music by Alec Rowley 12 musical plays for children aged 8 to 15; book is large-format hardcover, published by The Home Library Book Company (George Newnes Limited); 24 full-page b/w drawings by Alfred Bestall The twelve plays are: "The King's Pocket-Knife", "In the Toyshop", "The Capture of the Robbers", "The Cuckoo", "The Broken Statue", "The Wishing-Glove", "The Rainbow Flowers", "Rag, Tag, and Bobtail", "Rumpelstiltskin", "The King's Jester", "The Magic Apple", and "Merry Robin Hood" 240-page Home Library Book Company hardcover [1927] out of print/used Home Library Book Club hardcover [1930] out of print/scarce |
 | "A Book of Little Plays" [1927] by Enid Blyton
Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London hardcover [June 1927] out of print/used Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd., London hardcover [1928] out of print/sold out |
 | "Six Enid Blyton Plays" [1935] The six plays are: "The Princess and The Enchanter", "Robin Hood and The Butcher", "The Enchanted Cap", "A Visit To Nursery-Rhyme Land", "The Squirrel's Secret", and "The Whistling Brownies" (featuring Tuppeny Feefo & Jinks) Methuen, London hardcover [1946] out of print/used |
 | "The Wishing Bean and Other Plays" [1939] by Enid Blyton also published as "Six Plays For Schools" [1939] The six plays are: "The Hole In The Sack", "The Wishing-Bean", "Spreading The News {Twiddle}", "The Queen's Garden", "Sneezing Powder {Twiddle}", and "The Land of Nursery Rhyme" 87-page Basil Blackwood, Oxford hardcover [12/1939] out of print/used |
 | "Musical Plays For Juniors" [1939] Words by Enid Blyton [1897-1968] & Music by Cecil Sharman [1894-1973] The six plays are: "How The Flowers Grow", "The Fairy In The Box", "The Magic Ball", "The Toys At Night-Time", "Who Stole The Crown", and "Santa Claus Gets Busy"; each playscript was pub-lished in 1939 and-or 1949 as a stapled booklet of 24 to 32 pages by A. Wheaton of Exeter; the words & music of the songs were published in a separate hardcover book; playscripts not found on Amazon (2021), try eBay or Etsy • songs only: Wheaton hardcover [1939] long out of print/scarce |
 | "Plays For Older Children" [1940] by Enid Blyton, Music by Alec Rowley, Illustrations by Alfred Bestall appears to be six plays (of 12) from Blyton's 1927 "The Play's The Thing" book George Newnes Ltd, London hardcover [1940] out of print/scarce |
 | "Plays For Younger Children" [1940] by Enid Blyton, Music by Alec Rowley, Illustrations by Alfred Bestall appears to be the other six plays (of 12) from Blyton's 1927 "The Play's The Thing" book long out of print/not found on Amazon |
"THE MOTHERS' MEETING A PLAY" [Evans, 1955] by Enid Blyton
Published by Evans Brothers Limited, 1955. 1st edition.. Paperback.
"FINDING THE TICKETS A PLAY" [Evans, 1955] by Enid Blyton
![poster for Enid Blyton's Noddy In Toyland stageplay at Stoll Theatre [1916-57] in London](covers3/pNoddy-playatStollTheatre.jpg "poster for Enid Blyton's Noddy In Toyland stageplay at Stoll Theatre [1916-57] in London") | "Noddy In Toyland: Enid Blyton's Book of Her Famous Play" [1956] a stageplay in three acts 80-page Sampson Low, London hardcover [1956] out of print/scarce |
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Enid Blyton's "The Famous Five Card Game" [1951] set of color playing cards with Eileen Soper book cover illustrations in color-illustrated box, with 12-page booklet of rules Pepys, London card deck [1951] out of prodn/scarce - not found on Amazon (2021) |
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"The Haunted Railway Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Five Go Off To Camp" [1984] Designed by Stephen Thraves 'The exciting adventure game story (book)' includes map, dice, and measure & lunchbox & picnic & code book & torch (flashlight) cards Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [10/84] out of prodn/used "The Wreckers' Tower Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Five Go Down To The Sea" [1984] Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [10/84] out of prodn/used Spanish-language Grijalbo Mondadori pb [4/86] out of prodn/used "The Sinister Lake Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Five On A Hike Together" [1985] Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [10/85] out of prodn/used "The Secret Airfield Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Five Go To Billycock Hill" [1986] Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [11/86] out of prodn/used "The Wailing Lighthouse Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Five Go To Demon's Rocks" [1986] Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [11/86] out of prodn/used "The Shuddering Mountain Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Famous Five Characters" [1988] Designed by Stephen Thraves Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [7/88] out of prodn/used "The Missing Scientist Game: Based On Enid Blyton's Famous Five Characters" [1988] Designed by Stephen Thraves Hodder & Stoughton Childrens Division pb [7/88] out of prodn/used |
 | "Enid Blyton's Toy Town: A Novelty Playset" [1997] an amazing array of paper pop-ups and press-outs of Noddy, his little car, and all of your other favorite Toy Town characters; also a special booklet about Noddy's busy life for you to read HarperCollins/Picture Lions 13½x13½ paper playset [1997] out of prodn/scarce |
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"Famous Five Adventure Game Book 1: Search For Treasure" [2010] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five On Treasure Island" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [8/2010] out of print/used "Famous Five Adventure Game Book 2: Find Adventure" [2010] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five On Treasure Island" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [8/2010] out of print/used "Famous Five Adventure Game Book 3" [2011] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five Run Away Together" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [4/2011] out of print/used "Famous Five Adventure Game Book 4: Escape From Underground" [2011] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five Go To Smuggler's Top" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [4/2011] out of print/used "Famous Five Adventure Game Book 5: Catch The Thief" [2011] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five Go Off In A Caravan" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 8¾x5 pb [7/2011] out of print/used "Famous Five Adventure Game Book 6: Save The Island" [2011] Based On Enid Blyton's "Five On Kirrin Island Again" Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 8¾x5 pb [7/2011] out of print/used |
 | "Jolly Good Food: A Children's Cookbook Inspired by The Stories of Enid Blyton" [2021] 42 exciting new recipes by CBBC-TV host Allegra McEvedy with fabulous illustrations by Mark Beech and glorious food photography Bake your own pop-cakes and google buns, and wash them down with homemade ginger beer! Hodder Children's Books 9¾x7½ pb [4/2021] for $17.57 Hodder Children's Books 10x7½ hardcover [4/2021] out of print/used |
Kindle Editions
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Surprisingly, there seem to be no Enid Blyton collections or omnibus editions, per se in Kindle format (2021),
so Kindle Edition ebooks are being coded on these two pages with the matching individual books.
here on the Enid Blyton [1897-1968] Pages at Spirit of America Bookstore
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