Mysti
Mysti is a British children's television programme, produced by Mystical Productions for the BBC from 17 April 2004 to 16 December 2005. It initially took the format of an hour-long programme combining magazine and narrative elements, but was subsequently reformed into a series of 20-minute, all-narrative programmes.
Format
Series 1
The Mysti Show was broadcast on Saturday mornings on CBBC Channel at 10am. It was also simulcast on BBC One, and later moved to BBC Two.The hour-long shows were a mix of drama and entertainment, featuring 40 minutes of magazine and feature content wrapped around two 10-minute segments of narrative drama. The feature content included a game show element titled The Battle of Elbubb.
The characters within the narrative segments included Mysti, who is half-human and half-fairy; and her friends Rick, Ella, Ollie, and Abby. Other characters also appeared frequently, such as Professor Dust and Tatiana, fairies Snowdrop and Peaceblossom, and diner owner Mr. K.
Mysti, Rick, Ella, and Ollie would also appear, in character, as the presenters of the magazine segments of the show. Professor Dust hosted The Battle of Elbubb.
Many well-known faces appeared as guests on the show, including Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Kirsten Dunst, McFly, and Jamelia.
The hour-long episodes were repeated on CBBC Channel for a time; following the broadcast of the second series, the first-series episodes were reedited into a similar format, 20-minute narrative drama episodes; the magazine content from the hour-long episodes has not been rebroadcast since the re-edit.