British Invaders 252: Moondial (Part 1)
January 1, 2017 Leave a Comment
Moondial was a serial that first aired on Children’s BBC in 1988. When Minty explores a strange garden, she finds herself in the past. Is she seeing ghosts, or has she turned into a ghost?
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