About this season
Anthology series aimed at children and families. Many of the episodes were based on popular children's and young adult novels.
Episodes (21)
1. Walking on Air
Aired 17 January 1987 • 60 min
In a bid for physical freedom, a wheelchair-bound boy encourages his disabled friends to join him in trying to become astronauts.
2. Hector's Bunyip
Aired 24 January 1987 • 60 min
An Australian family tells a welfare counselor that a friendly swamp creature kidnapped their foster son.
3. Ride a Northbound Horse
Aired 7 February 1987 • 60 min
An orphan joins a cattle drive to get even with the peddler who swindled him.
4. Mighty Pawns
Aired 14 February 1987 • 60 min
In this true story, a maverick teacher gets inner-city youths off the street and rechannels their energies to the game of chess.
5. A Little Princess (1/3)
Aired 21 February 1987 • 60 min
Bad investments and her father's death leave lovely Sara Crewe penniless and in the clutches of grasping, greedy Miss Minchin. Parts 1 & 2 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
6. A Little Princess (2/3)
Aired 28 February 1987 • 60 min
Carrisford moves to England to search for Crewe's missing daughter. Parts 3 & 4 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
7. A Little Princess (3/3)
Aired 7 March 1987 • 60 min
Sara endures more cruelties at the hands of Miss Minchin, but is at last reunited with friends and fortune. Parts 5 & 6 of the 1986 BBC mini-series.
8. The Last Warhorse
Aired 14 March 1987 • 60 min
An elderly scrap dealer and his three grandchildren fight to keep their home despite the efforts of a real estate developer's devious employees.
9. The Haunting of Barney Palmer
Aired 21 March 1987 • 60 min
A young man fears he has inherited his family's magical powers when he is visited by the spirit of his great uncle.
10. The Paper Boy
Aired 28 March 1987 • 60 min
As Christmas 1932 approaches, a part-time paper boy becomes his family's sole support.
11. Top Kid
Aired 4 April 1987 • 60 min
A 10-year-old boy is tempted to cheat after he becomes a game show celebrity.
12. The Revolt of Job
Aired 10 April 1987 • 60 min
A Jewish family in Nazi Hungary adopts an 8-year-old Christian boy who learns valuable life lessons. Based on a true story.
13. Daniel and the Towers
Aired 17 April 1987 • 60 min
The chronicle of a friendship between a streetwise Hispanic boy and an eccentric Italian immigrant as he builds the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. Based on a true story.
14. Room to Move
Aired 24 April 1987 • 60 min
A young athlete faces a choice between continuing her track-and-field training or pursuing an interest in dance that develops after she befriends a new girl in school who is not accepted because of her punk look.
15. The Horse Without a Head
Aired 1 May 1987 • 60 min
Mischievous children and a series of mishaps thwart a band of inept robbers.
16. Quest Beyond Time
Aired 8 May 1987 • 60 min
A young boy who enjoys hang gliding is transported into a post-apocalyptic future in which he tries to help people dying of a mysterious illness.
17. Almost Partners
Aired 15 May 1987 • 60 min
A 14-year-old girl joins forces with a police detective to find a missing urn containing her grandfather's ashes.
18. Colour in the Creek (1/2)
Aired 22 May 1987 • 60 min
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s.
19. Colour in the Creek (2/2)
Aired 29 May 1987 • 60 min
A 12-year-old boy and his family take part in the Australian Gold Rush in the early 1930s. (Conclusion)
20. The December Rose (1/2)
Aired 5 June 1987 • 60 min
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure.
21. The December Rose (2/2)
Aired 12 June 1987 • 60 min
A young chimney sweep comes to work at the elegant home of a nobleman, and tumbles into a crooked and dangerous adventure. (Conclusion)