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Part one of three from this full length documentary.
Part two of three from this full length documentary.
Part three of three from this full length documentary.
The credits for this documentary.
Part one of three from this full length documentary.
Part one of three from this full length documentary.
Part two of three from this full length documentary.
Part two of three from this full length documentary.
Part three of three from this full length documentary.
Part three of three from this full length documentary.
The credits for this documentary.
The credits for this documentary.
"Funny that", the writer said. "While the story is still in my head, it goes in every direction, all at once. But on paper it loses all directions but one".– Margaret Mahy
We are surrounded in everyday life with a tremendous number of things which we regard as being ordinary but which are, in fact, fantastical.– Margaret Mahy
Billed as "directors' essays on great New Zealand...
Margaret Mahy and Elizabeth Knox chat about storytelling
A 2004 documentary about Margaret Mahy
Margaret Mahy created this award-winning show
TV drama based on a Margaret Mahy script
A short film based on one of Margaret Mahy’s books
More madcap Margaert Mahy
Another documentary made by Keith Hunter
More from the Inspiration series
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