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The Magic Carpet

After seeing a carpet seller, Mr Benn decides to have an Arabian adventure. Putting on a turban in the costume shop, Mr Benn takes the accompanying magic carpet and walks through the changing room door; he arrives in a beautiful city, and sees a young boy being forced by a wicked man to retrieve a magic bottle from a narrow cave. The boy succeeds, but an eagle snatches the bottle from him and flies with it to a mountaintop. Mr Benn offers to help the boy, and together they discover that the bottle contains a genie – which then grants the young lad three wishes…

English
  • Originally Aired March 24, 1972
  • Runtime 20 minutes
  • Network BBC Two
  • Created November 18, 2010 by
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Name Type Role
Pat Kirby Director