The games compare well with those on previous Childrens' Department productions such as Incredible Games and Sub Zero, and a few would not have been out of place on The Crystal Maze later years almost turned into an outdoors version of Gladiators. Though there has clearly been more money thrown at it over the years, Raven has never had a huge budget, but it more than makes up for that in inventiveness and ingenuity. This was no Reichenbach Falls both survived to fight another series. Nevar's character was further developed in Raven: The Secret Temple, where he and Raven tangled, bringing down the temple.
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This demon was destined for bigger things by series four, he was "The Enemy of All that is Good", and by spin-off series Raven: The Island, he was able to take over an entire island and summon demons by the thousand. This character was introduced in the second series as "The Guardian of the Portal", an adversary to be beaten in the week's final challenge. Opposing the warriors, leading the demons, and generally getting in the way is the show's mythical adversary, Nevar. Raven owes much of its success to the way that viewers could identify with the contestants, and perhaps aspire to enter the contest themselves. James Mackenzie, who plays Raven, is perfectly credible as a benevolent tutor, able to both praise and chide with a mere look, and with a very dry humour that hits the spot with parents. The contestants dress in mediaeval garb, are given made-up names, and there is a charming mystical air to the whole show.
Raven is primarily set out of doors, with everything used appearing to be carved out of nature, though with little additions like safety ropes and flotation devices. Warriors leave the quest through the week, mostly via the programme's signature Way of the Warrior game. Success is rewarded with gold rings enough gold rings can be exchanged to win back a life. Failure in any challenge costs the contestants a life. Each week of the qualifying heats sees the six face various tests - of skill, strength, courage, intelligence, and guile - to see if they had what it took to survive as warriors, and eventually to find the Ultimate Warrior of that series. They face perils, they face challenges, they garner rich rewards. In its original incarnation, eighteen contestants gather to compete in Raven's tournament, split into three qualifying groups of six.
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James Mackenzie ("Raven Of Old", series 11-12)Īlasdair MacIllinnein (narrator, Fitheach)īBC Scotland for CBBC, 16 December 2002 to 22 February 2008 (140 episodes in 7 series)īBC Scotland for BBC One, 30 September 2008 to 19 November 2009 (40 episodes in 2 series)īBC Scotland for CBBC, 5 January to 11 March 2010 (20 episodes in 1 series)Īs Raven: The Island, BBC Scotland for CBBC, 7 August to 1 September 2006 (20 episodes in 1 series)Īs Raven: The Secret Temple, BBC Scotland for CBBC, 6 to 31 August 2007 (20 episodes in 1 series)Īs Raven: The Dragon's Eye, BBC Scotland for CBBC, 2 to 27 March 2009 (20 episodes in 1 series)Ĭhildren's Scotland for CBBC, 4 December 2017 to 22 June 2018 (30 episodes in 2 series)Īs Fitheach, Children's Scotland for BBC Alba, 21 to 28 March 2018 (6 episodes in 1 series)įrom very humble beginnings, Raven has grown into one of the longest-running game shows on children's television - indeed, one of the longest-running game shows on British television full stop.
Nageswara Rao (Nevar, Raven: The Secret Temple)ĭaniel Jackson (Ervan, Raven: The Dragon's Eye) Michael MacKenzie (Cyrus the Astronomer, Raven: The Island) Gayanne Potter (Voice of The Riddle Book) Lindsay MacKenzie as Princess Erina ( Raven: The Island)
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