Katie, The Ordinary Witch
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 529 ratingsKatie is an ordinary girl apart from one thing - she's a witch and can do magic spells
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Katie and the Cat Teacher
February 19, 2024 10:07Katie is learning Latin - the language of the ancient Romans - at school. What's the point of this deadbeat language? Her mother says there is every point to learning Latin, especially if you are a witch who needs to understand magic. And as Katie is not making much progress, her mother finds her a Latin Tutor - a highly unusual one as it turns out.
Katie’s Botanical Birthday
September 30, 2022 06:45Katie's birthday is on its way. Last year her mum gave her a book on Botany! This time she wants some rollerblades and a computer. But her mum thinks that rollerblades are dangerous and computers cost a lot of money. She goes for a walk in the botanical gardens with her best friend, Isis. They are surprised to see Katie's cat, Solomon, is there too. So Katie turns Isis and herself into cats, and they follow Solomon through the undergrowth. What do they discover? Katie the Witch returns to...
Katie and the Liar
August 23, 2021 18:09This story is about telling fibs, and it’s also about bullying. Sometimes it is hard to say who the real bully is - because of course the smart bullies don’t go around with a badge saying “I am a bully.”
Katie and the Werewolf
August 09, 2021 20:26Katie is an ordinary school girl; apart from one thing, she's a witch and can do magic spells. Her mother is a witch too - and her father is a scientist who investigates magic. But experimenting with magic can be dangerous - as her dad finds out in this highly amusing episode in our popular Katie series.
Katie and the Weather
July 03, 2021 10:13It's the time of year when the weather should be perfect, but the rain and the wind are continuous. Could there be some magical connection between Katie's mother and the weather?
Katie and the Catnappers
June 02, 2021 11:22This story is a tale of two cats: one handsome and expensive, the other scruffy and not expensive-looking but definitely unique. When the expensive one is stolen, it is up the cheap cat to save him!
Katie and the Magical Deer
December 03, 2020 10:30Katie finds a deer with golden antlers in her garden. He seems very friendly. How did he get there?
Solomon Takes a Walk
September 25, 2020 21:48Katie the Ordinary Witch is back with a super-funny story about her magical cat Solomon who is both big-headed and thin-skinned. He has gone missing. What can he possibly be up to?
Katie’s Grandma at School
October 21, 2018 19:55 - 23.9 MBIn time for Halloween, Katie's Grandma is 100 years old ! She tells Katie the story of how she went to an English boarding school back in the 1930s and made a best friend from the USA, Amy.
Katie and the Forgetfulness Spell
December 30, 2017 18:12 - 25.2 MBKatie makes a New Year wish that everybody could simply forget that she's a witch because she longs for everyone to treat her is if she was "ordinary."
Katie and the Stray Dog
November 13, 2017 09:31 - 31.2 MBKatie helps an injured dog and invites him to stay in the house - but her magical and mischievous cat, Solomon, is not happy about her decision - and makes life difficult for the poor mutt !
Katie and the Mind Reader
September 12, 2017 12:42Katie's best friend Isis has developed a technique for reading minds - will this ability help her in life?
Katie and the Christmas Chimney
December 14, 2016 21:36A Katie story set at Christmas. Katie and her best friend Isis plan a Christmas surprise for Samantha - which goes badly wrong.
Katie and the Perfect Baby Sitter
November 17, 2016 18:50Katie and her best friend Isis set up a perfect baby sitting business.
Katie and No More Miss Perfect Part Two
September 26, 2015 16:41Katie's best friend Isis is doing her best not to be perfect and to be a normal and interesting person. She's agreed to take part in Samantha's Video Blog and to perform silly things for the camera. Is it a good idea? Will people like her more?
Katie and No More Miss Perfect
September 18, 2015 10:46Katie's best friend, Isis, is fed up with being perfect
Katie Cancels The School Rules
May 26, 2015 17:38At Katie's School, thanks to a little magical influence on the head teacher, they had a chance to see what life would be like without any rules.
Katie and the Other Witch Part Two
March 14, 2015 23:13Do you want to know the truth about the Other Witch, Agrippina Crompton? Do you think she is a fake? Find out in this second part of our exciting Katie story.
Katie and the Other Witch Part One
March 07, 2015 14:41A new witch has set up a business in town. Katie and her mum suspect that she is a fake, but the rival is popular with the public.
Katie and the Big Row
December 01, 2014 12:18Katie has a row with her mum and goes to live with her dad for a while. Will she find life more peaceful at his flat?
Katie’s Halloween Dad
October 15, 2014 11:56Katie is a witch. Her Dad dad is a Professor of Extra Sensory Perception and Paranormal Phenomena, although he does not have powers himself. One Halloween he tries a dangerous experiment.
Katie and the Unicorn
October 07, 2014 18:52Do you like mysteries? Do you think unicorns are super-cute? Yes? Well, you are going to love this story in which Katie and Isis turn detectives when a very rare animal is stolen.
Solomon’s Holiday
August 29, 2014 16:39Solomon the cat steps forward to take the lead role in this episode of our Katie series. It's meant to be a secret that he can talk, and so when he goes to stay with Isis's family he is under strict instructions to say no more than meow.
Katie Moves House
May 27, 2014 11:18A Father's Day visit to a football match, all because of a house move. This is a special story for everyone who has been wondering about Katie's dad. Katie goes to see him, even though her mother does not really want her to.
Katie’s Magic Personality Part 2
March 10, 2014 16:21Katie the Witch has Katie has created a spell to give her a magic personality that will charm everyone. She has won instant popularity at school with teachers and pupils alike. Is she really a new and improved person?
Katie’s Magic Personality Part 1
March 04, 2014 15:29Doesn't everyone want to be popular? If you were a witch, would you just make a magic spell to ensure that everyone adored you?
Katie’s TV Magic
January 13, 2014 15:36A TV programme offers to redecorate the house of Katie and her mum for free. Shumash - the estate agent whom Katie's mum likes is involved. What could possibly be wrong with that?
Katie and the Cat Swap: Part 2
October 05, 2013 08:12Katie is stuck inside the form of her cat, Solomon. She goes to school and is shocked by all the trouble Solomon is causing inside her identity. She also overhears a plot to besmirch her best friend Isis.
Katie and the Cat Swap: Part 1
September 30, 2013 14:12Katie swaps identities with her cat Solomon - and soon realises that she has done a silly and dangerous thing.
Katie and the Curse of Macbeth
July 23, 2013 23:27Katie the Witch takes part in a play on the fringe of the Edinburgh Festival and comes up against actors' superstitions about Shakespeare's Macbeth
Katie and the Witch’s Trial
April 29, 2013 07:30All sorts of horrid rumours are flying round the school about Katie. They say she was responsible for the not-very-nice thing that happened to the new school swimming pool. It is almost like a witch hunt.
Katie and the Bad Bug
April 06, 2013 17:26A nasty tummy bug is going around the school. When Katie falls ill, she has words with a virus and gives it a piece of her mind.
Katie and the Magic Chocolate
March 11, 2013 15:38Katie is growing up. She feels she is too old for an Easter Egg hunt. She is delighted when, over the holidays, Paul invites her to the cinema. She has some magic chocolate for him - but it does not work quite as expected.
Katie and the remote for life
December 17, 2012 12:49Katie puts a magic spell on the TV Remote so that she can pause and rewind real life. When she takes it to school it proves to be a useful but risky devise.
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween NEW VERSION
October 08, 2012 17:22A new version of Katie's halloween fun and spooky song. Don’t be scared of Halloween, Or the things that go unseen There’s no need to feed the fear, When the ghosts and ghouls are awfully near.
Katie and Mr New Part Two
October 07, 2012 12:13Does Shumash really mind that Katie's mum is a witch ? The second part of this magical romantic story, gives us the answer.
Katie and Mr. New
August 12, 2012 17:13Katie's mother is being very secretive about something, and when
Katie and the Magician of Morocco
June 18, 2012 19:20Katie and her mother visit Marrakech in Morocco to buy a magic carpet. They explore the souk and the medina in search of special shops. When they visit a secret village in the Atlas Mountains they find themselves in trouble. A longer Katie story.
Katie and the Giants
May 08, 2012 14:33Katie's mum, who knows lots of wonderful stories, tells her about the Giants and the Gods to explain something important about life.
Katie and the Witch’s Swap (Free)
April 23, 2012 06:04Katie and her best friend Isis decide to swap their lives for the day.
Katie and the Big Cat
January 16, 2012 12:03Katie and her best friend Isis go pony trekking on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall in the west of England
Katie’s Halloween Aunt
October 21, 2011 17:44A witchy Halloween story about Katie, whose Great Aunt Chloe comes to stay for Halloween. Chloe loves to do traditional magical things like flying around on a broom stick. Katie finds it just too embarrassing .
Don’t Be Scared of Halloween
October 10, 2011 23:42A Halloween Song about Katie the Witch who is scared of Halloween.
Katie and the Magic Shop
July 18, 2011 19:52Katie's mum always wanted to open a magic shop. When she achieved her ambition, other shop keepers started to spread nasty rumours about her being a bad witch.....
Katie’s Revenge
January 31, 2011 23:32Samantha plays some mean tricks on Isis who is Katie's best friend. Isis wants Katie to use magic to help her get revenge but Katie can only use her powers for good.
Katie’s Black Friday
October 30, 2010 10:09A fortune telling craze is spreading through school. Katie warns her friends that predicting the future can be dangerous, and is proved right in this story that is just a little more SPOOKY than usual.
Katie and the Invisible Umbrella
May 04, 2010 06:57Katie - the ordinary witch - takes her grandmother's very far from ordinary umbrella to school, and it is confiscated by a teacher - with unfortunate results.
Katie and the Cat who Talked
January 11, 2010 08:03Katie, the ordinary witch, has a cat who can talk. The cat not only talks, he gossips, and soon Katie finds that she is in trouble with her friends.
The Wizard Who Stole Katie’s Spells
August 31, 2009 20:51We find out the identity of the thief who stole Katie's spell book and did all sorts of bad spells around school. The follow-up to The Witch Who Lost Her Spells.
The Witch Who Lost Her Spells
August 10, 2009 18:02Katie loses her spell book at school.... or perhaps somebody has stolen it.... ! Katie turns detective.