Names of Kids TV progs from the 70s (or maybe 80s)

[Cmitchell]

Programme one
A family of children, very well spoken, had an owl that spoke, none of the adults knew about the wise owl that spoke (and it was v important they didn't find out for some reason), and on one occasion the children and (I think) the owl went to a rather posh theatre, for some reason I remember them all being on the stairs!! What was the name of the programme?

Programme Two
A game show (?) with a large grid of large (disco dance floor) tiles, that hovered in space. The contenstants (seem to think they were celebrities/adults) had to go from one side to the other but if they picked the wrong tile and stepped on it they fell into space never to be seen again. What was the name of that programme?

These have been bugging me for years now!

Cheers in advance,

Mitchell

[B00]

Last one sounds like The Adventure Game- which was awesome!

[Graham-W]

No. 2 sounds like "The Adventure Game".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_Game

[Tilly2]

Was number 1 a serialisation of the children's novel 'The Owl Service' by Alan Garner?

[Graham-W]

Vortex Game from Adventure Game

[Frank97]

1, The Phoenix and the carpet ?

[knowabit]

I used to loooove the Adventure game!!

[Cmitchell]

OMG thanks guys, these are right!! Woohoo!!!

[Cmitchell]

OMG just watched some moe on you tube... Moira stewart on the adventure game!!!!!

[excelsior-1]

The adventure game.
I remember the old man turning into a potted plant every week