Aussie films and television series have entertained generations of children around the world. When a widowed father and his three children – Linda, Pete and Bronson – move to an old lighthouse in fictional Port Niranda, unsettling things start to happen. The lighthouse turns out to be haunted, and the family’s adventures involve ghosts, shipwrecks, romance, devious neighbours, scheming property developers, and kooky local identities.

The award-winning television series Round the Twist aired in four series of 13 episodes each between 1989 and 2001. Based on stories by popular Australian children’s author Paul Jennings, much of the show was filmed in western Victoria, with the lighthouse at Aireys Inlet featuring as the Twist family’s unusual home. Other locations included Williamstown, Point Lonsdale, and Queenscliff.

The original cast included Richard Moir, Sam Vandenberg, Rodney McLennan, Tamsin West (who also sang the theme song), Esben Storm, Frankie J. Holden, and Bunney Brooke. The cast evolved over the next three seasons, particularly as the child actors became too old for their roles.

Developed and produced by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, Round the Twist won numerous national and international awards and was enjoyed by children and adults not only in Australia but across the world. It still regularly appears in lists of the best or most memorable children’s programs ever. When Queen Elizabeth II toured Australia in 2000, her itinerary included a visit to the set of Round the Twist, such was its popularity in the United Kingdom.

Round the Twist stamps come as a pair in a perforated minisheet, affixed to the cover, from Kids' Showtime Greats stamp issue released on 2 September 2024. Features an exclusive gold medallion with enamel fill and direct-to-metal print, made from zinc alloy, minimum gross weight 51g, maximum size 50 x 38.5 (mm), maximum thickness 4mm. The covers and medallions feature matching individual numbering on 1 to 200.