Maths-In-A-Box was a BBC Schools educational TV programme, combining elements of Mathematics and problem solving.The plot involved a girl Tracey Dixon (Melissa Wilks) and her friend and neighbour Paul (Clark Flanagan) who meet alien visitor Powka (Eugene Geasley) from the planet Scooter. He travels in a ship that resembles a small cube, mistaken for board game dice. By reciting the magic words ‘Tiki tiki tox, out of the box’, Powka is able to leave his ship and grow to the size of a normal man.