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over a year ago
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What was your earliest memory of television?
Mine was the first episodes of Captain Scarlet - would love to see them all again! |
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over a year ago
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tiswas (we didnt have one for a long time) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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magic round about
cell block H
halfred hitchcock |
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Thunderbirds........first time it was on TV...about 1965 i think! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Cant tell if it's my earliest memory or if I'm just subconsciously trying to remember any of the oldest things on the telly but I watched the Moomins as a kid.
I do however vividly remember sunday nights with Londons Burning followed by Hale and Pace and Simon Drake & the Secret Cabaret on old school Channel 4 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Winston Churchill's funeral: all the cranes down the foggy river at half mast, etc. on a small very grainy picture B&W set
Loved captain Scarlett and all other Jerry Anderson too |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"crying my eyes out at lassie  "
aww, me too but I've been told I bounced up and down on the sofa to Magic roundabout  |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
Play School, its Saturday afternoon sister show Play Away (god bless Brian Cant!) and of course, Saturday evening Doctor Who with Liverpool's Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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cant forget benny hill and ronnies |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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I also like "The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" (showing my age here!). It was a French black and white series, dubbed in English, with awesome backing music. It was first shown in the UK in 1965, but repeated every few years during the summer holidays up until the early '80s. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Loved captain Scarlett and all other Jerry Anderson too "
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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BBC1 childrens tv in the early to mid 70s. Just starting as I got home from school |
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Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen?  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen? "
Fireman Sam? |
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
Tales Of The River Bank, The Wooden Tops, Andy Pandy and Bill And Ben. Yeah, I`m a real Olde Farte! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Watching The Flumps on our first TV with a remote. The remote had 4 buttons...up and for channels and volume....how things change. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"the one with the firemen? "
Not Trumpton? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"BBC1 childrens tv in the early to mid 70s. Just starting as I got home from school"
+1 |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen? "
Camberwick Green  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I was never into tv as kid sport was my thing.
Something that sticks in my mind is my mates dad dropping coins in his tv. At the time I thought he was nuts |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Tales Of The River Bank, The Wooden Tops, Andy Pandy and Bill And Ben. Yeah, I`m a real Olde Farte!"
Join the club! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Okay, let's make me feel really old...
Bill and Ben
Andy Pandy
The Woodentops (those well known naturist puppets!)
Tales of the Riverbank
Stingray (the first time round)
Blue Peter, when they had the BP railway layout AND ..... Valerie Singleton!!
Vision on
Tom Tom (betcha can't remember that one)
Z cars (when they had Zodiacs - whopee!)
Basil Brush
etc etc etc blah blah blah..
The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
ted. |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
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"I was never into tv as kid sport was my thing.
Something that sticks in my mind is my mates dad dropping coins in his tv. At the time I thought he was nuts "
Good old Radio Rentals! |
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen?
Camberwick Green "
Trumpton and Chigley! I'd forgotten!  |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
"The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
ted."
625 lines! Ooh, get you, my folks were 405 guys. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I was never into tv as kid sport was my thing.
Something that sticks in my mind is my mates dad dropping coins in his tv. At the time I thought he was nuts
Good old Radio Rentals!"
Ususally 50p a time, wasn't it? |
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The Coronation. was my first memory.
Andy Pandy
Bill and Ben
The lone ranger |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
"Ususally 50p a time, wasn't it?"
That's what I remember, and you used to have to turn a key to make the coin drop. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
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625 lines! Ooh, get you, my folks were 405 guys. "
We had a TV set with a switch to select either 405 or 625. I used to get shouted out for touching it!
How posh were that...???? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen?
Camberwick Green
Trumpton and Chigley! I'd forgotten! "
I preferred Trumpton, but loved Windy Miller |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Button moon
Watership down
Surper grand
T bag
Jamie and the magic touch |
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"the one with the firemen?
Not Trumpton?"
Yep, that's the one! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
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625 lines! Ooh, get you, my folks were 405 guys.
We had a TV set with a switch to select either 405 or 625. I used to get shouted out for touching it!
How posh were that...????"
I remember those - we had a rental one in the late '60s with a 625/405 converter switch. Used to love mucking around with it.....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Oh forgot a few!
Casey Jones
Champion the Wonder Horse
The Singing Ringing Tree
Crackerjack!!!!!!!
The Flaxton Boys
Mark of Zorro (a TV based version which looked like it was made in the 50's)
The Billy Cotton Band Show (can just about remember that)
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Double your money!
Take your pick!
Juke Box Jury
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Andy Pandy
Magic roundabout
Pitkins
Rainbow
Why dont you
Captain caveman
Take hart
Grange hill
Different strokes
Come back Lucy
Poldark
When the boat comes in
The professionals
Jesus of Nazareth
Dallas
Widows |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Oh forgot a few!
The Singing Ringing Tree
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Frightened the life out of me, that did! |
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My mom promised me lots for having to up sticks from a very sunny south Africa to come to England. I remember Andy Pandy as my first TV I ever saw, then nothing, fecking 3 day week, electricity shortages, panic buying at the new Tescos. For a 4 year old, all very confusing, cold, and not what I was promised!!!!  |
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"The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
ted.
625 lines! Ooh, get you, my folks were 405 guys.
We had a TV set with a switch to select either 405 or 625. I used to get shouted out for touching it!
How posh were that...????"
We had to tune ours in too. The kids have seen pics of our old tv and thought it was a radio!  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh forgot a few!
Champion the Wonder Horse
Crackerjack!!!!!!!
Oh a couple that was still around when I was born 
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Did Anyone Mention - Woody-Woodpecker.. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Widows"
Good to see Ann Mitchell (who played Dolly Rawlings in Widows) back on the screens in East Enders. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'm one of those sad gits that used to love watching the local ITV station open up with all the local pictures and the same music playing every time. Great stuff.
'This is Southern Television broadcasting from the blah blah blah" |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"My mom promised me lots for having to up sticks from a very sunny south Africa to come to England. I remember Andy Pandy as my first TV I ever saw, then nothing, fecking 3 day week, electricity shortages, panic buying at the new Tescos. For a 4 year old, all very confusing, cold, and not what I was promised!!!! "
1974, by any chance? |
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen?
Camberwick Green
Trumpton and Chigley! I'd forgotten!
I preferred Trumpton, but loved Windy Miller "
From Wiki "Captain Flack's roll-call was recited in all but one episode: "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub" |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
Some of my colleagues were talking about the Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy movie today and how dire it was.
I told them about the brilliant BBC version from the 70s and they were completely oblivious to its existence. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Oh forgot a few!
The Singing Ringing Tree
Frightened the life out of me, that did!"
I know. Feckin weird, weren't it. Had a odd looking dwarf or something who used to appear from behind the tree... Frightened the life out of me too... |
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Forgot about rainbow
Sooty.... Still got my sweep puppet somewhere.
Emu
Can't remember the name of the show but the witch was called grotbags I think?
Used to love thundercats and gummy bears when I was a little older |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I'm one of those sad gits that used to love watching the local ITV station open up with all the local pictures and the same music playing every time. Great stuff.
'This is Southern Television broadcasting from the blah blah blah""
Nothing sad about that - I loved that as well. Great memories before TV became 24-hour. |
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there was a programme about kids on a bus and one was called Tiger |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
"And now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week." |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Oh forgot a few!
The Singing Ringing Tree
Frightened the life out of me, that did!
I know. Feckin weird, weren't it. Had a odd looking dwarf or something who used to appear from behind the tree... Frightened the life out of me too..."
For its time, it was really strange. |
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"Rainbow brite, moomins, button moon and the one with the firemen?
Camberwick Green
Trumpton and Chigley! I'd forgotten!
I preferred Trumpton, but loved Windy Miller
From Wiki "Captain Flack's roll-call was recited in all but one episode: "Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub" "
Love it! Used to line my toys up just like them. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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""And now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week.""
Ah! Knickerless Parsons (shouldn't climb trees). |
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By (user no longer on site)
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""And now, from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week.""
I used to have dirty thoughts about the hostess on there, Canasta....
And I was only about 10... see, once a perv - always a perv .... |
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"Oh forgot a few!
Casey Jones
Champion the Wonder Horse
The Singing Ringing Tree
Crackerjack!!!!!!!
The Flaxton Boys
Mark of Zorro (a TV based version which looked like it was made in the 50's)
The Billy Cotton Band Show (can just about remember that)
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Double your money!
Take your pick!
Juke Box Jury
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Z cars
Dick of dock green
The dessert rats
The black and white films with Edward G Robinson and James Caggney |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"there was a programme about kids on a bus and one was called Tiger"
Here Come the Double Deckers. For those who remember it, where are some of them now? Well, Peter Firth became an accomplished actor, Brinsley Forde joined Aswad as vocalist, Debbie Russ (Tiger) was a newsreader for Radio Jackie. Sadly, Douglas Simmonds (Doughnut) passed away some years ago. |
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Andy feckin Pandy
We had a huge b&w tv with 2 channels
One huge knob at the back (don't get excited ladies ) to change from either BBC 1 to ITV
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Andy feckin Pandy
We had a huge b&w tv with 2 channels
One huge knob at the back (don't get excited ladies ) to change from either BBC 1 to ITV
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Must have been a pre-1964 TV if there was no option for BBC 2. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I remember grotbags, button moon, raggy dolls ,rainbow was my favourite, I remember laughing at naughty zippy and clueless bungle |
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"there was a programme about kids on a bus and one was called Tiger
Here Come the Double Deckers. For those who remember it, where are some of them now? Well, Peter Firth became an accomplished actor, Brinsley Forde joined Aswad as vocalist, Debbie Russ (Tiger) was a newsreader for Radio Jackie. Sadly, Douglas Simmonds (Doughnut) passed away some years ago."
That was it. Just googled it.
*sings* "come and join, come and join, come and join the double deckers"...Happy Daze. |
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Does anyone remember that programme about the buy from space, all dressed in a silver jumpsuit. It was on just before lunch, at the end of programmes for schools. 1970s |
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"Oh forgot a few!
Casey Jones
Champion the Wonder Horse
The Singing Ringing Tree
Crackerjack!!!!!!!
The Flaxton Boys
Mark of Zorro (a TV based version which looked like it was made in the 50's)
The Billy Cotton Band Show (can just about remember that)
The Black and White Minstrel Show
Double your money!
Take your pick!
Juke Box Jury
Z cars
Dick of dock green
The dessert rats
The black and white films with Edward G Robinson and James Caggney "
You forgot.........Bananasplits |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh forgot a few!
The Singing Ringing Tree
Frightened the life out of me, that did!
I know. Feckin weird, weren't it. Had a odd looking dwarf or something who used to appear from behind the tree... Frightened the life out of me too...
For its time, it was really strange."
I read Biddy Baxters book (she was the editor of Blue Peter and the first female childrens TV producer/editor in the UK) and she explained how we got to have eastern European kids programmes on our telly then. Basically, someone got promoted at the BBC who HATED childrens TV with a venegence, slashed the budget in half and that's all they could afford for about 3 years until this person (don't know who they were) got moved somewhere else in the Beeb! Basically, they didn't have the money to make their own programmes.
Ooooh forgot another, talking of dubbed foreign kids programmes - Belle and Sebastian.
Oh and The White Horses. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Does anyone remember that programme about the buy from space, all dressed in a silver jumpsuit. It was on just before lunch, at the end of programmes for schools. 1970s"
I think that was actually called "The Boy From Space" - I remember it from around 1971-72. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Being the one designated to get up and go over and press the actual button(s). Not sure there were that many. |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
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I live in hope that Johnny Morris from Animal Magic would never have been bothered by Operation Yewtree. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anyone remember that programme about the buy from space, all dressed in a silver jumpsuit. It was on just before lunch, at the end of programmes for schools. 1970s
I think that was actually called "The Boy From Space" - I remember it from around 1971-72. "
He never spoke and had blue lips! I am so glad you remember it, nobody else ever did! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Being the one designated to get up and go over and press the actual button(s). Not sure there were that many."
Monty Python did a great spoof on a primitive remote control. Was a guy who was wired up to a remote control. Whenever the buttons on the remote were pressed, it sent a nasty electric shock through him until he got up and changed the channel! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I live in hope that Johnny Morris from Animal Magic would never have been bothered by Operation Yewtree."
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Does anyone remember that programme about the buy from space, all dressed in a silver jumpsuit. It was on just before lunch, at the end of programmes for schools. 1970s
I think that was actually called "The Boy From Space" - I remember it from around 1971-72.
He never spoke and had blue lips! I am so glad you remember it, nobody else ever did!"
We actually used to watch it at primary school at the time it was first shown, as part of a project into space! I can remember it being excellent. |
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"Oh forgot a few!
The Singing Ringing Tree
Frightened the life out of me, that did!
I know. Feckin weird, weren't it. Had a odd looking dwarf or something who used to appear from behind the tree... Frightened the life out of me too...
For its time, it was really strange.
I read Biddy Baxters book (she was the editor of Blue Peter and the first female childrens TV producer/editor in the UK) and she explained how we got to have eastern European kids programmes on our telly then. Basically, someone got promoted at the BBC who HATED childrens TV with a venegence, slashed the budget in half and that's all they could afford for about 3 years until this person (don't know who they were) got moved somewhere else in the Beeb! Basically, they didn't have the money to make their own programmes.
Ooooh forgot another, talking of dubbed foreign kids programmes - Belle and Sebastian.
Oh and The White Horses."
Marine boy
follyfoot
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Does anyone remember that programme about the buy from space, all dressed in a silver jumpsuit. It was on just before lunch, at the end of programmes for schools. 1970s
I think that was actually called "The Boy From Space" - I remember it from around 1971-72.
He never spoke and had blue lips! I am so glad you remember it, nobody else ever did!
We actually used to watch it at primary school at the time it was first shown, as part of a project into space! I can remember it being excellent."
I just remember it being weired and it was obviously filmed on a budget in winter because it always looked freezing. No wonder he had blue lips! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Did Anyone Mention - Woody-Woodpecker.. "
Good hit - used to love watching his cartoons on a Saturday afternoon after World of Sport in the early '70s. |
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Catweasel
Bill & Ben
Doctor Who
Playschool
Sesame Street
The Banana Splits
For the Aussies only:
The Early bird show
Fat Cat
Humphrey B Bear |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I just remember it being weired and it was obviously filmed on a budget in winter because it always looked freezing. No wonder he had blue lips!"
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By (user no longer on site)
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And.....
The Magic Roundabout
Noggin the Nog (no, I don't understand that either)
Ivor the Engine
Capt Pugwash (ah I can see the double entendres now...)
Tin-Tin
and......
The Clangers... |
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bill and ben,andy pandy ,were these watch with mother? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Did Anyone Mention - Woody-Woodpecker..
Good hit - used to love watching his cartoons on a Saturday afternoon after World of Sport in the early '70s."
Okay then, add to that.... H R Puffnstuff |
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By (user no longer on site)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxzVK0p6GM
I think this sums up my childhood just about
Does anyone remember Bod, My work mates looked at me gone out when I said I loved it as a kid  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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worzel gummidge on Saturday tea time. God I used to love that. Then metal Mickey abd cannon and ball |
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxzVK0p6GM
I think this sums up my childhood just about
Does anyone remember Bod, My work mates looked at me gone out when I said I loved it as a kid "
Yes I remember Bod. He used to pick a different flavour milkshake every programme.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"bill and ben,andy pandy ,were these watch with mother?"
Sure was - in the 50s, the schedule for the programmes was:
MONDAY: Picture Book
TUESDAY: Andy Pandy
WEDNESDAY: Bill & Ben
THURSDAY: Rag, Tag & Bobtail
FRIDAY: The Woodentops
During the '60s, Picture Book and Rag Tag disappeared from the screens, to be replaced with things like Pogles Wood, Mary, Mungo and Midge, The Herbs, Trumpton, Camberwick Green etc. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Oh I am loving this thread!
Mary Mungo and midge
Bagpuss
You and me
mr Ben
hector's house |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Watching princess Anne getting married on the tv down the road as they had colour |
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Tom and jerry
Top cat
UFO
I don't mean you f......
and
The champions
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By (user no longer on site)
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxzVK0p6GM
I think this sums up my childhood just about
Does anyone remember Bod, My work mates looked at me gone out when I said I loved it as a kid
Yes I remember Bod. He used to pick a different flavour milkshake every programme.
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Yes that was Alberto the frog and his amazing animal band
MMMM think I'lll have straaawberry |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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The littlest Hobo
Maybe tomorrow I'll want to settle down
Until tomorrow I'll just keep moving on
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxzVK0p6GM
I think this sums up my childhood just about
Does anyone remember Bod, My work mates looked at me gone out when I said I loved it as a kid
Yes I remember Bod. He used to pick a different flavour milkshake every programme.
Yes that was Alberto the frog and his amazing animal band
MMMM think I'lll have straaawberry "
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over a year ago
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Battle of the Planets
Dungeons and dragons |
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mr Ben
hector's house "
Mr Benn - loved the way he used to walk into the costume shop and enter a world of fantasy! "I've just found a dildo in the pocket of this coat" said Mr Benn. "Oh - you can keep it...as a souvenir" said the shop owner!
Hector's House - the voice of Zaza the Cat was long rumoured to have been Joanna Lumley, but this has recently been proved untrue - I didn't even know about the rumour! |
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"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMxzVK0p6GM
I think this sums up my childhood just about
Does anyone remember Bod, My work mates looked at me gone out when I said I loved it as a kid
Yes I remember Bod. He used to pick a different flavour milkshake every programme.
Yes that was Alberto the frog and his amazing animal band
MMMM think I'lll have straaawberry
Ha ha ha ha brilliant! You wrote it exactly how he said it!!"
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"bill and ben,andy pandy ,were these watch with mother?
Sure was - in the 50s, the schedule for the programmes was:
MONDAY: Picture Book
TUESDAY: Andy Pandy
WEDNESDAY: Bill & Ben
THURSDAY: Rag, Tag & Bobtail
FRIDAY: The Woodentops
During the '60s, Picture Book and Rag Tag disappeared from the screens, to be replaced with things like Pogles Wood, Mary, Mungo and Midge, The Herbs, Trumpton, Camberwick Green etc."
i think wednesdays and fridays must have been my favourites. many thanks. |
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Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker. |
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By *aravancoupleMan
over a year ago
A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love |
Mister Ed
My Favourite Martian an American television sitcom |
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"bill and ben,andy pandy ,were these watch with mother?
Sure was - in the 50s, the schedule for the programmes was:
MONDAY: Picture Book
TUESDAY: Andy Pandy
WEDNESDAY: Bill & Ben
THURSDAY: Rag, Tag & Bobtail
FRIDAY: The Woodentops
During the '60s, Picture Book and Rag Tag disappeared from the screens, to be replaced with things like Pogles Wood, Mary, Mungo and Midge, The Herbs, Trumpton, Camberwick Green etc.
i think wednesdays and fridays must have been my favourites. many thanks."
No problem! |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
I have a vague memory of my mam hugely pregnant with my little sister in 1969 and me and her watching the moon landings....as I'm only **coff** 39 **coff** that would make me around minus 5 at the time...
Anyone mentioned Mr Benn yet? And what about Wait Till Your Father Gets Home" |
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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago
dirtybigbadsgirlville |
That creepy fucking testcard. *shudders* |
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker. "
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
Andy Pandy
The Woodentops
Bill and Ben
Yup I'm that old! |
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By *andWCouple
over a year ago
Pontypridd |
Dungeons and dragons
Why don't you
The raccoons
Super ted
He man
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over a year ago
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Captain Caveman....I didn't say they were good memories.  |
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By *B9 QueenWoman
over a year ago
Over the rainbow, under the bridge |
And The Singing Ringing Tree with the creepy dwarf. |
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker.
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT"
That's it hahahaha
Multi blah blah blah
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker.
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT
That's it hahahaha
Multi blah blah blah
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Oh it was good, I was a BBC girl |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Quatermass and the pit 1958 |
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over a year ago
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Just remembered when I saw:
The Marty Feldman Show! |
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker.
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT
That's it hahahaha
Multi blah blah blah
Oh it was good, I was a BBC girl "
I'm gonna cream pie you ...........
Or should that be ............custard tart you ............... |
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By *opinovMan
over a year ago
Point Nemo, Cumbria |
The first moon landing. |
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker.
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT
That's it hahahaha
Multi blah blah blah
Oh it was good, I was a BBC girl
I'm gonna cream pie you ...........
Or should that be ............custard tart you ............... "
twas a flan I believe , now for some reason I have tales of the unexpected theme in ma head |
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"Quatermass and the pit 1958"
remember the outer limits.
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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago
near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack! |
"I'm one of those sad gits that used to love watching the local ITV station open up with all the local pictures and the same music playing every time. Great stuff.
'This is Southern Television broadcasting from the blah blah blah""
We used to say what all of the places were and the one that sprang to mind when I first saw what you posted was the 5 bar wooden gate! |
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"Jackanory or Playschool
Blue Peter or Magpie
Tiswas or that other fucker.
Do you happen to mean Multi coloured swap shop or OTT
That's it hahahaha
Multi blah blah blah
Oh it was good, I was a BBC girl
I'm gonna cream pie you ...........
Or should that be ............custard tart you ...............
twas a flan I believe , now for some reason I have tales of the unexpected theme in ma head "
Don't worry..........a good flanning will soon sort your head out .............
As for Tales of the unexpected .............
I got the Magic Roundabout theme ................all day, every day |
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By * Jay69Man
over a year ago
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Lots of good mentions, real trip down memory lane.
I remember the very first Dr Who episode.
Anyone mention
Casey Jones or Beverly Hill Billies? |
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"As for Tales of the unexpected .............
I got the Magic Roundabout theme ................all day, every day "
But my mum used to do the dance to it  |
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"Lots of good mentions, real trip down memory lane.
I remember the very first Dr Who episode.
Anyone mention
Casey Jones or Beverly Hill Billies?"
The High Chaparell. |
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"As for Tales of the unexpected .............
I got the Magic Roundabout theme ................all day, every day
But my mum used to do the dance to it "
OMG..................
Strange mum ......................
What do you dance to .................News at Ten. Boing. |
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"As for Tales of the unexpected .............
I got the Magic Roundabout theme ................all day, every day
But my mum used to do the dance to it
OMG..................
Strange mum ......................
What do you dance to .................News at Ten. Boing. "
The Magic roundabout when I was 3 |
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Cartoons. Tom and jerry and bugs bunny etc. |
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The woodentops with spotty dog. my favourite martian |
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"As for Tales of the unexpected .............
I got the Magic Roundabout theme ................all day, every day
But my mum used to do the dance to it !-
OMG..................
Strange mum ......................
What do you dance to .................News at Ten. Boing.
The Magic roundabout when I was 3 "
Zebbeddee.................Boing ........ |
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Does anyone know this theme tune .......................
De de de
De de. de de de derrrrr.
Dedededededrrrrr. |
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Gawd, I remember sobbing at all the lassie films but the thing I remember vividly is a report on the Vietnam war and seeing a man get calmly shot. He fell to the ground with an arc of blood from his head whilst those around him didn't react at all. That was probably the first violent thing I had ever seen. |
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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago
Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria |
"Does anyone know this theme tune .......................
De de de
De de. de de de derrrrr.
Dedededededrrrrr. "
Dallas? |
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"Does anyone know this theme tune .......................
De de de
De de. de de de derrrrr.
Dedededededrrrrr.
Dallas? "
Nope |
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"Mister Ed
My Favourite Martian an American television sitcom"
I was trying to remember the title of My Favourite Martian, we loved that one, and Mr Ed too |
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Ffs
I give up............The Feckin Pink Panther |
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over a year ago
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andy pandy |
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"Ffs
I give up............The Feckin Pink Panther "
Thats more da, da, da than de de de derr |
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"Tales Of The River Bank, The Wooden Tops, Andy Pandy and Bill And Ben. Yeah, I`m a real Olde Farte!"
Me too, don't forgetLone Ranger and Casy Jones |
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Sesame Street (at home) Crown Court (at grandparents) |
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over a year ago
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Never had a television in my life. |
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"Never had a television in my life."
You don't need one because you are one ....................... |
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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago
Rockford |
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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago
Rockford |
American so for me its bewitched, Gilligans island and I dream of jeanie |
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"Never had a television in my life.
You don't need one because you are one ....................... "
All in the best possible taste .....................of course. |
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over a year ago
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Andy Pandy …
Watch with Mother .... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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magpie as i was on it when in hospital they took a visit
to the kids ward
still have the pict lol
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Champion the wonder horse. Got the sng going through my head now! |
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Watch With Mother: the Woodentops. |
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"Okay, let's make me feel really old...
Bill and Ben
Andy Pandy
The Woodentops (those well known naturist puppets!)
Tales of the Riverbank
Stingray (the first time round)
Blue Peter, when they had the BP railway layout AND ..... Valerie Singleton!!
Vision on
Tom Tom (betcha can't remember that one)
Z cars (when they had Zodiacs - whopee!)
Basil Brush
etc etc etc blah blah blah..
The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
ted."
I remember all of the above! |
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"My mom promised me lots for having to up sticks from a very sunny south Africa to come to England. I remember Andy Pandy as my first TV I ever saw, then nothing, fecking 3 day week, electricity shortages, panic buying at the new Tescos. For a 4 year old, all very confusing, cold, and not what I was promised!!!! "
1974 winter of discontent. Mrs is from South Africa too and have told her many tales of Britain in the seventies |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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bill and ben the flowerpot men,lovely in black and white. |
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over a year ago
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Pipkans. With Hartley Hare an Topoff the Monkey. Just before pebble mill at one or just after. And a tortoise but carnt remember what his name was. Presuming he was a bloke.
Great memories |
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Rentaghost
Arabian Nights
H R Puffenstuff
Land of the Giants
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Lost in Space
Little House on the Priarie
The Waltons
The Jetsons
Flintstones
Top Cat... |
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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago
Rockford |
"Rentaghost
Arabian Nights
H R Puffenstuff
Land of the Giants
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Lost in Space
Little House on the Priarie
The Waltons
The Jetsons
Flintstones
Top Cat..."
dont forget wacky rscers will ya |
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"Rentaghost
Arabian Nights
H R Puffenstuff
Land of the Giants
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Lost in Space
Little House on the Priarie
The Waltons
The Jetsons
Flintstones
Top Cat...
dont forget wacky rscers will ya "
Ooh I forgot that: always wanted to be in the Ant Hill Mobs car! |
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over a year ago
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we had the first ever remote control for a tv when i was a kid my dad had a part in its design.
IT WAS ME.
Starksky and hutch followed by match of the day on a Saturday night |
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By *eareenaCouple
over a year ago
Rockford |
"Rentaghost
Arabian Nights
H R Puffenstuff
Land of the Giants
Journey to the Centre of the Earth
Lost in Space
Little House on the Priarie
The Waltons
The Jetsons
Flintstones
Top Cat...
dont forget wacky rscers will ya
Ooh I forgot that: always wanted to be in the Ant Hill Mobs car! "
ha penelope pitstop for me .... I know I know.. cheesey girly option |
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Bagpuss
animal crackers
you and me
lets pretend
sinbad the sailor
banana splits
doctor who (tom baker, best ever doctor!)
Blakes 7
Battle of the planets
and some prog called michael stroganoff or something, think it had the beady fellow out of day of the triffids and who dares wins in it (should google his name really) |
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By *at2Couple
over a year ago
north Down |
Hector's house
Barnaby the bear
Captain scarlet |
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over a year ago
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Saturday mornin was great in the early 70s.
Flash Gordon ( black & White )
And Adventures with Jack Cousteau.
Anyone remember The Man from Atlantic. ( Bobbie Ewing from Dallas) Swam like a fish he did. |
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over a year ago
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Andy Pandy and Looby Loo. Magic roundabout, waltons, Bill and Ben, loads of them |
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By *o-jCouple
over a year ago
Outskirts of Notts |
I did once get up at 6am a watched a bit of telly ..... |
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over a year ago
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"Okay, let's make me feel really old...
Bill and Ben
Andy Pandy
The Woodentops (those well known naturist puppets!)
Tales of the Riverbank
Stingray (the first time round)
Blue Peter, when they had the BP railway layout AND ..... Valerie Singleton!!
Vision on
Tom Tom (betcha can't remember that one)
Z cars (when they had Zodiacs - whopee!)
Basil Brush
etc etc etc blah blah blah..
The connecting factor between all these? I'm old enough to be able to claim that I watched the lot in good old Hi Definition.... Black and White...
ted."
No Mapgie Ted ?...there used to be a certain ' slap' you carried out to The side of The set when it played up , kind of a hollow cup shape with The hand ...followed with a weighty blow The right flank of The set , this was often all that was required to turn The minute dot into a visual feast ... |
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By *nnyMan
over a year ago
Glasgow |
Torchy.
Four Feather Falls. |
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over a year ago
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we used to watch old black and white films, my mum used to always be going on about how good actors were like bettie davis, rock hudson, gregory peck, jennifer jones and i love lucy with lucille ball. |
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Turns out john duttine wasn't in it at all, twas a foriegn programme, but it did exist....all those blank faces when i mention it |
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"What was your earliest memory of television?
Mine was the first episodes of Captain Scarlet - would love to see them all again!"
I used to love Chorlton and the Wheelies
That witch was scary!  |
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"I'm one of those sad gits that used to love watching the local ITV station open up with all the local pictures and the same music playing every time. Great stuff.
'This is Southern Television broadcasting from the blah blah blah"
We used to say what all of the places were and the one that sprang to mind when I first saw what you posted was the 5 bar wooden gate! "
Ah yes I remember that well. The piece of music was called 'Southern Rhapsody', wonderful piece of music. At one point we also used to receive Thames from London and their theme was the nutz.
What memories! |
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"What was your earliest memory of television?
Mine was the first episodes of Captain Scarlet - would love to see them all again!"
Wooden Tops in black and white |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
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More of my early teens memory, but The Tripods, and ending two-thirds of the way through the literary trilogy. #pantastic. |
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What were those weird foreign shows called? The ones with trolls and singing trees. |
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I used to like the purple haired women off UFO and Rhapsody, Symphony, Melody and Harmony Angels off Captain Scarlet and I liked Captain Magenta best as he never appeared very often. |
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"What were those weird foreign shows called? The ones with trolls and singing trees."
Eurovision...? |
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over a year ago
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how about Jamie and his magic torch even the theme music is quality
Mr Boo
Wordsworth
Officer Gotcha
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"What were those weird foreign shows called? The ones with trolls and singing trees."
the moomins |
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Paulus the woodgnome is the earliest I can remember, was a Dutch program I think, remember being terrified of the witch!! |
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By *ibanditMan
over a year ago
Liverpool |
jigsawman has reminded me of the utterly creepy Mr Noseybonk from Jigsaw, the same show that brought you Sylvester McCoy and diddy David Rappaport as The O Men! |
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Mine was the Magic roundabout... Florence dogule and zeeeebeeeedeeee |
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"jigsawman has reminded me of the utterly creepy Mr Noseybonk from Jigsaw, the same show that brought you Sylvester McCoy and diddy David Rappaport as The O Men!"
only in name i hope |
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