DaveN 1,118 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Tomorrow night (Monday December 21st) there’s a programme on BBC 4 at 9pm called “From Andy Pandy To Zebedee The Golden Age of Children’s T.V.”. It may take quite a few of us back to our early years. It’s preceded by some old episodes “Play School”, John Craven’s Newsround”, “Blue Peter” and “Grange Hill” 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,271 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 It very much depends upon your age which children's TV programs you recall. Again when you have your kids and yet again with the grandchildren. From my childhood, in the fifties, watching on a very small screen Bush television in black and white. Watch with Mother Monday - Picture Book Tuesday - Andy Pandy with Looby Loo and Teddy Wednesday - Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men with Little Weed - Flobbalob Thursday - Rag, Tag and Bobtail Friday - The Woodentops - a family with the biggest spotty dog you ever saw 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Sadler 27 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sod the programmes..... I just wanted to gaze on the announcer, Jennifer Gay. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Screen Test,Clapperboard, Changes,Tomorrow People,Land of the Giants,Runaround, Tiswas,Lift off..with Ayeesha, TBH..Crown Court and Afternoon Plus were more my bag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sweet Valley High with my eldest granddaughter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 When I was little, it was Muffin the Mule I loved. The programmes in #1 were mainly the ones I watched with my kids. They used to like another one called 'Pogles Wood' although I think it was a bit scary for them for some reason - I think there was a witch in it? Later they liked Grange Hill...... so didI Ian, I remember the Tomorrow People ..... loved that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I think the rot set in with that awful BBC program "Grange Hill" absolute & utter garbage, this is when kids started to become brats, not children anymore. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Mick?..a Santa is urgently wanted in a Nottm dpt store..will I put your name forward?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Of course you may Ian, but I think FLY will beat me to it ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Sod the programmes..... I just wanted to gaze on the announcer, Jennifer Gay. I liked to perv at Jenny Hanley, Lesley Judd, Sally Ann Triplett & Pans People.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 As a spotty faced teenager..................Pan's People, drooooooooooooool ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,427 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Billy Bean and his funny machine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Bet you a large bag of coconuts they don't mention.................................Muffin the Mule................. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Loved watching Muffin the Mule. I got one for Christmas one year but I wasn't very good at working the strings and it wasn't as 'exciting' as it was on TV, of course. It's the same with some of the toys that are advertised on TV these days. They look really exciting when you watch the children enjoying the toys, but when you actually get them, it isn't quite the same.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 That story of the Tin Soldier was a bit different to the one I know... I seem to remember the soldier only had one leg because the manufacturer had run out of tin and the ballerina appeared to have only one leg as she was pirouetting - that's why the soldier fell in love with her... he thought she only had one leg the same as him! At the end of the story the little soldier ended up melting on a fire and a sudden (mysterious) gust of wind blew the ballerina on the fire too, so they were together for ever. All that was left on the fire was a little piece of tin shaped like a heart and a charred flower from the ballerina's hair. I'm feeling a bit choked now as I remember this story ..... it was beautiful 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Muffin the mule? I thought that's what Tory MP's did! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I thought it was Roger the rabbit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Two of my favourites... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Loved watching Muffin the Mule. Me too. Didn't you join his club, Margie? I've put these images on this Forum elsewhere in the past, but here they are again: Annette Mills, of course, was the sister of John Mills. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 And don't forget the "muff Diving Club" in Ireland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Merthyr, no I'm not a member of the Muffin Club..... I didn't even know there was one. But I can still sing the song and still remember Oswald the ostrich. His beak used to drop and Annette Mills used to close it and say: "Don't gape, Oswald". And there was Peregrine the penguin who I think used to be a bit angry? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I can't actually remember muffin the mule (I must have been really drunk ha ha) must have passed me by. I can remember looking behind the telly looking for Mr Pastry, good job it had a good back with those EHT voltages floating about.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,599 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I can remember Mr Pastry - he was supposed to be funny but I never thought he was. There was also Mr Turnip, but wasn't he a puppet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 Mr Pastry was hilarious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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