mick2me 3,033 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Consisting mainly of live broadcasts, timings were not always accurate in early 1950's BBC programmes, so interludes would be inserted between programmes to keep the audience amused. Typical interludes included: The Potter's Wheel, The Spinning Wheel, The White Kitten, Angel fish, Horses ploughing a field, and of course the classic "London to Brighton in 4 Minutes" Interludes and Announcers http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 YAY !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Before you posted that link I had only ever seen the train journey once before. I saw the bloody potters wheel a few times though !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 My God the memories flood back...What's my Line with Gilbert Harding..David Nixon..Lady Isobel Barnett..Barbara Kelly...introduced by the wooden Eamon Andrews. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 the old H & X ariels to receive bbc and itv Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Whirligig the kids programme on Saturday mornings with Annette Mills and Muffin the Mule and Steve Race at the piano...The Flowerpot Men and Andy Pandy.(Hilariously taken off by Des O'Connor in later years who put a whole new light on Andy climbing into the basket with Looby Lou at the end of the programme) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 My dad dated Thora Hird in London during the war. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 She was my favourite actress in recent years , now it's Dame Judy Dench Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Thora was certainly one of the funniest actresses in her later years ...as were Beryl Reid and Irene Handl...all got funnier as they got older. Judy Dench is a fine actress...but blimey she appears in everything on the box....including every award ceremony on the planet. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Saw a badge once...Muffin the Mule is NOT a capital offence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgread1200 141 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 was WHACKO with jimmy edwards on at that time or was it later "chiselbury for the sons of gentlefolk" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stan 386 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 My dad dated Thora Hird in London during the war. Ah...all is now clear. Could never understand how Thora could have produced such a beautiful daughter(Janette Scott) . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Maybe I have a sister? Do you think she looks like him? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 13 Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Nah..... she anin't got no medals.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Mick - are you sure? She was married in 1933 and her daughter was born in 1938! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 My father was a boy soldier born in 1911, the same year she was born. The picture in Uniform was taken when he was drafted to India. You can see how young he was. He said that he took her out in London. I am assuming it was War time. Perhaps it was earlier. But I will say that my dad was a bit of a ladies man even at 95. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Re: post #272, didn't we also have the national anthem played before the TV closed down to the spot in the middle of the screen? [also it was played at the end of the night when the last film finished in the cinema. Always a rush to get out before it played, as you couldn't move while it was playing. Those were the days] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Limey 242 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Got ya Mick - the thought that it was WWI went totally past me! Good for your dad - the photos show he seemed to be a fellow who enjoyed life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ashley 288 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 couldn't have been WW1, not unless he dated her aged 7 or less Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAZZER 10 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Farthings... I remember as a very small kid in the early fifties getting a small bottle of orange off the milkman for a farthing...about the only thing left that you could spend one on. My first wages (apprentice plumber) were 1/5 threefarthings an hour. Before you try to guess my age,,,,, farthings were no longer legal tender so I asked why the hourly rate couldn't be 1/6 ? There were sharp intakes of breath as the whole place went quiet,,,, i'm sure some of them were apoplectic ! It didn't make sense to me,,,,, but it must have to someone ! Baz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fynger 841 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Florins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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denshaw 2,871 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Trilby Hats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted February 26, 2009 Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Trimphones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,090 Posted February 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2009 Thinking back, I remember the 60's as a time of high fashion and everyone was 'with it'. But, looking back at old street scenes of the 60's, most of the men were still wearing a trilby. If you'd have asked me, I'd have said they died out in the 50's, but not so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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