radfordred 6,278 Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Thank me later 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,421 Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 No, i shall thank you now RR. What a good way to start your day even watched it twice, will play it to Mum when she gets up. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 158 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Going off topic abit , i stumbled across the creation of Jackanory on youtube tonight , how many off us sat down to tea and listened to the likes of Bernard cribbins , james robert justice, and hatty Jaques tell us a story , brought back happy memories ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 516 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 That was when kids were allowed to be kids and enjoy a childhood. These days many are just fashion accessories to be farmed out to anyone who will look after them while the parents live their lives as they did before parenthood. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,673 Posted August 6, 2022 Report Share Posted August 6, 2022 Watch With Mother was nowhere near as good as Listen With Mother , in my personal opinion. Not that I ever listened with my mother: she was in the kitchen washing the lunch pots prior to our going out for a walk in the afternoon. I loved that programme. The slowly spoken, gentle, reassuring tones of George Dixon, Julia Lang, Daphne Oxenford and Dorothy Smith were a joy to hear and, with a different piece of classical music each week at the beginning, a good start to music appreciation. Fifteen minutes of sheer joy, after which it was into the pushchair or on with the reins and off we went. I vividly recall being wheeled along in my pushchair, a tiny hot water bottle tucked under my blanket (it was winter), singing nursery rhymes from the programme. It broke my heart that starting school meant I couldn't listen to it any more. Maybe it's me but children's programmes today seem so loud, manic and chaotic by comparison. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David sheridan 158 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 How about bill and ben the flowerpot men ? Flubbalub !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,560 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 I was in love with ''Little Weed''....... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mary1947 1,907 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Yes I remember all the watch with mother programs but which do you like BEST and WHY Mind is the Wooden Tops only because they had the biggest spotty doy you ever did see. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 2,923 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 2 hours ago, benjamin1945 said: I was in love with ''Little Weed''.. Was it Bill or was it Ben that bonked Little Weed just then Which of those two Flowerpot Men or perhaps it was Randy Pandy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,560 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 There are ''8 Million'' naked people in this City'' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,008 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 10 hours ago, Jill Sparrow said: The slowly spoken, gentle, reassuring tones of George Dixon, Julia Lang, Daphne Oxenford and Dorothy Smith were a joy to hear and, with a different piece of classical music each week at the beginning, a good start to music appreciation. I was also there at that time. My big musical memory of Listen With Mother was the piano piece at the end, which I later discovered is this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZ2-d54SEA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 9,673 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 I've always credited Listen with Mother as starting my interest in history. The nursery rhymes fascinated me and I started to look into the history behind them which is, very often, dark and frightening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 542 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 I too grew up with Watch with Mother (Woodentops for me: "What have we got for dinner today? - Sawdust and hay! Sawdust and hay!") but I enjoyed Robinson Crusoe and Tales from Europe (including The Singing Ringing Tree) when I was a bit older. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 15,560 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Loved the old Cowboy TV series........ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Pianoman 1,484 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Cliff Ton said: I was also there at that time. My big musical memory of Listen With Mother was the piano piece at the end, which I later discovered is this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WZ2-d54SEA I used to play that, and quite well too. Now I've heard it again I shall have to re-learn it ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,509 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Just doing a crossword. Clue was ‘1951 TV game’. Do you remember ‘What’s my Line’. Eamon Andrews, Lady Barnett, Barbara Kelly, David Nixon and Gilbert Harding? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 540 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 59 minutes ago, philmayfield said: Just doing a crossword. Clue was ‘1951 TV game’. Do you remember ‘What’s my Line’. Eamon Andrews, Lady Barnett, Barbara Kelly, David Nixon and Gilbert Harding? Yes Phil I do, just about. As a kid I was very confused between the 1950s celebrities Gilbert Harding, Philip Harben (TV Chef) and Robert Harbin (Magician). Took me a few years to sort that out in my head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 540 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 3 hours ago, The Engineer said: I too grew up with Watch with Mother (Woodentops for me: "What have we got for dinner today? - Sawdust and hay! Sawdust and hay!") but I enjoyed Robinson Crusoe and Tales from Europe (including The Singing Ringing Tree) when I was a bit older. The theme tune for Robinson Crusoe was brilliant. My wife adored The Singing Ringing Tree and several years back went to the cinema to see the whole film rather than the TV episodes. It was in colour and she really enjoyed it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Singing-Ringing-Tree-Region-NTSC/dp/B00004YS9R/ref=sr_1_5?crid=4Z3TQDW8D1Q5&keywords=Singing+ringing+tree&qid=1659870921&sprefix=singing+ringing+tree%2Caps%2C72&sr=8-5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,400 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Just had a look on YouTube for the 'singing ringing tree' and still not sure what it's all about. The clips I saw were in German with an over voice. What era was this? It certainly wasn't on TV when I were a nipper, but then again, nobody had a television on our street. Think the first one appeared circa 1956/7. A 12" screen in a wardrobe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,509 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 What about Barry Bucknell the DIY chap? I believe he was involved in the design of the Mirror dinghy, one of which I built in the 60’s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MRS B 327 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 My dad always used to have a thing about the test card and had to make sure it was right every time the telly went on. We didn’t have a phone in the early days and had to go next door to my grandpa who did. He used to set a timer and charge us! We found out that if you lifted the phone and dialled 6 and put it down again it would ring. Of course he would answer it and no one there. We thought it was hilarious. Little things eh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,509 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Not many years before we moved into this village all the calls went via the local post office where the postmistress would put them through. Apparently she knew everything that was going on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 4,400 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 I've got a neighbour like that Phil. We call her, "News of the World". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 5,509 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 I like to hear a bit of local gossip. My wife goes up the village to collect the morning paper. I used to drive or cycle up but she took on that role when I had a bad hip. Obviously with walking she meets lots of people so comes comes back with loads of news. Sometimes she's gone for a whole hour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpha 166 Posted August 7, 2022 Report Share Posted August 7, 2022 Lady Isobel Barnet. She committed suicide I believe. I think see was married to one of the Jardine family. Could this be a Hovering Gravel Jardine? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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