Does anyone remember a series of single episode plays featuring a young cast ( may have been Anna Scher theatre school ) but google hasn't turned up anything ?
Does anyone remember a series of single episode plays featuring a young cast ( may have been Anna Scher theatre school ) but google hasn't turned up anything ?
Perhaps you're thinking of the schools programme 'Scene', which often had one-off plays (as well as documentaries).
Does anyone remember a series of single episode plays featuring a young cast ( may have been Anna Scher theatre school ) but google hasn't turned up anything ?
Anna Scher does posh wooden drama school kids by the dozen.
The singing ringing tree was one of the best and most creepy series I saw as a child, absolutely loved it.
I've got the DVD. It has the version we saw - the one which was narrated- and one with sub-titles and it was in glorious colour. I remember watching it in black and white. It's still good - even after all these years. There is an interview with the actress playing the Princess. She said it was a holiday job she did when she was a student.
There was another show I used to like watching. It was usually shown Sunday tea-time. It was called Forest Rangers. I think it was set in Canada. I seem to remember it had quite a catchy theme tune.
Can anyone remember a foreign tv prog, shown during the school hol's in the 1960/70's. Can't remember what it was about, but it had some town with a canal or river running through the centre of it. Was a very wide canal. Never could make out what it was about.
I know this is a bit vague, but its been on my mind for a while. Thanks in advance
Was it Danger on the Dance Delta ? I asked on here years ago about it but I can't post a link to the thread on my phone.
California Fever - I didn't really know much about the eastern coast of america but I wanted to go there!
My God, I was obsessed with this show as a kid.
Like you, it made me fall in love with the idea of living on the west coast of America, where the sun always shone and everybody looked so tanned. The same appeal was present in shows like CHiPs, the Red Hand Gang and the short-lived 240 Robert.
I'd love to see episodes of California Fever again, but it appears all that's available are these title sequences....
I can remember an Australian series set on a sailing ship that was used as a research/survey vessel. They had a control room with a large chart of Australia taking up one wall. A door used to open in the chart and I wondered what would happen if someone was up a ladder pinning flags around Darwin. Opening the door would send them flying.
Like you, it made me fall in love with the idea of living on the west coast of America, where the sun always shone and everybody looked so tanned. The same appeal was present in shows like CHiPs, the Red Hand Gang and the short-lived 240 Robert.
I'd love to see episodes of California Fever again, but it appears all that's available are these title sequences....
I can remember an Australian series set on a sailing ship that was used as a research/survey vessel. They had a control room with a large chart of Australia taking up one wall. A door used to open in the chart and I wondered what would happen if someone was up a ladder pinning flags around Darwin. Opening the door would send them flying.
Laurel And Hardy
Weissmuller Tarzan movies.
Abbott & Costello movies
Elvis Movies
Flash Gordon
Robinson Crusoe
Casey Jones
White Horses
Champion The Wonder Horse
Lassie
Lassies Rescue Rangers.
Daktari
Whacky Races
Monkees
Why Don't You
Mary Mungo And Midge
Speedy Gonsalez
Josie And The Pussycats.
The Flashing Blade.
Belle and Sebastian
Astrix
Banana Splitz
Double Deckers
Heidi
Pippi Longstocking
Mr. Piper
Vision On
Lets Beat Time & Record Breakers
Crystal Tipps & Alistair
I really hope I have not missed the boat on this one. PLEASE reply if you can help.
There is one program that always sticks in my mind.
I think it was ITV
I think it was about a family of american loggers.
I have a memory of the titles showing a log being pulled from a river bank via a big metal chain.
It could have been more soap opera than children TV series.
I really hope I have not missed the boat on this one. PLEASE reply if you can help.
There is one program that always sticks in my mind.
I think it was ITV
I think it was about a family of american loggers.
I have a memory of the titles showing a log being pulled from a river bank via a big metal chain.
It could have been more soap opera than children TV series.
I used to love Beachcombers! Thanks for that - I'd completely forgotten about it!
Does anyone remember a programme called BJ and the Bear? I think that's what it was called. About some trucker called BJ and "Bear" was a chimp. My Nan used to love it and I'd sit and watch it with her! Actually, come to think of it, the title makes it sound like some sort of gay porno flick now! :D
I used to love Beachcombers! Thanks for that - I'd completely forgotten about it!
Does anyone remember a programme called BJ and the Bear? I think that's what it was called. About some trucker called BJ and "Bear" was a chimp. My Nan used to love it and I'd sit and watch it with her! Actually, come to think of it, the title makes it sound like some sort of gay porno flick now! :D
Another kids show that I seem to recall being a staple ITV kids holiday program was Tarzan.
It was live action and I seem to recall it being hour long episodes. In my memory seemed that there were hundreds of episodes, but it will probably turn out there were 12
Strangely enough I can't remember much about it other than tarzans companion was "Ji" (rhymes with "eye"). I can also imagine it would now be very unPC.
Does anyone remember a programme called BJ and the Bear? I think that's what it was called. About some trucker called BJ and "Bear" was a chimp. My Nan used to love it and I'd sit and watch it with her! Actually, come to think of it, the title makes it sound like some sort of gay porno flick now! :D
I remember one line from the title.
"BJ Mckay(?) and his best friend bear".
Very popular in the UK.
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That must have been in the very early days of Sky
Perhaps you're thinking of the schools programme 'Scene', which often had one-off plays (as well as documentaries).
Anna Scher does posh wooden drama school kids by the dozen.
Around 84/85 when we got sky channel on mktv cable.
Sesame st of course.
Best schools programme (if u were off sick in the 70s) was how we used to live.
Absolutely. What was it about those spooky Eastern Europeans?
I've got the DVD. It has the version we saw - the one which was narrated- and one with sub-titles and it was in glorious colour. I remember watching it in black and white. It's still good - even after all these years. There is an interview with the actress playing the Princess. She said it was a holiday job she did when she was a student.
There was another show I used to like watching. It was usually shown Sunday tea-time. It was called Forest Rangers. I think it was set in Canada. I seem to remember it had quite a catchy theme tune.
Was it Danger on the Dance Delta ? I asked on here years ago about it but I can't post a link to the thread on my phone.
Sorry should say Danube Delta
Like you, it made me fall in love with the idea of living on the west coast of America, where the sun always shone and everybody looked so tanned. The same appeal was present in shows like CHiPs, the Red Hand Gang and the short-lived 240 Robert.
I'd love to see episodes of California Fever again, but it appears all that's available are these title sequences....
http://youtu.be/d-IHTYxrALg
I guess someone's got them on video.
Desk
That's Barrier Reef - terrific theme music:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJ6X8J_EXeE
That was on ITV at 1.30 when they ran lunchtime dramas/action shows on weekdays IIRC.
Also recall mid-morning ITV showings of Stingray and Fireball XL5
Laurel And Hardy
Weissmuller Tarzan movies.
Abbott & Costello movies
Elvis Movies
Flash Gordon
Robinson Crusoe
Casey Jones
White Horses
Champion The Wonder Horse
Lassie
Lassies Rescue Rangers.
Daktari
Whacky Races
Monkees
Why Don't You
Mary Mungo And Midge
Speedy Gonsalez
Josie And The Pussycats.
The Flashing Blade.
Belle and Sebastian
Astrix
Banana Splitz
Double Deckers
Heidi
Pippi Longstocking
Mr. Piper
Vision On
Lets Beat Time & Record Breakers
Crystal Tipps & Alistair
There is one program that always sticks in my mind.
I think it was ITV
I think it was about a family of american loggers.
I have a memory of the titles showing a log being pulled from a river bank via a big metal chain.
It could have been more soap opera than children TV series.
'Beachcombers' ? (Canadian).
'Ax Men' ? (American).
Does anyone remember a programme called BJ and the Bear? I think that's what it was called. About some trucker called BJ and "Bear" was a chimp. My Nan used to love it and I'd sit and watch it with her! Actually, come to think of it, the title makes it sound like some sort of gay porno flick now!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._J._and_the_Bear
Bailey's Bird
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey%27s_Bird
and The Lost Islands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Islands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-bYrBYRqyc
Thanks. Interesting to read about the the show, and to once more watch the titles.
It was live action and I seem to recall it being hour long episodes. In my memory seemed that there were hundreds of episodes, but it will probably turn out there were 12
Strangely enough I can't remember much about it other than tarzans companion was "Ji" (rhymes with "eye"). I can also imagine it would now be very unPC.
I remember one line from the title.
"BJ Mckay(?) and his best friend bear".
Very popular in the UK.