Yes. After he again freaked out the same generation of kids again on 'Picture Box'. There must be a lot of Rothwell- scarred children in their late 30s, early 40s!
Lol I used to love the opening credits of Picture Box but the programme content was always disappointing
For many years I though I had imagined a childrens programme called Pingwings - about a family of knitted penguins. I was convinced I had imagined the whole thing but have since found out that they really did exist (early 60s):)
The first show I really remember as a kid was - Arthur of the Britons - with Oliver Tobias I used to come back from Sunday School and it was on soon after.
I'm so tempted to get it on dvd but worried it might dissapoint
I went to see this show being filmed in 1964/5 at Shepherds Bush. Freddie and the Dreamers were the big act and they gave cabbages away in the quiz if you got the answer wrong!
Noggin the Nog
Boris the Bold
Flashing Blade (over and over again)
Belle and Sebastian(ditto)
Robinson Crusoe (ditto)
Daktari
The Singing Ringing Tree (absoultely bizarre)
Banana Splits (simply brilliant entertainment)
Paulus (with a witch that still gives me nightmares)
Pogles Wood
Whirlybirds
Grahams Gang (would have been huge in todays world-inbetweeners without the swear words)
Lizzie Dripping
Bagpuss (emily still loves him)
Shadows (little known but excellent)
Record Breakers (dedication)
Emus Broadcasting Company (brilliant concept and fabulous fun)
Just a few of the programmes you would have been presented with in the seventies.
Rubovia
Garry Halliday
Tales From Europe
Bonehead
Mr Pastry
Billy Bunter
Just William
Noggin The Nog
Captain Pugwash
A Tyne-Tees programme called Happy-Go-Lucky
Supercar
Torchie The Battery Boy
Twizzle
That's a great list. I used to enjoy Garry Halliday - The Voice (the villain) scared the hell out of me. Terence Longden played Garry Halliday and his assistant was Terence Alexander who later had a part in Bergerac.
Does anyone remember Captain Moonlight, a similar type of thing to Garry Halliday with Trevor Peacock in the title role? He looked a bit more suave than he does these days in the Vicar Of Dibley (Yes Yes Yes Yes No)
I remember Dennis Waterman as Just William.
Captain Pugwash was much more low tech than later versions with mouth movements represented by someone
moving a bit of black paper up and down behind a rectangle cut in drawing of the face.
The one's I remember as particular favourites were Billy Bunter with Gerald Campion and Dr Who with William Hartnell. Coincidentally according to IMDB Gerald Campions last acting role was a small part in Dr Who in the Tom Baker era. I was also a regular viewer of Crackerjack, Blue Peter and How?
Rainbow, Playschool, Playaway, Rentaghost, Captain Caveman, Scooby Doo, Battle of the Planets, Batman, Star Trek, Bagpuss, Scooby Doo (the original before the annoying Scrappy was introduced!), Flash Gordon, Mr Ben, Flumps, Bod, Why Don’t You, Grange Hill, Wacky Races, Mr Men, Crackerjack, Take Hart, Clangers, Fingermouse, Champion The Wonder Horse, How We Used To Live, Trumpton, Camberwick Green, Black Beauty, Wonder Woman, Spiderman (live action and cartoon TV shows), Swap Shop, TISWAS, Blue Peter.
But the best show for me as a kid had to be Top Cat !!
The Tomorrow People
The Flaxton Boys
Ace of Wands
Adam Adamant (not for kids but I really liked it)
Thunderbirds
UFO
Shang-a-Lang (Bay City Rollers weekly show)
Top of the Pops, of course
The Tomorrow People
The Flaxton Boys
Ace of Wands Adam Adamant (not for kids but I really liked it)
Thunderbirds
UFO
Shang-a-Lang (Bay City Rollers weekly show)
Top of the Pops, of course
I loved that programme - I always thought Austin Powers was a bit of a rip off of this - could be ripe for a remake
The only show to blindfold children and then throw them into a dungeon full of monsters and other dangers and watch as the vast majority of them die..... horribly (well horribly enough for the dungeon master to normally come out with his catchphrase "oooooh nasty")
They really should bring this back..... particularly with some of the youth of today
Great thread this and some programmes popping up that I'd forgotten about.
Ones that do spring to my mind:
When I was very young, the Watch With Mother stuff - Andy Pandy, Flowerpot Men, Rag Tag and Bobtail and
Woodentops.
I seem to recall a couple of other puppet programmes, one called Four Feather Falls and another called Twizzle.
As I got a bit older, favourites were Tales of The Riverbank, Zoo Time, Animal Magic, Vision On, Crackerjack and Blue Peter with Christopher Trace and Val Singleton - I can vividly remember when they got their first dog, Petra. I even used to get the Blue Peter annual at Christmas!
Someone already mentioned Casey Jones but anyone remember Whirlybirds? IIRC it was about rescue helicopter pilots in the US. Cowboy series like the Lone Ranger and Tonto (Kemosabe ) and there was also a lesser known one called the Range Rider.
Brilliant nostalgic thread. Some of my favourites in no particular order.
Bagpuss
Mary, Mungo and Midge
Camblewick Green, Chigley, Trumpton
Banana Splits
Tiswas
Supersonic (music show on ATV/ITV)
Cheggers plays Pop
Top of the Pops
Grange Hill (Tucker Jenkins)
Scooby Doo (none of that Scrappy Doo !)
Jacanory
White Horses
Follyfoot
Anne of Green Gables and all the BBC classic serials on Sunday teatime
Pink Panther
Play School and Playaway
Fingerbobs
Lizzie Dripping
Kizzy
Crossroads
Sons and Daughters
The Young Doctors
Emmerdale (Farm) as it was then
Take the High Road
How we used to live (schools programme)
The BBC's adaptation of Last of the Mohicans on a Sunday afternoon/evening back in the early 70's. I think they did quite a few a these adaptations of classic stories for the same Sunday slot, Rob Roy etc.
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I remember so many of these programmes.
I don't thin Casey Jones or Anne of Greem Gables have been mentioned.
Lol I used to love the opening credits of Picture Box but the programme content was always disappointing
I mentioned Casey in post #169
Has anyone mentioned Follyfoot. Although a lad I watched for the girl lead, a sort of forerunner before Sally James came along!!!!
Thundercats
Roland Rat
Why Don't You
Byker Grove
Activ8
Going Live
I'm so tempted to get it on dvd but worried it might dissapoint
I went to see this show being filmed in 1964/5 at Shepherds Bush. Freddie and the Dreamers were the big act and they gave cabbages away in the quiz if you got the answer wrong!
Happy Days.:D
Boris the Bold
Flashing Blade (over and over again)
Belle and Sebastian(ditto)
Robinson Crusoe (ditto)
Daktari
The Singing Ringing Tree (absoultely bizarre)
Banana Splits (simply brilliant entertainment)
Paulus (with a witch that still gives me nightmares)
Pogles Wood
Whirlybirds
Grahams Gang (would have been huge in todays world-inbetweeners without the swear words)
Lizzie Dripping
Bagpuss (emily still loves him)
Shadows (little known but excellent)
Record Breakers (dedication)
Emus Broadcasting Company (brilliant concept and fabulous fun)
Just a few of the programmes you would have been presented with in the seventies.
That's a great list. I used to enjoy Garry Halliday - The Voice (the villain) scared the hell out of me. Terence Longden played Garry Halliday and his assistant was Terence Alexander who later had a part in Bergerac.
Does anyone remember Captain Moonlight, a similar type of thing to Garry Halliday with Trevor Peacock in the title role? He looked a bit more suave than he does these days in the Vicar Of Dibley (Yes Yes Yes Yes No)
I remember Dennis Waterman as Just William.
Captain Pugwash was much more low tech than later versions with mouth movements represented by someone
moving a bit of black paper up and down behind a rectangle cut in drawing of the face.
Play Away
The Space Sentinels
Rent-A-Ghost
Chorlton & The Wheelies
Mr Benn
Bagpuss
Bod
Yes with Rothwell looking like a creepy uncle:eek:
Being a cat we can remember Prudence Kitten:D
http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/other/prudence.htm
But the best show for me as a kid had to be Top Cat !!
The Flaxton Boys
Ace of Wands
Adam Adamant (not for kids but I really liked it)
Thunderbirds
UFO
Shang-a-Lang (Bay City Rollers weekly show)
Top of the Pops, of course
I loved that programme - I always thought Austin Powers was a bit of a rip off of this - could be ripe for a remake
The only show to blindfold children and then throw them into a dungeon full of monsters and other dangers and watch as the vast majority of them die..... horribly (well horribly enough for the dungeon master to normally come out with his catchphrase "oooooh nasty")
They really should bring this back..... particularly with some of the youth of today
Ones that do spring to my mind:
When I was very young, the Watch With Mother stuff - Andy Pandy, Flowerpot Men, Rag Tag and Bobtail and
Woodentops.
I seem to recall a couple of other puppet programmes, one called Four Feather Falls and another called Twizzle.
As I got a bit older, favourites were Tales of The Riverbank, Zoo Time, Animal Magic, Vision On, Crackerjack and Blue Peter with Christopher Trace and Val Singleton - I can vividly remember when they got their first dog, Petra. I even used to get the Blue Peter annual at Christmas!
Someone already mentioned Casey Jones but anyone remember Whirlybirds? IIRC it was about rescue helicopter pilots in the US. Cowboy series like the Lone Ranger and Tonto (Kemosabe
Happy days indeed.
[edit] just did a Google on Whirlybirds as I wasn't 100% sure about it but the search came up with this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlybirds
Just proves that old adage that as we get older we can remember things from nearly 50 years ago but can't recall what someone said yesterday.
Going live, and live and kicking with Andi and Emma
Simon and the Witch
Grange Hill in the early to mid 90's
Teenage mutant hero turtles
Bagpuss
Mary, Mungo and Midge
Camblewick Green, Chigley, Trumpton
Banana Splits
Tiswas
Supersonic (music show on ATV/ITV)
Cheggers plays Pop
Top of the Pops
Grange Hill (Tucker Jenkins)
Scooby Doo (none of that Scrappy Doo !)
Jacanory
White Horses
Follyfoot
Anne of Green Gables and all the BBC classic serials on Sunday teatime
Pink Panther
Play School and Playaway
Fingerbobs
Lizzie Dripping
Kizzy
Crossroads
Sons and Daughters
The Young Doctors
Emmerdale (Farm) as it was then
Take the High Road
How we used to live (schools programme)
A saturday morning kids show, featuring Alan Taylor with a glove puppet called 'Tinker' and another one 'Topper' which was Tinker's uncle.
I loved this program. I think it may have only been on HTV Wales back in the sixties.
Phil Silvers Sergeant Bilko
Stalag something
Hogans Heroes