Question for British jammers who were kids in the '70s

jamie uk wrote:

Sure do, AND...you had to get your arse offa the sofa to change the channel over on a swtch on the wall.
Also the three channels we had weren't on all day and night, 'test card' anyone ?
p.s. sorry, no Jokers memory, can I get you a you a Topdec, and a Texan bar though?

I remember those. I might be wrong, but I only started seeing Texan bars in about 1978-9. Topdec were around for ages.


Oh, I remember the test card, all right. A typical day on the BBC in the seventies was: Open University programmes, around six. Then closedown. Then an Indian music programme (remember that?), then schools and colleges programmes until about midday. Then closedown. (You'd switch over to ITV for their kids' programmes, then.) I can't remember when the afternoon news bulletin would come on on the BBC, but there'd be Pebble Mill at One, more kids' programmes (of the Bagpuss/Mr Benn/Fingerbobs variety). Then there'd be another closedown for a couple of hours. Then there'd be some programme or other before four, and there'd be more kids' programmes (Jackanory, Blue Peter, etc). At twenty to six you'd get the news, and at six there'd be nationwide. Fook knows what would be on after that. I was only little.

We had one of these old videos, when I was a kid! Look at the size of that thing!


No picture search on it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyvFu8nqC-0&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNk4fFn9FQ0

TrixieCat wrote:

You have the creepiest kid shows in the UK....:o

You should see what we had instead of ads, half the time in the '70s, then!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt016gTNp_k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWcFAJ1_bok

This one scared the living shit out of me:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-cHH0vl5cM



:eek:

I was shit scared of buying ice cream because of fucking Willie Weasel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY8MR0ssk7c



Not to mention Bernard Cribbins.

dunkman wrote:

ignore the other 2 cynics

i've just spent 3 days in and around Yorkshire and came hame via the Yorkshire Dales.

this is where you want to go to if you want to see the above.

truly breathtaking i was in a pub that was built in 1460something... it was great

Did they sell Jokers and have a black and white valve telly?

Ahhhh, yes. Ole Alvin.


Now this show must have had a lot to answer for:


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hMdBh09zP8U

Now, I love the Mr Men. The Little Miss lot were a bit after my time ('80s, and therefore shite), but the Mr Men were fantastic.

Remember this stoner?:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mU32lw4WXZw

Liza Goddard.