Reply to: TV from the dark ages.

[NickFitz]

That Robinson Crusoe thing was always on at about half nine in the morning during school holidays - well, once they took the daring step of showing TV in the mornings during school holidays, and not just the testcard. I think that started circa 1973 or 1974, around the same time that ITV started showing programmes in the afternoon.

That was when Crown Court started. I know because the other month I was reading a scan of some articles from the TV Times of that week which explained how the unprecedented novelty of afternoon television was going to work, and Crown Court seemed to be pretty much the jewel in their crown from the way they went on about it

As I recall, the BBC stuck determinedly to closing down after Pebble Mill at One until the start of children's programmes (around ten past four) for another year or three

[xoggoth]

Jimmy, er the chap with a huge moustache. Wacko.

Jimmy Edwards. Had to Google it. Darn.

[DallasDad]

Zcars
Nationwide
The Original Blue Peter - before sticky back plastic was invented
Dixon of Dock Green
Pottery Interludes
Closedown
When 3 Channels were luxury!
White Horses, or rather the theme tune
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtCNbERKvMs

[xoggoth]

I used to like, er, er, um. Nah, forgotten, too senile.

Ah yes, hang on, Muriel Young and Ollie Beak. The Goon Show. Ray's a Laugh (Ted Ray). Dick Emery. The Billy Cotton Band Show.

[RSoles]

Certainly a better name than "Boaty McBoatyFace"!

The lesson learned is never to give the British public a referendum on something important. ... Oh , wait....

[Churchill]

The woodentops (I've worked with some)
Mr. Pastry.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hearne

There was a recent programme revealing that those early Attenborough programmes, although transmitted in black and white, were actually recorded as 16mm colour.

Recently read his Autobiography - very interesting!

Certainly a better name than "Boaty McBoatyFace"!

[Churchill]

Jacques Cousteau.

Hans and Lotte Hass.

Armand and Michaela Denis.

David Attenborough taking his life in his hands jumping off trees and such like in glorious black & white.

Rag, Tag, and Bobtail.

The Flowerpot Men.

Peculiar eastern european cartoons which made no sense whatever until you got to the "Fin".

Them were the days.

All watched on a massive 12" diagonal screen with the curtains shut to maximise the contrast.

Erm... "Children of the Stones".

[RSoles]

The woodentops (I've worked with some)
Mr. Pastry.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hearne

There was a recent programme revealing that those early Attenborough programmes, although transmitted in black and white, were actually recorded as 16mm colour.

[kaiser78]

Pipkins

[MarillionFan]

Holy carp. You are really old, man!

Old? He used to take Noah's ferry over to Jesus's place to watch it.

[LondonManc]

Banana Splits, Battle of the Planets and Swap Shop are about as old as it gets for me.

[Paddy]

Jacques Cousteau.

Hans and Lotte Hass.

Armand and Michaela Denis.

David Attenborough taking his life in his hands jumping off trees and such like in glorious black & white.

Rag, Tag, and Bobtail.

The Flowerpot Men.

Peculiar eastern european cartoons which made no sense whatever until you got to the "Fin".

Them were the days.

All watched on a massive 12" diagonal screen with the curtains shut to maximise the contrast.

Meet the Huggets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XvRTqMebF4

[BrilloPad]

The golden days before being a TV presenter became a license to abuse kids.

[OwlHoot]

Terry and June

On the Buses

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[FatLazyContractor]

Holy carp. You are really old, man!