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Favorite Childhood TV programmes you can no longer see

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tweeky
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With the rise and rise of cable and satalite TV you can now watch many childhood favorites on various different channels. Theres also a good few DVD and video collections out there too.
But ... Whats your lost gems that you can no longer see on todays TV channels?
One of mine is Quincys Quest with Tommy Steele. Its all about some toys who have to escape going in the furnace by getting Father Christmas to rescue them Its not been aired since the late 70's I dont think and it quite scared me when I was ickle. Someone has put it all on Youtube, but I want to see it on TV or DV so I have passed. Fist link included anyway.

Second, The box of delights. I can hardly remember what this was all about now but just the theme music still sends chills down my spine.

Finally, Chocky. Quite freaky having an alien in your bedroom. This was probably one of my all time TV series was totally glued to it always biggrin

Look forward to knowing yours biggrin
foxylady2209
Sex God
The Flaxton Boys.
I think it was only shown on Tyne Tees or Yorkshire TV. The theme was a Prokoviev's Classical Symphony (I think) but only I seem to know what it was used for all those years ago.
Great story, a couple of lads from boarding school, at home at a large country house, big brother flew a WW1 plane. Pretty sure it was set between the wars (No, children, not the 2 Gulf wars - the 'war to end all wars' and the 'war to end all wars 2.0').
tweeky
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Quote by foxylady2209
The Flaxton Boys.
I think it was only shown on Tyne Tees or Yorkshire TV. The theme was a Prokoviev's Classical Symphony (I think) but only I seem to know what it was used for all those years ago.
Great story, a couple of lads from boarding school, at home at a large country house, big brother flew a WW1 plane. Pretty sure it was set between the wars (No, children, not the 2 Gulf wars - the 'war to end all wars' and the 'war to end all wars 2.0').

Cool! didnt see that one but its on youtube
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Catweazel! biggrin Electrickery! :giggle:

and the Singing Ringing Tree......scared the crap out of me as a 6 year old! :scared:
lilnfil
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anyone remember time tunnel?.... was that a children's program?dunno....seem to remember it was on at teatime...... that was always a favourite of mine
the clangers..........now that was just a classic lol
foxylady2209
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On a roll now.
Tomorrow's People.
Wow - a blast from the past or what?
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oh wow...Michael Bentines Potty Time.....talk about a trip down memory lane....I loved Pipkins, with Hartley Hare
and have fond memories of The Sullivans which my mum used to watch religiously every afternoon at after the half an hours worth of kids programmes.
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oh wow...Micahel Benitnes Potty Time.....talk about a trip down memory lane....I loved Pipkins, with Hartley Hare
and have fond memories of The Sullivans which my mum used to watch religiously every afternoon at after the half an hours worth of kids programmes.

that was my hours lunch from school, pipkins then the sullivans, luckily i walked out of my front door, over the road directly and into school lol
i loved rentaghost, potty time, clangers, chorlton n the wheelies, magik roundabout, saturday swap shop, vision on and then take hart, god theres just loads
Bluefish2009
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Mary Mungo and midge

Pipkins

Mike and Burney Winters, also the first album I purchased was Mike and Burney Winters in Toyland

Clangers

Mr Ben

Ludwig
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Well I am 28 so not sure if we are in the same era but:
Puddle lane. Jamie and his magic torch. stop it and tidy up. mask. family ness. trap door. raggy dolls. chip and dale. he man. round the twist. woof. Young ones. errie indiana. alex mack. omg the list goes on for ages...
Imapleasantguy
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The Banana Slits.... poor quality but original one ....
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the one with the beetroot headed bastard as lived under a tree. Scary as.
still can't find the name of the blighter though.
I think that's caused by post traumatic stress.
lp
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the one with the beetroot headed bastard as lived under a tree. Scary as.
still can't find the name of the blighter though.
I think that's caused by post traumatic stress.
lp

Don't watch this then, lp!
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sheesh!
No wonder I detested Rupert.
I would never have guessed it was in that!!!!
Horror!
:quake:
lp
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Well this weekend i brought my daughter 'Bagpuss' all 13 episodes.....she loved it andit brought back lots of memories.
My other favorite was 'Captain Pugwash', oh and 'Grange Hill' used to have peanut butter on toast to that, as for game shows.....'Runnaround'....
TRIGGxxx
Steve
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Bod was cool....
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Ive just been informed that I was told previously here... and I'd even forgotten that!
I shall no doubt now sink into some form of shock.
Gawd knows where I'll wake up tomorrow.
I Fear!
lp
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Stig of the dump
there was another one I enjoyed that involved space travellers to earth that spoke and write backwards as they had found a plakky bag with writing on and read it as they saw it
cant remember what it was called though
tweeky
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Not going to quote here as would be here all day lol
Kaz: No I dont remember Dramarama dunno
Sassy-Seren: I had been told about the singing ringing tree before but never seen it. That looks like a very odd little show, intrigued as I am sure my daughter would love it. Will have to see if its available anywhere. Remember Catweazel very well, think they had us watching that in school for some odd reason.
Lilnfil: Time Tunnel was great if its the same one I am thinking of. Its American? NOt for kids I would say more kind of family orientated. Its the one where they run up the odd multi ringed tube?(que jokes)
Bonediggers, Earthy: The Sullivans now we are getting off topic but my Mum watched that all the time too. Strange she just does not watch soaps, wonder what was different about this one. Ohh go on then lets have the title music rolleyes

Bluefish: I only remember Mr Ben and the Clangers and possibly Ludwig, thats got me thinking now lol
2filthy4u: Round the twist :thumbup: That was an amazing show and it lived up to its name. Remember the episode where the kid is cursed to be shat on by every Seagull in existence no matter where he goes? In the end he ends up in a wooden hut which is totally buried in Seagull shit.
Imapleasentguy: Those look horrendous :scared: Maybe as bad as Why dont you?
Rnadom Orbit ROLP or whatever you want to be called: innocent
Trigg732: I bought my daughter all of Bagpuss too and Camberwick green, not in the least bit interested sad Good for me though.
Steve: Bod was a legend! and so was that frog afterwards but I got so angry if he chose Strawbwerry milkshake and not the chocolate :mad:
One last word or link from me. There is always the classic you forget. Weekend mornings I think Saturdays were never the same without this

This also made me think as someone made a queen reference earlier today. Here are the closing titles from Starfleet

Judged to be so good by Brian May that he covered it

On that note! See ya later
Thanks for reminiscing all
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ooh rhubarb n custard, used to love that
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ah yes!
all the better for a little hawkwind as theme. The Trippers!
lp
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tweeky - try fleabay, that's where I got hold of a copy on dvd biggrin
bouncy332
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flumps i loved that prog
also a couple that have been mentioned already rhubarb and custard
and double deckers
ooooo and another one magic roundabout i woke up on the sofa after a night out once to the magic roundabout at around 5 in the morning the first time i had seen it as an adult very trippy so much stuff went right over my head as a kid or was i actually tripping i will never know lol
hong kong phooey
just keep remembering more and more gawd i was even a couch potato as a kid didn't stand a chance lol
samson63
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As already posted I loved the Double Deckers, and another fave was Top Cat, basically Bilko, but set in a New York Alley Cat world.
Gufuncouple
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Quote by lilnfil
anyone remember time tunnel?.... was that a children's program?dunno....seem to remember it was on at teatime...... that was always a favourite of mine
the clangers..........now that was just a classic lol

I remember, I remember! lol
And some of the other Irwin Allen TV greats :-
Voyage to the Bottom of the sea.
Lost in Space.
Land of the Giants.
The Swiss Family Robinson.....
Now's there's a collection of childhood memories :giggle:
Or the collection of Gerry Anderson
Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO, Space 1999, Terrahawks et al..
Now the question is - whatever happened to the Mysterons? dunno
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Follyfoot!!!!

Now what was the one with dog called Sebasatian and a song about white horses?????
dodgy_duo
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Follyfoot!!!!

Now what was the one with dog called Sebasatian and a song about white horses?????

Sebastian?
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