FabSwingers.com forum: Childhood Tv Shows

By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

As we’re all being Nostalgic with drinks and sweets what tv shows did you watch as a kid?

First two off the top of my head:

Super gran

Trap door

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
11 weeks ago

East Sussex

The Woodentops and Watch With Mother

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Recess

Art attack

Two that come to mind

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
11 weeks ago

bradford

"As we’re all being Nostalgic with drinks and sweets what tv shows did you watch as a kid?

First two off the top of my head:

Super gran

Trap door "

Yeah, watched them. Fraggle Rock, cities of gold, Rent-a-ghost, danger mouse, Duckula to name just a few! Great times

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"As we’re all being Nostalgic with drinks and sweets what tv shows did you watch as a kid?

First two off the top of my head:

Super gran

Trap door

Yeah, watched them. Fraggle Rock, cities of gold, Rent-a-ghost, danger mouse, Duckula to name just a few! Great times "

So many good shows

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By *jfrenchMan
11 weeks ago

Stockport

Grange Hill

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By *iker JackMan
11 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

Grange Hill

Swop Shop

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By *orny PTMan
11 weeks ago

Peterborough

Think of a word

Think of a number

Think again

Zoe Ball'a dad was a staple of my tea time viewing.

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By *iker JackMan
11 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

John Cravens NewsRound

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By *milyRose321TV/TS
11 weeks ago

Derry, Ireland

A-team

Knight rider

Streat hawk

Buck Rodgers

Battle star gallatica

Plus really enjoyed watching tale's of the crypt keeper and twilight zone

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"Grange Hill "

Never realised how many people are in it that are still going today. Career starter for most

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By *ettieAndIrvingMan
11 weeks ago

Derby

Trap Door

Dangermouse

Will o' The Wisp

Scooby Doo

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By *orny PTMan
11 weeks ago

Peterborough

"Grange Hill

Never realised how many people are in it that are still going today. Career starter for most "

Phil Redmond-Brookside/Hollyoaks and their spin-offs, to name a few.

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By *iker JackMan
11 weeks ago

Wolverhampton

"Grange Hill

Never realised how many people are in it that are still going today. Career starter for most

Phil Redmond-Brookside/Hollyoaks and their spin-offs, to name a few."

Tucker Jenkins or Todd Carty to EastEnders and the Bill

There have been loads of people who started their careers in the Bill as well as James McAvoy in Shameless

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Goosebumps, Ken and Kel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers.

Plus all the 90s Marvel and DC shows

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By *AJMLKTV/TS
11 weeks ago

Burley

Marine Boy. Anyone remember that cartoon? I was also a big fan of the Gerry Anderson stuff - Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet etc. Joe 90 was my favourite

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By *lowupdollTV/TS
11 weeks ago

Herts

Rainbow.

I used to think I wanted a pink hippo. Then I realised I WAS a pink hippo. Who talks like Zippy.

Or Sooty. But I’d never heard of fisting back then so never understood why he looked so distracted.

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

Wonder if all the shows are available to watch on YouTube 🤔

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By *laytonAMan
11 weeks ago

Newport

Some classics mentioned already, Bertha theme tune is something I whistle to myself when doing diy. Pigeon street too

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By *luebell888Woman
11 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Play School, and Mary, Mungo and Midge

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By *agatoXXXMan
11 weeks ago

Gone and completely forgotten.

Vision On and Take Hart. That man was a genius.

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By *oodlepotMan
11 weeks ago

cheltenham

Keenan an Kel.....who loves orange soda...

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By *ustaboutrightMan
11 weeks ago

Hereford

Remember Magpie and The Tomorrow People

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By *lfred1000Man
11 weeks ago

lanson

Stepping stones and Animal Kwackers

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Art Attack. Mind was blown when I realised Neil Buchanan was the painter in Zzzap!

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By *uffymayfairCouple
11 weeks ago

vera playa, Almeria

There was one called white horses if I recall correctly it was dubbed from french.

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By *onnyMiller123Man
11 weeks ago

Woodford

The Clangers

Ivor The Engine

Mr Benn

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Does anyone else remember Animals of Farthing Wood? The Walking Dead for kids tv. So many character deaths.

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

"Keenan an Kel.....who loves orange soda...

I put the screw in the Tuna 😂

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"As we’re all being Nostalgic with drinks and sweets what tv shows did you watch as a kid?

First two off the top of my head:

Super gran

Trap door

Yeah, watched them. Fraggle Rock, cities of gold, Rent-a-ghost, danger mouse, Duckula to name just a few! Great times "

The mysterious cities of gold........what a theme tune that was

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Art Attack

The Queen's Nose

Round The Twist

Bodger and Badger

Chucklevision

I could go on, but that'll do. 😅

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
11 weeks ago

Tamworth

Trap Door was brill.

Press Gang.

T-Bag and the… various series was also one of my favourites.

Round the Twist.

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"Trap Door

Dangermouse

Will o' The Wisp

Scooby Doo

There's another Willo the wisp "Kenneth Williams the legend

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"Some classics mentioned already, Bertha theme tune is something I whistle to myself when doing diy. Pigeon street too"

Bertha, lovely Bertha sometimes I think you are a dream....... another classic

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By *weetkitten65Woman
11 weeks ago

Halifax

Button Moon 🌙

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"Trap Door was brill.

Press Gang.

T-Bag and the… various series was also one of my favourites.

Round the Twist. "

T-Bag, where it all began for Kellie Bright

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By *haiababeWoman
11 weeks ago

North devon

"Does anyone else remember Animals of Farthing Wood? The Walking Dead for kids tv. So many character deaths. "

Oh yes i rememebr this one.

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

So if anybody hasn't already realised the tv basically raised me to the font of useless knowledge that I am today, some personal favourites

The Get Along Gang

The Raccoons

Denver the Last Dinosaur

Dungeons & Dragons

Ulysess

Around the world with Willie Fog

I could be here all day lol

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By *WANDTGCouple
11 weeks ago

Borough of Greenwich

Early years :

Playschool/playaway

Banana splits

Flashing blades

Robinson Crusoe

All above from early 70s Saturday morning

Grange hill

Tiswas

From the 80s

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By *rimson_RoseWoman
11 weeks ago

Tamworth

Oh I forgot Knightmare!

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By *weetkitten65Woman
11 weeks ago

Halifax

Baba Pappa....now that is showing my age

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By *aleforfun22Man
11 weeks ago

Lancashire

Runaround...monkey....think it was murphys mob was at watford fc ground...dangermouse.....popeye....play school.....

The monkeeys....happy days.....different strokes.....

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By *ilver_foxxx69Man
11 weeks ago

Falkirk

So many good ones

Funhouse

Finders keepers

Nightmare

Art attack

How 2

Thundercats

Bravestarr

Woof

Sesame Street

Poddington peas

Raggy dolls

Family ness

Supergran

Jason and the wheeled warriors

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By *aizyWoman
11 weeks ago

west midlands

The Wombles

Rentaghost

Chips

Knight Rider

No. 73

Why Don't You

Byker Grove

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
11 weeks ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Is this a subtle way of checking advertised ages on profiles against real ages?

31? A big fan of Super Gran? presses the red button for the alarm klaxon....

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By *weetiepie99Woman
11 weeks ago

cardiff

Bagpuss

The Singing Ringing Tree

Hector's House

Rainbow

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By *olfandtazCouple
11 weeks ago

Bristol

Fraggle rock

Dinosaurs

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By *aizyWoman
11 weeks ago

west midlands

Alf 😍

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By *het 345Man
11 weeks ago

Preston

Trumpton, Chigley, Camberwick Green

Fingerbobs? Could be a good user name that

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By *ell GwynnWoman
11 weeks ago

North Yorkshire

"Does anyone else remember Animals of Farthing Wood? The Walking Dead for kids tv. So many character deaths. "

The hedgehog deaths traumatised me as much as Watership Down 😭

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"Alf 😍"

How could we forget Alf

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

"Alf 😍

How could we forget Alf "

He's back!

In pog form.

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"Fraggle rock

Dinosaurs"

Got me singing the fraggle rock theme tune

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By *zeroMan
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

"Does anyone else remember Animals of Farthing Wood? The Walking Dead for kids tv. So many character deaths.

The hedgehog deaths traumatised me as much as Watership Down 😭"

It's when they found the farmer eating the pheasant that went missing from the group that proper shook me up 😄

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By *olarMan
11 weeks ago

woking

Battle of the planets was my fave

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"Is this a subtle way of checking advertised ages on profiles against real ages?

31? A big fan of Super Gran? presses the red button for the alarm klaxon....

Who you caught out?

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"Button Moon 🌙 "

Classic

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By *uicy 2020Woman
11 weeks ago

London

OMG, sooooo many amazing ones already mentioned, bringing back good memories

I also loved Pob, i was even in the fan club! X

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

So was tv better back in the days?

He-man

Thunder cats

Gummi bears

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By *imples24 OP Man
11 weeks ago

tamworth

"OMG, sooooo many amazing ones already mentioned, bringing back good memories

I also loved Pob, i was even in the fan club! X

Pob 🤣🤣🤣

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By *rs Robinson no 1Woman
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Jackanory

Tom and Jerry

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
11 weeks ago

The Town by The Cross

Torchy the Battery Boy

Noggin and the Nogs

Cap'n Pugwash

Four Feather Falls

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By *8on33Man
11 weeks ago

winfrith

tweenies

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By *isurreyguy2019Man
11 weeks ago

surrey

Benji,zack and the alien prince.

The littlest hobo.

M.A.S.K.

Thundercats.

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By *uperSalopian7Man
11 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Bodger and Badger

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By *reeneyes40Man
11 weeks ago

cambridge

Nobody’s mentioned Jim’ll Fix It

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By *ershamMan
11 weeks ago

_ersham

Bagpuss Mr Ben very old

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By *haveanicevoiceMan
11 weeks ago

Soggy Middle-Earth (Cumbria)

Lassie

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
11 weeks ago

Stockport

Supercar

Fireball XL5

Stingray

Thunderbirds

Captain Scarlet

UFO

Space 1999

(for some reason my local TV station never got Joe 90)

Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea

Lost In Space

Time Tunnel

Land Of The Giants

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

Just realised Jamie and the magic torch hasn't been mentioned yet!

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By *eorgia82TV/TS
11 weeks ago

sunderland

The Funhouse (those twins 🥰)

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"Nobody’s mentioned Jim’ll Fix It"

Maybe a reason for that though lol

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By *tarshipMan
11 weeks ago

Bristol

Scooby Doo. Think it was watching Daphne Blake with her fine pair of pins running around catching ghosts and ghouls in her little mini dress that got me into swinging. Anyone know if she's on Fab??

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Joe

Pogles Wood

Champion the Wonder Horse

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

"Battle of the planets was my fave

This was cult

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By *anchesterGuy1Man
11 weeks ago

Manchester

The Flumps along with Chorlton and the Wheelies deserve a mention too

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By *ershamMan
11 weeks ago

_ersham

Blake 7

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
11 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Mary Mungo and Midge

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Fall guy and Jamie and his magic torch , in the 70s I remember watching animal crackers I think that’s what it was called

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By *ell GwynnWoman
11 weeks ago

North Yorkshire

"OMG, sooooo many amazing ones already mentioned, bringing back good memories

I also loved Pob, i was even in the fan club! X

I loved Pob! I used to get my kids to do the face for my own amusement

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By *alcon77Man
11 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

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By *alcon77Man
11 weeks ago

under the sun & the moon

"V"

It was an adult show and an allegory for WW2, but the characters were great.

I remember talking about it with my friends at school.

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By *wingsbothMan
11 weeks ago

Alfreton

Tiswas with Sally James helped me through my early teans

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
11 weeks ago

East Sussex

Twizzle

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

"Twizzle "

Do what now?

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Godzilla.

The Arabian knights ( size of an elephant).

Rocket Robin Hood.

Rent-a-Ghost.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
11 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

MONKEY!

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By *hiteWitchXXXWoman
11 weeks ago

North Wales

Anyone said dungeons and dragons? Definitely one of my favourites

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By *orksRockerMan
11 weeks ago

Bradford

Picture Box

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By *organ and rob zombieCouple
11 weeks ago

bradford

"Art Attack. Mind was blown when I realised Neil Buchanan was the painter in Zzzap!"

Did you know that Neil Buchanan is also a rock star? He’s the lead guitarist in a band called Marseille

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By *lue-eyed guyMan
11 weeks ago

Wetherby

For me it was 'Littlest Hobo' every week I'd be devastated, I just wanted the poor dog to have a family... 😢😂

"Maybe tomorrow i'll wanna settle down, until tomorrow i'll just keep movin' on"

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By *hawn ScottMan
11 weeks ago

london Brixton

"Anyone said dungeons and dragons? Definitely one of my favourites"

Yep mine too, shame we never got the last episode

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By *ersona101Man
11 weeks ago

Letchworth

"Picture Box "

With the creepiest title music ever!

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By *ango0505Woman
11 weeks ago

Dumfries

Follyfoot Farm

Worzel Gummage

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By *avid 50Man
11 weeks ago

kendal

Does nobody remember blue Peter how many of you? I’ve got a blue Peter bench?

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By *elshy44Man
11 weeks ago

rct

"Keenan an Kel.....who loves orange soda...

Kel loves orange soda

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By *ig_eric_tionMan
11 weeks ago

IPSWICH

I always remembered a program called the chuckle hounds. Only recently found out it was the chuckle brothers in dog costumes.

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

The Wombles

Bagpuss

Take Hart

The Littlest Hobo

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By *orny PTMan
11 weeks ago

Peterborough

"Wonder if all the shows are available to watch on YouTube 🤔"

TV Heaven by Jim Sangster and Paul Collins, a 900 page book on every telly program you've heard of and a whole lot more that you haven't.

Each entry feels like it's been cut out of the Radio Times and that's a good thing.

Absolutely riddled with rabbit holes.

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By *orny PTMan
11 weeks ago

Peterborough

"I always remembered a program called the chuckle hounds. Only recently found out it was the chuckle brothers in dog costumes."

Furries, hmmm!

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By *arleyfatboy2019Couple
11 weeks ago

Devon

Does anyone remember a series called The tomorrow people ?

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By *uffymayfairCouple
11 weeks ago

vera playa, Almeria

"Does anyone remember a series called The tomorrow people ?"

Yes, Mike Holloway from the band flintlock was in it, the band members went to my school.

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By *KG12Couple
11 weeks ago

Burnley

Byker Grove

Saved by the bell

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By *rs Robinson no 1Woman
11 weeks ago

Glasgow

Andy Pandy

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By *c12Man
11 weeks ago

South East

Thundercats

He Man

Gummy Bears

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By *aked handyman 123Man
11 weeks ago

southport

Sesame Street

Why don’t you

Grange Hill

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By *ripfillMan
11 weeks ago

havant

I liked “How”

I loved Jack in the countryside showing all his skills in flyfishing another rules pursuit

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By *iltsTSgirlTV/TS
11 weeks ago

chichester

Fraggle rock

Duck tales

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