tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post8062424663930533718..comments2024-03-16T13:05:24.164+00:00Comments on Curious British Telly: The Forgotten World of British Children's TV - Vol. 5Ben Rickettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-33426994987055164672021-02-26T20:12:48.026+00:002021-02-26T20:12:48.026+00:00I loved Paperchase as a nursery age kid in the mid...I loved Paperchase as a nursery age kid in the mid 70s and one Christmas, I was given Itsy and Bitsy glove pupoets, which were my favourite thing - until my mother confiscated them because I wouldn't stop imitating the raspy voiced spider and shoving the puppets in everyone's faces.Crazee Cat Laydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12946885957103108099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-45003599219970284472019-05-23T19:29:46.425+01:002019-05-23T19:29:46.425+01:00I have a couple of shows that I'm not 100% cer...I have a couple of shows that I'm not 100% certain are actually forgotten but I can't seem to find them anywhere on the internet.<br /><br />Hotdog - as I was quite young (about 5 or 6 I think?) I don't recall off-hand if it was on BBC or ITV but I remember it involved dog puppets, sticking out in my mind are the title character Hotdog, as well as the imaginatively named Mrs Dog and one I believe was called 'Under-dog' who I think either lived in a basement or in a sewer? Again, memory not clear on details but definitely remember watching this one with my little brother and cousins.<br /><br />Is That a Fact? - an early morning weekend show, that looked at history (I even remember the theme song repeated 'is that a fact? is that a fact? is that a fact of history?') it'd look at stories from history and had children act out the stories such as the Welsh folk tale 'Gerlet', which would then be backed up with simple historical facts. <br />Again I don't remember if this was BBC or ITV, I'm going to say it was a BBC show because I don't remember it being preceeded or followed by any adverts.<br /><br />Tea with Grandma - I know this was on Children's BBC but I only recall seeing 1 episode. 'Grandma' was a somewhat disturbing puppet? person in suit? (again, I was quite young and am now in my 30s) sat in a rocking chair while various children visited for reasons I don't think were very clear.<br />This show wasn't memorable except that I DO remember the episode ending with 'Grandma' somewhat pleading "and you will come and have tea with me again, won't you?" <br />Ah...BBC have an old synopsis but no pictures (might be for the best) https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6174054c96104c2781dbf6ce470b82a3Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17700605762235813274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-22571271902484884762019-02-04T22:39:10.111+00:002019-02-04T22:39:10.111+00:00Yes, I found an episode of Murun about 18 months a...Yes, I found an episode of Murun about 18 months ago, it's up on my YouTube channel somewhere. Episodes of it are quite hard to come by. I think there's only a dozen (at most) on YouTube.Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-16056836576062847482019-02-04T00:48:13.992+00:002019-02-04T00:48:13.992+00:00Amazing work, have you found any episodes of an od...Amazing work, have you found any episodes of an oddball cartoon show named Murun buchstansangur? 5 minute episodes aired between programmes on channel 4 from 1982 up to the early 90s. 52 episodes but can only find a handful online!Joeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-42424935045034251182018-12-08T19:21:44.724+00:002018-12-08T19:21:44.724+00:00Of these, I only recall 'Roland’s Rat Race'...Of these, I only recall 'Roland’s Rat Race' and 'Stoppit and Tidyup'. 'Rat Race' wasn't a particular favourite but was harmless enough to pass the time and I tuned in occasionally; I liked RR's previous BBC series, 'Ratman', much more. I was beyond the intended age range for 'Stoppit and Tidyup' by the time it was shown so didn't really watch it, I just remember the main point of note that it was narrated by Terry Wogan.<br /><br />'Paperwise' I don't recall (though was born in '78 so may well have seen later episodes), though being very creative and craft-y even as a boy sounds like something I would have loved.<br /><br />I'm not sure how well 'The Witches and the Grinnygog' would have been actually on-screen, but the concept of it sounds very good (and a decent cast too), I might have to do a bit of YouTube searching on that one.<br /><br />A few suggestions for future roundups. As well as 'Henry's Cat' already mentioned:<br /><br />'Wizbit', rather bizarre magic and puzzles affair narrated by Paul Daniels and with people in large padded costumes. Sometimes voted in newspaper features over the years as "the worst kid's TV show of all time", though I think it's more standout "what the hell?!" than out-and-out bad (considering some of the tat we've seen over the years) and an easy one for them to go for as they can have a pop (admittedly irritating) Daniels... until he died and naturally, they decided they liked him!<br /><br />'Pie in the Sky' - not the Richard Griffiths drama series, but a similarly (to Wizbit) bizarre "what were they thinking" offering for younger children, involving putting songs into pies and offering up to some weird space fella in the sky. Yes, really. (Just don't a quite search and CBT already has a great article on this series).<br /><br />'Coppers and Co' - comedy series which I believe was a sort-of follow-up / spin-off to similar-titled sketch show 'Lift Off with Coppers and Co', starring David "The one out of 'Three of a Kind', not the magician!" Copperfield playing a sit-com version of himself, his dimwitted caretaker mate Tony, and a woman who kept bursting in from next to try and impress him, hoping he could make her a star. One ran for one series I recall, but I really liked it. One episode, 'Catman and Dobbin', I recorded on cassette tape (gawd knows why as we'd long had a video recorder by then) and listed to many, MANY times (and still have somewhere); I must know ever word of that bloomin' episode. <br /><br />As well as the many classic BBC 5:10(ish) p.m. dramas of the age which I've mentioned before; I wonder if 'Friday Film Club' could be included on a technicality. It was a (Friday!) slot for showing old Children's Film Foundations Films, generally ranging from the early 1970s era up until the then-modern day. Classics such as 'Pop Pirates!', 'Cry Wolf' and the legendary 'Sammy's Super T-Shirt' were included; as it was shown weekly as a packaged "series", might be able to included it on the site as aforementioned technicality. P.J. Gathergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733528877175334288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-14543791153009124952018-12-08T19:10:02.736+00:002018-12-08T19:10:02.736+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.P.J. Gathergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733528877175334288noreply@blogger.com