tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post612869911191902241..comments2024-03-26T13:44:31.435+00:00Comments on Curious British Telly: The Forgotten World of British Children's TV - Vol. 1Ben Rickettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-91851136443754452602021-06-03T22:40:19.639+01:002021-06-03T22:40:19.639+01:00I indeed remember that 5th series of Go Getters ve...I indeed remember that 5th series of Go Getters very well as Craig and co rocked up at our local Lazer Quest in Hull and joined in the game I was in I was shown on camera being shot in the back by Mr Charles which is about as good as a claim to fame that I have!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996964572922680617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-81283084586099389802019-05-12T09:27:44.205+01:002019-05-12T09:27:44.205+01:00I still remember the fabulous theme tune to Maths ...I still remember the fabulous theme tune to Maths In A Box!<br />Maths in a Boxey, <br />Ticky, ticky, toxey<br />Easy as 1-2-3! Ian Rushworthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-17621966431456157232018-11-16T18:50:29.534+00:002018-11-16T18:50:29.534+00:00Update on 'Batty Adventures' - I didn'...Update on 'Batty Adventures' - I didn't spot on Geonome that 1989 wise, many were lumped in under a blanket Children's BBC entry (all repeats). So the whole series did get re-run, but still seemed to have gone very unnoticed. Sadly, not a single clip can be found on YouTube. <br />On the other hand. there's loads of 'Round the Bend'; I've just watched the first two episodes. Astounding a few of things they got away with. Wonderful. :) P.J. Gathergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733528877175334288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-83225925683362430282018-11-16T15:16:45.579+00:002018-11-16T15:16:45.579+00:00Thanks for the suggestions! Round the Bend is due ...Thanks for the suggestions! Round the Bend is due to go in the next edition. I can't remember the other ones, so will look into them! Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-39087217730921776702018-11-16T14:47:06.511+00:002018-11-16T14:47:06.511+00:00I'll dish out a couple of suggestions for futu...I'll dish out a couple of suggestions for future considerations with each instalment of this article. For now...<br />(I was gonna start with 'T.T.V. - Teatime Television', but the site already has a comprehensive entry for that)<br /><br />* Batty Adventures - Totally forgotten little Children's BBC series that only I seem to remember, for 1987. For years (when I was trying to even recall the series title) my memory suggested it might have even been a young Michael Barry as it's solo star; turns out of was actor Chris Allen. He played the title character, 'Batty' (without any of the street slang connotations that may go with that name nowadays), a not-really-clear-why delivery man on a bicycle, who seemed to fancy himself as a bit of a secret agent would 'have adventures', with other items, such as a postbox or a garden rank, talking to him. Allen voiced them all, and the context of the series wasn't really clear - was he just a bored delivery man passing the time; were these other 'characters' only visible to him, or was he somehow unwell. Either way I remember loving this; a quite search of Geonome reveals six episodes broadcast in 1987 with, oddly, an extra two suddenly turning up in 1989, which suggests to me the Beeb may have lost faith in the series (or indeed have been concerned about possible mental health parallels? Who knows!) <br /><br />* Go Getters - Late '80s/early '90s CITV offering featuring teams of well knows faces racing around the country getting and doing things; a bit like one of those student charity 'tick list' things, and a small dollop of 'Challenge Anneka' mixed in. The faces were all fairly decent - think Cheggers, think Jenny Powell, ...one the awkwardness radar DLT was in there too. Never really set the playground alight with discussion, but a really fun series in itself. A bit of online research a couple of weeks ago found that a filmed fifth (final) series was delayed broadcast for a year or two as it featured Craig Charles who had been up in court (and subsequently cleared) on rape charges; it was finally shown in various ITV regions in a non-CITV slot, though my local ITV region, Thames (later Carlton)/LWT did show it. <br /><br />* 'Victor and Hugo' - A strange Cosgrove Hall series that felt like it should have been a hit but never fully got there - indications are it was affected when Thames TV lost their regional franchise in 1991). V&H had first appeared in 'Count Duckula' which itself was a spin-off from 'Dangermouse', so indications (and hopes) were that this would be a similar hit; alas it got cut short (but managed 30 episodes). Out of this list, not one I'm eager to fully relive, but considering the quality of DM and CD, would be nice to see how well it holds up. <br /><br />'Round the Bend' - I've made reference to it in several of my comments, but this one really sticks in my mind. Spitting Image-type puppets, as well as animation inserts, satire, parody, "time travelling underpants"... it was glorious. I've still got a spin-off comic special, though it's got less and less over the years as pages have slowly become ripped off. P.J. Gathergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733528877175334288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-67347127367026108192018-11-16T14:46:35.335+00:002018-11-16T14:46:35.335+00:00A nice selection, and I'm looking forward to t...A nice selection, and I'm looking forward to this becoming a regular feature. <br /><br />'Jigsaw' has stuck with me since very early childhood; In fact my mother often to this day still comments on it as well. Partly due to "Janet Ellis before she did Blue Peter", slightly due to Jig the floating jigsaw piece, but mostly due to Noseybonk. In fact, certainly in recent years, Noseybon's notoriety seems to have transcended his 'Jigsaw' origins, to the extent that anyone who never saw 'Jigsaw' could easily be mistaken Noseybonk had his own programme. <br />Oddly for me, who was quite easily scared as a child (It was never scared by the Daleks or Cybermen in 'Doctor Who' that scared me... I never got as far as seeing them - it was K-9, 'Doctor Who's robot dog, that would send me run terrifying out of the room!!), I loved Noseybonk and never found him scary ... just funny. I often still find myself whistling his theme song as I walk around too. (The nurse says the meds should start taking effect any day soon!) <br /><br />'Let’s Read with Basil Brush' would have been after Mr. Brush parted ways with the Beeb for a couple of years. I can't recall this particular incarnation, but I'd estimate was when the character was past his initial best... though any Basil Brush is normally fairly decent quality Basil Brush, in fairness. <br /><br />'Tickle on the Tum' has stuck in my memory in little more than name and a few old TV Times listings; It seems to have very much bypassed me when it was airing, which is pretty amazing when you look at the quality line-up of performers involved with it. To be honest, I think it sound like a cliche, but I do believe that back then we had so many strong performers and programmes they'd be in offered up that it was almost easy for whatever series to not stand out from the norm, whereas looking back at it alone, we can only dream of such a class ensemble. <br /><br />Don't think I ever did 'Saturday Starship' but, asides from Bonnie Langford (already an established name) going on to be one of 'Doctor Who's possibly most unbearable companions ever, I did like when Tommy Boyd took over the reigns (after a brief earlier stint) of Children's ITV in the late 1980s/early 1990s. He also went on to become one of my favourite radio broadcasters. P.J. Gathergoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733528877175334288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-5211604717223187022018-11-16T12:03:07.762+00:002018-11-16T12:03:07.762+00:00Maths in a box...I can recall the black box very c...Maths in a box...I can recall the black box very clearly for some reason....thanks for dredging that up...and the others....loved tickle on the tum!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00054667881091043439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-59443251148476482362018-11-16T10:10:27.611+00:002018-11-16T10:10:27.611+00:00As a Romani myself I am pleased to see Kizzy on th...As a Romani myself I am pleased to see Kizzy on this list. Thank you for your efforts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com