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     Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Just to get us started: The Tomorrow People, Sapphire and Steel (originally started as a kid's show), Jamie and the Magic Torch, Bagpus, Threads (no kidding, but it was used for educational purposes in some schools...apparently) Scooby-Do (without Scrappy) Danger Mouse Jack-a-nory That's just for now. | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 92.8.27.65 |
Does anyone remember The Three Conkle-Bonkles? Originally German, I think, and dubbed for British television. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.35.255.176 |
Singing Ringing Tree! I rewatched Sapphire and Steele recently and went off it - plodding, repetitive, drawn-out. All more faults than good.  | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Anything by Oliver Postgate heads the bunch for me, with 'Noggin The Nog' probably his crowning achievement. I also have subliminal memories of being scared witless by 'Pogle's Wood' in the 60s. Then there's 'Bagpuss', 'The Clangers' & 'Ivor The Engine'. Pure magic. The original pre-Scrappy years of Scooby Doo which have pride of place in my horror DVD collection (no kidding). 'The Banana Splits' and all those great cartoons it incorporated, particularly 'The Arabian Nights' - size of a flying horse, etc. 'Danger Mouse' - the funniest kids cartoon ever to come out of Britain, it still cracks me up. 'The Herbs' - herbidacious! Anything by Gerry Anderson, with 'Thunderbirds' & 'Stingray' my favourites but the man could do no wrong, right up to and including the wonderfully ridiculous 'Terrahawks'. Great stuff. I always loved all those early anime cartoons, such as; 'Marine Boy', 'Battle Of The Planets', 'Ulysses 31', etc. More as they come to me... | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.33.242.34 |
The Tomorrow People (the first series, which was properly creepy - I rewatched one a few years ago) Shadows Children of the Stones Sky King of the Castle And yes Frank - Threads was shown in our school as an educational film. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.33.242.34 |
And Derek Griffiths as one of the most marvellous children's TV presenters I can remember | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
The Lost Islands The Tomorrow People Shadows Children of the Stones Loads more I can't think of right now... | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
I have the DVD of 'The Singing Ringing Tree' and it's still as weird as I remember it. That's another one that kind of freaked me out as a kid. The best of the European live action series was the magical adaptation of 'The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe' with Robert Hoffman. I keep meaning to get the DVD of that. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
'The Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe' Yep, loved that. And the old Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers serials with larry "Buster" Crabbe. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
'Trumpton', 'Chigley' & 'Camberwick Green' with the sublime narration of Brian Cant (a god among men). I have the DVDs and wouldn't part with them for love nor money. Talk about spine-tinglingly nostalgic, brrrr... | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 82.33.242.34 |
Zed - I was a fan of The Lost Islands as well! | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Brillaint, wasn't it? I used to sprint home from school to watch it. I wish it was on DVD. I was telling the wife about it the other day - it predated LOST by decades... | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Best theme tune of all time, too... | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 81.153.252.217 |
Whirlygig - with Humphrey Lestocq Watch With Mother (Bill & Ben, Andy Pandy, Rag Tag & Bobtail, The Woodentops) | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.66.23.11 |
The Lost cities of Gold (with Dance of the Hebrew slaves from Verdi's Aida as the theme song) and more recently Round the Twist (which, with all due repect, does have the best theme song ever) | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.35.255.176 |
I hated it when Looby Lu came to life when no-one was looking. Positively Aickmanesque. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Ivor The Engine. | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.5.38.35 |
I remember when my dad first wrote THE TOMORROW PEOPLE. For a brief time at school I had total hero status, as almost nothing like that - aside from Dr Who - had previously been seen on children's TV. Glad JLP mentioned CHILDREN OF THE STONES. That was a classic, as of course - and JLP is owed yet another pint for bringing this one up a good few months ago - SHADOWS. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.35.255.176 |
What Paul!!!??? You're dad wrote TP?!? I watched shadows recently - hitty miss. Good, though. We watched one on the projector and the atmosphere was much improved, almost better than film. | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.5.38.35 |
Yep, and I'm not modest about it as I think it was an amazing achievement at the time and something well worth boasting about. He wrote most of the first two series, I think, but didn't stay on after that. 40 years on, my mum still gets royalties for it. Now that's called writing for a living. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Too right - one of the best British kids' shows of all time, that one. Your pride is more than justified, Paul... | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.83.109 |
Today Is Saturday, Watch And Smile! | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
Don't be modest about it, Paul. You might as well have told me you're dad wrote Catch 22. The only thing my dad did was get banned from all ten pubs in the village. Amazing, mate, sincerely. John I thought the Threads thing was a myth (: | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 212.219.63.204 |
okay... Stingray The Fintstones The Singing Ringing Tree Robinson Crusoe with tht amazingly emotive theme tune. The Boys Who Stole the Moon - wonderfully surreal and quirky, the kids were Polish In fact, the twins who later took over Poland. One of them became Presidnet and took a plane trip to Russia... Swallows and Amazons - the 1960s series. Deputy Dawg Top Cat Object Z - a long ago kids sf series Some episodes of Lost in Space - most of it became utter crap but there were a few outstanding stories. I was also hoeplssly in love with the gorgeous Marta Kristen (Judy Robinson) but hated that clever dick bloody kid, Will. I'm sure there are more... Cheers Terry | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Deputy Dawg..."Hey, Mushky!" I used to love that, and Huckleberry Hound and Top Cat. Hong Kong Phooey was my favourite, though. | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 212.219.63.204 |
And my most hated... Scooby Bleedin' Doo (with and without Srappy because it always disapointed me, the monsters were never real!) Andy Bloody Pandy The Wooden Bloody Tops Joe-Damn-90 Circus Bloody Boy with an awful gooey sickly sweet Micky Dolenz Land of the Ruddy Giants Belle and Bloody Sebastian Topo Grind Grimwod into the Ground Gigo or something similar, some stupid mouse puppet. | ||
| Gary Fry (Gary_fry) Username: Gary_fry Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 129.11.76.216 |
The Boy From Space. | ||
| Seanmcd (Seanmcd) Username: Seanmcd Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 193.113.57.163 |
What! No mention of 'The Muppet Show' ? Or Grover's side splitting appearances on 'Sesame St.' ? | ||
| Paul_finch (Paul_finch) Username: Paul_finch Registered: 11-2009 Posted From: 92.5.38.35 |
I used to love LAND OF THE GIANTS, until I grew a teetsy bit older and realised that what I was really watching it for was that gorgeous babe with the long red hair. The giant praying mantises weren't half as interesting. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
A question for you all. In which of the classic 'Scooby Doo, Where Are You?' episodes did the monster turn out to be very much real, yep, not some guy in a suit. This isn't a trick question. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.66.23.11 |
I don't know, but I know that shaggy is voiced by Casey Kasem who used to front the billboard chart show... | ||
| Mark West (Mark_west) Username: Mark_west Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.39.177.173 |
The Gerry Anderson Shows Trumptonshire (all three) Sky (though it terrified me) The Tomorrow People (never knew that about your Dad, Paul, that's very cool) Pipkins DangerMouse The Herbs Mary, Mungo & Midge Mr Ben Six Million Dollar Man Scooby Doo Paddington Hong Kong Phooey (and several more I'll remember as soon as I hit post) | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
You've pretty much listed all my favourites there, Mark. Great minds and all that.  'The Herbs' still sounds shivers through me every time I hear the intro music. Magical. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 220.138.161.160 |
Here are a few I remember from my childhood that I don't think have been mentioned yet: Pogles Wood The Magic Roundabout The Clangers Tintin | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 212.219.63.204 |
Ah, TinTin, yes, how could I have forgotten that? Especially the moon story. My first memories of television are "Ollie the Owl", Gerry Anderson's "Torchy" and "Wonder Car" (or as it "Super Car"?) and "Space Patrol", which might have been Anderson, I'm not sure. I think most of thsoe were aired around about 1962/63. I also used to love "Crackerjack" with Eamon Andrews and then Leslie Corwther. I don't think it was so much the programme as the fact it was Friday night that give me fond memories. top me now, I'm starting to wallow in nostalgia... Regards Terry | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 81.153.252.217 |
My first memories of television are "Ollie the Owl", ============= With Wally Whyton? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.83.109 |
Des - do you recall Auntie Jean with Tinger and Tucker singing "The Wibbly Wobbly Way"? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.83.109 |
Plus, was it Ollie Beak rather than Ollie the Owl, or am I thinking of something different? | ||
| Des (Des) Username: Des Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 81.153.252.217 |
Yes, Ollie Beak. Thanks, Mick. No, I don't recall Auntie Jean and the Wibbly Wobbly Way! But I do recall Auntie Muriel Young with Willum the Cat (actually she was *after* my time, really!) | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
Oooo, lovely nostalgia! Here's mine (in no particular order, except the first): Doctor Who Lost in Space Star Trek (original series) anything by Gerry Anderson Twizzle (anyone remember him? The puppet boy whose arms and legs used to stretch - quite scary) The Magic Roundabout Captain Pugwash Bill and Ben (in fact, almost all the Watch With Mother things - though I thought Andy Pandy was a bit of a drip) Jackanory Daktari (anyone remember Clarence, the cross-eyed lion?) Champion The Wonder Horse Follifoot (apologies for the last two, but I was a little girl and little girls love horses) The Clangers Tom and Jerry Mr Magoo Felix The Cat Deputy Dawg Top Cat Wacky Races The Flintstones The Wooden Tops (I loved Spotty Dog!) Scooby Doo (original) Crackerjack Blue Peter The Man From UNCLE (could we call that a kid's show? Loved it anyway. Loved David McCallum!) I'm sure there must be more - I'll pop back later if I remember any others. BTW I hope we're not DELIBERATELY ignoring Ramsey's question way back near the start of this thread!  Sorry, Ramsey, I've not heard of that one at all. | ||
| Mbfg (Mbfg) Username: Mbfg Registered: 09-2010 Posted From: 212.219.63.204 |
Caroline, all the girls loved David McCallum. My cousin Sue was crazy about him (and I was crazy about my cousin Sue - is that allowed?). She loved "DR Kildare" as well. Did you see David McCallum as the radio opeator in the best Titanic film ever made, "A Night to Remember"? "Bill and Ben" yes, the only WWM I liked. Cheers Terry | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.83.109 |
Caroline - I think you and I must be of a similar age (mid-thirties, in case anyone's wondering!) - I even used to watch Follyfoot, but mainly because I fancied the girl in it. I watched White Horses for the same reason... Lost in Space was great, although not quite so good now on DVD. | ||
| Stu (Stu) Username: Stu Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 82.18.199.133 |
Dr Who Swallows and Amazons Forever! Jackanory Wind in the Willows Danger Mouse Rolf's Cartoon Time Mr Ben Mr Men Paddington The Avengers Rentaghost Tons of other stuff I can't remember offhand. | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
"Caroline, all the girls loved David McCallum. My cousin Sue was crazy about him (and I was crazy about my cousin Sue - is that allowed?)." Ah but, Terry, were you ever as drop-dead gorgeous as David McCallum? Go on, you can tell us. If you were, you and your cousin might have ended up as kissin' cousins! Can't say as I've ever seen McCallum in much else. I did try Saphire and Steel, but couldn't get into it - so I transferred my affections elsewhere at that point. "Caroline - I think you and I must be of a similar age (mid-thirties, in case anyone's wondering!) - I even used to watch Follyfoot, but mainly because I fancied the girl in it. I watched White Horses for the same reason..." Mick - I think I recall you're a tiny bit older than me in fact - cheeky monkey!  But, yes, I fancied the bloke in Follyfoot myself - it wasn't just the horses (well, I didn't actually fancy the horses - I think you know what I mean). And White Horses, yes - that was another of my favourites! In fact, I now have the title song going round and round in my head: "On white horses, snowy white horses, let me ride away .. away .. away .." And some others I forgot earlier (which I don't think have been mentioned yet?): The Addams Family The Munsters Vision On/Take Hart Animal Magic I like this thread! | ||
| Stu (Stu) Username: Stu Registered: 04-2008 Posted From: 82.18.199.133 |
McCallum's in NCIS these days. And he did the pop star thing back in the '60s as well, including this much sampled piece. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9jHiifI74Q | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.8.4 |
Mick - I think I recall you're a tiny bit older than me in fact - cheeky monkey! That'll be why I said "similar" and not "the same"! So in Follyfoot did you fancy the nice clean cut young man or the greasy biker bloke? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.8.4 |
...has anyone mentioned THE OWL SERVICE yet? That was wonderful. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.153.11.198 |
I was much too young to watch The Owl Service when it came out and the recent DVD release left me a bit cold - I think it may be too dated now to be properly appreciated. Zed - I thought I was the only one to remember the Lost Islands theme song! | ||
| Carolinec (Carolinec) Username: Carolinec Registered: 06-2009 Posted From: 92.232.199.129 |
"So in Follyfoot did you fancy the nice clean cut young man or the greasy biker bloke?" It was the clean-cut one for me, Mick!  Funny thing is, when I moved to Bradford I discovered that my aunt used to know him when he was a lad. He lived near her, and she always remembered him sitting on his garden wall combing his hair constantly! | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
The Owl Service is superb - it terrified me when I was a kid, and when I rewatched it recently I thought it was very powerful. John: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkAfHJfavGI Best theme tune ever. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Btw, I must've seen a repeat of The Owl Srvice - just checked, and it was first broadcast in 1969! Ah, yes...from wikipedia: "The serial was repeated in 1978, for the first time in colour. This resulted in Granada placing an endcap with a copyright date of 1978 which might have confused viewers who didn't realise it was actually produced nine years earlier." | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Btw, does anyone remember a spooky kids' show from the 1970s that featured a pheonix emerging from a fire? That's all I have; can't remember much else. It was Owl Service-ish, I think. Maybe set in a boarding house? | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 121.90.157.67 |
Zed....can't play it on my laptop. Is this it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8vX9KuVn1A | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 202.73.206.32 |
Never mind what I used to watch...just play the theme song of the Moomins TV show for me now and I'm hooked. Favourite childhood book. Only have small dowload for laptop so can't play it at the moment. Sniff. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moomin | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.4.19.77 |
Huw, I mentioned 'Pogle's Wood' as it has almost mythical status in my subliminal memory for scaring the crap out of me as a young kid. The stop-frame animation was so basic but potent. I think it was the match-stick men, or whatever they were, that disturbed me most. Anything Oliver Postgate & Peter Firmin turned their hands to was always touched by a faintly disturbing magic imo. You know they rediscovered all the old lost films of 'Ivor The Engine', 'Pingwings' & 'The Seal Of Neptune' in October last year, buried in a pig-sty, and they are due for remastered DVD release, nearly 50 years after they were thought lost forever. Check this out for a flavour: http://www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk/pingdraft.htm | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Nice one, Ally! That's it: The Pheonic and the Carpet. I used to love that show...couldn't recall it being a period piece, though. | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.181.8.4 |
Ah yes, The Pheonix and the Carpet - I read the book as a kid, and also Five Children and It... | ||
| C_j_fenwick (C_j_fenwick) Username: C_j_fenwick Registered: 06-2011 Posted From: 2.28.185.86 |
'Jamie and the Magic Torch' was an obvious one for me back in the day as was 'Cloppa Castle' too (great theme tune). Later on I slipped into the likes of 'Thundercats' and 'Centurions' but as I've grown older I find myself pining for the earlier gentler shows, quite why I'm not exactly sure. | ||
| Seanmcd (Seanmcd) Username: Seanmcd Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 81.159.123.64 |
I remember seeing a wonderful stop frame animated version of 'Hansel and Gretel' on kids TV one Saturday morning in the early seventies which scared the crap out of me. It was one of those utterly magical but definitely creepy, possibly Czechoslovakian, films so popular at the time. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Would this be it, Sean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5Dcu5sR9Ug&feature=related All the stop-frame I was able to find searching for "Hansel and Gretel animation". | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
I really enjoyed The Owl Service during a recent watch. I remember being shown the Beeb adaptation of Elidor in primary school, which really fired my imagination. Alan Garner is one of the most singular fantasy authors this country has ever produced as far as I'm concerned. Codename: Icarus was another fine young teen drama. Children of the Stones was another goodie. Almost like Nigel Kneale for kids! | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
John - how could I have forgotten Children of the Stones. Wasn't it about Megalithic Stones, or is that my imagination playing games with my age? | ||
| John Forth (John) Username: John Registered: 05-2008 Posted From: 82.24.1.217 |
That's the one, Frank. Filmed around the real stone circles at Avebury. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.21 |
John - ah, wonderful show. Loved it. Also, and again, how could I have forgotten, The Tripods. | ||
| Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.209.217 |
Anyone remember Knights Of God? Written by Richard Cooper, who also did Codename: Icarus. The vastly underrated John Woodvine played the chief baddies, with Julian Fellowes as his henchman- plus Gareth 'Blake' Thomas and Patrick Troughton in one of his last screen roles. Never been repeated, but I loved it. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.253.77 |
Knightmare was always one of my favourites... | ||
| C_j_fenwick (C_j_fenwick) Username: C_j_fenwick Registered: 06-2011 Posted From: 2.28.177.86 |
Yeah I remember 'Knights of God'. If memory serves me right it was made in 1985 but held back until 1987 during which time co-stars Patrick Troughton and Nigel Stock had sadly died. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Have the DVD of 'Children Of The Stones' and it still stands up remarkably well. I can't imagine anything quite as bleak and chilling being produced for children these days. Does anyone remember the ending? It is genuinely disturbing. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 61.216.201.131 |
I do, Stevie! I'm about due for a rewatch, come to think of it. Perhaps after I've watched the Pogle's Wood DVDs that are on their way to me. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.253.174.81 |
I've dug out Children of the Stones for Lady P to appreciate. I last watched it about 8 years ago. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.122.109.63 |
It's much talkier than I remember, and shockingly cheery at the end. Three more I remember; Batman - at any time the most exciting thing on telly. Clapperboard - Fantastic. Home-made movies, interviews, clips. I still remember nearly wetting myself at that stunning first clip of Star Wars. Screen Test - more films! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.4.19.77 |
'Pogle's Wood' exists on DVD!! I just got goosebumps all over me at the thought! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 82.4.19.77 |
Tony, if that's your idea of "cheery" I really think you need to talk to somebody! | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Hubert, were you aware that not only 'Pogle's Wood' but the notorious original, 'The Pogles' - which was banned by the BBC as being "too frightening" - have been released, in their remastered entirety, on DVD?! That's what I'll be ordering next pay day. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Sorry, HUW... I'm always getting you two mixed up. | ||
| Huw (Huw) Username: Huw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 218.160.72.13 |
Stevie, I've ordered all three of them: The Pogles, Pogle's Wood and Pogle's Choice! It the earliest show I remember watching on television, and I don't recall much about it, except I never missed an episode and my mum made us (my brother and I) Pippin and Tog puppets. There's also an interesting looking CD-ROM Pogles story available on the official website, featuring an apparently very scary witch! | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.156.233.176 |
Anyone remember this? I'm the only person i know who does. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aFsAs8KuuU&feature=related | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
Huw, I thought 'Pogle's Choice' was a "best of" selection of episodes from 'Pogle's Wood'. Which means you'll have all those episodes twice. Hope I'm wrong. | ||
| Stevie Walsh (Stephenw) Username: Stephenw Registered: 03-2009 Posted From: 194.32.31.1 |
That looks fantastic, Tony, lol. There is something otherworldly about these old kids TV shows. They had this tacky, let's make do with what we've got, quality that relied on the strengths of narrative storytelling and vivid characters to produce something truly magical, that transcends time and fashion imo. Another one I can't believe I forgot to mention is the original 'The Magic Roundabout' and the weird-as-feck movie 'Dougal And The Blue Cat'. NOT the bloody awful reboot of a few years back... |