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The Space Explorers was a 1958 cartoon series: It's rare when a lost classic retro cartoon such as "The Space Explorers" is rediscovered after 50 years in some old dusty film archives. A new website TheSpaceExplorers.com was recently made to share the rediscovery with Baby-boomer sci-fi space fans. If you were a kid growing up in ...
The Joe 90 1968 Annual was one I remember well. From the creator of Thunderbirds, Gerry Anderson's penultimate puppet show of the 1960s, following Captain Scarlet (1968) and preceding the little-known The Secret Service (1969), Joe 90 was born. The Overview: In 2112 professor Ian McClaine has invented the BIG RAT (Brain Impulse Galvanoscope, Record and Transfer), ...
The Corgi #809 Dick Dastardly Racing car was released to school kids in the 70s during the time Wacky Races and Catch the Pigeon were at there height of popularity and making a buck for Hannah and Barbera. This car wasn't quite the real thing as it wasn't a car found in Wacky Races with the ...
Back in the early late 70's Muppet show Jigsaw Puzzles were the main thing kids wanted to waste time on. With 80 pieces it didnt take long before you needed another Muppet fix, thus an almighty 200 piece version was soon released which kept everyone amused for an extra few minutes. then try it without looking ...
Back in 1966 after months of writing and bouncing ideas back and forth a teaser episode called "The Cage" was aired on September 1966. The story was about Captain Pike who was held prisoner and tested by aliens who have the power to project incredibly lifelike illusions. This was the very first airing of Star ...
The presenters of Playschool included: Toni Arthur Johnny Ball Floella Benjamin Brian Cant Derek Griffiths David Hargreaves Fred Harris Colin Jeavons Playschool ran from the mid 1960s to the 1980s. For many children my age before you went to school you got to learn some of the basics from Playschool. Humpty, the two Teds, Jemima and Poppy, the doll that replaced Hamble in the 1980s, ...
Radio Times wall art as seen in Grays, Essex Radio Times is an UK weekly television and radio programme listings magazine, owned by the BBC Over the years the covers have made all sorts of collections. Starting in 28 September 1923 the BBC have continued to produce this Television guide on a weekly basis. The week including Christmas and the next week are published as one double-sized ...
Thames TV was so iconic for many in the UK in the seventies and eighties. The classic Thames Television ident (1969–89) featuring London landmarks was seen and may of been the first time children saw these sites if they didnt live in London at the time On 31 December 1992, at 10:45pm, Thames' final programme as a broadcaster ...
The Famous Five are probably the most famous of Enid Blyton's creations. With 21 adventures in the collection. Enid Blyton's original books were charmingly illustrated by Eileen Soper but there have been numerous interpretations and adaptations of the Famous Five over the years including continuation novels written by French author Claude Voilier, cinema films, stage plays, ...
