BBC Playschool

BBC Playschool

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, ...

60s Cracker Jack Candy Commercial

60s Cracker Jack Candy Commercial

Now what was it they would say in the 'Cracker Jack' commercial & theme song? Known as Americas favorite confectionery, they then said "The more you eat, the more you want" Lip-smacking' Whipcrackin' Paddywhackin' Olagazackin' Infolackin' Alliganackin' Crackerjackin' Cracker Jack! Apparently they stopped putting the toys in the Cracker Jack boxes because parents were suing the company after their kids tried eating the boats and ...

Radio Times sign

Radio Times Wall Art

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

Thames Television ident

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: a tribute to childhood

The Famous Five

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, ...

Mary Mungo & Midge 1969

Mary Mungo & Midge 1969

Mary Mungo & Midge was a BBC animation shown from 1969 and well into the seventies. Mart was a girl who lived in a new town and at the top of a new block of flats. we join her each week along with her dog Mungo and the little mouse Midge. Adventures were not overwhelming, ...

Waddingtons Table Soccer

Waddingtons Table Soccer

A poor mans Subbuteo, but it was great while all the players were intact, not long after getting my set, my dad managed to tread on 2 of the players and snap them In those days we never had super glue - just some U-Hu glue (Bogies stick better) What was even worse is they were both ...

Bottle Tops Of The UK: 60s-70s

Bottle Tops Of The UK: 60s-70s

Old Bottle tops and the incentive to get some money back by returning the empties for a small fee. Bottle Tops were an every day item that would build up in the shed ready for a cashing in down the local newsagent. Ah Corona Bottle tops on the fizzy pop glass bottles - memories. Corona used to ...