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Not sure what todays post is meant to say, but if it is to spark a disscusion of old childrens programmes I certainly remember quite a few of them from the mid seventies onwards. Unless it is to show how you always thought there were more made than there was because they were aways on. I know I was surprised when I found out some years after watching them as a child that there was only one series of Bagpuss and one of Mr Benn.

Barry | 19.10.11 - 8:54 a.m. | #

Great post. Hector's House? Alistair and Crystal Tips?

I still have my Teddy Edward at the Seaside book from about 1965 and my teddy, now very, very worn, bears (ha) the same tame.

Phil S | Homepage | 19.10.11 - 8:59 a.m. | #

If this post is about kids shows in general then you need to add Jamie and the Magic Torch. It has the best theme music of any kids show ever. It is one of the shows that you watch and think surely they were all on drugs in the seventies when they made this. If however todays post is about how few were made this might not count as I had a quick Google and they made three series of 13 episodes each.

Barry | 19.10.11 - 9:01 a.m. | #

Not to forget "Muffin the Mule" which would be one of the first TV children's productions, before the "Watch with Mother" title/series was used. -"Watch with Mother" had radios "Listen with Mother" as it's predecessor, a series which I remember listening to on the wireless in the early 1950's before we had a television receiver.

John | 19.10.11 - 9:02 a.m. | #

This is all BBC, I think. Surely Jamie was on ITV; but if you wanted a longer list, you could also add in programmes such as Chorlton and the Wheelies.

Andrew | 19.10.11 - 9:06 a.m. | #

Pigeon Street still rocks today. Remember Willow on the Wisp and Magic Roundabout (Channel 4)?

londonstuff | Homepage | 19.10.11 - 10:48 a.m. | #

eh?

The person who loaded the first clip you link to says:
"Andy Pandy..watch with mother..first aired on the 16th sept 1952".

B | 19.10.11 - 10:50 a.m. | #

I remember watching a fair few of these myself. I think I'm beginning to show my age.

Oh, by the way, how could you have forgotten Rainbow?

Andrewh | Homepage | 19.10.11 - 10:51 a.m. | #

I loved The Clangers, I think they were BBC

Chris | 19.10.11 - 10:54 a.m. | #

13 is clearly the magic number.

Emma | 19.10.11 - 11:27 a.m. | #

If that's the number of episodes, it related to the length of a season, 4 x 13 = 52, Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.

Audrey | 19.10.11 - 11:32 a.m. | #

BBC children's programme branding kind of floundered in the late 80s when, from 1985 onwards, they were bannered under BBC Children's, later Children's BBC, until 2002 when clear distinctions were once again brought in as part of the preparation for digital broadcasts with CBBC and CBeebies, distinguishing pre-school and early years from the 8-15 market.

I blame Philip Schofield.

Audrey | 19.10.11 - 11:39 a.m. | #

As well as new Andy Pandys that you show in 1970, I'm sure there were also some new Picture Book programmes made around then as well.

Jeff | 19.10.11 - 12:37 p.m. | #

What about Noggin the Nog? As far as I can remember from a VHS (I'm not old enough to have seen the original broadcasts!) there were three stories spread over 3-4 episodes each in b/w and later the same in colour.

Siwi | Homepage | 19.10.11 - 1:20 p.m. | #

When everyone in the US talks about childhood TV programs such as Howdy Doody, I find I cannot relate. Since I grew up in the UK (watching with my British mother), The Flower Pot Men and Andy Pandy form my only memories of watching TV as a child. Thanks for trip down memory lane.

Mary | 19.10.11 - 1:20 p.m. | #

Just had a thought could todays post be a test to see how many people comment on todays post that isn't saying much compared to yesterdays post that obviously a lot of work went into it. I seem to recall DG did this once before with a very short post about doughnuts (a quick search of this blog confirms July 19th 2005) to see how many people commented on it compared to the day before.

Barry | 19.10.11 - 3:55 p.m. | #

This is a great site for mp3's of theme tunes, no registration, no catch. Simply brilliant. Mike.

http://www.televisiontunes.com/

Mike | 19.10.11 - 4:45 p.m. | #

"Are you sitting comfortably, then I'll begin"
Listen with mother, I can still remember sitting by the up right radio.

Michael | 19.10.11 - 4:59 p.m. | #

I remember us all gathering on the carpet area in Infants school in the late 1960s/early 1970s after lunch for the Listen with Mother broadcast while the teacher had half an hour or so of peace and quiet!
I guess Play School wasn't part of Watch with Mother. I couldn't wait to see which window was chosen, or what time was on the clock, to see if my guess was correct!!

CornishCockney | 19.10.11 - 6:58 p.m. | #

What was on Watch with Mother in the late fifties? Or is this another example of a little lost world?


Simon G | 19.10.11 - 9:58 p.m. | #

1977 BBC: LUDWIG, the weirdest animation ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_(cartoon)
Btw, I truly hated Andy Pandy, Flowerpot Men, Muffin the Mule, thought they were stupid; well I was six.

HerbOfRomford | 19.10.11 - 10:12 p.m. | #

Although it came later in the day, just before the six o'clock news, there was also Magic Roundabout. Originally French there were the most amazing scripts written and narrated by, the late Eric Thompson.

James Bunting | 20.10.11 - 9:51 a.m. | #

I am a 1964 vintage, so I wonder why can't I recall even having HEARD of The Pogles when the others pre 1970 are so very familiar? Hmm... or Chigley (?perhaps I had nursery on a Thursday?)

amy | 20.10.11 - 9:57 a.m. | #











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