My 70's TV Childhood
105 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -A celebration of growing up in Britain in the 1970's and the huge part TV played in our lives. You can comment on episodes, suggest subjects for future podcasts and, of course, share your memories with us on our blog www.my70sTVchildhood.com
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It's The Muppet Show!
November 04, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that TV played in our society then. This episode is brought to you by the number 7 and the letter Zee which can only mean one thing; "Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street?" Our host Oliver remembers his eyes being opened to US kids and hearing words like "grouch" "trash" and "cookie" for the first time. We also remember the real stars of the show, The Muppets. We fo...
Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads?
October 18, 2022 20:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives then. The 70's marked a time of change for Britain when huge numbers of people moved from traditional, industrial city centres to new housing estates with aspirations to join the middle classes. TV reflected this cultural shift and Whatever Happened to The Likely Lads? captured this perfectly. Brilliantly scripted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, t...
Watching the Detectives - US Style
August 14, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part which television played in our and our families' lives then. In this episode, we look at the huge number of US cop and detective shows which formed a staple of 1970's TV programming. Our host Oliver runs down his Top 10 of shows including favourites like Kojak and The Rockford Files. We remember husband and wife double acts in Hart to Hart and McMillan and Wife and the underrated Serpic...
50th Episode: What Was On in 1972?
June 29, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.1 MBTo mark our fiftieth episode, we travel back 50 years to 1972 to see what we were watching on TV. There are some old favourites like The Magic Roundabout, Blue Peter and Penelope Pitstop but some forgotten treasures like Hatty Town and Woobinda - Animal Doctor. Why were Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford in formulaic TV cop shows? And our host Oliver has a bit of difficulty reconciling some of the programme content with 21st century attitudes. Also can you guess which two long running shows started...
Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley
May 18, 2022 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBWelcome back to the podcast where it’s OK to bang on about what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970’s Britain and where television was at the heart of our childhoods. In this episode we consider Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley, aka The Trumpton Trilogy. These three shows hold a special place in many people's hearts and we try and work out why. From the musical box in the opening credits of Camberwick Green, to the brilliant musical score, not forgetting the narration of the leg...
A 70's View of Australia: Skippy, Rolf and The Young Doctors
May 08, 2022 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in Britain during the 1970's and the central role that TV played in our lives back then. In this episode we remember how we viewed Australia before Crocodile Dundee, Neighbours and Home and Away made it so glamorous and desirable and before it became the place to go on your gap year. In the 1970's it seemed like a far away place which was a bit like the UK but not quite the same. We remember Aussies on TV like Rolf Harris an...
Soap Suds: Coronation Street and Crossroads
April 07, 2022 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the special part that television played in our lives back then. In this episode we remember soaps in the 70's and in particular Coronation Street and Crossroads. How true to life were Ena Sharples and Hilda Ogden and why has Gail not had much luck with men? We look back at Scouse binman Eddie Yates and marvel at how Rita ran a newsagents by day and was a nightclub singer by night. We're also going back to th...
Number One Super Guy!
March 16, 2022 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives. In this episode we look at the plethora of American cartoons which filled in the gaps between homegrown fare on 70's kids TV. From the Wacky Races spin offs The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly and Muttley to the cartoon incarnations of Laurel and Hardy we remember Hanna Barbera's second string shows. We look back on the Harlem Globetrotters carto...
Hong Kong Phooey: Number One Super Guy!
March 16, 2022 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives. In this episode we look at the plethora of American cartoons which filled in the gaps between homegrown fare on 70's kids TV. From the Wacky Races spin offs The Perils of Penelope Pitstop and Dastardly and Muttley to the cartoon incarnations of Laurel and Hardy we remember Hanna Barbera's second string shows. We look back on the Harlem Globetrotters carto...
Magic! Sooty, Catweazle and Bewitched
February 16, 2022 22:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBWelcome to Season Three! The podcast celebrating what it was like to grow up in the UK during the 1970's and the special part TV played in our childhood is back again for a new season. Our first episode looks at how magic isn't just about Harry Potter and that 70's kids had plenty of magic themed shows themselves. From the time travelling wizard Catweazle to the unbelievably glamorous witch Samantha and her husband Darrin in Bewitched, we look at how British and American shows brought thei...
Christmas 1978 Style
December 23, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBWelcome to the special Christmas edition of the podcast celebrating what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives. We travel back to Christmas 1978 and our host Oliver explores the TV schedules with Stuart, a regular listener and contributor to the podcast. As well as several familiar shows, we ask why was Pam Ayres in Hong Kong for Christmas and why was Holiday On Ice, erm on ice? Can you remember what the Christmas number...
Cosgrove Hall: The Early Years
November 21, 2021 18:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome back to our podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our and our families lives then. In this episode, our host Oliver attempts to address what some listeners have identified as bias against ITV children's programmes of the 70's so we remember how much cooler Magpie was than Blue Peter and we look at the early work of animators Brian Cosgrove and Mark Hall including the opening credits to Rainbow, The Magic Ball (whic...
Fingerbobs: RIP Yoffy
October 23, 2021 19:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBIn this edition of the podcast dedicated to remembering life as a child in 1970's Britain and the part TV played in our lives, our host Oliver goes through some of the messages sent by listeners and puts right his error in omitting Roobarb from our 5 Minute Marvels episode. We also look back at Noah and Nellie, Roobarb's lesser known sequel. Following the recent passing of Rick Jones, the hippyish Play School and Fingerbobs host, we remember his contribution to 1970's children's television ...
5 Minute Marvels: From Hector's House to Ludwig via The Magic Roundabout
October 06, 2021 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast dedicated to memories of growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the part TV played in our lives, we remember the five minute slot before the BBC's early evening news which became home to many classic shows. From the sleeping arrangements in Hector's House, to the quite frankly bonkers Ludwig, we remember lots of five minute wonders. Who can forget Dougal in The Magic Roundabout, The Wombles, Ivor the Engine or the cowardly Captain Pugwash. What exactly w...
Going for a Song
September 22, 2021 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives then. In this episode, our host Oliver wonders whether our society is more materialistic than in the 1970's and uses television schedules to compare and contrast. From Homes Under the Hammer, Cash in the Attic and Flog It! it appears that the schedules are full of programmes about turning a fast profit, even the supposedly superior Antiques Roadshow depen...
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe!
September 08, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBA warm welcome back to the podcast which remembers what it was like to grow up as a child in 70's Britain and the central role that television played in our society. This episode has been recorded by your host Oliver whilst he is on holiday in Jersey which gives an excellent link to a discussion on Bergerac. But before we get too carried away with thoughts of John Nettles, the Bureau des Etranges and Diamond Lil's nightclub it appears that Bergerac was a child of the 1980's so not a valid ...
Grange Hill
August 25, 2021 19:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up in 1970's Britain and the central part that TV played in our lives then. In this episode we are going back to school. Traditionally, schools were shown in a good light on British TV without much in the way of realism. Mallory Towers and Dotheboys Hall were light years away from my school. All this changed in February 1978 when Grange Hill burst onto our screens and change children's TV for ever. Tucker Jenkins, Trisha Yates and Benny Green...
Smarter Than the Average Cartoon Studio!
August 11, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBWelcome back to the podcast which remembers growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the part that TV played in our lives. This week we remember William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and their huge output of cartoons which became the mainstay of 70's children's programming. From Touché Turtle and Yogi Bear through to Scooby Doo, Wacky Races and Help!...It's the Hair Bear Bunch! you couldn't escape their work. We also speak to listener Paul from South Wales who remembers his childhood in the ...
Ghosts: Rentaghost and The Ghosts of Motley Hall
July 28, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWelcome back to the podcast which provides a safe space for those who grew up in 1970's Britain to discuss their childhood's and the role that television played inn their lives. There's nothing here about how great the 60's were or how difficult it is to be a Millennial - no, it's just plain old childhood nostalgia with a 70's twist. Our host Oliver has been watching the BBC show Ghosts and has come to a startling revelation - he has seen it all before, but better. We remember Rentaghost an...
Ghosts
July 28, 2021 02:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBWelcome back to the podcast which provides a safe space for those who grew up in 1970's Britain to discuss their childhood's and the role that television played inn their lives. There's nothing here about how great the 60's were or how difficult it is to be a Millennial - no, it's just plain old childhood nostalgia with a 70's twist. Our host Oliver has been watching the BBC show Ghosts and has come to a startling revelation - he has seen it all before, but better. We remember Rentaghost an...
Summer in the 70's
July 07, 2021 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBWelcome back to our podcast celebrating growing up in 1970's Britain and the huge part that TV played in our lives. We've had lots of comments on our 70's Sitcoms episode and we seem to have opened a can of worms as far as On the Buses is concerned. Whilst some listeners agreed with Oliver, who didn't find it very amusing, there are lots of you who loved it. We remember the film spin offs, one of which beat The Godfather to No1 at the UK box office in 1971 and we've been reminded of the spin...
1970's Sitcoms
June 23, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our and our families' lives. There were lots of things going on in the 70's which were, frankly, rather depressing. In a world dominated by three day weeks, power cuts and strikes, what we needed was a bit of comic relief which was often provided by sitcoms. Take the sitcom test - how many can you name in a minute and compare to Oliver's total. We look at the r...
Bank Holiday Blues
June 09, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBWelcome back to the podcast which remembers what it was like to be a child in 1970's Britain and the huge part that television played in our lives then. In this episode we share memories of the gang we all wanted to be part of, The Double Deckers. How many of them can you remember? Why was it that 1970's British TV was so dire on Bank (Public) Holidays? Our host Oliver looks at listings from 1972, 1973 and 1974 and finds some striking similarities. Did we really want to see the same program...
UFO and Space 1999
May 26, 2021 02:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the part that television played in our lives then. We've had lots of feedback from our previous episode, "FAB Virgil: Thunderbirds are Go!" including complaints that we've ignored Gerry Anderson's live action series. This podcast puts that right as we remember the über cool Ed Straker and his S.H.A.D.O. team in UFO and Commander John Koenig's brave crew on Moonbase Alpha in Space 1999. Our host Oliver w...
FAB Virgil - Thunderbirds are Go!
May 12, 2021 02:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBStandby for Action - In the next half hour anything can happen! Welcome back to the podcast dedicated to remembering growing up as a child in Britain during the 1970's and the part TV played in our lives then. In this episode we look back to the puppet creations of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson remembering Fireball XL5, Stingray, the slightly creepy Joe 90 and the darker Captain Scarlett and the Mysterons. We celebrate the clean cut Tracy family who only want to save the world in Thunderbirds...
Watching the Detectives
May 05, 2021 02:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBEvenin' All. In the latest episode of the podcast celebrating growing up in Britain as a child during the 1970's and the part TV played in our lives then, we're looking at how the British Police were portrayed on TV. The US brought us glamour and style from Kojak, Columbo and Starsky and Hutch whereas at home we had the cosy Dixon of Dock Green and the grittier Z Cars. We remember watching Regan and Carter shouting, swearing, drinking and smoking in The Sweeney (and that was just in the of...
God Save the Queen!
April 22, 2021 22:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBWe're going back to 1977 in this episode of the podcast celebrating growing up in 1970's Britain and the television which accompanied our childhoods. The nation was united in celebrating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II and there was even more to celebrate for our host Oliver as his family got a colour television set which even had a remote control! Find out which programme Oliver watched first and relive the excitement of the Jubilee celebrations with street parties, jelly and ice ...
Commercial Break 2: More 1970's TV Ads
April 14, 2021 02:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the part TV played in our childhood. It seems like not all of our listeners agreed with Oliver's choices of best TV ads of the 1970's so we're back with more commercials. They still feature plenty of alcohol, cigars, food and cleaning products but a few elements of personal hygiene are added. Join Oliver in going back to Greenall Whitley Land, find out how Harp Lager can help you be a success with women and ...
And Now, From Norwich, It's The Quiz Of The Week!
April 07, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this episode of the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in the UK during the 1970's we look back at gameshows. From the ultimate professional that was Bob Monkhouse in The Golden Shot and Celebrity Squares to the unlikely Nicholas Parsons in Sale of the Century we remember the unique British versions of US gameshows. Taking in The Sky's the Limit, Top of the Form and Screen Test amongst others join us in a journey back to a time where big money prizes didn't exist and the best you...
Words & Pictures
March 31, 2021 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.2 MBIn our latest trip back to Britain in the 1970's we remember the excitement and anticipation of television programmes aimed at schools. In the days before video recording, the logistics of getting the school tv to the right classroom, attaching the aerial and keeping your fingers crossed that the teacher could get it to work was a serious matter. Our host Oliver remembers Sam on Boffs' Island, part of Words & Pictures, featuring the young Tony Robinson in pre-Baldrick days. We also look at...
Animal Magic!
March 24, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBWelcome back to the podcast that celebrates growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the central role that TV had in our lives. In this episode, we look at how animals played a part in our lives and on the TV screen. Our host Oliver remembers a host of childhood pets including Flopsy the Rabbit, Henrietta the Hen (obviously), several goldfish and a host of cats. We also recall some of our listeners thoughts on Follyfoot, Black Beauty, White Horses, Belle and Sebastian and Tales from the ...
Here is the News
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MBIf you think there's too much news available today with 24 hour rolling news channels, here's a chance to remember what TV News was like in the 1970's. As well as there being far less of it, it was something we all listened to and paid attention in case we missed something. We look at BBC and ITN news programmes and remember the heavyweight line ups fielded by both sides. Were you a Richard Baker fan or did you prefer Gordon Honeycombe? And why did the on screen chemistry between Reginald B...
I Do Have a Wooden Heart
March 10, 2021 03:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part television played in our lives then. This week, we're looking back to the BBC's Sunday Classic Serials where many of us got our first taste of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, E Nesbit and even James Fenimore Cooper. Do you remember Arthur Lowe as Mister Micawber in David Copperfield or the bleak, haunting adaptation of The Eagle of the Ninth? Oliver also remembers being bored rigid by a f...
Happy Birthday Mr Benn!
March 03, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBMr Benn is Fifty! This episode of the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the TV that sustained us looks back at the adventures of the man from 52 Festive Road. Starting with the Red Knight, through adventures as a Caveman, a Cowboy, an Astronaut and many others, Mr Benn is an Everyman for our generation. Devised by David McKee and narrated by the wonderful Ray Brooks the series has a special place in our hearts. We also remember the fabulous accompanying music of...
Knockin' on Doors, Opening Windows: It's The Sunday Gang
February 24, 2021 03:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBLike many other things we've discussed in this podcast, Sundays were a bit different in the 1970's. Shops were all closed, pubs only open for a few hours, if at all and the TV schedules had a range of religious programming including the BBC's Songs of Praise and ITV's slightly glitzier Stars on Sunday. There were also religious programmes for children. We're joined by the writer, broadcaster and popular culture expert Tim Worthington this week to discuss growing up in Liverpool and what te...
Swap Shop or Tiswas?
February 17, 2021 03:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBDoes your choice of Saturday morning TV shape your future life? In Swap Shop or Tiswas? we look at how the BBC and ITV targeted their young audiences. Did you side with Noel Edmonds and Maggie Philbin or did you prefer Chris Tarrant and the lovely Sally James? And why did groups of office workers from Dudley volunteer to be locked in a cage to be "flanned" by the Phantom Flan Flinger and have buckets of water thrown over them by Chris Tarrant? In this episode of My 70's TV Childhood, we als...
Remember You're A Womble!
February 10, 2021 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBThis week, we go back to 1973 when not only did Oliver move house for the first time but we also met The Wombles who first graced our screens in February of that year. We also pay tribute to the great Bernard Cribbins, relive his success as a popstar, Jackanory host and generally all round good thing and ask why he hasn't received a knighthood yet. We also reflect on whether The Wombles were really "a furry anvil around my neck" for Mike Batt or whether he should have been a bit more gratef...
Commercial Break: TV Ads of the 1970's
January 31, 2021 13:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MBWe continue our new season of the podcast dedicated to celebrating growing up in Britain in the 1970's and the part that TV played in our lives then by looking at what came between our favourite TV shows - the adverts. From Oliver's memories it seems like Britain spent the 1970's getting drunk, smoking and eating sweets and chocolates before buying lots of household cleaning products, presumably to clear up the mess. In his personal Top 10, our host remembers national stereotypes portrayed ...
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid
January 20, 2021 03:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBWelcome back to the second season of the podcast which celebrates growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the central part TV played in our lives. In this episode, we ask why so many 1970's programme makers and broadcasters seemed to have got the skill of inspiring terror in a generation of children down to a fine art. As well as revisiting the Public Information Films Dark Water and The Finishing Line, we remember Dr Who, Children of the Stones and The Changes striking fear into our h...
Coming Soon - Season Two!
January 13, 2021 03:00 - 6 minutes - 4.65 MBAfter a short break for Christmas and the New Year we're ready for a new season of My 70's TV Childhood, the podcast which celebrates growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the central part that television played in family life during that decade. There'll be lots of reminiscences, interviews, features and a few surprises in the new season but most of all there will be more from you, our listeners. Let us know what you'd like to see in future episodes by visiting our blog www.my70stv...
A 1970's Christmas
December 16, 2020 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIn this Christmas edition of the podcast celebrating growing up in 1970's Britain and the part that TV played in our lives, Oliver looks back at his childhood Christmas memories of family get togethers, presents received and Christmas television. From the excitement of the double issues of the Radio and TV Times and Grandmothers sipping Babycham to the Love thy Neighbour Christmas Special via Action Man and train sets, join us to remember what a 1970's Christmas was like. Why did we always...
Festive Selection Box
December 09, 2020 03:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up in Britain in the 1970's and the central part TV played in our lives. This week, Oliver has been looking back over the last few months and has put together some of his personal highlights. We go back to George from Wimbledon speculating on the domestic arrangements of Hector's House, Gillian in Cambridge whistling to the Clangers and Stuart remembering death in Pipkins. We also go back to some great theme tunes, hear Mark on his tin wh...
Get Down Shep!
December 02, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBWelcome back to the podcast where it's OK to have worn orange and beige as a child and where the 1970's is celebrated rather than derided. We celebrate growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the central part TV played in our lives. In this episode, we start to look ahead to Christmas and wonder how we ever got away with hanging highly flammable paper Christmas decorations from the ceiling at school, what was the right tone of your letter to Santa and what annuals you wanted in your sto...
Ground Floor: Perfumery, Stationery and Leather Goods
November 25, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast celebrating growing up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part TV played in our lives then, we hark back to what it was like to go shopping in the 1970's. Shops only open during the day, half day closing and no online options. Our host remembers the difficult choice of what sweets to buy with his threepenny bit and asks whether the milkmen of the North West were involved in organised crime. We recall the great old department stores and inevitably tha...
All the Right Notes
November 18, 2020 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast celebrating growing up in the UK in the 1970's and the part television played in our childhood, we look at the power of music and how classic theme tunes can bring back great memories. One of our listeners, Mark from Wiltshire, who is a big noise in the music business, takes over the show and shares his personal 70's TV Childhood and the music that accompanied it. After Morecambe and Wise perform with Andre Preview, we go back to Liverpool and The Onedin Line...
Grow, Grow the Lightning Tree
November 11, 2020 03:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the part that television played in our childhoods. This episode deals with horses, which seemed to feature a great deal in 1970's TV schedules. From Champion the Wonder Horse and White Horses through to Follyfoot and Black Beauty are fondly remembered by our contributors. It seems that the one thing they all had in common was a fantastic theme tune. Our listener Carol also shares her memories of growing up i...
And Still There at Number One
November 04, 2020 03:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode of the podcast celebrating growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the part TV played in our lives looks at what made Thursday nights special for UK viewers - Top of the Pops. Our host Oliver takes you back to his childhood musical journey starting with nursery rhymes, taking in The Chipmunks, Junior Choice and the jingle for Enkalon 6 Star Nylon and ending up with Top of the Pops. Why was this programme so popular and what did it mean to the generation that grew up in t...
That Was a Public Information Film
October 28, 2020 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis episode of the podcast celebrating growing up in Britain during the 1970's and the part television played in our lives looks at Public Information Films. These government sponsored short films were effective, sometimes horrific and always effective. Our host Oliver counts down his Top 10 which includes warnings of danger in the most unexpected places, Rolf Harris telling us to learn to swim and the technology behind TV detector vans. He's joined by a listener to consider the impact of ...
Sporting Life
October 21, 2020 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBWelcome back to the podcast celebrating growing up in the 1970's and the TV we enjoyed in our childhoods. Today I'm joined by our listener Ross from Kingston to talk about sport on TV in the 1970's. Ross is a Sports Media Executive, so ideally placed to compare our sporting memories of the 1970's to the immersive and comprehensive coverage we enjoy today. Spoiler alert: it wasn't like that in the 70's! We look at football and remember what a big deal FA Cup Final day was with the whole TV...
Saturday Night's All Right
October 14, 2020 02:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBWelcome back to the podcast which celebrates growing up during the 1970's in Britain and the part that TV played in our lives. This episode looks at Saturday night television and how I and my family watched it together. We share happy memories of The Pink Panther Show, Basil Brush and Bruce Forsyth and The Generation Game and less happy memories of the variety shows that formed part of Saturday's schedules. We are transported from Warrington to California with Starsky and Hutch, remember 3-...