Goodness, it would have been black and white. And we had cable in those days. Redifussion. Which meant that the television signal came in through the front window via a co-ax cable to a switch knob on the windowsill that the telly was connected to. BBC and ITV were the only two channels growing up. BBC's channel number was 5 and I can't remember what ITV's was. In those days Tyne Tees was synonymous with ITV and it was always a source of bewilderment when something was produced by Yorkshire or even Anglia. HTV was, I thought, from Scotland but it was many years later when I realised it was Harlech TV and I still can't work out where the hell it was transmitted from in Harlech even when I recently lived hear there (those who have ever seen High Hopes will have seen a television channel on the programme called South Harlech Independent Television). The transmission would stop with a whistle after The Queen to wake up those fallen asleep in front of the box. And I still remember the Potter's Wheel. Then we had BBC2 for the Open University and my father would get up at 3am to watch his programme as that was in the days before recording equipment. And who remembers looking in the newspaper at the listings and seeing something about to start but missing the first three minutes because the set hadn't warmed up properly? At least with redifussion cable there was no messing about with the horizontal or vertical hold as it would always be right. And no messing about with the antenna neither.
Luxury! When I were a lad all we had to watch was a goldfish in a murky tank and after the fish died all we had was the water to stare at and keep us entertained! When my parents finally did get a telly there was but one channel which started broadcasts at 6pm and ended at 6:05pm and all we had to watch was interference (and the potters wheel, of course) and we were grateful. But you try telling that to kids today and they wouldn't believe you!
^^^^ Literally all of these although as it would seem you're a similar age bracket to me I have to pull you up on a some absolute howlers that you've missed off :- Rainbow The Littlest Hobo Willo The Wisp Magic Roundabout Sat morning TV was class like when we were kids, and also school hols. Benji Zaks and the Alien Prince, Stig of the Dump, Why Don't You, The Red Hand Gang, Huckleberry Finn. Come to think of if, Sat night TV was class as well, 321 (Dusty Binn and Ted Rogers), Bullseye (the proper one), Gladiators etc. TV is **** now, much prefer watching old episodes of Only Fools and Horses and Auf Wiedersehn Pet etc, they never get old like !
Does anyone remember the Hungarian programmes that we used to occasionally get in the sixties? I remember something like The Snow Queen which would be sheer terror for a young lad in those days. Other things I remember was the programme "Where The Jobs Are" which used to be a situations vacant column on ITV once a week saying that some factory or somewhere would want a fitter or a turner for so much pounds, shillings and pence a week.
Button Moon as well! I forgot to include a lot to be fair. The look and read kids school programmes were brilliant. The Boy from Outer Space scared the **** out of me back in the early 1980's.
Dukes of Hazzard, along with already mentioned The A-Team and Knight Rider used to rule my world as a young lad in the 80s. Just fantastic stuff. I remember liking Wurzel Gummage too.
So many good cartoons back when I was a kid. Add Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors to that list (great intro too). Gummi Bears, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
I heard Nev was on this programme and jerked off Morph. Made him plasticine the walls. There was another called Chas who was a of a wrongun wasn't he. Should have called him Chaos.
Seem to remember that was about the only thing on TV when i was growing up. Apparently this is what she looked like in 2007 please log in to view this image My favourite cartoon was Wacky Races. Always wanted the Slag Brothers in the Boulder Mobile to win.
