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[Andy B]

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BBC2 came late in my childhood, and at it's start it was a few hours a day only................ .....

I can just remember swapping the aerial from UHF to VHF (or which ever way round it was) in the back of the telly ........... but I was only young then 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

My mum could not afford a telly,so I had a crystal set...me old git..ha.ha.

You joke, but in the late 1950's/at the start of the 60's the radio was THE main focus of entertainment.  On non-school days, especially Saturday mornings, I would be 'stuck' to the front of the lovely glowing, warm, and highly comforting valve radio listening to hits like Little White Bull, My Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep, Love and Marriage, Little Dog in the Window etc, etc, etc.

Ah what lovely memories!!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

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BBC2 came late in my childhood, and at it's start it was a few hours a day only................ .....

I can just remember swapping the aerial from UHF to VHF (or which ever way round it was) in the back of the telly ........... but I was only young then 

........and 405 to 605 lines I think it was.  The modern age had arrived!!

[Jusme]

I remember late 50's stepdad bringing home a telly he bought off a bloke in London for a tenner. It was about 3' high with a screen about 10". We felt 'posh'. After a week the picture went, it was hilarious. The family sat around at night looking at the telly and................ 'LISTENING TO IT'....

[cleggy]

My mum could not afford a telly,so I had a crystal set...me old git..ha.ha.

You joke, but in the late 1950's/at the start of the 60's the radio was THE main focus of entertainment.  On non-school days, especially Saturday mornings, I would be 'stuck' to the front of the lovely glowing, warm, and highly comforting valve radio listening to hits like Little White Bull, My Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep, Love and Marriage, Little Dog in the Window etc, etc, etc.

Ah what lovely memories!!

Children's Favourites with Uncle Mac, 09.00 Light Program

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

We certainly have plenty of choice. Too much choice really.

Most of it is crap.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

My mum could not afford a telly,so I had a crystal set...me old git..ha.ha.

You joke, but in the late 1950's/at the start of the 60's the radio was THE main focus of entertainment.  On non-school days, especially Saturday mornings, I would be 'stuck' to the front of the lovely glowing, warm, and highly comforting valve radio listening to hits like Little White Bull, My Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep, Love and Marriage, Little Dog in the Window etc, etc, etc.

Ah what lovely memories!!

Children's Favourites with Uncle Mac, 09.00 Light Program

Oh yes, that was THE programme for me!

[cleggy]

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My mum could not afford a telly,so I had a crystal set...me old git..ha.ha.

You joke, but in the late 1950's/at the start of the 60's the radio was THE main focus of entertainment.  On non-school days, especially Saturday mornings, I would be 'stuck' to the front of the lovely glowing, warm, and highly comforting valve radio listening to hits like Little White Bull, My Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep, Love and Marriage, Little Dog in the Window etc, etc, etc.

Ah what lovely memories!!

Children's Favourites with Uncle Mac, 09.00 Light Program

Oh yes, that was THE programme for me!
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I wonder if the Runaway Train is still coming down the track. HOOT HOOT.

[Varche]

Boxed sets, crosswords or conversation is the answer.

Just watching Breaking Bad. How good is that series.

[Andy B]

Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep,

How do you get out 2nd gear? 

[Rog]

Boxed sets, crosswords or conversation is the answer.

Just watching Breaking Bad. How good is that series.

SWMBO and I frequently find ourselves watching box sets of stuff that was on TV years ago that we were missed and were completely unaware of.

Currently watching "Bodies"  . . . .  Passed us by totally when it was on. The same thing happened with The Sopranos.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

[quo ???te author=Lizzie Zoom link=topic=126366.msg1611916#msg1611916 date=1411997523]

My mum could not afford a telly,so I had a crystal set...me old git..ha.ha.

You joke, but in the late 1950's/at the start of the 60's the radio was THE main focus of entertainment.  On non-school days, especially Saturday mornings, I would be 'stuck' to the front of the lovely glowing, warm, and highly comforting valve radio listening to hits like Little White Bull, My Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep, Love and Marriage, Little Dog in the Window etc, etc, etc.

Ah what lovely memories!!

Children's Favourites with Uncle Mac, 09.00 Light Program

Oh yes, that was THE programme for me!

I wonder if the Runaway Train is still coming down the track. HOOT HOOT.
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Now you are talking; I loved that along with The 6.5 Special, which of course was an early TV "pop" show theme song. Those spinning locomotive wheels, thrusting coupling and piston rods, along with the song, just helped me to become a railway fanatic/historian.

Thanks for the memory prompt Cleggy!!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep,

How do you get out 2nd gear? 

Yes how cute things were then

..........and I have found it on Youtube!!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSk4zwjg5A

 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

.....................and I have found The Six Five Special:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E-ga4mb9TU&list=PLA55A76495DA7CA83 That was a great opening for us then......look at those then famous names on the credits............Bert Weedon I think is missing though!


with still's of that TV programme it themed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp-8A0y-Pyw

[Andy B]

Car Went Beep, Beep, Beep,

Link doesn't work. But its The Playmates and it's called Beep Beep

On my phone so can't do links . . . .

How do you get out 2nd gear? 

Yes how cute things were then

..........and I have found it on Youtube!!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSk4zwjg5A