Saturday, July 15, 2006

Switch off the TV set and do something less boring instead...

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It's with some sadness that I reach the end of this blog. There are probably plenty of children's TV shows that I haven't covere...

Your Mother Wouldn't Like It

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YOUR MOTHER WOULDN'T LIKE IT Made by: Central Television Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1985-88 Well, the makers of this manic, slightly vul...

You Should Be So Lucky!

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YOU SHOULD BE SO LUCKY! Made by: ? Shown on: BBC1 Years shown: circa 1986 Theme tune: "You should be so/You should be so/You should be ...
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Friday, July 14, 2006

You and Me

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YOU AND ME Made by: ? Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1970s-1980s Theme tune: “You and me, me and you, lots and lots for us to do/Lots an...

Words and Pictures

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WORDS AND PICTURES Made by: BBC Shown on: BBC Years shown: late '70s-early '80s In its original and best format, Words & Pictu...
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Woof!

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WOOF! Made by: ? Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1989-95 This long-running children’s comedy-drama was based on a book by Allan Ahlberg, ...
Thursday, July 13, 2006

The Wombles

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THE WOMBLES Made by: Filmfair Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1973-75 (original series), plus repeats Theme tune: “Underground, over-ground...

Wizbit

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WIZBIT Made by: ? Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1986-7 Theme tune: “Ha ha, this-a-way/Ha ha, that-a-way/Ha ha this-a-way/My oh my!” The na...

Wiz

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WIZ Made by: BBC? Shown on: BBC1 Years shown: 1984 Scottish presenter, Kate Copstick, starred as Wiz, a silver robot/alien in this odd and...
Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Willo the Wisp

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WILLO THE WISP Made by: Nicholas Spargo Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1980-82 Drugs are bad, kids. And they’re expensive. But a viable alte...

The Wide-Awake Club

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THE WIDE-AWAKE CLUB Made by: TVAM Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1985-89 Theme tune: "We're wide awake/It's good to know you...

Why Don't You...?

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WHY DON'T YOU...? Made by: BBC? Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1973-94 Theme tune: “Why don’t you, why don’t you/Why don’t you, why don’t/S...
Tuesday, July 11, 2006

What's Up, Doc?

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WHAT'S UP, DOC? Made by: ? Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1992-94 Unsurprisingly, this was a vehicle for Warner Bros cartoons (in the ...

We are the Champions

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WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS Made by: BBC? Shown on: BBC1 Years shown: 1973-95 Over half the kids at school hate sports day. It’s invariably cold...

Wacky Races

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WACKY RACES Made by: CBS/Hanna Barbera Shown on: BBC? Years shown: 1968 onwards In my opinion, Wacky Races was the finest creatio...
Saturday, July 08, 2006

WAC-a-Day

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WAC-A-DAY Made by: ? Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1985-91 Theme tune: “It’s WAC-a-Day, no school today, so what ya going to do?/Forget your ch...

Ulysses 31

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ULYSSES 31 Made by: BRB International Shown on: BBC1 Years shown: 1981, plus repeats This is one of those weird cartoons that most people do...
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Trumpton

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TRUMPTON Made by: Gordon Murray Puppets Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1967, plus endless repeats The second of the Camberwick Green trilogy saw...
Friday, July 07, 2006

Trap Door

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TRAP DOOR Made by: Queensway Productions Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1986 Theme tune: “Don’t you open that trap door/You’re a fool if y...

Transformers

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TRANSFORMERS Made by: Filmation Shown on: ITV Years shown: 1984 Most people will remember the toys better than they will the cartoon s...
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Tottie or The Story of a Doll's House

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TOTTIE OR THE STORY OF A DOLL'S HOUSE Made by: Smallfilms Shown on: BBC Years shown: 1984-6 Based on books by Rumer Godden, this...
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