What was on TV (or radio) the day you were born?....

[Raffles]

A project that could be something to keep an eye on, it's a bit basic at the moment, but it does give the listings from our past (from Radio Times), although only BBC at the mo.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-29647931

In case you miss the link, it's here...

genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/

I'm still searching the 50's for 'The Appleyards' and the 'Grove Family'... my first soaps... no murders there! But I have found 'Andy Pandy', 'The Flowerpot Men', and the 'Interlude', and so many names from the past that I'd forgotten.

It's brought back memories of when I was on holiday in Kent, staying with an Aunt & Uncle, and saw the first ITV advert... Gibbs Toothpaste, I think, on a new channel. Was there again, in the 60's, listening to 'pirate radio' for the first time.

So many happy memories... what went wrong. ???

Sorry, I'm feeling particularly nostalgic tonight... don't know why.

[Super-Shiny]

Little house on the Praries and Mork and Mindy.......did i like them at the time...Yes....would i watch them now....hell no

[Raffles]

Oct 16, 2014 20:08:00 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Little house on the Praries and Mork and Mindy.......did i like them at the time...Yes....would i watch them now....hell no

Super-Shiny... those progs were 'yesterday'... I'm talking history!

[goneforagasper]

There was no TV when I was born

[fiddles]

Oct 16, 2014 20:08:00 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Little house on the Praries and Mork and Mindy.......did i like them at the time...Yes....would i watch them now....hell no

Who are you trying to kid, Raffles asked "What was on TV (or radio) the day you were born?...." Mork & Mindy didn't air until 1978 at the earliest ... pull the other one Super-Shiny 

[Raffles]

Oct 16, 2014 20:13:04 GMT goneforagasper said:

There was no TV when I was born

Nor me, which made it so exciting when we got our first one. I can just about remember when it was first switched on. Couldn't believe it.

[charliehorse]

Just had a wee peek and on the day I was born, among other things
Laurel and Hardy, Deputy Dawg, and the Grand National (in colour for the first time apparently)
Sounds like a good day in front of the telly

[Raffles]

Oct 16, 2014 20:23:22 GMT charliehorse said:

Just had a wee peek and on the day I was born, among other things
Laurel and Hardy, Deputy Dawg, and the Grand National (in colour for the first time apparently)
Sounds like a good day in front of the telly

Shame you didn't see it charliehorse... other things on your mind, I guess

[Q]

The Grove Family was primetime TV on the day I was born...

I dont remember it

[charliehorse]

Oct 16, 2014 20:25:57 GMT Raffles said:

Oct 16, 2014 20:23:22 GMT charliehorse said:

Just had a wee peek and on the day I was born, among other things
Laurel and Hardy, Deputy Dawg, and the Grand National (in colour for the first time apparently)
Sounds like a good day in front of the telly

Shame you didn't see it charliehorse... other things on your mind, I guess

My Dad was probably very annoyed that he would have missed it, but he probably still managed to get a bet on 

[Raffles]

Oct 16, 2014 20:27:54 GMT Q said:

The Grove Family was primetime TV on the day I was born...

I dont remember it

You missed out Q... Dad Grove lost his glasses once... panic.

Seriously a lot of the cast went on to bigger and better things.

[prr]

Buggered if I know, couldn't understand English on my first day in the world!!!!!

[Super-Shiny]

Oct 16, 2014 20:17:12 GMT fiddles said:

Oct 16, 2014 20:08:00 GMT Super-Shiny said:

Little house on the Praries and Mork and Mindy.......did i like them at the time...Yes....would i watch them now....hell no

Who are you trying to kid, Raffles asked "What was on TV (or radio) the day you were born?...." Mork & Mindy didn't air until 1978 at the earliest ... pull the other one Super-Shiny 

something in my head told me he was asking what was i watching as a youngster

p.s How the Fu** would i know what was on TV as a baby, not like i could read or anything

[paulymeatballs]

Wimbledon Ladies' Semi-Finals. The winners were Billy Jean King and Evonne Goolagong.

Bet it was raining

[sammy13]

For schools and colleges
Playschool
Jackanory

The Woodlanders???