Published on 12, July, 2020
Being born in the fifties, and having my formative years in the sixties and seventies, I believe some of the best television programmes were those made for children. I am a great fan of programmes made for children, and even now think there is some quality work there.But some of the programmes of rhe past excelled in real quality.
For starting this thread I will include one or two of my favourites from the sixties to the eighties.
I will come back to this later with others, I think my avatar would indicate one of my favourites so that goes without saying, for the moment.
The Owl service, a programme made in the late sixties, a mystery about a tea service and the remote.locarion it was set in.
Follyfoot, with its theme tune about a farm for retired horses, the characer of Dora every lad in my year fell in love with
Children of the Stones, a very creepy tale set in Avebury, with similarities to the Wicker Man
The Witches and the Grinnygog, a tale of a gargoyle with a seemingly strange power.
Worzel Gummidge, with Jon Pertwee and Una Stubbs at their best.
Others to come, but opening up to reminiscences from other people.
Ulysses 31
The Mysterious Cities of Gold
Dungeons and Dragons
These were on TV before my time but I had the complete series on video tape when I was a kid.
I also had numerous episodes of Knightmare and a few episodes of
The Really Wild Show
BMX Beat
Worldwise - another TVS production
Arran said:The Really Wild Show
My wife whose 3 and a half years younger than me loved this show. I barely remember it but apparently its where fellow aspie and all round top bloke Chris Packham got his start in TV.