Published on 12, July, 2020
Back when I was a teen, Channel 5 aired a special programme about the 50 Greatest Kids' Shows in Britain, as voted by viewers. But there may be people out there who recognise each entry as their own personal favourite. So, which of the entries in the programme is your favourite? Is it either:
Blue Peter
Tiswas
Bagpuss
Thunderbirds
SM:TV Live
Rainbow
Horrible Histories
Danger Mouse
Play School
Rentaghost
Grange Hill
Mr Benn
Vision On
The Story Of Tracy Beaker
Something Special
Clangers
Going Live
Crackerjack
Trumpton
How
Pipkins
Teletubbies
Captain Pugwash
The Magic Roundabout
Roobarb
Press Gang
Jackanory
EBC1
Chorlton & The Wheelies
Newsround
Metal Mickey
Byker Grove
Thomas & Friends
Basil Brush
In The Night Garden
The Wombles
Tweenies
Mary Mungo & Midge
Swap Shop
Record Breakers
Sooty
Magpie
Why Don't You....
Bob The Builder
Watch With Mother
Think Of A Number
Fingerbobs
Postman Pat
Worzel Gummidge
My favourites are Teletubbies, Chorlton and of course Thunderbirds! What's your's?
I didn’t go out in school holidays, TV was my constant companion, I watched all of these programs, many of them before Channel Five existed. My earliest fav programs were The Double Deckers, Pipkins, Mr, Ben and Why don’t you? Im trying to resist posting more as this area is a definite special interest. The creations of Oliver Postgate are an interest just on their own.
I liked the Double Deckers too, what about Banana Splits, anyone remember them?
I remember Children of the Stones too, a brilliant creepy drama for children.
There seemed to be lots of weird programes for children in the 1970's, all about aliens, people with psychic abilities etc, anyne remember Tarot? And the one with people being able to teleport and being part of an intergalactic groups?
I loved Dangermouse, The Clangers and most stuff by Oliver Postgate and of course Dr Who. I think my geration were blessed with the telly we got, I don't think a lot of it would ever be made now, to anthropomorphic like Tales From the River Bank, and Johnny Morris, or too weird like Children of the Stones.
I like Stingray as well as Thunderbirds.
I was going to mention The Banana Splits and The Monkees, The Arabian Knights was brilliant. I don’t know why I mentioned Pete Postgate, he’s Oliver’s son. Do you remember Daktari, Flipper and The Whirlybirds?
I love the White Horses theme. I have it on a Cult Fiction CD.
Whirlybirds was another Australian kids tv program, Steve Wright often played the theme tune for White Horses, I’ve added a link. Grange Hill definitely deserves a mention along with Magpie.
youtu.be/jtCNbERKvMs
Daktari, Flipper and even Skippy the Bush Kangaroo! Champion the Wonder Horse and that French one White Horses, I don't remember Whirlybirds.