Ken Dodd And the Diddymen
Ken Dodd And The Diddymen, 1969
Diddy of course is an informal British word for short but it's most famous use was by Ken Dodd who would perform with Diddymen in some of his live shows.In 1969 The Diddymen...
Remember The One With The Talking Cushion?
Hickory House, 1973
Hickory House was one of those pre-school kids shows that would air on ITV on a weekday lunchtime. One hundred and twenty nine episodes were broadcast over five series, between 1973 and 19...
Vampire Ducks? Whatever Next
Count Duckula, 1988
We're Still in 1988 and we come across another debut. This time it's Kids animated series Count Duckula.Count Duckula is a UK kids animated series from Cosgrove Hall Films . A Spin of...
Fred Basset
Fred Basset, 1976
Fred Basset was a cartoon strip that first appeared in the Daily Mail and Mail On Sunday newspapers in 1963 and is still going strong.However in 1976 he got his own short lived cartoon se...
I’ve Got A Friend And It’s A Motorbike…
Solo One, 1976
It's off To Australia for Solo One. This show if memory serves me correctly popped up on ITV in this country in the 1980's as part of their Kids' summer holiday TV schedules. We were unable to...
Here Is The Clock…..Telling The Time For…..
Trumpton, 1967
Trumpton was the second instalment of the Trumptonshire trilogy. Created by Gordon Murray it used the same stop motion techniques as Camberwick Green and Chigley.There was only ever one ser...
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, 1972
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home was an American animated sitcom from the successful animation team at Hanna-Barbera, aimed at a more adult audience than many of it's other...
The Chuckle Brothers Classic
Chuckle Vision, 1987
In Tribute To Barry Chuckle (Elliot)
Chuckle Vision was the long running kids TV series created by brothers Paul and Barry Elliott. It clocked up 282 episodes over 21 series.Summary
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Roland Rat, The Series
Roland Rat, The Series, 1986
Roland Rat was a popular puppet character who had made his debut on TVam. In 1985 the character switched sides to the BBC.The original contract was set to run for three years,...
Comic Turns On Kids’ TV
Comic Turns On Kids' TV
It's surprising how many well known comedians/comic actors have turned their hand to parts in kids TV.Anthony Jackson famous for being Sid Abbott's next door neighbour, Trevor in Bl...