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The Scariest Kids TV Programme Ever Made?

Kids TV
Children Of The Stones, 1977 This seven part children's TV drama series has been dubbed "the scariest programme ever made for children". From a time when children's TV was rather good it won't surprise any ...
early cast of Grange Hill

Flippin’ Heck Tucker It’s……….

Kids TV
Grange Hill, 1978 It's 40 years since Grange Hill first opened it's doors.  The kids TV drama has now achieved almost cult status among TV viewers of a certain age. The series ran a marathon 31 series notch...
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Keeping Things Tidy With…..

Kids TV
The Wombles, 1973 This now cult kids TV favourite was created by Children's author Elisabeth Beresford.  The Wobbles first appeared in a series of children's books in 1968. The first book appeared on anothe...

Basil Brush Takes Over Saturday Teatimes

Kids TV
The Original Basil Brush Show 1968 - 1980 For twelve years between 1968 and 1980, generarations of children and adults alike were entertained on a Saturday teatime by a puppet. That puppet was Basil Brush. ...
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Cheggers Plays Pop, 1978

Kids TV
Cheggers Plays Pop, 1978 By 1978, thanks to Multi Coloured Swap Shop Keith Chegwin, or Cheggers as he's become known, was a household name, particularly to younger viewers. Cheggers Plays Pop was a gameshow...
a 2017 version of animal magic ?

Animal Magic For The 21st Century

Kids TV
The Zoo, 2017 We told you about the cult kids TV series Animal Magic and how it brought animals to life with some help from Johnnie Morris. Well you can't keep a good idea down as the BBC launch their new C...
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The Perishers

Kids TV
The Perishers, 1979 Another popular newspaper cartoon strip that made it to TV screens.  The Perishers featured the among others the voice of Leonard Rossiter. The TV series ran for one series of twenty epi...

Paddington Bear

Kids TV
In Tribute To Michael Bond Who Sadly Died 28th June 2017 Paddington, 1975 From a golden era of kids TV the original television series of British animated shorts, based on the Paddington bear books by Michael ...
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Camberwick Green

Kids TV
Camberwick Green, 1966 First shown in 1966, this thirteen part children's TV show has become something of a cult classic, despite only one series ever been made. In common with many kids TV shows of the tim...