It’s A Square World
It's A Square World - 1960
Groundbreaking comedy from an all too often forgotten comedy genius - Michael Bentine. It's A Square World was a sketch based series that appeared on the BBC between 1960 and 1964. ...
Come The Man, Come The Hour
Dad's Army, 1968
Happy Birthday Dad's Army ! 50 Today
It was fifty years ago today that one of television's most popular sitcoms first arrived on our TV screens.
Fifty years on and it's still entertainin...
Vintage Lunchtime Kids TV
Pipkins, 1973
Do you remember those old lunchtime kids TV shows, everybody remembers Rainbow, after all there are plenty of comics who've had good mileage out of it. We've dug out a little gem from the 1970's...
And There’s More – Jimmy Cricket In Profile
Jimmy Cricket 1945 - present
Another legend still going strong. Jimmy Cricket, the popular Irish Comedian that is seen on TV all too rarely these days. Perhaps best known for his trademark wellies and family...
Down The Gate – 1975
It was The Apprentice, task one that got me thinking about this forgotten gem.
On The Buses had been a huge success for both ITV and Reg Varney, so when he left the series mid way through the final series in...
And Mother Makes Three, 1971
And Mother Makes Three was produced by Thames Television for ITV and ran for four series between 1971 and 1973. It polled number 96 joint with it's spin off And Mother Makes Five in a BBC poll to find the nati...
More Vintage Shows Join The Comeback Trail
Like many of the other media we've recently been reporting on the number of old TV shows finding their way back in one form or another.
Comedy playhouse is currently back on BBC1 for a three week run, last w...