goodlife

While on the the subject of TV from the distant past one programme I fondly remember is “William Tell” starring Conrad Phillips in the title role. The lyric of the theme song, sung by the marvellous David Whitfield, was set to the tune of the William Tell Overture and was very stirring.
To my child’s eye the actor who played Landburgher Gessler (the “baddie” in the series) was the most impossibly large person I had ever seen!

What a day, what a day when the apple fell for Tell and Switzerland!

batman

Willoughby Goddard, he was a big lad ....

"Boom boom a baby .... Banham Zoo .... Banana pants! Hahahaha"

JeanF

Loved all those. What about Mr Sqiggle, Andy Pandy. Loved Robin Hood and the Texas Rangers too. Sunday nights was Disneyland at 6 o'clock. Ah the good old days.

bhowells

I forgot to mention at the start of my thread,"Danny Blanchflower, introduciing Junior Criss Cross Quiz and Peter Dimmock on the midweek sports programme the predesessor I suppose to Sportsnight With Coleman. Also recall the 1964 Olympics.

smiffy

All of the above plus Noggin the nog
And I seem to remember an Aussie Childrens prog called The Terrible Ten ?

Oh! and The littlest Hobo
Happy days

I May be getting older ,but I refuse to grow up

PS68060

Pogles Wood
Mary, Mungo & Midge
Andy Pandy
Rupert the Bear
The Herbs
The Clangers

I also remember some weird French (or foreign at least) programmes. There was one with
a boy and a balloon or possibly a hoop that he rolls along.

There is one PIF that I would like to trace, it's a countryside one but not the animated version, this is live action and shows people closing gates and following the country code.

"Oh! Pete!"

bhowells

I remember being scared of authority figures as a small child, I didnt like Inspector Barlow in Z Cars or Raymond Francis and Peggy Mount scared me more than The Daleks ever could.

torinfan

I was born in 1967 - I remember watching All in the Family, Gilligan's Island, Sesame Street, Mister Rogers.

PaulT

I can remember the "Cider-Men" as I called them in the 1967 Patrick Troughton Dr Who story "Invasion".
Andy Pandy and the Wooden Tops".
Coronation Street with Albert tatlock, Mini Colwell and Ena Sharples.
Playschool and Blue Peter.
Timeslip.
Thunderbirds.
And Mother Makes Three.
Pogle's Wood.
Romper Room (Anglia TV Region children's Programme).
I was not allowed to stay up and watch:
Not in front of the children, Payton Place (which I thought was about decorating: "Painting Place"), Softly Softly or Z Cars.

jch

The first I can remember is "Andy Pandy" and then "Trumpton" and "Bagpuss".

Buffalo_Chuck

William Tell, Sir Lancelot, Richard Greene's Robin Hood and Guy Williams' Zorro. There were earlier ones, but their recent releases on DVD have been most welcome.

jaycad

dr who (tom baker)
the saint (ian ogilvy)
the generation game (larry grayson and isla stclair)
bagpuss
a handful of songs
jesus of nazereth (robert powell)
dick turpin (richard o'sullivan)
i also have a vague memory of a comedy sketch show called 'the pink medicine show'-does anyone know if this is a real programme or a bizarre dream of mine??

'QUIS EST ISTE QUI UENIT'

bhowells

Yes I remember all the Corrie characters you mention also Jed Stone, Len Fariclough and Jerry Booth, Jack and Annie Walker in the Rovers, the Ogdents when they first appearaed in 1964 with daughter Irma.

rik_uk3

Early corrie street, oh yes, "Milk Stout please"

Early stuff for me was things like

Supercar
Fireball XL5
Car 54
William Tell
Robin Hood
Doctor who (Bill Hartnell)
Lost in Space
The Trollenberg Terror (watched this when I was about 7, frightened the stuff out of me for a few nights after)
The Outer Limits
The Twilight Zone

and lots of other stuff, there was no parental control with my folks.

Bhowells, your only over the hill from me bach

All the best
Richard
South Wales UK

Bernardo

First time I met a TV was at my aunt's. TV had a huge magnifying glass and the whole family arranged themselves to sit directly in front of the TV screen. I can remember it now, Cafe Continental with Helene Cordet. It was a variety show, Sydney Jerome supplied the music.