Tv when you were a kid

rustic · 20-03-2011, 19:49

This post brings back memories...

Supercar with Mike Mercury and Mitch
Top Cat
Watch with Mother
Tales of the Riverbank
Muffin the mule

Bill and Ben
Blue Peter with Valerie Singleton, Chris ? and later John Noakes....
The Goodies
Dr Who with William Hartnell
Dixon of Dock Green
The Lone Ranger
Crackerjack
Ten Town
Whirley birds
Skippy
I love Lucy
Coronation Street
Space Patrol, I barely recall this but all I remember is " Gamma rays on, betta waves on", just before this shiny bottle top of a silver space ship took off.

In my early days there were only 2 channels and we rented the TV from "Red Arrow" then I remember them converting the set to include BBC2, this was on UHF not VHF that the original 2 were on.
There was a huge handle on the side that went clunk and you had to have 2 aerials, a H shaped aerial for VHF and the conventional aerial for UHF.

Black and white of course, and the white dot in the centre of the screen when you turned it off. Just before the National anthem came on at 11:00pm.

I could list dozens more....

20-03-2011, 19:49	#14
rustic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Staffordshire Vehicle: Maverick Mk I 2.7 TD LWB Posts: 7,825	This post brings back memories... Supercar with Mike Mercury and Mitch Top Cat Watch with Mother Tales of the Riverbank Muffin the mule Bill and Ben Blue Peter with Valerie Singleton, Chris ? and later John Noakes.... The Goodies Dr Who with William Hartnell Dixon of Dock Green The Lone Ranger Crackerjack Ten Town Whirley birds Skippy I love Lucy Coronation Street Space Patrol, I barely recall this but all I remember is " Gamma rays on, betta waves on", just before this shiny bottle top of a silver space ship took off. In my early days there were only 2 channels and we rented the TV from "Red Arrow" then I remember them converting the set to include BBC2, this was on UHF not VHF that the original 2 were on. There was a huge handle on the side that went clunk and you had to have 2 aerials, a H shaped aerial for VHF and the conventional aerial for UHF. Black and white of course, and the white dot in the centre of the screen when you turned it off. Just before the National anthem came on at 11:00pm. I could list dozens more.... __________________ Ford Maverick GLX 1995 2.7TD LWB in illusion silver, 98k miles. Owned since new, for 22 years. Best car I have ever owned. Just wish I could drive it more.