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Gordon

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Old Radio Times issues on-line
« on: December 08, 2018, 05:27:43 PM »
Came across this on the BBC: their Genome project that includes the covers and contents of all the Radio Times back-issues, allowing you to drill down to what was on by date.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/issues

For example, on my 16th birthday I can see what delights there were on BBC 1 that might have being more tempting than homework (or not). For me that would be Noggin and the Flying Machine, at 4.40pm, followed later by Top of the Pops.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/1968-08-08
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Re: Old Radio Times issues on-line
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2018, 05:35:40 PM »
The day I was born. A tip for anyone else as ancient as me who wants to see what was on telly on the day they were born: click on the second clickable title at the top and choose "BBC Television". It's already on it on my link.
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« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2018, 05:41:33 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on December 08, 2018, 05:35:40 PM
The day I was born. A tip for anyone else as ancient as me who wants to see what was on telly on the day they were born: click on the second clickable title at the top and choose "BBC Television". It's already on it on my link.
I remember 'Daktari' - right load of old codswallop. I loved 'Bewitched', and remember 'The Newcomers', an early BBC soap.
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Re: Old Radio Times issues on-line
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2018, 05:52:26 PM »
I have also looked at this. It is noticeable how refined BBC2 was compared to today. Different times. Sigh.

On one of the dates in 1974 I came across "Ooh La La" which I have a vague memory of - it was a collection of farces, some Feydeau, headed up by Patrick Cargill and Amanda Barrie, and the cast list is a veritable who's who of British character acting.

I looked it up on on IMDB and if you scroll to the bottom of the cast list there is one Leonard Woodrow. Bittersweet indeed.

PS Totally off topic but I was once chatted up by Patrick Cargill in the bar of the Theatre Royal Nottingham.
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Re: Old Radio Times issues on-line
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2018, 05:55:16 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on December 08, 2018, 05:41:33 PM
I remember 'Daktari' - right load of old codswallop. I loved 'Bewitched', and remember 'The Newcomers', an early BBC soap.

I don't remember 'The Newcomers' at all but I do remember 'Bewitched' - must see if there are episodes on Youtube: I wonder how well it has worn.
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Re: Old Radio Times issues on-line
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2018, 05:57:23 PM »
Quote from: Gordon on December 08, 2018, 05:55:16 PM
I don't remember 'The Newcomers' at all but I do remember 'Bewitched' - must see if there are episodes on Youtube: I wonder how well it has worn.

Bewitched has worn very well imho - it still manages to make me laugh easily and I feel the better for watching it. The Lucy Show on the other hand.....
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2018, 09:37:04 PM »
Quote from: Steve H on December 08, 2018, 06:08:15 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Newcomers_(TV_series)
Yes I remember there was a character called Lance who I think caught tetanus. They used to get down the pub where there would be Henry Burroughs and Arnold Tripp having a G and T.
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« Reply #8 on: December 16, 2018, 01:59:21 PM »
The TV programmes on the day I was born look pretty boring.

https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbctv/1950-01-23


We didn't have a TV until 1954.
 
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