Anyone remember Dappledown Farm from the early days of Channel 5? Featuring the man who narrated Trumpton (Brian someone?) somewhat older.
A revived version of the TV-am show, as I recall.
Was it? I remember the Channel 5 showings in 1997, which were only ever at 6.00am on Weekends usually, but I knew I had seen it somewhere before. But when I looked it up on the Net I found it used to be on TV-am which explained it. (And I remember that Saved By The Bell used to be on TV-am before it went to Channel 4)
I knew Channel 5 did make more, but I thought they did show the TV-am run.
A mixture of children's tv and schools' programme ( it was giving a separate billing from the schools' programmes in Radio Times for many years ) is " You and Me ". I can remember the Crow and Alice / Duncan the Dragon years as well as later Cosmo and Dibs. I remember being so disappointed when they got rid of the spinning building blocks titles and replaced them. I seem to remember the updated reggae tune was by UB40. Nuff said.
Cosmo and Dibs came in earlier than you might think - the start of 1983, according to Infax, which means their initial outings were on BBC1.
But I have to agree, the new format spelled the end of the good You And Me. Cosmo and Dibs and their hip reggae theme tune, which also happened to be performed by a chart-topping act, symbolise a very early example of the BBC's obsession with political correctness.
Yet according to Infax, the Cosmo and Dibs era outlasted the original You And Me by three years, finally ending in 1995. During which time, the PC kick reached new heights with entire episodes being dubbed into Punjabi.
Cosmo and Dibs came in earlier than you might think - the start of 1983, according to Infax, which means their initial outings were on BBC1.
But I have to agree, the new format spelled the end of the good You And Me. Cosmo and Dibs and their hip reggae theme tune, which also happened to be performed by a chart-topping act, symbolise a very early example of the BBC's obsession with political correctness.
Yet according to Infax, the Cosmo and Dibs era outlasted the original You And Me by three years, finally ending in 1995. During which time, the PC kick reached new heights with entire episodes being dubbed into Punjabi.
Yes I think you're right about them outlasting You and Me. I think the BBC just started editing down episodes.
Two more - Richard Stilgoe's television battleship programme " Finders Keepers " and the quiz " First Class " which started off only on BBC Scotland before being networked with a new presenter, Debbie Greenwood. This included the computer programme Hyper Sports as part of the quiz, although this being the BBC, the title was never mentioned.
Junior Krypton - a children's version of the Krypton Factor (surprise! Surprise!) only lasted 2 series
YOUNG Krypton. Presented by Ross King. I have a trail somewhere.
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Screen Test, ran from 1969-84 and presented by Michael Rodd, Brian Trueman and died with Mark Curry (he presided over another game show when it had its "chips")...
Great theme tune, "Marching There And Back" by Syd Dale. Sometimes used as interval music.
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Kick Start/Junior Kick Start. Presented by Peter Purves.
Screen Test, ran from 1969-84 and presented by Michael Rodd, Brian Trueman and died with Mark Curry (he presided over another game show when it had its "chips")...
To be fair to Mark Curry, 1984 was a very bad year for BBC Childrens Television, as Screen Test, Crackerjack, Animal Magic, Play Away and probably a few more programmes got the chop.
Not just BBC children's programmes but BBC test card music also; May 1984 saw many of the "classic" test card tapes played for the last time and the debut of new, more toned down ones (after complaints the existing music was too lively for use with Ceefax pages).
Rag Time - 15 minutes of fun with wooden spoons dressed as people!
A Handful Of Songs - a couple of hippies singing sea shanties!
Well I remember those well. I watched "A Handful Of Songs" (produced by Granada) back in the 70s when I was the appropriate age for it, but never sent in a painting or sang along to the songs.
Rag Time, I remember that too on BBC1 (B1), I used to watch that too.
I'd say "A Handful of Songs" and "Rag Time" are pretty well remembered, too well perhaps for this thread.
Wasn't there a cow on it called Daisy or something ridic like that?! Couldn't find anything on Youtube alas.
