What was on the BBC when you were born?

[Nom de ploom]

I suspect it might have been Listen with Mother. I don't know if TV had got as far north as York in 1973..

[Lynchie999]

Rolf Harris Cartoon Time was on BBC 1 the day I was born!

[littlebasher]

Browsing through randomly, it's interesting that even in 1985 there were 2 hours of 'Pages from CEEFAX' twice daily.

Although, from memory, that was some of the best TV on in the daytime

[GetCarter]

TV didn't start until 3 pm when I was born. On the BBC home service it was STORIES and RHYMES

[BertB]

June 1980.

The Open University followed by

Gharbar

The aim of this magazine programme for Asian women is to provide advice and information on matters of interest to them. It also includes demonstrations of how to make useful items of everyday use at home, sewing and cooking, a story for children and an item of popular music.

[Eric Mc]

I always thought that "Gharbar" was the Indian elephant version of "Barbar".

[grumpyscot]

No TV where I lived - we only got it in time for the Queen's coronation.

We did, however, have the BBC Light Programme and the BBC Home Service (the latter on long wave)

[jbudgie]

No TV until I was about 10 or 11.

Used to listen to the Radio---'Journey Into Space ' was one programme looked forward to avidly.

[Zad]

9.15 ENGINEERING: CRAFT AND SCIENCE
Working from Drawings 7: From Drawing to Work

They say that baby animals (including humans) "imprint" on the first face and voice they hear. It does make me wonder if the TV was on and I was listening by some sort of osmosis, because you couldn't come up with a programme which is more "me"!

[jmorgan]

At least the Archers were on the radio.

[NDA]

Housewives' Choice on the Light Programme.

[SLCZ3]

Not a lot!!

[Halmyre]

'Wells Fargo'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Wells_Fargo

and on STV it was 'Skyport', a long-forgotten Granada TV series set in an airport.

On the radio it was 'Round Britain Quiz' on the Home Service and 'Educating Archie' on the Light Programme.

[HairyMaclary]

Lynchie999 said:

Rolf Harris Cartoon Time was on BBC 1 the day I was born!

Jim'll fix it was on for me

Was also born on a Liverpool derby day. The old man had a season ticket too, but missed it...

[belleair302]

Camberwick Green was on Monday 23rd Sept 1968. Blue Peter and Hector's House, Z cars, Sherlock Holmes and the Stanley Baxter show. BBC1

BBC 2 was Morecambe and Wise with Bruce Forsythe.

BBC Radio 1. Tony Blackburn and the great Kenny Everitt.

[BryanC]

Workers playtime
BBC Home service if you need to know :-)

[MartinQ]

An interview with Maggie about her first year in office on BBC1, and on BBC2, an Open University programme on Moral Responsibility.

[Bungleaio]

Starsky and Hutch on 1 and Playhouse on 2 which was a repeat.

[CooperD]

Born at 10 p.m. on 7th May 1963 and the late, great Alan Whicker was on the TV then. Superb.

[poing]

BBC1 the world cup
BBC2 cricket

Explains why I dislike football and cricket.