What was on the BBC when you were born?

What was on the BBC when you were born?

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Nom de ploom

4,890 posts

176 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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

3,440 posts

155 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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Rolf Harris Cartoon Time was on BBC 1 the day I was born!

hippyredcardyikes

littlebasher

3,793 posts

173 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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

29,441 posts

281 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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TV didn't start until 3 pm when I was born. On the BBC home service it was STORIES and RHYMES

BertB

1,101 posts

227 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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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

122,335 posts

267 months

Friday 17th October 2014
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I always thought that "Gharbar" was the Indian elephant version of "Barbar".

grumpyscot

1,280 posts

194 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

9,007 posts

214 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

12,720 posts

238 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

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36,010 posts

286 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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At least the Archers were on the radio.

NDA

21,757 posts

227 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Housewives' Choice on the Light Programme. smile

SLCZ3

1,209 posts

207 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Not a lot!!

Halmyre

11,322 posts

141 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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'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

3,678 posts

197 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Lynchie999 said:
Rolf Harris Cartoon Time was on BBC 1 the day I was born!

hippyredcardyikes
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

6,879 posts

209 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

1,108 posts

240 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Workers playtime
BBC Home service if you need to know :-)

MartinQ

796 posts

183 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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An interview with Maggie about her first year in office on BBC1, and on BBC2, an Open University programme on Moral Responsibility.

Bungleaio

6,343 posts

204 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Starsky and Hutch on 1 and Playhouse on 2 which was a repeat.

CooperD

2,893 posts

179 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Born at 10 p.m. on 7th May 1963 and the late, great Alan Whicker was on the TV then. Superb.

poing

8,743 posts

202 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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BBC1 the world cup
BBC2 cricket

Explains why I dislike football and cricket.