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Maggiemaybe

You’ve just beaten me to it, nannafizz! I’ve just been checking through the thread to see if anyone had mentioned Pigeon Street, which my lot loved.

My DS was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. We used to rush home from playgroup to watch it. I had a cutter in the shape of an engine that I used to use on his lunchtime sandwiches. Happy days (though I did think, and still do, that the Thomas books were really boring).

Going back to my day, my mother hated Bill and Ben - she thought I’d end up copying the way they spoke.

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Stanley Unwin meets Bill and Ben!

Maggiemaybe I so agree with your judgement on Thomas the Tank Engine : a more boring piece of writing does not exist.
My background is Early Years teaching, and am passionate about literature for the young, but I just couldn't read Rev Awdry's terrible prose, even to please my besotted son.
I resorted to story tapes...remember them ?

You’ve just beaten me to it, nannafizz! I’ve just been checking through the thread to see if anyone had mentioned Pigeon Street, which my lot loved.

My DS was obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine. We used to rush home from playgroup to watch it. I had a cutter in the shape of an engine that I used to use on his lunchtime sandwiches. Happy days (though I did think, and still do, that the Thomas books were really boring).

Going back to my day, my mother hated Bill and Ben - she thought I’d end up copying the way they spoke.

My daughters both loved pigeon street especially the lorry driver who I think was called long distance Clara

I had a manager who sounded just like Custard from Roobarb and Custard.

And the one with the Muppet's was Fraggle Rock

It was called the singing ringing tree Whiff

A reminder of very happy times

I used to love all those and especially Andy Pandy. There was Pinky and Perky and the Flowerpot Men. They definitely don't make them like they used to. I can still remember sitting down with my nana to watch "Watch with Mother"

What I love about these ol children's programmes is that they were not frenetic as they are now. They assumed that a child could become absorbed in a gentle tale.
I do think very that little ones being bombarded with fast-moving garish images and loud sound has an impact on their developing brains. Maybe connected with subsequent ADHD?

Ivor the engine was a favourite. Plus others people have mentioned. Anyone remember Belle and Sebastian about a girl and a large dog? There was a creepy children's programme which had a singing tree but can't remember what it was called think it was French dubbed into English. Magic roundabout came on before the news .

I liked the puppet and animation versions of things . Lot is now cartoon . Seeing some of the programmes my grandsons watch aren't as innocent as programmes where when I was young or my children. They are more violent think it's paw patrol where there is a battle against the man with the freaky cats . Also the one where the animal children are larger than the adults looking after them and the one animal child takes his shorts off in the playground and runs around in his pants . Can't remember what it's called .

What happened to Barnacle Bill and what was the Muppet one I think it had a lighthouse . Oh my memory wish I could remember name of things . 🤦🤦🤦🤦

It always tickled me that they got Derek Jacobi to do the voiceover for In The Night Garden - I think he said he did it for his young nephews and nieces!

Thanks #Allira for reminding me of this lunchtime ritual. I did exactly the same with my son and he would always say

"Is it time for the Suvillans now?".

From then on they were always The Suvillans in our house.

My children loved the Herbs: Lady Rosemary, Sir Basil,, Parsley the lion, Sage the owl annd all the little chives! Any one remember any other characters? Rhubarb and Custard, loved the music we all danced to it.

My early child hood was without TV but oh I loved Children’s hour on the radio. The lovely dramas. I used to ger so excited when The Box of Delights was broadcast, at Christmas time. Not every year but always with the same music, The Jewels of the Madonna’

NotSpaghetti

We didn't have a TV when (most of) our children were small.
When we did get one we rarely watched it. I have no memories of watching children's TV with any of mine.

I used to pick DS up from the school nursery, then we'd have lunch and settle down to watch Mr Ben followed by The Sullivans. He usually had a quick nap, snuggled up with me, while the Sullivans was on. 🙂
Happy days.

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We didn't have a TV when (most of) our children were small.
When we did get one we rarely watched it. I have no memories of watching children's TV with any of mine.

Yes, I remember all these programmes, watched them with children and grandchildren.

The biggest spotty dog you ever did see.

Sara and Hoppity always freaked me out

Allira

One of my DD loved Crystal Tipps and Alistair - I'd completely forgotten them!

Does anyone remember Bod? DS liked Bod.
I did wonder if our dear Gransnetter, Auntieflo, picked her name from Bod's Aunt Flo, who was sometimes in a baking mood. 🙂

Loved Bod. The music immediately sprang to mind when I read your post Allira

Rhubarb and Custard! Beautifully spoken by Richard Briers, I think.

One of my DD loved Crystal Tipps and Alistair - I'd completely forgotten them!

Does anyone remember Bod? DS liked Bod.
I did wonder if our dear Gransnetter, Auntieflo, picked her name from Bod's Aunt Flo, who was sometimes in a baking mood. 🙂

Strangely only today I foud myself thinking about Chrystal Tips and Alistair (not sure of spelling). This was a Watch with Mother programme and my late DD one day was so upset when I couldn't understand what she meant when saying TissueAla. It was the next time the programme was on when she got excited and shouted TissueAla that I knew what she had been meaning. Sad and happy memory.

I loved the Woodentops especially Spotty Dog. My Mum said my big brother and I used to cry at the end of the programme and she had to console us. On the very odd occasion I watch TV with my toddler grand daughter I find it to loud and fast moving apart from Bluey which is rather sweet.