Anyone Remember When There Were Only 3...

[sandyRoe]

... television channels and the highlights of the viewing week included, The Rockford Files, Petrocelli, and Cannon?

A golden age of television.

[brainiac]

// I wish there was a "Nostalgia Channel" where I could watch those programmes and take myself back.//

There is.  It's called Talking Pictures TV and not only shows obscure old (mainly British) films, but also old TV series like Crown Court, The Brothers, Rumpole of the Bailey, Danger UXB, Van der Valk, ZCars..... 

Freeview Channel 82

[andres]

 [email protected]  ---didn't we have the repeats in a morning a few years back?. Can't  remember which programmes.

[theshedman]

I can remember standing for the National Anthem just before the TV would go off.

[gingejbee]

andres...these aren't repeats. They are "pre-showings" ie Emmerdale's Monday 7.30pm episode will be available from 7 am on Monday...same with The Street. On ITVX.

[sandyRoe]

I was wrong about Circus Boy.  My excuse is that it was a very long time ago.

 

Anyone remember the catchphrase, "Oi'll give it five."?

[andres]

Thanks -gingejbee.

[barry1010]

The Brummie on Juke Box Jury.  She released a record with the same title 

[barry1010]

Ooes, she was a Black Country girl on Thank Your Lucky Stars

[New Judge]

“Our dad had us stand by the sea and imagine we had a shell to our ears!”

Stand by the sea? Stand by the sea?

I didn’t see the see until I was 37!!! 

We couldn’t afford a telly and I was sent down to the local TV shop to watch it hrough the window. When I came back I had to tell Mum & Dad what was on. I became quite proficient in lipreading. 

Anyone remember the catchphrase, "Oi'll give it five."?

Yes. It was Janice Nicholls and the programme was “Thank Your Lucky Stars.” There was a slot in the programme where the latest record releases were reviewed and Janice was a panel member.

[nicebloke1]

Well the first tv we had was rented in our house, you had to put 10p in the meter that was attached to the back of the tv, and would be empted every two weeks or so by the shop you rented it from. The drawback with this system was, the tv would run out of time and switch off just as the indians attacked Ward Bonds waggon train, you would run around looking for a ten pence to top it up again, but all in vain the western would just be ending by the time it came back on. Ok, go next door and ask them what happened. :0))))

[New Judge]

"Ok, go next door and ask them what happened. :0))))"

No need. You knew that Seth Adams and Flint McCullough would see those darn redskins off!  😀😀

[nicebloke1]

:•) ^^

[Buenchico]

Who needs CGI and special effects ❓

[Buenchico]

A lovely collection of material from the 1950s:
 

[nicebloke1]

Brilliaint video, that family must have been posh, our TV had just 4 screw on legs that wibble wobbled :•)