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Title: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 27, 2009, 08:51:57 am
Hi All

Sorry I have not posted for some time. After the recent state election, which my side of politics lost, I have decided to get more involved and I don't seem to have much time anymore. I still look in everyday but have not posted anything.

I have been going to youtube to show my wife, who was brought up in Australia, all the children's programs that I grew up with in the UK. Such as Watch With Mother, Bill and Ben, Mary Mungo and Midge, Captain Pugwash, Ivor The Engine and dare I say The Clangers not to mention The Wombles, Catweazle, Worzel Gumidge, Andy Pandy, Pinky & Perky and Sooty but of coarse the origanal Basil Brush was my favorite. Seeing that most of these never made it to Australia my wife is fascinated at what I used to watch. I can vaguely remember one that I can not find as I don't have the name. It involved a family of Penguins from memory and the only catch phrase I can remember is "Baby Penguin" I think in a Welsh accent????? Does anyone remember this one it was around the late sixties.

Regards David

PS

Any of Gerry Andersons creations is must view TV even today.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on May 27, 2009, 09:10:17 am
I don't know the answer to 'baby penguin'

But I just found this when looking.
http://www.wwwk.co.uk/television/childrens-tv/60s.htm

brings back many a memory.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 27, 2009, 09:30:39 am
Hi TT

Just had a look and there are some on there I had forgotten. Thanks for the link. It is amazing what memories flood back when you just see a picture of these shows. The place you lived and the friends you used to play with at the time.

Regards David
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Circlip on May 27, 2009, 10:08:26 am
  "Pingu" ??????

 Regards   Ian.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on May 27, 2009, 10:24:45 am
Pingu was 80s.
And I think they spoke Pingu (maybe Norwegian), I know this as my brother's baby daughter was fluent in Pingu at the age of three and they had trouble getting her to speak English. No jest.
She had watched Pingu on video everyday as a baby. :embarrassed:
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 27, 2009, 12:22:40 pm
As TT said not Pingu. It was a stop go mation along the lines of the Clangers. From memory I think the Penguins were knitted from wool???
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: polaris on May 27, 2009, 08:28:50 pm

Dear Bigfella,

Re the Penguins I am sure you are right but for the life of me I can't remember!!!

However, as far as the Clangers are concerned I think they were superb... hilarious in fact even for adults. There was one 'scene' that has stood out for many years, and I wish I could see it again... this was a Moon Scene with craters, and the 'little devils' were popping out to music all over... no-one who has not seen this can appreciate how funny it was! {-) It has lived long in my memory as one of those one off classics that cannot be repeated these days as they don't have the people an skill to do it now - like the Two Ronnies and Morcome & Wise. However, the last vestiges of the old skills lie in the creators of Wallace & Gromit... long may they hold their position as the last true commedians!!! {-) O0 :-)) :-)

Regards, Bernard
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: polaris on May 28, 2009, 12:00:05 am

... actually, beyond Wallace & Gromit, can any body else think of anything real Comedy on GB TV today????????????? No... because there isn't anything at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What has been portrayed and offered for children on television this last ten years + in GB is insane garbled utter rubbish... a sign of the continuing degradation and incomprehension of proper education by those who are supposed 'to know'... and some wonder why we have the moronic infantile attitudes of certain youngsters today... oh, I add, maybe it's: ejucation, ejucation, ejucation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;) Heaven help is all......................

Oh well, we live in a new and better World I am led to believe... supposed to be a better one I gather....... maybe we are all supposed to think we are all better off and better ejucated?????????????????????????????

God help us all.... eh..........................???
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on May 28, 2009, 12:24:32 am
Hi David,

You're still there, then. You didn't get washed, or blown, away in the recent (very) wild weather? We were due to have a regatta last weekend with the lads from Springfield Lakes, but we had to call it off.

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: andygh on May 28, 2009, 01:03:13 am
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actually, beyond Wallace & Gromit, can any body else think of anything real Comedy on GB TV today????????????? No... because there isn't anything at all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What has been portrayed and offered for children on television this last ten years + in GB is insane garbled utter rubbish... a sign of the continuing degradation and incomprehension of proper education by those who are supposed 'to know'... and some wonder why we have the moronic infantile attitudes of certain youngsters today... oh, I add, maybe it's: ejucation, ejucation, ejucation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Heaven help is all......................

Oh well, we live in a new and better World I am led to believe... supposed to be a better one I gather....... maybe we are all supposed to think we are all better off and better ejucated?????????????????????????????

God help us all.... eh..........................???

It's your age  {-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 28, 2009, 03:14:42 am
Hi Peter

Yes we survived the deluge here. However my Mother in law had two 30 year old Golden Pines uprooted from her place. A shame as they were planted when the house was built and they have pictures of them as nothing more than saplings. How did you fare in your area??

Regards David
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on May 28, 2009, 04:48:48 am
David,

We had winds up to 130 kph which uprooted trees all along the coastline, tore branches off trees, blew down fences and generally caused havoc. There was one house which had its roof blown off but, remarkably, there was not a great deal of property damage. We registered over 220 mm of rain in a week, but other areas had LOTS more, exceeding 500 mm in some places. The beaches did not fare so well, with massive amounts of sand being washed away, and the frontal dunes were badly eroded. The so called Wave Rider buoy, moored 4 nautical miles off Lennox Head and which transmits wave heights to the Coast Guard tower, measured a maximum wave height of 14 metres. Waves on the beaches were up to 8 metres high.

The photo shows Shelley Beach, Ballina after the storms. The sand dunes used to slope gently down to the sandy beach, but now there is very little sand, just exposed rocks. The sand will eventually return, but it will take several years for the beaches to recover.

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 28, 2009, 06:30:49 am
Hi Bernard

The Clangers were one of my favorites. I think it was ahead of its time. One episode that I remember is when a space craft from Earth lands on their moon and the Clangers want to build a spaceship and fly to earth but when they see through a telescope what a war mongering and smog ridden planet we are they decided it was a bad idea. Very socially aware for its time and very entertaining. Unlike the children's programs of today especially the digital animation which is quite eary.

Peter

Looks quite devastating on the beaches. I think our Beaches had a bit of a battering and the council has already started on a replenishing program. It being our biggest asset on the Gold Coast the council is always ready to spend a lot of money on the beaches.

Regards David

Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Seaspray on May 28, 2009, 06:42:41 am
Here is a site of theme songs I stumbled across while looking for the 60s Ghost Squad theme.

There is a lot of childrens t.v. programmes listed.

http://www.televisiontunes.com/g-theme-songs.html

"Fanderson",  is Gerry Anderson's  official fan site. Was in it for many years and meet a lot of  actors.


Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: polaris on May 28, 2009, 08:06:47 am

Dear Andy,

Just a quick note before going out. I think you may be right!!!

Dear David,

Very subtle in quite a few ways. Good prog., it would probably go down well again if they re showed them from time to time. As Andy says, unfortunately age might have something to do with this!!!......................

Regards, Bernard
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 28, 2009, 08:55:33 am
Just on todays kids programs The Night Garden has to be the worst. It insults the intelligence of the preschooler and quite frankly is rubbish.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Mark47 on May 28, 2009, 06:58:01 pm
As TT said not Pingu. It was a stop go mation along the lines of the Clangers. From memory I think the Penguins were knitted from wool???

Did it have anything to do with Bag puss. Or was this a little later?

Mark
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: warspite on May 28, 2009, 07:26:37 pm
MEET THE PENGUINS 1952

Mother and Father Penguin have three children, a boy called Beesie, a girl called Boffles and a baby called Bobo. They all live in an igloo with Aunt Penelope. Every programme ended with Aunt Penelope, in her rocking chair, singing a song to the children which started: "Don't you forget".

Thought the crew from guess the boat 4 would have easily found this, I can remember Fireball XL5 by gerry anderson i think, no one else i know appears too though

found it on wirlygig
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Liverbudgie2 on May 28, 2009, 07:47:34 pm
And the the Wooden Tops, Muffin the Mule, Prudence Kitten, Pinky and Perky, Larry the Lamb and Andy Pandy, The Magic Roundabout, Postman Pat, Paddington Bear and the many others I can't remember right now.......

LB
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: garston1 on May 28, 2009, 07:56:44 pm
i was more of a thunderbirds, captain scarlett, stingray, joe 90, ufo, secret service, kinda child. I think they made me into the gadgetophile i am today
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on May 29, 2009, 03:21:43 am
I remember Fireball XL5, with that demented monkey.

Who remembers (forgive spelling) Topo Gigio - The little Italian mouse.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: John C on May 29, 2009, 08:28:07 am
I'm going to sound old now...................what about supercar, that pre-dated fireball xl5 but I doubt they'll show either again (black and white).

John C
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on May 29, 2009, 10:37:15 am
My mother said I used to love supercar, but when I saw it about 20 years ago, I had no recollection of anything.

So my earliest Anderson of remeberance is Fireball XL5.

Stingray I remember well.

And if you were into thunderbirds, and you have a sardonic and irreverant sense of humour, you will love the film/DVD
 Team America : World Police.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: John C on May 29, 2009, 10:58:34 am
Before I moved to Yorkshire about 15 years ago now. My neighbour in London was an Anderson groupie and had videos of all the Anderson stuff, so I got to watch all the old stuff again.
Never how you recall it to be though, and I couldn't bring myself to part with £450 for the buy it now price that someone paid for a studio model of Stingray on fleabay recently (well I could, but the loss of certain anatomy when her indoors found out put me off).

John C
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: andygh on May 29, 2009, 11:15:31 am
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Never how you recall it to be though, and I couldn't bring myself to part with £450 for the buy it now price that someone paid for a studio model of Stingray on fleabay recently (well I could, but the loss of certain anatomy when her indoors found out put me off).


Ha, good call  :o
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: w3bby on May 29, 2009, 11:36:07 am
Not to forget Crackerjack :-))
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Leaky on May 29, 2009, 01:24:43 pm
Who remembers 'Michael Bentines potty time' its not as dodgy as it sounds  :-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: warspite on May 29, 2009, 03:08:48 pm
 :-) with the fles diarama's, very funny sketches with the little potatoe shape figures  :-))
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: catengineman on May 29, 2009, 10:27:02 pm
Do you by any chance mean     PINGU

baby penguin was the star but it had mum dad and a sort of story?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTWv63RyLP8
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 30, 2009, 07:11:49 am
No not Pingu it was a sort of animation but not Clay. It was stop motion (if that is the correct name) The penguins were made of knitted wool.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: warspite on May 30, 2009, 09:18:52 am
MEET THE PENGUINS 1952

Mother and Father Penguin have three children, a boy called Beesie, a girl called Boffles and a baby called Bobo. They all live in an igloo with Aunt Penelope. Every programme ended with Aunt Penelope, in her rocking chair, singing a song to the children which started: "Don't you forget".

found it on wirlygig

is it this bigfella ? :D

OH - he's probably gone to bed
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 30, 2009, 01:03:46 pm
MEET THE PENGUINS 1952

Mother and Father Penguin have three children, a boy called Beesie, a girl called Boffles and a baby called Bobo. They all live in an igloo with Aunt Penelope. Every programme ended with Aunt Penelope, in her rocking chair, singing a song to the children which started: "Don't you forget".

found it on wirlygig

is it this bigfella ? :D

OH - he's probably gone to bed

No still up, and no it is not Meet The Penguins, but thanks for looking.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: malcolmfrary on May 30, 2009, 10:33:26 pm
I do recall being on a six week residential training course about 1968.  After tea (possibly an early dinner for the posh) me and my mate used to gallop off to the BBCTV room (i.e. the room with a telly in it tuned to BBC1) to catch Magic Roundabout.  After two or three days, we were noticed, and others turned up.  The next week there was a sudden exodus.  The last three weeks of the course that room was crowded solid.
On an earlier course, pre-evening meal watching was Thunderbirds.  Great fun cheering the baddies on and laughing our socks off at the string. 
Childrens programs then were really wasted on children, sadly present day ones seem to be written and performed by, presumably adults, but adults who think children should never develop.  Grumpy old git rant over.
Anybody remember Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble & Grubb?  Sorted all manner of dire emergencies but never a fire.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Ghost in the shell on May 30, 2009, 10:41:23 pm
anyone remember zelda and the terrahawks?
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on May 30, 2009, 11:26:33 pm
I remember Fireball XL5, with that demented monkey.

Monkey?? Silly boy! It was a Lazoon.
 
Could never work out how that thing took off at such a slow speed, even with the long run-up and tilted ramp. I guess it was Gerry and Sylvia's secret (or the cunningly hidden piece of string attached to its fins..........).

Got some more Andersonia  -
Supercar, with Mike Mercury - Freddie's Grandad;
Torchy the Battery Boy - James Poll's Grandad?
Four Feather Falls, with Tex Tucker - which sounds like either something you could eat or be sectioned under the Mental Health Act for.
Joe Ninety - should have gone to Specsavers

The there were the endless 60s cowboy shows:
The Range Rider - with his sidekick Dick West
The Lone Ranger - without Dick West (yeah - I know  it was Tonto)
Maverick (Brett, Bart and Beau - take yer pick)
Bonanza (Old F^rts on even older horses)
Bronco (Toilet paper?)
Sugarfoot (<Censored>)

I'm with Doc Frary on this one - Eric Thompson for God!

FLJ ("On our way 'ome")
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: nhp651 on May 30, 2009, 11:40:10 pm
My favorite puppet show preceeded all those you have mentioned, and that was Four Feather Falls,
But I thought all you antipodeans would have been mourning the loss of Number 96, or at least Tin Town(?), not to mention the original Flying Doctors with ( I think) an old Dak DC3 and the inimitable SKIPPY. {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on May 31, 2009, 12:55:42 am
not to mention the original Flying Doctors with ( I think) an old Dak DC3

Neil, the aircraft used in the old TV series, The Flying Doctors, was actually a Government Aircraft Factory (GAF) Nomad N22. The RFDS currently uses Pilatus PC12 turboprops, among others.

I think most of have now recovered from the loss of Number 96, which ran from 1972 to 1977, and was (in)famous for its nude scenes. It caused massive controversy at the time.

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 31, 2009, 07:59:21 am
Peter, don't forget The Box. Or Skyways and the show that only lasted a couple of episodes because it was garbage Arcade.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: wombat on May 31, 2009, 10:07:33 am
Always remember that during the summer holidays, schools broadcasting was replaced by a whole series of very badly dubbed european import programmes

Belle & Sebastian
The Flashing Blade
The Aeronauts

To name but a few. I think most of them were French.

Anyone remember the Eastern European cartoons that used to appear, like Mole and Ludwig. Far better than all that Hanna-Barbera crap that was piped in from the US. Even when I was young enough to watch it I couldn't stick it.

Wom
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: warspite on May 31, 2009, 12:09:37 pm
Those french programs and the three musketeers cartoon was on the best fore runner to saturday swap shop type format and was called BANANA SPLITS with ringo bungle drooper and a hairy elephant i cannot rember the name of - oh an a manic cuckoo clock whose head span around - classic
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: malcolmfrary on May 31, 2009, 12:54:54 pm
Sunday afternoons.  Noggin the Nog, a small Norman/Viking.  Usually versus his evil uncle, Nogbad the Bad.  Assistance from the Ice Dragon.  Made by Smallfilms, if memory serves.
Not having a telly at the time, I missed out on childhood TV when I was that age, but on the electric wireless there was the Goon Show and, with a lot of tuner twiddling, Riders of the Range on Radio Luxembourg.  And Journey into Space, to be listened to from a place of safety, like behind the sofa.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: wombat on May 31, 2009, 01:20:04 pm
Those french programs and the three musketeers cartoon was on the best fore runner to saturday swap shop type format and was called BANANA SPLITS with ringo bungle drooper and a hairy elephant i cannot rember the name of - oh an a manic cuckoo clock whose head span around - classic

They were actually Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky - that one was the elephant, which never actually spoke.

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Sunday afternoons.  Noggin the Nog, a small Norman/Viking.  Usually versus his evil uncle, Nogbad the Bad.  Assistance from the Ice Dragon.  Made by Smallfilms, if memory serves.

Certainly was - Oliver Postgate's voice was a part of my childhood - from Noggin the Nog to Ivor the Engine via the Clangers and Bagpuss. The dragon was called Groliffe and I think that the Nogs were based on Vikings (though not the raidng sort)

Wom
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: warspite on May 31, 2009, 01:26:12 pm
Very true - memories not what it used to be, still think it was the best program bar the french flashing blade bit  :}
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Marks Model Bits on May 31, 2009, 02:08:35 pm
Those french programs and the three musketeers cartoon was on the best fore runner to saturday swap shop type format and was called BANANA SPLITS with ringo bungle drooper and a hairy elephant i cannot rember the name of - oh an a manic cuckoo clock whose head span around - classic

The Banana Splits characters were Fleegle, a dog, Bingo, a gorilla, drooper, a lion and Snork, an elephant... Ah yes it brings back happy memories.....

My personal favorite has to be the Muppet Show.....

Mark
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on May 31, 2009, 02:26:08 pm
Spent part of my childhood in Malta in the 60s and TV was only on for 3 hours a day. However it being close to Sicily we could pick up RAI the Italian TV network and at the time if we wanted to watch more than the 3 hours of English language TV we had to learn Italian as all the RAI programs were dubbed. As a child that was pretty easy I could speak fluant Maltese and Italian but can not remember either now other than swear words. It was funny watching The Monkees in Italian.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: John C on May 31, 2009, 04:22:27 pm
Just a blurred recollection, but was there a character called Fergus fish?

John C
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Ghost in the shell on May 31, 2009, 05:32:06 pm
thunderbirds
joe 90

oh fraggle rock also appeared as a kids TV show

as a kid i also used to watch The A-Team and battlestar galactica, (which was, and is in mu opinion better than the original star trek series).  who also remembers MacGuyver?
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Bryan Young on May 31, 2009, 05:40:20 pm
without delving into all the back posts....I still reckon that (apart from "the Clangers") the Magic Roundabout should be up there in the Premier League. BY.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Ghost in the shell on May 31, 2009, 05:41:54 pm
and i still think that dillon was on something VERY dodgy.

Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: malcolmfrary on May 31, 2009, 09:13:48 pm
Nah, Dylan just had naturally a very relaxed outlook.
I had the misfortune to see some of the original French production from before Eric Thompson's voice was added.  Pre Thomson, rubbish, with his narration, pure genius.  As Jasper Carrptt said later, "Hectors House", which was a replacement in the slot, "was rubbish.  It's for kids".
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: kiwi on May 31, 2009, 09:15:16 pm
Definitely the goons TV show, using the puppets - just brilliant - wish you could get them on DVD. Me and my brother would huddle around the radio in the dark (after we went to bed), with the sound turned way down so parents wouldn't hear, every time the Goon Show came on. Mostly UK programs on the radio and TV in those days here in NZ. Then the TV show when we eventually had TV.
kiwi
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: nhp651 on June 01, 2009, 02:04:25 pm
cheers, Peter.
It was a pure guess at a Dakota, being so very long ago, but I used to love the prog.
Have never seen it come up on TV "Gold" though, sadly.
You wouldn't have a pic of the old plane for nostalgia would you.
neil.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on June 01, 2009, 11:33:39 pm
Neil, which old plane do you mean, the Dak or the Nomad?

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on June 01, 2009, 11:39:48 pm
Neil, the aircraft used in the old TV series, The Flying Doctors, was actually a Government Aircraft Factory (GAF) Nomad N22. The RFDS currently uses Pilatus PC12 turboprops, among others.
Peter.

I have a vague recollection it was a three-engined DH Drover in the original series. Was the Nomad 22 the same thing in Australian clothing?
FLJ
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on June 02, 2009, 01:17:18 am
Just thought of some more, Randle & Hopkirk (Deceased) I wanted a full white outfit just like that as a kid. The Champions was a bit spooky for a 6 year old but I loved it.The best detective type show would have been The Persuaders with Roger More and Tony Curtis, what a pairing. Here In Australia the TV network that showed The Professionals had the Saturday night timeslot sown up for about 5 years. First up was The Professionals followed by The Sweeney it was the top rater for its time slot and no matter how many times they repeated it we all watched it. But still the best sow ever was Minder I wanted to be just like Arfur, doing deals and always one step ahead.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Albion on June 02, 2009, 02:32:48 am
They were actually Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky - that one was the elephant, which never actually spoke.

Wom
One banana, two banana, three banana, four
Four bananas make a bunch and so do many more
Flipping like a pancake, popping like a cork
Fleagle, Bingo, drooper and snork

Nope don’t remember that one  :-))


The Flashing Blade

Wom

In late 80’s or early 90’s there was a Saturday morning kids show which took the flashing blade and redubbed it with Coronation Street style accents, hysterical, one of the glamorous ladies saying “eh up me pet”
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on June 02, 2009, 05:48:29 am
FLJ, the Royal Flying Doctor Service did use the De Havilland Drover, but I'm fairly sure the Nomad was the aircraft used in the TV series. However I'm open to correction, it WAS a long time ago. The RFDS's current fron line aircraft is the Pilatus PC 12.

The GAF Nomad was an Australian designed and built aircraft, intended for STOL operations off rough strips, but was plagued by problems. It was a financial and operational disaster.

Some info here  http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_GAF_nomad.html (http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_GAF_nomad.html)

and here  http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/RiskManagement/nomadic.html (http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/RiskManagement/nomadic.html)

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: nhp651 on June 02, 2009, 12:52:44 pm
that looks too modern for the one i don't remember from the old black and white flying doctors, peter.
perhaps we're not thinking of the same series.
the one i remember was an old rear tail wheeler.
neil.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Leaky on June 02, 2009, 04:01:41 pm
Always remember that during the summer holidays, schools broadcasting was replaced by a whole series of very badly dubbed European import programmes

Belle & Sebastian
The Flashing Blade
The Aeronauts

To name but a few. I think most of them were French
Are you forgetting 'white horses' i fell in love with the girl in that and i bet you can whistle the theme to 'robinson Crusoe' :-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: meechingman on June 02, 2009, 08:35:40 pm
Quote from: leaky
Are you forgetting 'white horses' i fell in love with the girl in that and i bet you can whistle the theme to 'robinson Crusoe' :-)

Ooh dear, I wasn't the only one in love then! And yes, I can whistle or play the whole Robinson Crusoe Suite - never seen the music but I've never forgotten a note either.

There was another one that was always repeated, 'The Singing, Ringing Tree'. Anyone remember that import?

Andy
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: wombat on June 02, 2009, 09:14:53 pm
Always remember that during the summer holidays, schools broadcasting was replaced by a whole series of very badly dubbed European import programmes

Belle & Sebastian
The Flashing Blade
The Aeronauts

To name but a few. I think most of them were French
Are you forgetting 'white horses' i fell in love with the girl in that and i bet you can whistle the theme to 'robinson Crusoe' :-)

I remember White Horses - but thought that one was English. Vaugely remember Robinson Crusoe - but can't place the music.

The Singing Ringing Tree - what this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XqMF5ou7hE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XqMF5ou7hE)

Wom
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Leaky on June 02, 2009, 10:15:44 pm
http://www.davidsemporium.co.uk/_SIXTEEN.html
my new ringtone :-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on June 03, 2009, 01:53:34 am
Does anybody remember 'Follyfoot'.

Kind of 1970 youff version of 'Black Beauty'.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: bigfella on June 03, 2009, 03:26:11 am
Does anybody remember 'Follyfoot'.

Kind of 1970 youff version of 'Black Beauty'.

Yes I remember it and the lightning tree which was at the stables. As a kid I did kind of fancy the girl in that show.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on June 03, 2009, 03:34:44 am
Neil, the series I remember, and the only one I can find any reference to, is this one, first shown in 1984 http://www.crawfords.com.au/libary/drama/flyingdocs.shtml (http://www.crawfords.com.au/libary/drama/flyingdocs.shtml)

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on June 03, 2009, 06:03:59 am
I remember watchin a show when I was a kid, and so the 1960s is probably it.
'The Flying Doctor'

I found this on google, but cannot get the link to work. Maybe the great Firewall of China
The Flying Doctor (Associated-British)(1959-60) starring Richard ... - [ 翻译此页 ]After 'The Flying Doctor' Richard Denning co-starred in the following series:- ... "The Flying Doctor" was produced because of the popularity of the ...
www.angelfire.com/retro/cta/UK/FlyingDoctor.htm - 40k -

I also remeber an 80s remake
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on June 03, 2009, 06:14:56 am
The one I remember was a TV series, rather than a film. Perhaps the one you mention is the one Neil is thinking of.

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on June 03, 2009, 06:17:01 am
It was TV
39 episodes, just found this.
http://www.whosdatedwho.com/topic/6238/the-flying-doctor.htm

Old black and white programme. I used to love it.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: malcolmfrary on June 03, 2009, 11:02:32 am
I remember The Flying Doctor originally as a radio series (Bill Kerr - "Flying doctor to Wallumboola" being the remembered phrase) and seeing the occasional TV episode when visiting a rich relative with a telly (back in the '50's).  I think the plane in that series was some sort of tri-motor.
The Goon Show was best on radio - the pictures that your mind creates inside your head are always better than those imposed by TV.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Peter Fitness on June 04, 2009, 12:01:20 am
TT, I've never heard of that series. It seems to be a British production, looking at the cast list, and I doubt it made it on to Australian TV.

TV commenced in Australia in 1956, in time for the Melbourne Olympic Games, and most of the programming was American based. Shows such as Bonanza, Hawaii 5 Oh, Bourbon Street Beat, and Rawhide, I Love Lucy, and The Honeymooners were the mainstay of the early days.

Peter.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: nhp651 on June 04, 2009, 07:57:44 am
I think you're right there Peter. mind, it was so long ago and in black and white that the memory faids.
I am amazed though that the Australian TV companies didn't buy it to distribute. It was, as I remember a really good series, and even as a kid I used to look forward to every saturday night. :-))
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs (FOUND IT)
Post by: bigfella on July 21, 2009, 08:42:51 am
I found the programme I was looking for it was called Pingwings here is the first episode. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwL9DA84Wus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwL9DA84Wus)

Regards David
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Ghost in the shell on July 21, 2009, 03:22:35 pm
FLJ, the Royal Flying Doctor Service did use the De Havilland Drover, but I'm fairly sure the Nomad was the aircraft used in the TV series. However I'm open to correction, it WAS a long time ago. The RFDS's current fron line aircraft is the Pilatus PC 12.

The GAF Nomad was an Australian designed and built aircraft, intended for STOL operations off rough strips, but was plagued by problems. It was a financial and operational disaster.

Some info here  http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_GAF_nomad.html (http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_GAF_nomad.html)

and here  http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/RiskManagement/nomadic.html (http://www.iasa.com.au/folders/Safety_Issues/RiskManagement/nomadic.html)

Peter.
flying doctors GAF Nomad
(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/1109/69198789.th.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=Pq99DX0)
tv show flyer
(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/955/41591496.th.jpg) (http://www.postimage.org/image.php?v=aV1wJ7cr)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Leaky on July 22, 2009, 07:10:44 am
Could Martin set up a conference thing with web cams and stuff  so we could have a X factor thing singing the songs from all these shows'whos going to do 'marina aaaaaaah' from Stingray %%
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Klunk on July 22, 2009, 05:11:40 pm
banana splits, twizzle, charlton and the wheelies, pipkins, rainbow, mary mungo and midge, catch the pidgeon (hence the nickname), The sullivans (torture), terrahawks, lamb chop, rent a ghost, the lost islands....to name but a few and yes i'm 42!!!!!!

pete
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Perkasaman2 on July 22, 2009, 11:35:07 pm
What about Captain Pugwash ( me hearties) Richard Greene - Adventures of Robin Hood, William Tell , Ivanhoe, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke?  Later on Zcars, Dixon of Dock Green, Maigret, No Hiding Place, Emergency Ward 10, Doctor Finlay's Casebook,  OSS
(I must be the oldest guy on this thread.)  :-)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Colin Bishop on July 23, 2009, 11:31:21 am
Whirlybirds!

I used to make Meccano models of them...
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Roger in France on July 23, 2009, 11:34:37 am
No, you are not the oldest. It is just that the rest of us have lost our memories!

Roger in France (is that right? Oh yes!)
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Circlip on July 23, 2009, 12:47:31 pm
One of the intro start shots on the original (B/W) Flying doctor series showed the trademark DH givaway of the air intake "Mouth" like the Chippe, another of Bentines creations not mentioned was "The Bumblies". Our School ceilings were subject to being cleaned with a long stick when you were on detention.

     Regards  Ian.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: tigertiger on July 23, 2009, 02:44:16 pm
My favourite show of childhood was I think How.

The series was popular in the 1970s, with Fred Dinenage, Jack Hargreaves, Jon Miller and Bunty James

Science, maths, engineering and stuff.
Title: Re: Childhood TV programs
Post by: Klunk on July 23, 2009, 06:03:53 pm
sunday mornings....thunderbirds and out of town!!