RETRO KIDS TV PROGRAMMES

Based on the books by Elizabeth Beresford,

this animated series follows a group of creatures living in

Wimbledon Common who spent their time picking

up litter left by humans.
At the head of the group is Great Uncle Bulgaria

who mans the burrow and sends out his fellow Wombles.

The original series aired in 1973 for the BBC and a

second series was commissioned 1996 for ITV.
The first season (1973) aired on random weekdays at 5:40pm.

Come season 2 (1975) however, a more rigid schedule

was used: the show aired each weekday, but still at 5:40pm.

He first hit our TV screens in his psychedelic shirts and

jumpers presenting a children’s talk show called Search,

in which enthusiastic youngsters aired their views.

Then, in 1972, he made television history presenting

the first BBC news programme specially made for children –

John Craven’s Newsround. John helped to shape the show.

Wearing informal clothes and sitting in front of his desk,

he explained the news clearly and simply enough for

a 9-year-old to understand.

In 1989, just days after announcing his departure from

Newsround, John made the move away from children’s TV and

began to present Countryfile.

ANDY PANDY

Andy Pandy, the British children's television series,

the original incarnation of which premiered on BBC TV on

11 July 1950, as part of the For the Children strand (later Watch with mother).

Originally live, a series of 13 filmed programmes was shown until

1970, when a new series was made. A third series was made in 2002.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as

Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television

series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill.

The first episode was aired on September 29, 1967

and the Final episode on May 14, 1968.

 Doctor Who first hit TV screens at teatime on

23 November 1963 on BBC1.  The original series ran

from 1963 to 1989.  It returned on 26 March 2005

with the episode Rose, starring Billie Piper as the

eponymous Ms Tyler and Christopher Eccleston as

the ninth Doctor. 

THE CLANGERS

The Clangers was a British animated children's television

series of short stories about a family of mouse-like creatures

who live on, and in, a small blue planet. They speak in whistles,

and eat green soup supplied by the Soup Dragon.

The first episode appeared on our screens on

November 16, 1969 and the final episode on

October 10, 1974.

Tiswas was a Saturday morning children's British

television series which ran from 5 January 1974 to

3 April 1982.  A mixture of pop music, cartoons, sport,

comedy and other child-friendly items, linked in a loose,

off-the-cuff style by John Asher, with one Chris Tarrant

‘bringing you the news behind the news’.

The serialisation was filmed in 1968, and was shown in

seven parts. The director was Julia Smith, who subsequently

became producer for "Eastenders". The filming of the railway

sequences was completed in ten days, and ended shortly

before the railway was re-opened to the public. 

BLUE PETER

 It first aired in 1958 and is the longest-running

children's TV show in the world. A Blue Peter badge is a

much coveted award for Blue Peter viewers, given by

the BBC children's television programme for those

appearing on the show, or in recognition of achievement.

They are awarded to children aged 6 to 15, or to adults who

have been guests on the programme.