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Which children's TV Series did you remember from your childhood?

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Moln · 17/01/2016 19:42

I came across a book I bought as a child The December Rose. I loved the series. Around that time I recall it was quite standard for the BBC to produce a brilliant series for children.

Ones I can recall (though not sure if they were all bbc) are:

December Rose (obviously!)
Moondial
Box of Delights
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrode

There were more I'm sure can anyone remember other ones (obviously different ages will have different memories!). More impressively can anyone recall what day they were broadcast on?

Moondial was weekday, during children's tv hours I think, and Box of Delights on Sunday evening?

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NeedACleverNN · 17/01/2016 19:46

Hmmm these may be a bit young but ones i really associate with my childhood

Sabrina the teenage witch
The demon headmaster
Going round the twist
The queens nose
Tracey beaker

Younger:-
Play days
Rosie and Jim
Rugrats


I'm sure there's plenty more but i can't think at the moment

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Moln · 17/01/2016 19:55

Oh yes the Round the Twist (that was Austrailan wasn't it?), loved it. I actually watched The Demon Headmaster as a student - at the time it was the 'thing' where I was for students to watch Teletuddies (?), I was evidently more high brown with The Demon Headmaster Smile .

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absolutelynotfabulous · 17/01/2016 21:41

Tales of the Riverbank.
The Singing, Ringing Tree.
Blue Peter.
The Banana Splits.
The Magic Roundabout.
Roobarb and Custard.
The Double Deckers.
Animal Magic.
Thunderbirds.
Skippy.
Crackerjack.
Basil Brush.
Andy Pandy
Bill and Ben.
The Woodentops.
Trumpton/Camberwick Green.

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VimFuego101 · 17/01/2016 21:43

I loved the original BBC series of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. I remember something called Merlin of the Crystal Caves too - that was really good.

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mamapants · 17/01/2016 21:47

The lion the witch and the wardrobe
The snow spider
Blackhearts at battersea

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OverAndAbove · 17/01/2016 21:48

Lizzie Dripping. It was weird!
Also Worzel Gummidge. Also weird...

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SuffolkNWhat · 17/01/2016 21:48

Moondial was my absolute favourite.

5 Children and It was another on Sunday's at teatime

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IrenetheQuaint · 17/01/2016 21:49

Oh I loved Box of Delights! And Heidi and Tom Sawyer. Plus Ulysses and Cities of Gold amongst the cartoons.

I always remember a drama about a girl who met a travelling family and discovered they had discovered a secret elixir which gave them eternal life... they offered it to her but she said no. Anyone remember that?

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NeedACleverNN · 17/01/2016 21:50

Ah yes blue peter
Art attack
Sooty and friends
The chuckle brothers (to me to you)

I remember watching a show where two brothers(?) go through a magic mirror and there's a girl in the past...

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OublietteBravo · 17/01/2016 21:52

The Children of Green Knowe

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Squeegle · 17/01/2016 21:54

All of the above 70s ones...
Plus Tom's midnight garden
Was lovely
Also Flambards- remember the music anyone?

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Costacoffeeplease · 17/01/2016 21:56

Kizzy
Carrie's War
Double Deckers
Mary mungo and midge
The herbs
Hector's house
Skippy the bush kangaroo
Casey Jones
Weird three musketeers type series that was on every holiday
Why don't you switch off the tv and go and do something more interesting instead (or something like that - shortened to why don't you)

I'm quite old, can't you tell?

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eckythumpenallthat · 17/01/2016 21:58

Byker grove
The queens nose
Demon headmaster
Clarissa explains it all
(And on a Monday night after I'd done gymnastics) I used to watch the half hour long black n white Adams family programme

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Donge13 · 17/01/2016 21:59

Dungeons and Dragons
Stig of the dump

Loved them both

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ToffeePenny · 17/01/2016 22:01

Round the twist
T-Bag and T-shirt
Pink Windmill show with Rod Hull, Emu and Grotbags
Pat Sharpe's funhouse
Knightmare

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Shakey15000 · 17/01/2016 22:02

The Tomorrow People
Crackerjack
Pipkin (It's tiiiimmmee..............)
Swapshop

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Wardrobespierre · 17/01/2016 22:03

Potsworth and Co
Maid Marian and her Merry Men
Simon and the Witch
Knightmare
Johnny Briggs
Moondial

Sunday nights was the Narnia Chronicles and The Borrowers

At school we watched Geordie Racer, Through The Dragon's Eye and a drama nobody ever remembers called Little Sir Nicholas

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universallyhated · 17/01/2016 22:03

Grange Hill
The adventure game
The tomorrow people
Byker grove

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helensburgh · 17/01/2016 22:04

Carries war
Box of delights
Tom sawyer
Heidi
Children's ward
Something dubbed about a boy being kidnapped????

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universallyhated · 17/01/2016 22:05

Yy to flambards, loved it on tv and the books.

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OublietteBravo · 17/01/2016 22:05

Does anyone remember Tales from the Poop Deck? I think it was early 1990s (and maybe C4).

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Costacoffeeplease · 17/01/2016 22:07

Oh yes pipkins at lunchtime with Hartley Hare

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Moln · 17/01/2016 22:07

Heidi yes!!! Can recall the theme tune now!!

I had been thinking of drama series as opposed to series. Wrong description on my part there Blush. Though many of the above bring back memories.

Tom's Midnight Garden was brilliant, as was Carrie's War - did that start with her on a train as an adult or something similar?

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StrumpersPlunkett · 17/01/2016 22:07

Loved so many of the 1970's ones on here but also totally loved worzel gum midge.

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Moln · 17/01/2016 22:10

Ooh Tripods - just though of that one now.

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