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What do you remember watching on a Sunday as a kid?

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WeeTinkerMonkey · 03/02/2019 17:26

Daughter and I have had our bath and I just had a flash of memory back to the days of watching Bullseye, songs of praise and Howard's way on a Sunday nights.

I even went on YouTube to put a bit of Bully on.. what is it with 6yr olds that don't appreciate old TV?

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PussInBin20 · 03/02/2019 22:32

Just remembered Battlestar Galactica.

AFingerofFudge · 03/02/2019 22:32

Me and my brother were allowed "tea in front of the telly" on a Sunday evening. I do it now with my DC's. A tray was brought in with jam sandwiches, a bag of crisps to share (usually football shaped) and a penguin bar! We'd watch Worzel Gummidge, The Ghosts of Motley Hall, Black Beauty, The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet. Just before lunch we used to watch "CHiPS". I used to have daydreams that I'd be in trouble and Jon and Ponch would rescue me!Grin

Sophisticatedsarcasm · 03/02/2019 22:41

I used to get up and watch fort boyard, then there was another kids game show thing but I can’t remember the name, then in the evening would have a bath, watch An episode of Kenan and kel before we were subjected to heartbeat 😴

MadisonAvenue · 03/02/2019 22:43

In the early-mid 70s I remember watching Heidi and Sunday Night at the Palladium. Was Open All Hours on Sundays, I seem to remember it being on then. That's Life too.

In my teens and early 20s I never missed The Wonder Years and The Clothes Show. I seem to remember Beverly Hills 90210 being on Sunday tea times for a while too.

madroid · 03/02/2019 22:43

Was Upstairs Downstairs a Sunday night?
Also there was always a costume drama for Sunday like Great Expectations or Oliver Twist. There was one on Edward vii that I wierdly remember. And the clangers or a 5 min Tom and Jerry. We used to cheer when sometimes there would be another one played straight after. Oh the excitementShock

JustBeingJobless · 03/02/2019 22:45

All creatures great and small and darling buds of may.

MadisonAvenue · 03/02/2019 22:46

Oh, and in the 70s I'd watch Star Soccer with my Dad and Grandad, that started my love of football.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 03/02/2019 22:49

Network 7 in the morning , followed by the Walton’s.
Howard’s Way in the evening which was superb.

whisperinglow · 03/02/2019 22:54

I remember Farmer's Diary on a Sunday afternoon. Hated that! And Two's Company with Elaine Stritch on a Sunday evening after That's Life.

coolwalking · 03/02/2019 22:57

Flying Doctors? Was that a programme?

Later in childhood - Last of the summer wine and Ballykissangel! I avoided antiques roadhow by having my bath at that time Grin

bialystockandbloom · 03/02/2019 23:20

Harold Lloyd!

Always on on Sunday mornings bbc2 in the 70s!

toomanypillows · 03/02/2019 23:22

Heidi!!

Sakeofpete · 03/02/2019 23:28

Does anyone remember a tv show about a zoo vet? Called something like one by one or two by two? I may have made that up though as the only memory I have is a man with a beard and possibly him doing something with a lion. Would love to see it again!

wowfudge · 03/02/2019 23:29

One by One Pete?

franksidebottom · 03/02/2019 23:32

Londons Burning
Police 5 with Shaw Taylor
That's Life

Sakeofpete · 03/02/2019 23:35

I wonder if I'm mixing two shows up? Googled one by one and the man doesn't seem familiar at all. Was sure the vet had a big beard... will keep looking thank you 😊

Holidayshopping · 03/02/2019 23:38

Was that him?

What do you remember watching on a Sunday as a kid?
MarthasGinYard · 03/02/2019 23:40

Yes Op
Howard's way

Heart to Heart

That's life

Whilst we eat the last of the flan or birds trifle Grin

franksidebottom · 03/02/2019 23:41

Anxious62 -I think Metal mickey used to be on a Saturday afternoon.

I also remember watching No Limits and kids doing stunts on motorbikes, possibly being shown on C4 ringing a bell but can't think of the name ...

MarthasGinYard · 03/02/2019 23:41

And yes to All creatures great and small and in the morning....

Champion the wonder horse

Sarahandduck18 · 03/02/2019 23:44

Part of Five at 5pm

The Ozone at 11.45

TitchyP · 03/02/2019 23:46

The Smurfs early afternoon
Bullseye
Open all hours
Songs of praise
Antiques roadshow
That's life

As a teen I loved Network 7 which was late morning I think

Arnoldillo · 03/02/2019 23:49

I think although I'm not sure that No Limits (with that Jenny woman and a bloke I don't remember) was on on a Tuesday. I remember Ben Elton taking the piss out of it: here we are in Hereford and it's really historic and it's got lots of old buildings and here's Maria Vidal with Bodyrock.

Sundays were, variously: the Muppets, Hart to Hart (when they met, it was moider), classic drama like Jane Eyre, starring a woman with a big mole that you weren't allowed to mention, nature programmes like Flight of the Condor (that one was ace, all about South/Central America), Howard's Way when a bit older.

Arnoldillo · 03/02/2019 23:50

Was network 7 the one that had Sam Spade?

Holidayshopping · 03/02/2019 23:50

Jenny Powell!