To really miss those early Sunday evening children's BBC serials we used to watch.

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Such as The Phoenix and the Carpet etc.

We'd all watch them together with toast round the fire.

Wonder why they don't do them now.

I LOVED the box of delights. It was magical. I advise you not to watch it again if the feel the same. I did a few years ago and it really didn't live up to my memories!!
I also loved that Sunday tea time - ironing, roast, all pink from the bath.

This is the music to The Box of Delights Hely-Hutchinson Carol Symphony

Late 60s version, Murder, also with Jenny Agutter. And again in 2000 or so.

EduCated - a badly dubbed foreign series?
If we're thinking of the same one, it was called Silas, but I don't remember it being on on Sunday evenings, more weekday mornings in school holidays.

Box of Delights was brilliant, I'd forgotten Barriers, Benedict Taylor was lovely.

Good shout, Tunip, but pretty sure it's not that. I seem to remember the tattoo/birthmark was three dots in a triangle.

God I loved Box of Delights and all those others. Feeling quite misty eyed now - those Sunday evenings were the epitome of cosiness, safety, happy family times. Oh to have a moment of that back.

'The Silver Sword' - I have vague memories of a black and white version (late '50s), but the BBC did it again later.

Thanks Chatel and miggy That has been bugging me, google was letting me down!

The Children of Greene Knowe, a The Box Of Delights & Tim Hensons Storyteller make me feel all warm inside!
Does anyone remember Faerie Tale Theatre?? It was a US programme & each episode was a fairytale. One of them had Christopher Reed in it.

I loved Kizzy, the Little Princess, The Secret Garden and Anne of Green Gables

Thanks Candycrushhater - I was trying to think of Moondial the other day. Nobody knew what I was talking about and I know I didn't make it up.

I loved Box of Delights too. I had it on video years ago. It makes me feel all Christmassy and like a kid again.

EduCated - I remember that too! Can't remember the name though. A really good resource for things like this is the doyouremember forum forums.doyouremember.co.uk/ They've never let me down!

They filmed 'The Box of Delights' in the town that I used to live in - I can remember taking my DC to see the road all covered in (artificial) snow - in July..

Yes to the Railway Children, but does anyone else remember The Story of the Treasure Seekers also by E M Nesbit? What about Little Lord Fauntleroy? Going back a bit here.

phoenix and the carpet

and htat benedict thingy " barriers" who remembers that?

Seal Morning...that was ace.

Anyone remember Bratt Farrar? It was years after that I realised that it was a Josephine Tey story.

Anyone remember the enchanted castle? Not sure if it was Sunday evening though. Also, Stig of the Dump. I remember The Phoenix and the Carpet.

I also remember the Ghosts of Motley Hall used to be on Sundays but I used to be bored rigid (I think I was too young for it really) but I still use to watch it week after week.

Ooh Bratt Farrar, yes! Loved that.

I have a VHS copy of Ballet Shoes and it's lovely.

I remember most of these but especially the E Nesbit ones.

Benedict Taylor ... I was determined I was going to marry him .... That memory had made me chuckle!

How about 'Children of the Stones' set around avebury .. can't remember what night it was on but it scared me witless and for years I'd only have to think of the theme music to go all peculiar...
We went round school the next day saying ... 'Happy Day' ... In a very spooky voice .. Must have annoyed the hell out of the teachers :)

We found the series on YouTube last year and watched with DD. I don't think they'd have anything that creepy for children today.

he was swoony

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barriers

I loved the Enchanted Castle.