To wish the BBC would make more family series for Sunday late afternoon TV?

[CrumpleHornedSnorkack]

Maybe it's me getting older but I was just thinking about the serials that used to be on the BBC around now on a Sunday. Narnia, Five Children and It, The Borrowers etc.

Is it wrong to wish for more series like that to enjoy with the DC so I don't have to endure quite so much CBeebies

I remember watching The Wonder Years on a Sunday evening with my (Sunday was the only day we got a pudding-usually apple pie). Just before Sunday bathtime

Should've said 'with my pudding'.

DS sat through Chocky with me. He was a bit meh, I was like but it's Cho-ckeeeeeeeeeey.

Electric blue pant suit, Lady Di hair and no seatbelts .

I don't think I'll bother with Box of Delights. I'll save that for when he's gone to bed. His meh crushed my inner child.

!!! I just looked on you tube- moondial is there!!

dSis and I watch the Box of Delights every Christmas, or rather in the week before. Gorgeous. Can't wait til DD is old enough for this, Narnia, Children of Green Knowe etc etc.

Does anyone else remember goggle eyes? Had honeysuckle weeks in it, and brian from new tricks. And my dads the prime minister with david from cold feet.

The queens nose was good. I loved narnia but hated the child actors.

Those of you who've bought the DVD of the Box of Delights - I did this a couple if years ago, gathered the DCs to watch it with great excitement on Christmas Eve - and it was dreadful Sooo dated and clunky. The DCs couldn't believe this was the programme id been raving about. Nor could I really. But in the early 80's it was brilliant wasn't it?

Absolutely! I'm not sure about the borrowers, but I know you can buy the BBC Narnia series on DVD. Why not do that and make it your own family thing.

I agree. I've even written 2 scripts for half hour 'family' comedy show for the tea-time type audience.

It's why they keep having to show Dad's Army.

Chocky!

I found the Children of Green Knowe on youtube last week, will be forcing the DCs to watch it when we have time

Rafa (get back to the tennis thread ) it was 'In loving memory', just googled it.

ProfYaffle, 'your English pounds' DH says that - is it from Fry and Laurie?? Always makes me chuckle...

Anyway, back on topic, OP YANBU at all. It's a real shame they don't make em like they used to. I'm ancient but with young children and would love them to have the excitement of sitting down to a new episode of The Box of Delights etc.

RafaIsTheKingOfClay, someone made a movie of The Dark Is Rising. Avoid it. Should you ever encounter a copy, burn it with fire. Then bury the ashes in a lead-lined box and place several tonnes of concrete on top.

This has been a Public Information Announcement on behalf of the Department of What the HELL Were They Thinking?

Echo - "...of your Earth pounds" is from a Fry and Laurie sketch.

(Not that I'm and obsessive comedy fan or anything.)

It's one of those things that made it's way into my subconscious and settled down there - I'd never have remembered where it was from!

Thank you for thinking of me BuckskinnedAstronaut but I'm afraid that warning is several years too late.

I can only hope that our local blockbuster destroyed their copy when they closed. I did consider not returning it as an act of public service. It would have been for the greater good.

The same could be said for the film version of 'The Little White Horse.

Yes yes yes yes yes and YES!!!

Does anyone remember the adaptation of My Family and Other Animals with Brian Blessed as Spiro? That was lovely. I must have been at primary school at the time. I've read the book over and over since.

Ah, yes. The one that took old, fat and bowlegged and immediately thought "I know! Ioan Gruffudd!".

Even though I have a generally favorable policy towards More Ioan Gruffudd In Things this was a step too far.

That's the one. Not even having Ioan Gruffudd to look at could save that film.

How about Harry and the Hendersons? I think that was on on a Sunday, I couldn't wait to watch the next one as soon as it finished

I loved the serials the BBC did. My favourite was the box of delights. I also hope they do another special for Xmas this year, like the gruffalo.

I loved The Box of Delights so much. The theme music stil haunts me. I might just stick to the book these days, though.

I remember watching The Box of Delights at school. Robin of Sherwood on a Saturday night. And when i was little (just starting school age) Richard O Sullivan as Dick Turpin.