Your first memory of TV?

[SteveAs]

Mine was watching England vs Germany in 2001 with my dad and uncle while my mum and aunt went to the pub

I’m so ancient that there were only 3 channels when I was a kid, and for most of the time they showed the Test Card. For some reason, I thought the girl was naked! Anyway :

Playschool, with Brian Cant, Big Ted & Little Ted.
Magic Roundabout. They were all on drugs.
Tiswas; anarchic mayhem on Saturday mornings.

More the memory of hearing the tv when I was in bed. The bongs on the news at ten, themes from Dr Who and World in Action scaring me.

I do remember Ch4 starting and watching Dangermouse when I got in from school.

Vaguely remember watching Rainbow as a preschooler.

Let’s pretend rainbow and playschiol I think it was called
What window will we look through today .... oh the round window ....

Andy Pandy
Camberwick Green
The Herb Garden

Oh yes, and Bill and Ben the flowerpot men.

I've just read a few other replies. I thought it was called The Herb Garden. Parsley the lion et al. Was it just The Herbs?

Nixon's resignation

Chuck Berry on Top of the Pops

Was it playdays that was on in early-mid 80’s on bbc1 maybe playbus.
Top of the pops, Corrie intro was my que for bedtime.

Noggin the Nog, Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, William Hartnell as Dr Who.

I also remember that (although I didn't watch it, being a child) my mother was hooked on a soap called "Compact" . I just looked it up and it finished in 1965.

cortex10 I remember that tune so clearly too!

Five Nations rugby in the late 1970s. My mum shouting at the tv.

Bod, Mr Benn

Charles and Diana's wedding. I was 3.5.

I remember the news on TV the morning Elvis died and our nan came in crying while we ate cereal (cornflakes, how can I remember this in 1977 when I was just 4, and not if I even HAD any breakfast this very morning?!)

The Sullivans
Crown Court
Pebble Mill

My parents liked Ghost Squad, Z cars, man in a suitcase and the brothers I seem to recall.

Shamilue timid noon put ni burry

Rainbow
Rentaghost
The Flumps
Fingerbobs

THE CEDAR TREE

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My earliest -
Button moon
Playschool
Playaway

My favourite
The half five slot before neighbours took that slot -
Dr Kildare
Kids from Fame
The Flintstones (though tbh that was just tedious)

I vaguely remember the moon landings, in black and white. Plus the usual late 60's kids' tv like Play School, Trumpton etc.
I also remember stuff we weren't allowed to watch like The Brothers, Poldark (the proper one) and The Onedin Line.......I think Mum just wanted some quiet to enjoy it without us three squawking.

Watch with Mother: the Woodentops, pipkin, camberwick green and Andy pandy
Later trump Tom,
I remember watching the moon landings whilst away on holiday and the whole school gathering in front of a small television to watch prince Charles investiture as prince of Wales!

Bayern Munich vs Man United Champions League Final 1999

Off school sick, watching Mary, Mungo and Midge.

The Riddlers, a very odd programme about puppets from Yorkshire..

Also Wizadora and Alphabet Castle, and funnily enough Casualty and Father Ted.

Muffin the Mule in the early 1950s - when there was only the BBC. When ITV was introduced in 1956 one of the great novelties was the adverts with catchy jingles. It was all so relaxed after the stuffed shirt BBC and many people refused to watch it, but there were new and better children’s programmes such as Rin-Tin-Tin and Popeye.