Sunday evening childrens shows 80's/90's Narnia etc

[Puddlewoman]

I found a copy of the chronicles of narnia the old bbc series in a charity shop and have been watching it one episode a week with the youngest on a Sunday evening like I did back in the day.
DS is not a fan of t.v shows and films and often finds they cause him anxiety but this I think due to episode length and mild content worked for him. Now we've finished the whole set I am trying to find reccomendations of similar things we could watch.
I remember the borrowers but does anyone have any other reccomendations?

Just William and The Queens Nose

I used to love sitting down on a Sunday to watch The Chronicles of Narnia, such fond memories.

Five children and it (bbc series not the film which is not as good).

Might be a bit “girly” depending on your DS’s preferences, but the Megan Followes Anne of Green Gables is available on DVD and is the best adaptation.

Yes, this was great! And Moondial. And I'm sure I read that there was a series of the Children of Green Knowe in the early 80s or something. I don't remember that one but I loved the books.

Spiller in the 1992/1993 version of the Borrowers was my sexual awakening 🤩

Before I got to the bottom of the thread I thought I was the only person who’d watched Five Children And It - I tell the dog she looks like the creature thing when she wakes up and my partner denies all knowledge! 😝

Oooh that was the Girl from Tomorrow! Early/ mid 90s Aussie drama. I loved it!

Depending on age..Barriers

I'm a veteran of Black Beauty, Folly Foot and Lassie

Children of Fire Mountain
Flame Trees of Thicka
Heidi !

Ulysses 31
Mysterious Cities of Gold

Stig of the Dump

The Secret Garden
Ballet Shoes
The Tripods
Come Back Lucy

@NoraLuka 🎶Have you ever, ever felt like this, when strange things happen and your going round the twiiiisssttt🎶
Blast from the past!

A few years back the Phillip pulman books were made into a tv show.
We watched them as a family and it really reminded me of that Sunday evening vibe!

Oh wow lots to be going on with and a few memories brought to the surface. I remember going round with my headband wrapped round my head ala girl from tomorrow 🤦‍♀️ I will have to look these up on amazon/youtube

Oh my God Phoenix and the Carpet was one of my favourite shows and I'd completely forgotten it til now, thank you!

The Box of Delights is a good one, similar feeling to Narnia series. I also remember the Owl Service is a nice one. I find programmes from that time so soothing! Much slower pace and gentler to watch.

I watched series one back to back a few weeks ago on Amazon Prime as I had sleep-resistant toddler keeping me up very late. I loved that programme as a child, but my goodness it really is strange 😂 still good, though.

Our dc love watching The Famous Five from the 70s on YouTube.

The borrowers was in that same Sunday teatime slot back in the day.

Jackanory was great. Even if I wasn't particularly keen on the book of the week, it was a cosy, relaxing watch after school.

@Teaformenow it's too catchy!
Have you heard the word,
About the bird and the spider,
That wiggled and wriggled and jiggled inside her? Well, have you ever, ever felt like this?
Have strange things happened,
Are you going round the twist? Have you ever, ever felt like this?

Have you ever, ever felt like this? Have you ever, ever felt like this?
Have strange things happened,
Are you going round the twist? If all the king's horses
And all the king's men,
Couldn't put me back together again. I'd say...
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day. Have you ever, ever felt like this?
Have strange things happened,
Are you going round the twist? Have you ever, ever felt like this?

Teabag & The Pearls Of Wisdom! I had it on VHS & played it until the tape was broken! I LOVED it!

Round the twist- so good. I was looking for this unsuccessfully the other day for my 10 year old