Reruns on BBC3 - what "old" programmes do you want to see?

[Portofino]

We're abroad, and getting a satellite dish/Sky would cost a fortune in our new house. We get BBC1 and 2, plus local channels (who show a lot of UK and American stuff with local subtitles).

Our digital TV provider has recently added BBC3 and 4 to the offering (and Cbeebies etc) which is great. So there are some great comedy programmes on, but DH seems to record mammoth collections of Batman and the Avengers.

If they have to show "old" stuff, why can't we have some Poldark, or Little House on the Prairie? Hey, I'd like to see the Waltons or something, or Blakes 7!

What would you like to see brought back?

Yup, Kate O'Mara. God You're good. Glad its only my memory going in old age!

Lol..I can't get the blimmin theme tune out of my head now you've got me thinking of it

La -la - la - la la la - la - la - la....

There was another afternoon one called The Cedar Tree - my mum was addicted, anyone remember it?

Would love to see Roots again I have quite vivid memories of it although I must have been really young when it was on. Chicken George, Kunta Kinte (sp) etc.

Mother Love was on one of the satellite channels a couple of years back and watching it - still outshone anything on tv just now.

Poldark is also on another satellite channel, it was shown on UKTV Gold or Drama a few years back so I have them on my sky box to watch again and again.

I'd love them to show Tales of The Unexpected again as well. Maybe even Mad Death too. Y'know, something light and cheery!

The Duchess of Duke Street! We met her, "the duchesse" on a train going to Birmingham once (in the mid 70s). She and my nan compared knitting .

John 'To Serve them All My Days' Duttine is now in Heartbeat. DH will not believe me he was a bit of a hearthrob in his day! Glad to see someone else remembers him.

Thats HEARTthrob, not hearth-throb obviously

Oh, I loved John Duttine in To Serve Them all My Days, he was in Day of the Triffids too, also good.

I wonder what he looks like these days? I would look him up, but i looked up nick heyward last week and was SOOO disapointed!

Sorry - didn't read your post properly! Don't have ITV. Don't watch heartbeat!

Poldark is being shown on yesterday channel just now (it used to be history chanel) once you get over the dodgy 70s set you discover yourself really enjoying it i also enjoy upstaits downstairs i would like to see man about the house i read on wikipedia that Richard Osullivan is in some sort of old folks benevolent home which made me feel very sad and old The Sullivans would be great too and Family at War

i remember the Cedar Tree it used to be on at luch time if i came home for school dinner it did not seem to come to a natural end?

I'll ask my mum nevergonnapost she might remember!

Yer Polödark shit was on last night oin Beeb 4 aboiut oits history,

My mum was nuts about an Oz soap Sons and daughters in the afternoon with some grey haured tart in it.,

I'd like Catweazle back on telly please.

Oh blimey, my mum LOVED Sons and Daughters!!! It was Patricia, the grey haired tart, married to Gordon. She was a right witch.

Personally I liked Country Practice - anyone remember that one?

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

Am off to hunt down Tutti Frutti on DVD...

I'd also like to see that one with Hilda Baker in the pickle factory

My mum loved Young Doctors and Take The High Road, and so I got hooked though I was too little to understand - I know where I got my love of soaps from

Oh, and Triangle

Eldorado? Or is that taking it too far?

I'd watch Dynasty again though, I used to really fancy Jeff Colby when I was 14.

I would love to watch The Flying Doctors again

Portofino - You can buy Little House nn the prarie and Waltons DVD box sets very reasonably priced on Amazon
I have several! Also All creatures great and small