The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “A Bloke And A Monkey Filming On A Bus, That’s A Usual Sort Of Thing”

The Golden Age Of Children's TV with Tim Worthington and Jane Hill on Blue Peter, Melanie Williams on Jamie And The Magic Torch, Phil Norman on Pipkins, Una McCormack on The Children Of Green Knowe and Grace Dent on Bagpuss..

Tim Worthington has a new book out called The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – all about the best, worst and most just plain baffling shows you grew up with in the sixties, seventies and eighties – and the lines are open now for an hour of fun, facts, laughs and thrills. Jane Hill will be joining us live from a Bring And Buy Sale and trying to keep Petra off the counter as she takes a look at Blue Peter. Melanie Williams is heading down the Helter-Skelter faster and faster towards Cuckooland and dropping by for a chat about Jamie And The Magic Torch. Phil Norman will be taking a look behind the scenes at a programme that more often than not took a look behind the scenes at itself in Pipkins. Una McCormack is on hand to take us on a tour of The Manor in search of The Children Of Green Knowe, and Grace Dent will be taking us through what she’s found in the window of Emily’s shop in Bagpuss. So if you want to join in the fun – or just swap a Boots Bagpuss Pyjama Case for a copy of The Blue Peter Book Of Teddy’s Clothes – ring the show now!

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Blue Peter (BBC1, 1958-) - listen to Jane Hill and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Jamie And The Magic Torch (ITV, 1977-79) - listen to Melanie Williams and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Pipkins (ITV, 1973-81) - listen to Phil Norman and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

The Children Of Green Knowe (BBC1, 1986) - listen to Una McCormack and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Bagpuss (BBC1, 1974) - listen to Grace Dent and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

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Further Listening

There’s much more on children’s television in Tim’s podcast Looks Unfamiliar including Jane on Out Of Bounds here, Melanie on Aubrey and Mr. Rossi Looks For Happiness here, Phil on Leapfrog and Oscar The Rabbit In Rubbidge here and Over The Moon and Spy Trap here, Una on Jackanory here and Grace on BMX Beat and The Untied Shoelaces Show here.