The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “It’s A Bit Like The A-ha Video”

The Golden Age Of Children's TV with Tim Worthington and Emma Burnell on Grange Hill, Mark Thompson on Running Scared, Al Kennedy on Count Duckula, Justin Lewis on Emu's Broadcasting Company and Genevieve Jenner on Faerie Tale Theatre..

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. School’s out but Emma Burnell is here to take the register for another term at Grange Hill. Mark Thompson will be dropping by to explain why they keep talking about ‘bins’ in Running Scared. Send in your puns for Al Kennedy, who’ll be giving out prizes to any that could work as a Count Duckula episode title. Justin Lewis will be joining us for a live link-up with Emu’s Broadcasting Company, and Genevieve Jenner will be going behind the scenes for a look at how they make Faerie Tale Theatre. So if you want to join in the fun – or just swap a copy of You Know The Teacher (What A Smash-Head) for a copy of Count Duckula 2 Featuring Tremendous Terence – ring the show now!

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Grange Hill (BBC1, 1978-08) - listen to Emma Burnell and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Running Scared (BBC1, 1986) - listen to Mark Thompson and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Count Duckula (ITV, 1988-93) - listen to Al Kennedy and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Emu's Broadcasting Company (BBC1, 1975-80) - listen to Justin Lewis and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Faerie Tale Theatre (Showtime, 1982-97) - listen to Genevieve Jenner 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 Emma on The Saturday Show here, Mark on The Drak Pack here, Al on Alias The Jester and Puddle Lane here, Justin on Orbit and the Welsh dubbed version of Trumpton here and Thomas here, and Genevieve on Boomerang here.