The Golden Age Of Children’s TV – “Get Your Singing Ringing Tree Here!”

The Golden Age Of Children's TV with Juliet Brando on Orm And Cheep, John Rain on Grange Hill, Steve O'Brien on Bagpuss, Stephen O'Brien on Press Gang and Tim Worthington on The Magic Roundabout.

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. Juliet Brando will be getting out her binoculars for a look at some of Britain’s disappearing wildlife in Orm And Cheep. If you’re a fan of Press Gang, Stephen O’Brien will be dropping by with a few hints and tips on how to start your very own Junior Gazette, and Steve O’Brien will be bringing along a few of the ornaments from Emily’s shop window in Bagpuss. John Rain has a couple of playground moneymaking ideas for the new term at Grange Hill and Tim Worthington will be taking Paul Abbott for a look behind the scenes at The Magic Roundabout. So if you want to join in the fun – or just swap a copy of the Grange Hill ZX Spectrum game for a copy of We’ll Help, Mr Rusty! – ring the show now!

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Orm And Cheep (ITV, 1984-87) - listen to Juliet Brando and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

Grange Hill (BBC1, 1978-2008) - listen to John Rain and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

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

Press Gang (ITV, 1989-93) - listen to Stephen O'Brien and Tim Worthington talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

The Magic Roundabout (BBC1, 1965-77) - listen to Tim Worthington and Paul Abbott talking about it in The Golden Age Of Children's TV.

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There’s tons more about Orm And Cheep, Grange Hill, Bagpuss, Press Gang and The Magic Roundabout in The Golden Age Of Children’s TV, available in all good bookshops and from Waterstones here, Amazon here, from the Kindle Store here and directly from Black And White Publishing here.

Alternately, if you’re just feeling generous, you can buy me a coffee here. There was almost certainly an episode where Rosalie was selling hot drinks from Mr. McHenry’s Tricy-Bus, if that helps.

Further Listening

There’s much more on children’s television in Tim’s podcast Looks Unfamiliar including Juliet on The Cuckoo Sister here and Tottie: The Story Of A Doll’s House here, John on Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It here, Steve on Simon In The Land Of Chalk Drawings here, Stephen on The Box Of Delights here and Tim on Rubovia here, Jackanory‘s adaptation of StarStormers here, Stop-Go! here, Bod here, the BBC Pinocchio here, California Fever here and Galloping Galaxies! here.