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. Andy Miller will be dropping by with an armful of books and a few recommendations for your next trip to your local library with a quick flick through the pages of Jackanory. Rae Earl will be joining us live from where she thinks may actually be the real life village that inspired Camberwick Green. If you’re off to a fancy dress party Jim Sangster has a few costume tips courtesy of Mr. Benn, Richard Littler will be taking your calls with a few handy hints for useful finds in your local junk shop that might be the next The Magic Ball and Tim Worthington will be introducing Garreth Hirons to the wacky sights and sounds of the latest pop sensation The Banana Splits. So if you want to join in the fun – or just swap an Aurora Banana Buggy Model Kit for a copy of 123456789Benn– ring the show now!

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There’s tons more about Mr. Benn, The Magic Ball, Jackanory, Camberwick Green and The Banana Splits 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.

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Further Listening

There’s much more on children’s television in Tim’s podcast Looks Unfamiliar including Jim on Rubovia here, Richard on Come Back Lucy here, Rae on Battle Of The Planets, Codename Icarus and Puzzle Party here and Tim on Rubovia and Jackanory here, Stop-Go! here, California Fever, Galloping Galaxies! and What’s That Noise? here, and Bod and Joe 90 here. You can also find an interview Tim did with Andy about The Golden Age Of Children’s TV here and another similar chat with Garreth here.

Further Reading

There’s more about Mr Benn in This, He Thought, Is How The Clouds Must Feel here, Jackanory in Out In The Dark here, and Camberwick Green in The Fear Of A Clown here, Wound Up And Ready To Play here and Trumptonshire Architecture here.

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