Children's BBC in the 1980s

[Fishyrod42]

Can anyone remember these?

Seaview with Yvette Fielding (had to google the name of it) she lived in her parent's B&B
On Safari with Christopher Biggins
Number 73 with Sandi Toksvig
Press Gang?

I loved all of those.

I recall Seaview. I think it was repeated several times on CBBC. It was the first time I saw Yvette Fielding, then a couple of years later she popped up on Blue Peter in 1987. I remember Number 73, but I was more a BBC kid so Saturday Superstore was my go to.

 

[Chunkeylaydee]

Why don’t you in school holidays x

 

[MrFMercury]

There was Centuary Falls too I think? I remember the occasional 70’s safety story being shown too like the one about not going on railway tracks. I loved The Really Wild Show and early Biker Grove too

 

[Chewingthefat]

Press Gang was awesome. Does anyone remember Zapp? I can’t remember if it was BBC or not, and Allsorts? Again not sure if BBC.

 

[MrFMercury]

Press Gang was awesome. Does anyone remember Zapp? I can’t remember if it was BBC or not, and Allsorts? Again not sure if BBC.

The names ring a bell but Im not sure either

 

[Fishyrod42]

Press Gang was awesome. Does anyone remember Zapp? I can’t remember if it was BBC or not, and Allsorts? Again not sure if BBC.

Press Gang and Allsorts were CITV

 

[Anasnake]

Anyone remember ‘we are the champion’ ? The host used to shout ‘away you go’ and all the kids jumped into the pool at the end. I thought that was the best thing ever
Ron Pickering was the host’s name

 

[petitspois]

Anyone remember Jossy’s Giants? The main actor is the Dad of one of the scummy mummies.

 

[Anasnake]

Anyone remember Jossy’s Giants? The main actor is the Dad of one of the scummy mummies.

Filmed in Bolton ‘footballs just a branch of science’

 

[Eureka]

Shout out for the comic genius of Maid Marian and her Merry Men. Also loved Grange Hill, excellent tv for its time.

 

[Chunkeylaydee]

I loved Byker Grove.

 

[Anasnake]

Play school when I was little, also Play Away with Brian Cant. School TV was Dark Towers and The Boy From Space. Dogtanian or Mysterious cities of Gold after school. Monkey Magic BBC 2 Friday teatime. Had to do watch Saturday Superstore as my mum hated Tiswas.

 

[Fishyrod42]

Anyone remember ‘we are the champion’ ? The host used to shout ‘away you go’ and all the kids jumped into the pool at the end. I thought that was the best thing ever
Ron Pickering was the host’s name

Yes I loved the swimming pool segment for some reason. God that's so long ago. I was about 8 or 9 when that was on. Do you remember Percy Thrower, the Blue Peter gardner?

 

[Anasnake]

Yes I loved the swimming pool segment for some reason. God that's so long ago. I was about 8 or 9 when that was on. Do you remember Percy Thrower, the Blue Peter gardner?

Yes, and I remember the garden getting vandalised too

 

[petitspois]

I remember all of these? maybe not BBC but remember Record Breakers when Norris McWhirter always used to get dragged out when someone was about to attempt a world record? so random

 

[Anasnake]

I remember all of these? maybe not BBC but remember Record Breakers when Norris McWhirter always used to get dragged out when someone was about to attempt a world record? so random

And all the kids used to quiz him on different records. Loved Tony Hart too, sure there was a caretaker called Mr Bennet on his show too

And the early Crackerjacks where the kids won all the prizes they could hold, but they used to be given cabbages too

Didn’t realise that Norris Mcwhirter’s twin was killed by the IRA

 

[Practically Perfect]

Break in the sun
Cartoon Tarzan
Willow the wisp
Rubarb
Grange Hill - Trisha yates and Cathy Hargreaves
Tucker's Luck
S.W.A.L.K.
Scully
Ivor the engine
hair bear bunch
Thundercats
Murphy's Mob
Jossie's giants
Jonny Briggs
Rentaghost
Ragdolly Anna
Jigsaw

bloody hated Newsround - god mum its booooooooooooooooooooooring

 

[Fishyrod42]

Break in the sun
Cartoon Tarzan
Willow the wisp
Rubarb
Grange Hill - Trisha yates and Cathy Hargreaves
Tucker's Luck
S.W.A.L.K.
Scully
Ivor the engine
hair bear bunch
Thundercats
Murphy's Mob
Jossie's giants
Jonny Briggs
Rentaghost
Ragdolly Anna
Jigsaw

bloody hated Newsround - god mum its booooooooooooooooooooooring

Willo the Wisp and Jigsaw wow blast from the past. I was very young when those were on Jigsaw had that creep Noseybonk, also didnt Janet Ellis leave it to go straight into Blue Peter around 1983?

How about Screen Test and Think of a Number?

And all the kids used to quiz him on different records. Loved Tony Hart too, sure there was a caretaker called Mr Bennet on his show too

And the early Crackerjacks where the kids won all the prizes they could hold, but they used to be given cabbages too

Didn’t realise that Norris Mcwhirter’s twin was killed by the IRA

Crackerjack ended in 1984, just googled it. I was only 6. I can remember the great suprendo on it, and Stu Francis "ooh I could crush a grape"

 

[Idontknowwhatimdoing]

Break in the sun
Cartoon Tarzan
Willow the wisp
Rubarb
Grange Hill - Trisha yates and Cathy Hargreaves
Tucker's Luck
S.W.A.L.K.
Scully
Ivor the engine
hair bear bunch
Thundercats
Murphy's Mob
Jossie's giants
Jonny Briggs
Rentaghost
Ragdolly Anna
Jigsaw

bloody hated Newsround - god mum its booooooooooooooooooooooring

Break in the sun was my favourite. She ran away to Margate I think?

 

[Fishyrod42]

Does anyone remember the foreign dubbed series that were shown on CBBC in the early to mid 80s?

Heidi
Huckleberry Finn and his Friends
Silas