T.V. Shows
T.V. shows we remember fondly. A Popular Nostalgia staple.
Rolf’s Cartoon Club
Rolf’s Cartoon Club was shown on ITV at 4:30 on a Thursday afternoon, and it was classic viewing. Rolf Harris, the ebullient Australian presenter, would ask “can you tell what it is yet” as well as making strange “ooh” and “aah” noises all the time, for no apparent reason. It was great children’s TV. If [...]
Saved By The Bell
The original series of Saved By The Bell ran from 1989 to 1993 and there were a whole host of spin-offs, including “Wedding in Las Vegas” and “The College Years” though Saved By The Bell is perhaps most memorable for its slightly caricaturish portrayals of ‘prepies’ (Zach) ‘geeks’ (Screech) and jocks (Slater). This series seemed [...]
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
I loved the Fresh Prince of Bel Air as a youngster. Like Saved By the Bell, the photogenic cast always smoothed over the poor storylines. The highlights of the series were, though, when Jazzy Jeff turned up to keep Will mischevious and when Carlton did his ever so special dance moves. Lyrics to Opening Theme [...]
Sir Jimmy Saville
If P Diddy thought he was pimp, he’s got nothing on Sir Jimmy Savile. The tracksuit wearing, gold crusted old timer was best known for his TV program “Jim’ll Fix It” where children had their dreams made true by the program makers. The daddy of all signet rings, aviators and cigars, Jim is also a [...]
Linford Christie’s Puma Contact Lenses
Linford Christie, the (only?) Olympic Gold Medal winning British 100 metre sprinter wore some tremendous Puma contact lenses during the 1990s. This was soon stomped on by the authorities as “advertising”, but I admire his moxy to this very day. Whether or not the powers that be banned the use of the lenses, they were [...]
Challenge Anneka
She fixed everything and wore a jump suit long before Uma Thurman. Anneka was always trying to convince companies to do stuff for free, when really, the BBC was giving free advertising to local companies in return for cheap TV. But they always pulled together the labour and materials just in time. They once made [...]
Lassie
The Saturday afternoon classic with a wonder-dog who could save a man trapped in a mine by barking signals to her owner. The original idea for Lassie was based on the true story of a collie who saved a drowning sailor from HMS Formidable. Eric Knight used this as the basis for his character, Lassie, [...]
