Do You Remember

[Gillg]

An earlier mention of Dick Barton reminded me that it was my job to run upstairs after "Dick Barton- Special Agent" (was it aired at 6.45 pm, now The Archers slot?) with hot water bottles to put in the beds of my brother and me.  Sometimes I found the episodes quite scary and ran like a hare up those stairs and back in case one of the evil characters was waiting for me! 

[Jebber]

As well as Dick Barton, Children’s Hour with Uncle Mac, Journey Into Space and Paul Temple were also favourites. Who remembers Life With Lyons?

[tonepad]

"Village shop (early 60's) sold 'Jumping Beans' - they were in small packages and showed a middle aged gentleman jumping over a style on the cover - what exactly were they and what happened once you took them - never asked and never saw anyone buying a pack."

I remember the plastic toy version of Jumping Beans - a capsule which appeared to jump if you rolled it in your hand. If broken into, there was a small ball bearing inside. Probably not allowed today under health & safety, although still available from online retailers.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-1960s-box-toy-jumping-beans-1953076281


Inspired by the live Mexican Jumping Bean

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_jumping_bean


Not to be confused with Jelly Beans which are sweets.


Tony

[Top-of-the-hill]

  Yes, Jebber - I remember Life with the Lyons! In fact I heard part of an episode recently on Radio 4 extra.

[Guy Etchells]

  Yes, Jebber - I remember Life with the Lyons! In fact I heard part of an episode recently on Radio 4 extra.

Plus others ssuch as Meet the Huggets, Beyond our Ken, The Clitheroe Kid The Clitheroe Kid, H_H_Hancock's Half Hour and many, many more. We did not have a TV in the 50s and so the radio was the prime source of evening and Sunday afternoon entertainment during the winter.
Cheers
Guy

[andrewalston]

In my youth, various stores held New Year's Day sales, clearing lots of Christmas-related items and making room for those things which would sell better as spring arrived.

People queued up, sometimes overnight, to get the best bargains.

Nowadays the chain stores have their sales earlier and earlier. Some run telly ads year-round, just changing the "name" of the sale - Boxing Day, New Year, Valentine's Day, Easter, Spring....

[chiddicks]

Several things I remember well; others were after "my time".

For example, "Thunderbirds" fitted, but "Joe 90" didn't. "Four Feather Falls" and "Supercar" preceded "Stingray". I was already preparing for secondary school by the period when "Playschool" reached BBC2.

Between "Supercar" and "Stingray" there was "Fireball XL5".  And I think "Torchy the Battery Boy" was an early Anderson production too, but that came before my parents decided to get a television from Radio Rentals.  It was the newest thing, a dual standard (405 lines and 625) to watch BBC2 from its first day.

Some of those were before my time 

[a chesters]

Several things I remember well; others were after "my time".

For example, "Thunderbirds" fitted, but "Joe 90" didn't. "Four Feather Falls" and "Supercar" preceded "Stingray". I was already preparing for secondary school by the period when "Playschool" reached BBC2.

Between "Supercar" and "Stingray" there was "Fireball XL5".  And I think "Torchy the Battery Boy" was an early Anderson production too, but that came before my parents decided to get a television from Radio Rentals.  It was the newest thing, a dual standard (405 lines and 625) to watch BBC2 from its first day.

Some of those were before my time 

Junior

[radstockjeff]

Lots of lovely memories. The "wireless", battery operated, one large dry battery and one wet accumulator which had to be charged every week and the man came and collected it and brought another in return.
Childrens Hour
Toytown with Larry the Lamb and Dennis the Dachshund, Ernest the Policeman and Mr Growser.
Norman and Henry Bones - boy detectives
A story about a family, can only remember Mompty the cat
Every so often there was a "request week" when you wrote in and asked for a favourite programme.

Then there was Jimmy Jewell and Ben Warriss "Up the Pole" and Dick Barton of course - goes without saying really.
Take it from Here with Jimmy Edwards and Dick Bentley and
Much Binding in the Marsh with Kenneth Horne, Richard Murdoch and Sam Costa (and others)