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Old 20-06-2012, 13:02   #376
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The Outer Limits scared me!
For me it was Dr Who back in the good old days of John Pertwee -when the Daleks came on I used to hide behind the settee!
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Magpie with Susan Stranks. My first love . . . sigh.
Blue Peter with John Noakes -still think he's lovely!
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First episode of Doctor Who, set in a junkyard. Saturday teatime, November 1963, with William Hartnell. Downhill all the way since then!

Actually I wasn't a nipper, I was sixteen!
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Magpie with Susan Stranks. My first love . . . sigh.
Ya Michael one for sorrow two for joy
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I watched the old and trusted valve radio. I was more interested in the glow of the valve in the back of the radio. It must have been in the late 50s when people started to get TVs in any real numbers around our way at least. We also had an organ in the front room and I could pick tunes on that for something to do I suppose. So no we did not watch much TV. Too busy with football, cricket and swimming etc.
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No Google if you can, who can name the Wooden Tops + the dag?
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OK dog then.
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You're are really sad Graham
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Spotty Dog ? Or was that the Pogles ?
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Spotty Dog ? Or was that the Pogles ?
Well there was one which was the bigest spotty dog you ever did see, now where it was is another matter Dave
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I presume you mean on TV - I didn't - that mind controlling goggle box which dumbs the brain was not in widespread use in my childhood.

Instead I read books and listened to the radio

PS more book reading improves your english grammar skill
eg - when you were, not when you was
Does it Ell. I've read 100's of books, both fact & fiction un ave still no idea weer them twiddly bits goo, twiddley bits are thees ear things ,':;!",..... The only time they made sense was when a famous conductor translated them into a sound.

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I used to like watching the train make it from London to Brighton in four minutes.
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You're are really sad Graham
Gary, Graham was the one with the green mini van then the green cortina with the yellow stipe, classic!! Whatever happened to him?
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Gary, Graham was the one with the green mini van then the green cortina with the yellow stipe, classic!! Whatever happened to him?
Sorry Gary, I'm getting old Graham Charman or Sharman I think he was call, I never saw him again when I left Pilky's, used to see the twins quite a lot, but I think one of them died quite a few years ago, and of course Cecil died a long time ago
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