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Post by Sparky on Jun 27, 2020 8:04:36 GMT
It was repeated fairly often on the afternoon childrens programme time slot which was after Pebble Mill or the lunch time news. Alongside such fare as Heads And Tails with Derek Griffiths, Trumpton and The Flumps. The BBC had the "Watch with Mother" slot which ran from the 40s or 50s up until the BBC decided to rebrand (new logo etc) in 1981; and it then became "See Saw" programmes. These were broadcast on BBC1 but for a spell they moved to BBC2 for 10minutes between long spells of the Test-Card during the early afternoon.
Don't forget BBC2 wasn't on air until the early evening back then (and only random times with the Open University).
I'd think, the 10min slot on BBC2 was to aid scheduling on BBC1, and also have a 10minute slot between the test-card with some 'moving footage' at a regular time to aid engineers with the the test-card (another thread on it's own). It was sometime in the 70s that BBC2 stopped showing "Trade Test Films" - which were short travel logs made by the BP and Shell Film Unit. I do remember "See Saw" popping up on BBC1 (as Del says) after "Pebble Mill" or after the news.
They also had Bod (with music by Derek Griffiths and voiced by John Le Measurer), and around 1981 stuff like Postman Pat, Bertha, Pigeon Street, Brick-A-Brac and Choc-A-Block popped up.
BBC1 in the morning consisted of Schools programmes until lunchtime; then by about 1980 these were moved to BBC2 - which became "Daytime on Two", and kids programmes were swapped between.
There wasn't a dedicated Childrens TV "package" until CBBC came along in the mid 80s with the Broom Cupboard. Prior to this, a few hours after school before the 5.40 evening news were designated to kids shows - but presented as every other programme on BBC1. (Grange Hill was shown on BBC2 for a while) ITV beat them to it with "Watch it" in 1978 which then became Childrens ITV in 1983. And then CITV much later on of course.
Interestingly, "The Clangers", "Ivor the Engine" (all from the same stable - or shed) as "Bagpuss" had been shown in a short slot just before the evening news. (alongside Paddington, Willo the Wisp and Roobarb & Custard)
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Post by Three Litre on Jun 27, 2020 8:16:47 GMT
It was repeated fairly often on the afternoon childrens programme time slot which was after Pebble Mill or the lunch time news. Alongside such fare as Heads And Tails with Derek Griffiths, Trumpton and The Flumps. The BBC had the "Watch with Mother" slot which ran from the 40s or 50s up until the BBC decided to rebrand (new logo etc) in 1981
I remember it well, couldn't have it now, far too sexist! Would have to be Watch with Mothers, or Watch with Dads!
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Post by Sparky on Jun 27, 2020 12:37:14 GMT
The BBC had the "Watch with Mother" slot which ran from the 40s or 50s up until the BBC decided to rebrand (new logo etc) in 1981
I remember it well, couldn't have it now, far too sexist! Would have to be Watch with Mothers, or Watch with Dads! It'd be "Watch with Parents" or something these days....
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Post by Three Litre on Jun 27, 2020 12:41:54 GMT
These shows with actual model figures in them or puppets have a lot more charm than cartoons etc, IMO anyway.
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Post by DI Alex Drake on Jun 27, 2020 13:36:56 GMT
These shows with actual model figures in them or puppets have a lot more charm than cartoons etc, IMO anyway. I agree. I can't think of anything very up to date that isn't animated (though granted I'm not up to speed with kid's TV!). When I was little we had things like Old Bear, Rosie and Jim etc but actually my favourite was The Animals of Farthing Wood (WHICH by the way was finally released on DVD a few years ago, which was a delight to behold ) and that was cartoon but in the old style - painstakingly hand coloured etc. The computer generated stuff, despite how clever and realistic it is now, just hasn't got any soul.
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Post by Three Litre on Jun 27, 2020 14:09:36 GMT
I agree. I can't think of anything very up to date that isn't animated (though granted I'm not up to speed with kid's TV!). When I was little we had things like Old Bear, Rosie and Jim etc but actually my favourite was The Animals of Farthing Wood (WHICH by the way was finally released on DVD a few years ago, which was a delight to behold ) and that was cartoon but in the old style - painstakingly hand coloured etc. The computer generated stuff, despite how clever and realistic it is now, just hasn't got any soul. Thank goodness you included that "h"!
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Post by Sparky on Jun 27, 2020 14:31:56 GMT
These shows with actual model figures in them or puppets have a lot more charm than cartoons etc, IMO anyway. They were all made in a converted Pig Shed on a Farm owned by Peter Firmin or Oliver Postgate. It was serious DIY film making.
They used a cheap as chips 16mm camera to shoot it all in stop frame - the same kind of thing you'd have made home movies on.
The film - once processed as rushes was returned to them, and they would edit it using a makeshift workbench with Walkers Crisps boxes with bull dog clips as film storage bins.
All the fancy stuff (adding titles) any film effects and sound dubbing, and negative cutting would have had to be done elsewhere.
I think it was the University of East Anglia who wanted to 'Honour' Bagpuss sometime in the 1990s; but as Postgate pointed out to them - Bagpuss couldn't receive the honour - for obvious reasons.
Oliver Postgate ended up with the Doctorate; and took "Bagpuss" plus his stand in along to the ceremony. He ended up getting a stack of aggro from the Students, as they told him there was "Only ONE Bagpuss"......
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Post by Cartman on Jun 27, 2020 17:50:02 GMT
Missed Bagpuss completely as it was on after I had started at secondary school and I didn't get home until after the kids programmes had finished. Remember Camberwick green and Trumpton very well though
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Post by DI Alex Drake on Jun 27, 2020 18:49:36 GMT
I agree. I can't think of anything very up to date that isn't animated (though granted I'm not up to speed with kid's TV!). When I was little we had things like Old Bear, Rosie and Jim etc but actually my favourite was The Animals of Farthing Wood (WHICH by the way was finally released on DVD a few years ago, which was a delight to behold ) and that was cartoon but in the old style - painstakingly hand coloured etc. The computer generated stuff, despite how clever and realistic it is now, just hasn't got any soul. Thank goodness you included that "h"! That took me a while to understand. Perhaps our senses of humour are on slightly different planes, 3L?
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Post by Sam Tyler on Jun 27, 2020 18:50:34 GMT
When I was little we had things like Old Bear, Rosie and Jim etc but actually my favourite was The Animals of Farthing Wood (WHICH by the way was finally released on DVD a few years ago, which was a delight to behold ) and that was cartoon but in the old style - painstakingly hand coloured etc. The computer generated stuff, despite how clever and realistic it is now, just hasn't got any soul. You've named three favourites there: our twins used to watch all of those but more so our twin daughter than our son for Animals of Farthing Wood and Old Bear. Moley and Scarface from AoFW, Jolly Tall and Bramwell Brown from Old Bear all stick in my mind, the latter very well narrated by Anton Rodgers. She also had a toy giraffe that she named Jolly Tall as well. Seems so long ago now. Sam.
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