20 things your child will never do or understand

[Stan]

Waiting for the two channel black and white tv to warm up.

A shilling of mixed.

Walking to school.

No seatbelts , and petrol 30p a gallon.

Chokes and starting handles on cars that might not start if it was cold.

[Scunner]

I seem to recall kids programmes would start in winter on BBC2 at 6pm. Before 6pm there was nothing on BBC2. Is that right?

[Stan]

Were Trade Test Transmissions on before that ?

[mercury]

There wasn't BBC 2 in our era Keith.. You are too young for this group..     Listen with mother. 1.45 BBC 2.. on the radio....Our TV had radio and TV channels.. rented from The Link... 7 bob a month....some people had 6 penny slot TVS... I remember children's TV in the evenings but cant remember which station they were on. Four feather falls, 10 town..my favourites...  Anyone remember when BBC2 started? 

[Scunner]

My parents were at the BBC2 launch party - I'll see if the old lady can dig out the invitation.

[echogirl1]

The first programme I remember seeing on tele was The Army Game, in black and white of course.  My favourite kids programmes were Andy Pandy, The Woodentops, Bill and Ben, and of course Muffin the Mule.  You are too young to know about any of this stuff Scunner, a whole generation later.  At the beginning of t.v. there were only two channels, and they were certainly not on all day, except for the test card which featured regularly.

[Stan]

Waits for "Muffin" remarks !   

[Colwyn]

The first programme I remember seeing on tele was The Army Game

Wasn't that on ITV? We didn't have that. My Dad was against it. Low-brow entertainment he thought it; lacking a Reithian mission to "educate, inform and entertain" (notice the ordering of these goals). For the same reason when all my chums were reading either The Beano or The Dandy I was given the choice of (wholesome and educational) The Eagle or nothing.

[scorcher]

Well I was working at the BBC at that time and I remember the launch was transferred to Alexander Palace because of a major power failure in West London. Reputations were made that night - brilliant effort by all concerned. Can't remember the exact date in the Sixties ! Paul Fox of Sportsview was the top man in charge.

[KKOB]

Waits for "Muffin" remarks !   

Here we go then..............

They wouldn't allow it on TV these days as Muffin The Mule is regarded as a sexual offence.

Ta Dah !