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3482 followers · 3297 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1952] The Card - Today’s Sunday afternoon film is this charming story of Edward Machin, an Edwardian-era young rogue of lowly origin, who decides he must do what he can to raise his living standards in order to see the world and shape his own destiny.
Starring Alec Guinness and Glynis Johns.
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3482 followers · 3296 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1983] Film Buff of the Year - Contestants are asked to identify a compilation of films, answer general questions, and are given a specific area of the cinema on which they are more closely tested. Topics include musical biographies, Charles Laughton and Shakespeare on film. Presented by Robin Ray.
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3482 followers · 3295 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1988] Stoppit and Tidyup - Children’s animation set in the mythical land of Do As You’re Told. Narrated by Terry Wogan, the series was created by Charles Mills and Terry Brain and was partly funded by The Tidy Britain Group. This episode is “Hurry Up”.
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3482 followers · 3294 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1993] Prince Cinders - Short animation based on a book by children’s author and illustrator Babette Cole. It features the voices of Dexter Fletcher, Jonathan Ross, Jim Broadbent, Jennifer Saunders and Craig Charles, as well as two original songs performed by singer Miriam Stockley and Lenny Henry.
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3482 followers · 3293 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1973] Charley Says - “Falling in the Water”, series of very short cut-out animated cartoon public information films for children, produced by the British government’s Central Office of Information. They featured a little boy called Tony and his cat, named Charley, voiced by Kenny Everett.
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3482 followers · 3292 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[2006] Timeshift – Pay Attention, Britain! The Story of Public Information Films – documentary looking at the often traumatising output of the Central Office of Information, from Charley Says to Lonely Water to Protect and Survive.
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3480 followers · 3291 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1986] Bruce Hornsby and the Range - Top of the Pops performance of "The Way It Is".
Written by Bruce Hornsby, it made explicit reference to the Economic Opportunity Act, also known as the 1964 Poverty Act, as well as the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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3480 followers · 3290 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1968] The Railway Children - BBC adaptation of the children’s book by Edith Nesbit, originally serialised in The London Magazine during 1905 and first published in book form in 1906. Starring Jenny Agutter as Roberta and Gillian Bailey as Phyllis. First episode.
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3480 followers · 3289 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1965] Play School - The first programme seen on BBC2.
Athene Seyler tells the story of the Little Red Hen with great enthusiasm. Gordon Rollings makes a horse out of himself.
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3479 followers · 3288 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1977] Rosie - Sitcom written by Roy Clarke (Last of the Summer Wine, Keeping Up Appearances, Open All Hours) about PC Penrose, ‘Rosie’ to his friends, a police officer in the fictitious Yorkshire town of Ravensbay. Episode 2.
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3479 followers · 3287 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1978] Arena - "It’s the daydream of every 10 or 11-year-old, no matter what era they grew up in.". Gavin Millar deconstructs the phenomenon of the Star Wars movie, meeting producer Gary Kurtz and Luke Skywalker himself Mark Hamill.
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3477 followers · 3286 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1955] Special Enquiry - Britain's Teenagers - a documentary presented by Denis Mitchell - follows the lives of different teenagers living in 1950s Britain.
This clip focuses on schoolgirl Diane, a young Dirk Bogarde fan on the cusp of adulthood, who feels that in West Norwood the people are all either too young or too old. What does Diane do with her time?
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3475 followers · 3285 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1978] The Les Dawson Show - A variety show hosted by Les Dawson, co-hosted by Lulu, featuring sketch comedy, as well as stand-up comedy, guest appearances, dance numbers, and musical performances. Special guests include Royce Mills and Daphne Riggs.
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3475 followers · 3284 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1990] Kappatoo - Kappatoo, a 23rd century kid, time-swaps with his 20th century counterpart, Simon Cashmere. A children's sci-fi comedy that tries to offer observations on what we are doing to this planet as well as what life might be like in the 23rd century. First episode.
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3475 followers · 3283 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1983] Great Little Railways - A series presenting various narrow gauge railway adventures from around the world. This is "Slow Train to Olympia" with Michael Wood.
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3475 followers · 3282 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1973] Linda Lewis (R.I.P.) - Top of the Pops performance of "Rock-a-Doodle-Doo", her first hit and her first on the Warner Bros. Records vanity label Raft Records.
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3474 followers · 3281 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1974] This Week - Public affairs series probing the news behind the headlines. On the even of a snap election that eventually saw Harold Wilson with the largest party, Llew Gardner interviews the Leader of the Labour Party Harold Wilson.
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3474 followers · 3280 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1974] Good Health - This is a very early episode of British ITV schools series ‘Good Health’ which explains how to look after your teeth.
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3474 followers · 3279 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1988] First Class - Two teams of three students would take part in a multi-format quiz featuring questions on both general knowledge and popular culture, as well as innovative video game rounds. This episode features the excellent game, Hyper Sports. Presented by Debbie Greenwood.
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3475 followers · 3278 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk[1982] Play for Today - “England’s Greens and Peasant Land”, A planning decision must be made, and the motorway extension must go through on either the Golf Course or the Allotments - will the greens survive or the peasant lands?
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