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    Children’s ITV was launched on Monday 3 January 1983 at an unusually late start time, due to the film Zulu which proceeded it, and their first programme was the cartoon Dangermouse. On subsequent days, Children’s ITV was broadcast between 4PM and 5:15PM and contained four or five programmes. The first programme was a repeat of the ITV preschool programme broadcast at midday that day.

    Monday 3 January 1983
    16:50 Dangermouse
    16:55 Educating Marmalade

    Tuesday 4 January 1983
    16:00 Cockleshell Bay
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 Stig of the Dump
    16:35 Five Magic Minutes
    16:45 CB TV Channel 14

    Wednesday 5 January 1983
    16:00 Pullover
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 The Sooty Show
    16:30 Five Magic Minutes
    16:40 The Book Tower

    Thursday 6 January 1983
    16:00 Teetime and Claudia
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 Madabout
    16:45 The Coral Island

    Friday 7 January 1983
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:20 Dangermouse
    16:25 The Animal Express
    16:45 Freetime

    Monday 10 January 1983
    16:00 Alphabet Zoo
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 Spiderwoman
    16:45 This is Me

    Tuesday 11 January 1983
    16:00 Cockleshell Bay
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 Stig of the Dump
    16:35 Five Magic Minutes
    16:45 CB TV Channel 14

    Wednesday 12 January 1983
    16:00 Pullover
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 The Sooty Show
    16:30 Five Magic Minutes
    16:40 The Book Tower

    Thursday 13 January 1983
    16:00 Teetime and Claudia
    16:15 Dangermouse
    16:20 Madabout
    16:45 The Coral Island

    Friday 14 January 1983
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:20 Dangermouse
    16:25 The Animal Express
    16:45 Freetime

  • #2
    Matthew Kelly did the continuity for January 1983 - someone I still associated with mainstream TV and not children's TV.

    Apart from Friday, the 4.00 pm repeat was the same as midday. Interesting that Madabout which Matthew Kelly presented, was on Thursdays. Was this the first instance of a Children's ITV continuity announcer announcing and linking into their own programme? I have to admit that I don't really remember the same shows appearing on days or months when the same person did the continuity.
    I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
    There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
    I'm having so much fun
    My lucky number's one
    Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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    • #3
      Now for the He-Man week…

      Monday 5 September 1983
      16:00 We’ll Tell You a Story
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
      16:45 A Musical World

      Tuesday 6 September 1983
      16:00 Moschops
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 Hold Tight!
      16:45 CB TV Channel 14

      Wednesday 7 September 1983
      16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 Emu’s World
      16:45 What’s Happening

      Thursday 8 September 1983
      16:00 Heggerty Haggerty
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 On Safari
      16:45 Home

      Friday 9 September 1983
      16:00 Rainbow
      16:20 Doris
      16:25 The Animal Express
      16:50 Freetime Special

      The timing of the first episode of He-Man and Masters of the Universe was judiciously chosen because it was back to back with Play School, along with the first 5 minutes of Arthur the Kid, on BBC1, so it faced almost no competition.

      On Friday 9 September there was a CLOSEDOWN on BBC1 between 16:00 and 16:18, followed by the regional news, whilst Rainbow was on ITV. Children’s programmes on BBC started at 16:20 with Play School because it was (the last day of) the summer TV season.

      Monday 12 September 1983
      16:00 We’ll Tell You a Story
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
      16:45 Dramarama: Mighty Mum and the Petnappers

      Tuesday 13 September 1983
      16:00 Moschops
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 Hold Tight!
      16:45 CB TV Channel 14

      Wednesday 14 September 1983
      16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 Emu’s World
      16:45 The All Electric Amusement Arcade

      Thursday 15 September 1983
      16:00 Heggerty Haggerty
      16:15 Doris
      16:20 On Safari
      16:45 Home

      Friday 16 September 1983
      16:00 Rainbow
      16:20 Doris
      16:25 The Animal Express
      16:50 Freetime Special

      The second episode of He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with The Adventures of Tin Tin, Puzzle Trail, along with the first 5 minutes of Play Away.

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      • #4
        I always think of Emu's World as being on a Friday - apart from EMU-TV in 1989 which I believe was on a Tuesday or a Wednesday.
        I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
        There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
        I'm having so much fun
        My lucky number's one
        Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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        • #5
          I'm not familiar with many of these programmes because they were before my time. It's possible that they changed days in the future.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Arran View Post
            Now for the He-Man week…

            Monday 5 September 1983
            16:00 We’ll Tell You a Story
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
            16:45 A Musical World

            Tuesday 6 September 1983
            16:00 Moschops
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 Hold Tight!
            16:45 CB TV Channel 14

            Wednesday 7 September 1983
            16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 Emu’s World
            16:45 What’s Happening

            Thursday 8 September 1983
            16:00 Heggerty Haggerty
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 On Safari
            16:45 Home

            Friday 9 September 1983
            16:00 Rainbow
            16:20 Doris
            16:25 The Animal Express
            16:50 Freetime Special

            The timing of the first episode of He-Man and Masters of the Universe was judiciously chosen because it was back to back with Play School, along with the first 5 minutes of Arthur the Kid, on BBC1, so it faced almost no competition.

            On Friday 9 September there was a CLOSEDOWN on BBC1 between 16:00 and 16:18, followed by the regional news, whilst Rainbow was on ITV. Children’s programmes on BBC started at 16:20 with Play School because it was (the last day of) the summer TV season.

            Monday 12 September 1983
            16:00 We’ll Tell You a Story
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
            16:45 Dramarama: Mighty Mum and the Petnappers

            Tuesday 13 September 1983
            16:00 Moschops
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 Hold Tight!
            16:45 CB TV Channel 14

            Wednesday 14 September 1983
            16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 Emu’s World
            16:45 The All Electric Amusement Arcade

            Thursday 15 September 1983
            16:00 Heggerty Haggerty
            16:15 Doris
            16:20 On Safari
            16:45 Home

            Friday 16 September 1983
            16:00 Rainbow
            16:20 Doris
            16:25 The Animal Express
            16:50 Freetime Special

            The second episode of He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with The Adventures of Tin Tin, Puzzle Trail, along with the first 5 minutes of Play Away.
            I remember watching quite a few of them, I used to like Home and can still almost remember the theme song.
            The only thing to look forward to is the past

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            • #7
              The last episode of Animals in Action, by Anglia Television. It was first broadcast on 26 September 1980 in the era of regional ITV idents in the weekday afternoon children’s programme timeslot; passed through Watch It!; then ended as a Children's ITV programme.

              Monday 27 June 1983
              16:00 Alphabet Zoo
              16:15 Tweety Pie
              16:20 The New Fantastic Four
              16:45 Dramarama – Theatre Box

              Tuesday 28 June 1983
              16:00 Cockleshell Bay
              16:15 Tweety Pie
              16:20 Razzmatazz
              16:45 CB TV – Channel 14

              Wednesday 29 June 1983
              16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
              16:15 Tweety Pie
              16:20 Film Fun – The Movie
              16:45 What’s Happening

              Thursday 30 June 1983
              16:00 Gammon and Spinach
              16:15 Tweety Pie
              16:20 First Post
              16:30 Rowan’s Report
              16:45 Home

              Friday 1 July 1983
              16:00 Rainbow
              16:20 Tweety Pie
              16:25 Animals in Action
              16:50 Freetime

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              • #8
                Children's ITV a year later.

                Monday 5 March 1984
                16:00 Alphabet Zoo
                16:15 Batfink
                16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
                16:45 Danger Marmalade at Work
                17:00 Dangermouse

                Tuesday 6 March 1984
                16:00 Cockleshell Bay
                16:15 Batfink
                16:20 On Safari
                16:45 CB TV

                Wednesday 7 March 1984
                16:00 Flicks
                16:15 Batfink
                16:20 Luna
                16:50 Jangles

                Thursday 8 March 1984
                16:00 Emma and Grandpa
                16:15 Batfink
                16:20 Madabout
                16:45 The Book Tower

                Friday 9 March 1984
                16:00 Rainbow
                16:20 Batfink
                16:25 Emu’s World
                16:50 Freetime

                Monday 6 August 1984
                16:00 Flicks
                16:15 The Moomins
                16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
                16:45 Dramarama

                Tuesday 7 August 1984
                16:00 Portland Bill
                16:15 The Moomins
                16:20 Under the Same Sky
                16:50 Freetime

                Wednesday 8 August 1984
                16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
                16:15 The Moomins
                16:20 Sooty
                16:40 Cartoon
                16:50 Hold Tight!

                Thursday 9 August 1984
                16:00 Heggerty Haggerty
                16:15 The Moomins
                16:20 Video and Chips
                16:45 Starstrider

                Friday 10 August 1984
                16:00 Rainbow
                16:20 The Moomins
                16:25 Emu’s All Live Pink Windmill Show

                Children’s programmes on BBC 1 started at 16:20 during the summer with Play School followed by one programme, Newsround (except Friday), then another programme.

                Monday 5 November 1984
                16:00 Tickle on the Tum
                16:15 Rub a Dub Dub
                16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
                16:45 Murphy’s Mob

                Tuesday 6 November 1984
                16:00 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
                16:15 Rub a Dub Dub
                16:20 On Safari
                16:45 CB TV

                Wednesday 7 November 1984
                16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
                16:15 Rub a Dub Dub
                16:20 Chish ‘N’ Fips
                16:45 Razzmatazz

                Thursday 8 November 1984
                16:00 Buttercup Buskers
                16:15 Rub a Dub Dub
                16:20 Stanley Bagshaw
                16:30 First Post
                16:45 Murphy’s Mob

                Friday 9 November 1984
                16:00 Rainbow
                16:20 Rub a Dub Dub
                16:25 Wind in the Willows
                16:50 Illusions

                He-Man and Masters of the Universe was very prominent in 1984.

                It was also the last year of On Safari.

                The BBC was now using computer graphics as presentation material during its children’s programme timeslot - possibly a short term response to the success of the presentation format of Children's ITV.




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                • #9
                  The Dramarama episode on Monday 6 August 1984 was Rachel and Rosie, produced by TVS.

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                  • #10
                    Children’s ITV during the last week of the old BBC 1 schedule for children’s programmes, which started with Play School.

                    Monday 25 March 1985
                    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
                    16:15 Batfink
                    16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
                    16:45 Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest

                    Tuesday 26 March 1985
                    16:00 Cockleshell Bay
                    16:15 Batfink
                    16:20 Alice in Wonderland
                    16:45 CB TV

                    Wednesday 27 March 1985
                    16:00 Button Moon
                    16:15 Batfink
                    16:20 The Razzmatazz Rocky Horoscope Show
                    16:45 Fraggle Rock

                    Thursday 28 March 1985
                    16:00 The Little Green Man
                    16:15 Batfink
                    16:20 Sooty
                    16:40 Words, Words, Words
                    17:00 Dangermouse

                    Friday 29 March 1985
                    16:00 Rainbow
                    16:20 Batfink
                    16:25 How Dare You!
                    16:50 Freetime

                    Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest was a drama series produced by Thames originating from a Dramarama episode of the same name that was broadcast on 4 June 1984.

                    He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with Bananaman and Fonz and the Happy Days Gang on BBC 1.

                    Sooty and Words, Words, Words were back to back with Dogtanian on BBC 1.

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                    • #11
                      Children’s ITV during the first week of the new BBC 1 schedule for children’s programmes, following the removal of Play School.

                      Monday 1 April 1985
                      16:00 Tickle on the Tum
                      16:15 Batfink
                      16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
                      16:45 Dramarama: Easy

                      Tuesday 2 April 1985
                      16:00 Cockleshell Bay
                      16:15 Batfink
                      16:20 Alice in Wonderland
                      16:45 CB TV

                      Wednesday 3 April 1985
                      16:00 Button Moon
                      16:15 Batfink
                      16:20 Razzmatazz
                      16:45 Fraggle Rock. New Trash Heap in Town

                      Thursday 4 April 1985
                      16:00 Foxtales
                      16:15 Batfink
                      16:20 Wonders in Letterland
                      16:45 First Post

                      Friday 5 April 1985
                      No Children’s ITV – Good Friday

                      He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with season 2 of Dungeons and Dragons on BBC 1. Just like with season 1 in the autumn of 1984. Any ideas if children were divided into two factions during 1984 and 1985 depending on whether they watched He-Man and Masters of the Universe or Dungeons and Dragons on Mondays?

                      Wonders in Letterland and First Post were back to back with Dogtanian on BBC 1.

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                      • #12
                        Wednesday 7 November 1984
                        16:00 Rod, Jane and Freddy
                        16:15 Rub a Dub Dub
                        16:20 Chish & Fips
                        16:45 Razzmatazz
                        It's up to us, it's up to us; it's up to us, it's up to us... The Code of the Gnomes - that's Us! Two gnomes outside a fish and chip shop, watching out for "The Big Ones", hence their size.

                        I believe that the title had inspired real-life chip shops to adopt the spoonerism as well - a search on Yell proves that fact. Tony Aitken, (aka Fred the Postman in No 73 as well as being related to the namesake MP and TV-am's first CEO), was in it as well.

                        Was repeated in around 1987 at roughly the same time of year, giving an illusion to youngsters with not very long memories that a second series must have been made.

                        I've everything I need to keep me satisfied
                        There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind
                        I'm having so much fun
                        My lucky number's one
                        Ah! Oh! Ah! Oh!

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