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  • Arran
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    Plenty of (forgotten?) TVS programmes in 1986: The Telebugs, Henry’s Leg, Running Loose, Worldwise, along with several episodes of Dramarama – including The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt.

    Monday 3 February 1986
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
    16:45 Spirit Bay

    Tuesday 4 February 1986
    16:00 Button Moon
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 Wind in the Willows
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 5 February 1986
    16:00 Moschops
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 The Wall Game
    16:45 The Book Tower

    Thursday 6 February 1986
    16:00 The Giddy Game Show
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:15 Ragdolly Anna
    16:25 Bellamy’s Bugle
    16:40 The Sooty Show
    17:00 Alias the Jester

    Friday 7 February 1986
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 The Telebugs
    16:25 Scooby Doo
    16:50 The Best of Behind the Bike Sheds

    He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with Thunderbirds 2086 on Children’s BBC.

    Bellamy’s Bugle and The Sooty Show were back to back with Ulysses 31 on Children’s BBC.

    Monday 30 June 1986
    16:00 Alphabet Zoo
    16:10 The Moomins
    16:20 She-Ra: The Princess of Power
    16:45 Dramarama: The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt

    Tuesday 1 July 1986
    16:00 Cockleshell Bay
    16:10 The Moomins
    16:20 Sooty
    16:35 Woody Woodpecker
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 2 July 1986
    16:00 The Little Green Man
    16:10 The Moomins
    16:15 Basil’s Joke Machine
    16:30 Razzmatazz
    16:55 Roadrunner
    17:00 Bellamy’s Bugle

    Thursday 3 July 1986
    16:00 Tales from Fat Tulip’s Garden
    16:10 The Moomins
    16:20 Nature Trail
    16:45 Under the Same Sky

    Friday 4 July 1986
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 The Moomins
    16:25 Scooby Doo
    16:50 The Bizz

    The Moomins and Scooby Doo were back to back with Dogtanian on Children’s BBC.

    Monday 3 November 1986
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 The Trap Door
    16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
    16:45 Henry’s Leg

    Tuesday 4 November 1986
    16:00 The Giddy Game Show
    16:10 The Trap Door
    16:20 C.A.B.
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 5 November 1986
    16:00 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:10 The Trap Door
    16:20 Garfield in Paradise
    16:50 Hold Tight!

    Thursday 6 November 1986
    16:00 Flicks
    16:10 The Trap Door
    16:20 Animals in Action
    16:45 Henry’s Leg

    Friday 7 November 1986
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 The Trap Door
    16:20 Worldwise
    16:45 Alias the Jester
    17:00 Bellamy’s Bugle

    Animals in Action and Henry’s Leg were back to back with Dungeons and Dragons on Children’s BBC.

    Monday 10 November 1986
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
    16:45 From the Top

    Tuesday 11 November 1986
    16:00 The Giddy Game Show
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 C.A.B.
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 12 November 1986
    16:00 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 S.W.A.L.L.O.W.
    16:50 Hold Tight!

    Thursday 13 November 1986
    16:00 Flicks
    16:10 The Telebugs
    16:20 Running Loose
    16:45 Dangermouse

    Friday 14 November 1986
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 The Telebugs
    16:25 Inspector Gadget
    16:50 Worldwise

    He-Man and Masters of the Universe was back to back with the Mysterious Cities of Gold on Children’s BBC. In January 1987 He-Man and Masters of the Universe was moved to Tuesday – possibly in order to avoid this conflict.

    Running Loose and Dangermouse were back to back with Dungeons and Dragons on Children’s BBC.

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  • Arran
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    A rare appearance of a networked programme from TSW. The adventure gameshow Treasures of the Mindlord is said to be the precursor to Knightmare.

    Any idea if it was networked from the Derry's Cross TV studios in Plymouth or was it networked by Central Television?

    Monday 28 April 1986
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 The Blunders
    16:20 He-Man and Masters of the Universe
    16:45 Supergran

    Tuesday 29 April 1986
    16:00 Cockleshell Bay
    16:10 The Blunders
    16:20 Sooty
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 30 April 1986
    16:00 Portland Bill
    16:10 The Blunders
    16:15 Basil’s Joke Machine
    16:30 Poparound
    16:50 Road Runner
    17:00 Bellamy’s Bugle

    Thursday 1 May 1986
    16:00 The Raggy Dolls
    16:10 The Blunders
    16:15 Treasures of the Mindlord
    16:45 Supergran

    Friday 2 May 1986
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 The Blunders
    16:25 Scooby Doo
    16:50 The Bizz

    The Blunders and He-Man and Masters of the Universe were back to back with The Puppy’s Further Adventures on Children’s BBC.

    The Blunders, Basil’s Joke Machine and Poparound were back to back with Dogtanian on Children’s BBC.

    Rainbow, The Blunders and Scooby Doo were back to back with Dogtanian on Children’s BBC.

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  • Arran
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    Originally posted by Richard1978 View Post
    I had thought Batfink was usually on CBBC but some cartoons moved channels, Scooby-Doo seemed swap a few times over the years.
    Some externally produced programmes were shown on both BBC and ITV at different times. Only programmes produced by the BBC and ITV companies didn't swap channels.

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  • Richard1978
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    I had thought Batfink was usually on CBBC but some cartoons moved channels, Scooby-Doo seemed swap a few times over the years.

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  • Arran
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    It is plausible that the creation of Children’s ITV in 1983 was the driving force which resulted in the BBC launching Children’s BBC in September 1985. The BBC didn’t seem to be moved by Watch It! and create its own on-screen brand for children’s programmes, like See Saw for preschool programmes and BBC Schools for schools programmes, in response before Children’s ITV appeared on screen.

    There was something warm and friendly about Children’s ITV with its own branding and continuity presenters. Almost like a TV channel in its own right, separate from whatever was your regional ITV company, for just over an hour in the weekday afternoons. A time kids knew was their own. The BBC presentation in 1983 (before computer graphics were used as presentation material) felt cold in comparison, but the BBC bosses at the time probably felt that the novelty of Children’s ITV wouldn’t last long so relied on the strength of programmes over presentation until they felt compelled to come up with something more attractive.

    The operation of Children’s ITV in its early years was:

    1. Continuity material was pre-recorded in a small TV studio in London earlier in the day, then submitted to Central Television via video link.

    2. Idents and continuity were played out and networked by Central Television.

    3. The four, or sometimes five, programmes were played out and networked by the ITV company which had produced or acquired the programme.

    The early set and style of presentation reflected the presenter who was doing the presenting that month, or the programme that they starred in, but later a common set was used which allowed the presenter to be joined by guests in the studio for interviews.

    This arrangement was cumbersome because synchronisation of pre-recorded programme material from different sources in the ITV network was difficult. It resulted in a situation where a tape of the programme about to be shown originating from Thames, Yorkshire Television etc. would have to start playing whilst a presenter was talking in a pre-recorded piece of continuity currently being played out by Central Television. The handover between ITV companies did not always run smoothly – sometimes the programme would appear early resulting in the presenter cut short, or the programme would fail to appear and the screen would blank for a few seconds as the continuity ended. The continuity was changed so that the presenter held the final pose for a few seconds after they finished so that the transmission controller at Central Television had some video material just in case the programme about to be shown was slightly late.

    In contrast, the continuity from Children’s BBC was broadcast live from ‘The Broom Cupboard’ and all programmes originated from the BBC. This resulted in a slicker and more relaxed style of presentation than that from Children’s ITV. Something that would have been much easier for the centralised BBC to accomplish back in the 1970s than ITV with it’s regional structure and programmes originating from several companies.

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  • Arran
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    Children’s ITV when Children’s BBC was launched.

    Monday 9 September 1985
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 Cartoon Time
    16:20 She-Ra: The Princess of Power
    16:45 Children of the Dog Star

    Tuesday 10 September 1985
    16:00 Flicks
    16:10 Cartoon Time. Deduce you Say
    16:20 Storybook International. The Surprise Gift
    16:45 The End of the Rainbow Show

    Wednesday 11 September 1985
    16:00 Storytime. Goldilocks and the Three Bears
    16:10 Cartoon Time. Dime to Retire
    16:20 Video & Chips
    16:50 Hold Tight!

    Thursday 12 September 1985
    16:00 Alfie Atkins
    16:10 Cartoon Time. The Ducksters
    16:20 Scooby Doo
    16:45 Children of the Dog Star

    Friday 13 September 1985
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 Cartoon Time
    16:25 Starstrider
    16:50 Illusions

    Monday 16 September 1985
    16:00 Tickle on the Tum
    16:10 Cartoon Time. Catty Cornered
    16:20 She-Ra: The Princess of Power
    16:45 Children of the Dog Star

    Tuesday 17 September 1985
    16:00 Flicks
    16:15 Cartoon Time. Dog Pound
    16:20 Storybook International. The Robber Chief
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 18 September 1985
    16:00 Orm and Cheep
    16:10 Cartoon Time
    16:20 Video & Chips
    16:50 Hold Tight!

    Thursday 19 September 1985
    16:00 The Giddy Game Show
    16:10 Cartoon Time. Gift Wrapped
    16:20 Scooby Doo
    16:45 Children of the Dog Star

    Friday 20 September 1985
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 Cartoon Time
    16:25 Starstrider
    16:50 Illusions

    She-Ra: The Princess of Power was back to back with Spider-Man on Children’s BBC.

    Monday 9 December 1985
    16:00 Tickle of the Tum
    16:10 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:20 She-Ra: The Princess of Power
    16:45 Murphy’s Mob

    Tuesday 10 December 1985
    16:00 Flicks
    16:10 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:20 Dangermouse
    16:45 Splash

    Wednesday 11 December 1985
    16:00 Orm and Cheep
    16:10 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:20 The Krazy Kitchen
    16:45 Danger Marmalade at Work

    Thursday 12 December 1985
    16:00 The Giddy Game Show
    16:10 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:20 Scooby Doo
    16:45 Murphy’s Mob

    Friday 13 December 1985
    16:00 Rainbow
    16:15 Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends
    16:25 Worldwise
    16:50 Your Mother Wouldn’t Like It

    Scooby Doo and Murphy’s Mob were back to back with Ulysses 31 on Children’s BBC.

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  • George 1978
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    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.

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

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  • Arran
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    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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  • Arran
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    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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  • HG
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    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.

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  • Arran
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    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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  • George 1978
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    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.

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