late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

[the_blue_newt]

Hi everyone
This is my first post so here goes :-
Does anyone remember a late 60's or early 70's childrens uk tv programme where the child did a exchange to another country.
The theme tune to the programme was " Tom Hark" by ELias and his zig zag jive flutes later covered by The Piranhas, but what was the childrens tv programme .
it's been bugging me all day so can you put me out of my misery.
Best wishes to you all.

the_blue_newt

[Aidan]

Belated welcome Blue Newt - mind you, Bell, Lee, Summerbee etc. won't be too happy to see your Scouse avatar !

[mwsalter]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

Hi everyone
This is my first post so here goes :-
Does anyone remember a late 60's or early 70's childrens uk tv programme where the child did a exchange to another country.
The theme tune to the programme was " Tom Hark" by ELias and his zig zag jive flutes later covered by The Piranhas, but what was the childrens tv programme .
it's been bugging me all day so can you put me out of my misery.
Best wishes to you all.

the_blue_newt

I do but...I dont think the title song was Tom Hark..the lyrics were.."If you were me..and I was you...do the things Id do...see the things Id see..If you were me and I was you...

I too am trying to remember what the programme was..

[dannyboy]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

I don't know about the Tom Hark programme, but the other one was called "If you were me" I think. I'm sure Lionel Morton (Four Pennies/Playschool) sang on it.

[Carioca316]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

Yes - I remember it too. I think it was simply called "You and Me". I was trying to explain it to my son who is doing a Masters in Internaitonal Relations - explaining that we had all that "sorted" on kids TV years ago!!

[dannyboy]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

"You and me, me and you, lots and lots for us to do, lots and lots for us to see, me and you, you and me"

I reckon it's a different show? For some reason, the lovely Toni Arthur from Playschool rings a bell. Was there an owl as well?

[chribio]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

OWL??!!
A mechanical/metallic owl??!!

[billybryher]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

I was thinking about this programme - I cant remember the year - and if I did I could look it up on the Radio Times back-numbers at westminster ref library.

Anyhow - yes, it was called You and Me .. and the song went on: '... you come to my house, I'll come to your house, you sleep in my bed, I'll sleep in your bed ...'

The only one I can remember was a swap with a lad who lived at Clifton, bristol, and played with a local band - which seeemd pretty cool to me!

The previous post talks about a metallic owl, which might be The Clangers, or a later programme Greenclaws (1989) which had a metal Owl that asked riddles

[SilverTyne]

Re: late 60's or early 70's childrens programme ?

The series "The Killing Stones" had Tom Hark as theme tune. Bit earlier than 60s/70s though.

[hughesphilip]

If You Were Me.

I think I have the details right that this was two series of 6 half hour children's ITV programmes transmitted in 1969 & 1970 once a week at 17:00 on a tuesday. It created and followed student exchanges - an early teen from the UK with a corresponding teen from one of the continental nations. One half of the programme filmed here in the UK, the other half 'over there'. The signature tune was VERY basic with lyrics which went (if my memory serves)

'If You Were Me, See The Things I See
If You Were Me, Where Would You Be?
If I Were You, What Would I Do?
If I Were You, I Think That I Could Do That Too'

I used to rush home to watch it; great fun.

[hughesphilip]

Re: If You Were Me.

Just listened to Tom Hark/Elias/The Piranhas (after all these years). Definitely NOT the theme tune to 'If You Were Me' - the subject of this thread.

I think I have the details right that this was two series of 6 half hour children's ITV programmes transmitted in 1969 & 1970 once a week at 17:00 on a tuesday. It created and followed student exchanges - an early teen from the UK with a corresponding teen from one of the continental nations. One half of the programme filmed here in the UK, the other half 'over there'. The signature tune was VERY basic with lyrics which went (if my memory serves)

'If You Were Me, See The Things I See
If You Were Me, Where Would You Be?
If I Were You, What Would I Do?
If I Were You, I Think That I Could Do That Too'

I used to rush home to watch it; great fun.

[ekanik]

Re: If You Were Me.

Hello from Turkey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duPOvbArvPU&t=270s
Here's the programme and music After 8 years..

[the_blue_newt]

Just re visited this site after 16 years and just want to thank ekanik for the reply