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Well the kids are off for two weeks which sparked off a little bit of reminiscence.

Compared to the usual TV fare on offer now I think the late 60's and early 70's had some fantastic holiday programming.

The Flashing Blade:

http://www.thechestnut.com/flashing.htm

And do you remember The Aeronauts? Robinson Crusoe? White Horses?

Bring 'em back.

<nostalgic tears begin to flow>

DJ

In reply to Deejay:

Belle & Sebastian
The Singing Ringing Tree
Banana Splits

In reply to Deejay: The spanish archer

In reply to Deejay:

You've got to fight for what you want and all that you believe.

In reply to Irton Pike:

Oh yes! Quality.

The Singing Ringing Tree was superb:

http://www.thechestnut.com/srtree/srtree-index.htm

DJ

In reply to ste_d:


It's right to fight for what we want

To live the way we please


lol

DJ

In reply to Deejay:

As long as we have done our best
Then no-one can do more
For love and life and happiness
Are well worth fighting for!

Somebody find me that MP3 now.

In reply to KeithW:

Check the link.

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
Yep, all those remembered fondly. The really poor over dubbing of the flashing blade was even obvious to a 6 year old, the dramatic music to Robinson Crusoe, class entertainment.
Anyone remember Tibo(sp?) and the Desert Crusaders, maybe a bit earlier than the others mentioned?

In reply to Removed User:

Desert Crusaders? Was that the one with clumsy fight sequences?

lol

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
I was about 4. I can't exactly remember the choreography of the fights, but was well upset I had to miss it one morning in order to go to a place called "school"

In reply to KeithW:

Brilliant!
I even liked the Aeronauts, before I realised they were French

In reply to Ridge:


lol

Pretty crap pilots though, I seem to remember they were always crashlanding in the desert.

DJ

In reply to Deejay:

And the sea, they ended up in that a lot too!

In reply to Deejay:
WhirlyBirds.
That was another good one.
Please pass on / post the flashing blade theme tune if found?
Chamion the Wonder Horse,
Casey Jones

In reply to Removed User:

Check the link under the first few photos.

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
ah. Ta.
Oh wow, Cloppa Castle!! lol.

In reply to Removed User:

This'll keep you busy:

http://tv.cream.org/index.htm

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
not shown for kids, but I loved

"The ancient sages said 'Do not despise the snake for having no horns, for who is to say it will not become a dragon?' So may one just man become an army. Nearly a thousand years ago in ancient China, at the time of the Sung dynasty, there was a cruel and corrupt government. These men riding are outlaws, heroes who have been driven to live in the water margins of Liang Shan Po, far to the south of the capital city. Each fights tyranny with a price on his head, in a world very different from our own. The story starts in legend "

In reply to Anonymous:

Fantastic! Spectacular scenery, sumptuous costumes, outrageous fightscenes and Japanese actors playing Chinese heroes and all atrociously dubbed.

Still one of my favourites.

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
I'll really show my age now as I remember this

http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/children/other/rubovia.htm

In reply to Anonymous:

Never seen that one, cheers.

Ahh, the age of innocence.

DJ

In reply to Deejay:
Not forgetting "Barrier Reef" & "The Whirly-birds" either - You always new exactly who the good & bad guys were. They always seemed to be on just before a cricket Test (which Grandad just had to watch), where Greig, Knotty, Snowy & the lads would actually beat the Aussies for a change.

It beats me how we ever had time to fall out of trees /off push-bikes etc. Happy Days!

In reply to Deejay:

We used to go and watch Flash Gordon at the Saturday matinée. Still quite a big tradition in Liverpool on the late 60s. Do they still show Saturday matinées for kids? Used to be dead exciting.

In reply to Barrington:

whirly-birds,
then there was Rip-Cord as well

In reply to Steve Parker:

Local Showcase has started a Saturday morning thing for kids. £1 to see a film, apparently the films are old or B-movie equivalents.

DJ

In reply to Deejay: Anyone for a nostalgic singalong?

http://www.brianlt.blogspot.com/

In reply to BrianT:
very good. What was the other "horsey" one, Follyfoot?

In reply to Removed User:

'Grow grow the lightning tree...'

That one?

Or the

'On white horses, snowy white horses..'

one?

In reply to Ridge:
1st one Ridge, that's familiar.

In reply to Deejay: bloody hell, the theme tune still pops into my head now and again for no particular reason 30 odd years later, and it was rubbish as well, I love the fastshow version of the 'singing ringing tree', I'm sure the joke was lost on many, do you think bringing back anything as creepy as some of the old kids shows would be a good idea?

In reply to JJ Krammerhead III:

Well they can't really be any worse than "My Parents are Aliens" can they?

DJ

In reply to BrianT:

Brian, you're a star,

lol

DJ

In reply to Deejay:

anyone remember the 80s revival Quatermass II?

was never allowed to see the original Quatermass except for fragments when my grandparents let me stayup beyond my time - looked horrific

In reply to BrianT:

Robinson Crusoe and White Horses !!!

Wow these take me back - surely someone must have sampled Robinson crusoe for a rave/ambient tune.

Also remember the theme to Swallows and Amazons and to the film The Vikings starring Kirk Douglass and Tony Curtis - all stirring stuff when you are a kid - and still now to be honest.

BTW Brian sorry havent been in touch - spending a lot of time in wales at the mo. Say hello to Jude and if you tweo fancy a trip to sunny capel - give me a ring.

Cheers

david

In reply to Deejay:
I see Brian Cant is 73

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6525593.stm

In reply to Ridge:
The second one was the one I linked to in my last posting. 'White horses'.

I used to fancy the girl in 'White horses', when I was a developing adolescent.

In reply to David Hooper:
Cheers David. maybe if the car gets through its upcoming MOT without bankrupting us, we'll make it down for a weekend.

The Robinson Crusoe theme is ace isn't it?

In reply to BrianT:

She died tragically young:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0026016/

In reply to steve barnbrook:
Oh, that's sad. Helga Anders. I never even knew her name 'til now.

Well Helga, wherever you are, you and 'White Horses' illuminated my boyhood school holidays. I wouldn't be quite the person I am now if not for you.