I've got a new e-book out. It's 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s and available at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC3VYL29 More details on the book here: www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2026/07/new-...
Erasmus Microman. The Roger the Dog Show. Mag is Mog. Jangles. Just four of the intriguing shows in my new book: 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC3VYL29
Here's four of the curious entries from my new e-book 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s (www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC3VYL29) so let me know if you remember them:
I always wanted a Ragdolly Anna doll as a child. It turns out, back in 1982, you could make your own with an official kit.
Make Your Own Ragdolly Anna Doll
Back in 1982, you could.
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Here's four of the curious entries from my new e-book 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s (www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC3VYL29) so let me know if you remember them:
I always wanted a Ragdolly Anna doll as a child. It turns out, back in 1982, you could make your own with an official kit.
Make Your Own Ragdolly Anna Doll
Back in 1982, you could.
curiousbritishtelly.substack.com
I've got a new e-book out. It's 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s and available at www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0HC3VYL29 More details on the book here: www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2026/07/new-...
New article looks at Channel 40: A 1970s British Experiment in Community Television and brings news of a magazine article of mine which I didn't realise had been published back in April. Also, for paid subscribers, there's access to all my research materials.
Channel 40: A 1970s British Experiment in Community Television
Unlock my research materials
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New article is Standing Room Only Episode Turns Up - in which I share the news that an episode of the fantastic early-90s football programme has come my way.
Standing Room Only Episode Turns Up
The home of all those British TV shows you thought you'd forgotten about...
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New article takes a look at some of the amazing, yet forgotten gems of British television that I've managed to track down over the years.
5 Great Forgotten British TV Shows I Tracked Down
Some are a click away. Some require a trip to an archive.
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New article takes a look at some of the amazing, yet forgotten gems of British television that I've managed to track down over the years.
5 Great Forgotten British TV Shows I Tracked Down
Some are a click away. Some require a trip to an archive.
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New article is Let's Watch Long Term Memory. One of Patrick Troughton's final, and perhaps finest, performances from 1985.
Let's Watch Long Term Memory
One of Patrick Troughton's final performances
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Bobby Davro peaked, and I'm being serious here, as George Michael in 1986.
New article is 5 Out-of-Reach British TV Programmes I’ve Never Seen. Many of these programmes only ever aired once and, somehow, escaped being preserved on home recordings. I may never get to see them.
5 Out-of-Reach British TV Programmes I’ve Never Seen
Five elusive TV programmes I may never actually get to see
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New article is 5 Out-of-Reach British TV Programmes I’ve Never Seen. Many of these programmes only ever aired once and, somehow, escaped being preserved on home recordings. I may never get to see them.
5 Out-of-Reach British TV Programmes I’ve Never Seen
Five elusive TV programmes I may never actually get to see
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Seeing as it's a baking hot Saturday, what better time to encourage you to subscribe to my Substack? Paid subscriptions help me dig deeper and bring yesterday's television back to life. Thanks in advance (especially to you).
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Bruce Forsyth shows Chris Evans how it’s done in today’s Vintage TV Pick of the Day.
Vintage TV Pick of the Day
11 minutes of Bruce Forsyth at his best
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New article looks at the TV Times Television Quiz Game. Excellent fun, no doubt, if you’re in 1985. But, in 2026, it’s a bit of a headscratcher.
The TV Times Television Quiz Game
Find out how little you remember about Hart to Hart
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There’s something quite radical about a lido - a public space where all of society strips down to the same level. And the BBC Archive have, yet again, come up trumps with this fantastic documentary about Brockwell Park Lido.
08/06/2026 Vintage TV Pick of the Day
Another day, another piece of forgotten television
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There’s something quite radical about a lido - a public space where all of society strips down to the same level. And the BBC Archive have, yet again, come up trumps with this fantastic documentary about Brockwell Park Lido.
08/06/2026 Vintage TV Pick of the Day
Another day, another piece of forgotten television
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It’s 1986. It’s 12pm. I’m fresh home from playgroup. A ham sandwich is in my hand. Could life get any better?
Why I Still Miss the Golden Age of Lunchtime Children’s Television
Lunchtime memories I’ll never lose
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It’s 1986. It’s 12pm. I’m fresh home from playgroup. A ham sandwich is in my hand. Could life get any better?
Why I Still Miss the Golden Age of Lunchtime Children’s Television
Lunchtime memories I’ll never lose
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Transport your self into a galaxy of bubbles as I look back at my experience of the Doctor Who Bubble Bath.
Doctor Who Bubble Bath (1987)
A whole galaxy of bubbles
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There's now a paid subscription for extra Curious British Telly content on Substack. There's also access to plenty of free articles, so please take a look.
Helping Curious British Telly Go Further
More access to Curious British Telly
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There's now a paid subscription for extra Curious British Telly content on Substack. There's also access to plenty of free articles, so please take a look.
Helping Curious British Telly Go Further
More access to Curious British Telly
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New article looks at what would happen to British broadcasting if Threads actually happened.
Nuclear Broadcasting: What if Threads Happened?
Britain's limited nuclear schedule
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Head back to 1974 to discover if Bagpuss will have fun in the sun. And watch out for dragons.
Cover to Cover: Bagpuss in the Sun
Will Bagpuss have fun in the sun?
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New article is The Day Bill & Ben Were Stolen From the BBC curiousbritishtelly.substack.com/p/the-day-bi... a very British disappearance and one of the lesser-known crimes of the century.
The Day Bill & Ben Were Stolen From the BBC
A very British disappearance
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New article is Work: Unemployment (1978) - A damning portrait of unemployment, with disused factories cluttering up the cold, grimy streets of Birmingham.
Work: Unemployment (1978)
The shape of unemployment in the late 1970s
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New article is Work: Unemployment (1978) - A damning portrait of unemployment, with disused factories cluttering up the cold, grimy streets of Birmingham.
Work: Unemployment (1978)
The shape of unemployment in the late 1970s
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