Play School presenters
Brian Paul Woolfson CML94
Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of as many
Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or
something like that? Please help!!!
Brian
b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk
(Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) wrote:
> Hi
>
> Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
> anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of
as many
Why not share this interesting nostalgia with all of us on the newsgroup?
> Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
> only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or
Chelle or
> something like that? Please help!!!
>
> Brian
Yes, it was Carol Leader. (I was shocked to see her in an episode of
Minder where she played a stripper - I wonder what Humpty and Big Ted
would have had to say about that?) Brian Cant and Derek Griffiths are two
others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
to mention him at the end of every programme??
Bindi
Gareth M. Evans
In article <b.s.bhumbra-29...@47.3.130.132> b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk writes:
b> In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk>,
b> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk (Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! -
>> but could anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk -
>> the names of
b> as many
b> Why not share this interesting nostalgia with all of us on the
b> newsgroup?
>> Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they
>> remember. I can only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol
>> ... is it Leader?, or
b> Chelle or
>> something like that? Please help!!!
>>
>> Brian
b> Yes, it was Carol Leader. (I was shocked to see her in an episode of
b> Minder where she played a stripper - I wonder what Humpty and Big Ted
b> would have had to say about that?) Brian Cant and Derek Griffiths
b> are two others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
b> Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they
b> used to mention him at the end of every programme??
b> Bindi
BzzzzzT: Johnathon Cohen. He also did Music Time with the musical notes
that lit up as you got to them
I claim my 5 pounds and a really dodgy haircut
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JAMES CUNNINGTON
>
>Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
>anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of as many
>Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
>only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or
>something like that? Please help!!!
>
Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which spelling) as
well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
There were probably quite a few more.
And, yes, you are a trifle sad, as am I knowing all this!! :-)
James
Miss K.A. McCarron
: In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk
: James
Don't remember the Australian at all - but Brian Cant was DEFINATELY on it
because he was my favourite (aged about 5). There was also Fred Harris who
was more often on Play-away.
And a scottish bloke called Stuart McGoogan who every now and then pops up on
TV programmes these days (he was on Hamish Macbeth last Sunday).
And wasn't Jonathan Cohen on Play School as well - or just on Play Away and
Music Time? He was the bloke who always played the piano for things.
Can't think of anything else to add.
Kath
Pete Fenelon
> In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk
> (Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) writes:
> >
> >Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
> >anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of as many
> >Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
> >only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or
> >something like that? Please help!!!
> >
> Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which spelling) as
> well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
> Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
> There were probably quite a few more.
Don Spencer (the Australian). Carmen Munro was on it, I think, in the
dim and distant past. Cant confined himself to Play Away. Fred Harris?
Maggie Smith? Stuart McGuigan, definitely, as my sister was scared of
him.
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Jed MacKay
From the back of a Play Scool songbook: Carol, Lionel (Morton?), Johnny S.,
Julie, Brian, Miranda, Rick (Jones?), Derek, Chloe, Toni, Johnny B.
The book dates from the early 70's but I hope this is of some help!
Jed
paul_gordon
>(Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
>> anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of
>as many
>
>
>> Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
>> only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or
>Chelle or
>> something like that? Please help!!!
>>
Wasn't Johnny Ball a presenter as well ?
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
paul_gordon
>In article <b.s.bhumbra-29...@47.3.130.132> b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk writes:
>
>b> Minder where she played a stripper - I wonder what Humpty and Big Ted
>b> would have had to say about that?) Brian Cant and Derek Griffiths
>b> are two others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
>b> Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they
>b> used to mention him at the end of every programme??
>
>b> Bindi
>
>
>BzzzzzT: Johnathon Cohen. He also did Music Time with the musical notes
>that lit up as you got to them
>
>I claim my 5 pounds and a really dodgy haircut
>--
O.K., now how many of the Play School toys and pets can you name ?
How about a uk.media.kids.telly so this kind of discussion doesn't
annoy the more highbrow reader out there ? (I'm sure there's some).
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
Steve Phillips
> Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
> to mention him at the end of every programme??
Joanathan Cohen?
Steve
Gareth M. Evans
In article <D68w4...@bfsec.bt.co.uk> Paul Gordon writes:
Paul> How about a uk.media.kids.telly so this kind of discussion doesn't
Paul> annoy the more highbrow reader out there ? (I'm sure there's
Paul> some).
Paul> Paul Gordon, Belfast.
sod that. The highbrow readers all want to know who's gonna cark it next
in Brookie, or when some sad southern shandy drinker will smile one East
Enders. After 10 years, the probability is slim.
Let's keep it all together. If you don't like the thread, don't read
it. Somewhat like the TV motto:
If you don't like the programme, you know where the off-button is.
Gareth
Who hates soaps, and so doesn't watch them. Easy when you know how
Jeff Higgott
|> O.K., now how many of the Play School toys and pets can you name ?
Humpty, Hambel, Jemima, Big Ted, Little Ted.
Early presented included Chloe Ashcroft, Carol Chell, Brian Cant, and, I think
Derek Griffiths.
Now who can remember the theme song of Play Away??
Jeff...
David Bennison
jason.k...@nt.com (Jason Kranzler) wrote:
> > would have had to say about that?) Brian Cant and Derek Griffiths are two
> > others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
> > Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
> > to mention him at the end of every programme??
>
> It was Jonathon Cohen. He also was they pianist on 'Play Away' with
Brian Cant.
Play Away of course had Jeremy Irons as one of it's presenters for a while
in the 1970's. That was the time when Play Away was a good stepping stone
for drug-addled students who were too 'free' to make it at the time as a
serious presenter but were more than happy to get paid for wearing tie-dye
shirts waving their hands around pretending to be a tree and singing about
chuffing trains.
Derek Griffiths was a good example in that, rather like Grateful
Dead/Hawkwind fans, he spent the next 10 years talking gibberish (too much
looking through the arched window - personally my favourite of the
windows. Second was the round one and I used to get upset if they went
thro' the square one 'cause they always used to I thought!) - namely
'Heads and Tails' where he was able to pretend he was a dog and just make
dog panting noises over footage of dogs playing in the woods. He ended up
talking or 'singing' (I'd call it rapping or toasting!) so quickly nobody
knew what he was on about. He's now put on a lot of weight and masquerades
as 'The Mad Stuntman' in the legendary 'Reel 2 Reel' band and occasionally
DJs at Jungle events. I vote to bring back 'Heads and Tails' with Normski
as the new presenter.
Play Away also seemed to employ those irritating folkies who carry
accoustic guitars over their back and live like gypsies. I seem to
remember there wasn't 5 minutes that passed without someone sitting in a
cardboard box insisting that everyone gathered round to listen to their
song. Rather like Bob Dylan and Joan Biaz in 'Don't Look Now' but with
better lyrics. Can't remember the theme tune they used to leap into
together at the end except the bit that goes something about the weather
and goes '.. if you're feeling fine. C'mon P-L-A-Y...
Play-away-way-play-away-away-play-away-play-play-away-away-play...PLAY
AWAY!
For some reason, I can see Oasis covering this song in the future. Looking
at Mystic Meg, I'm pretty sure she must have had a stint on Play Away to
be in that condition.
David...
paul_gordon
>In article <b.s.bhumbra-29...@47.3.130.132> b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk writes:
>
>b> Yes, it was Carol Leader. (I was shocked to see her in an episode of
>b> Minder where she played a stripper - I wonder what Humpty and Big Ted
Did she do the 'Lets all take our clothes off' song, accompanied by
Johnathen Cohen on piano, followed by a trip through the round window to
see how girlie mags are made ?
It would have been no more scandalous than when Janet Ellis became pregnant
out of wedlock on Blue Peter. They never showed the kids how to make one
of them, did they ? although I believe a video that Peter Duncan was involved
in when he 'needed the work' came pretty close.
What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
Andrew J Stewart
: In article <jason.kranzler-...@nnsgm820.lon40.nt.com>,
: jason.k...@nt.com (Jason Kranzler) wrote:
: > > would have had to say about that?) Brian Cant and Derek Griffiths are two
: > > others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
: > > Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
: > > to mention him at the end of every programme??
: >
Wasn't Tony Robinson a presenter at one time - I'm sure I remember
seeing a clip of him in some incredible tank-top not so long ago.
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Jason Kranzler
> others I remember. I remember BC was also in Play Away.
> Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
> to mention him at the end of every programme??
It was Jonathon Cohen. He also was they pianist on 'Play Away' with Brian Cant.
Mark Moir
>On 29 Mar 1995 21:36:00 GMT, JAMES CUNNINGTON wrote:
>> In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk
>> (Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) writes:
>
>> >
>> >Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
>> >anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of as many
>> >Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
>> >only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or
>> >something like that? Please help!!!
>> >
>
>> Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which spelling) as
>> well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
>> Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
>> There were probably quite a few more.
>
>Don Spencer (the Australian). Carmen Munro was on it, I think, in the
>dim and distant past. Cant confined himself to Play Away. Fred Harris?
>Maggie Smith? Stuart McGuigan, definitely, as my sister was scared of
>him.
>
There was also Sarah Long and Toni Arthur.
Mark.
David Bennison
> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
Good idea.
It's not scandal but I remember well the time that Matt Bianco (salsa-type
pop band of the early/mid 1980's) were on 'Saturday Superstore' with the
presenter Mike Read (DJ not 'Runaaaaarrrrouououound Now' star) and they
opened the phone lines to the public. After a few calls some guy turned up,
and said 'Hello. Is that Matt Bianco' (bit of a pause)...'You bunch of cunts'
which I thought hit the nail on the head. They smiled politely and Mike
Read quickly went to the next caller without mentioning anything.
David...
David Bennison
>
> Good idea.
Another thing I remember which my friend has got on video is an old clip
of Zig and Zag about 2 years ago when they were behaving pretty wild,
shouting over eachother, and the guest and Chris Evans are all talking at
once. Zig or Zag is speaking over Zag or Zig and you can clearly hear Zig
or Zag say quietly amongst the chaos 'Fuck off Zig' or 'Fuck off Zag'.
I've played it over and over on the video and it did happen!
David...
paul_gordon
It really doen't matter it it's raining or it's shinin',
Just as long as you've got time,
To P L A Y, Play Away, Play,
Play Away Away, Play Play Away, Play Away, Play Away,
[Kids Shout] PLAY AWAY !
There was another verse on the closing credits where the first two lines
changed to something about 'It really doesn't matter if you're happy or you're
blue', but I don't know the exact words.
15 - Love, now try The Banana Splits.
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
Gareth M. Evans
Paul> In article <3le2c5$i...@pheidippides.axion.bt.co.uk>
Paul> jhig...@mammoth.NoSubdomain.NoDomain (Jeff Higgott) writes:
>> In article <D68w4...@bfsec.bt.co.uk>, Paul Gordon writes:
>>
>> |> O.K., now how many of the Play School toys and pets can you name ?
>>
>> Humpty, Hambel, Jemima, Big Ted, Little Ted.
>>
>> Early presented included Chloe Ashcroft, Carol Chell, Brian Cant,
>> and, I think Derek Griffiths.
>>
>> Now who can remember the theme song of Play Away??
>>
Paul> It really doen't matter it it's raining or it's shinin', Just as
Paul> long as you've got time, To P L A Y, Play Away, Play, Play Away
Paul> Away, Play Play Away, Play Away, Play Away,
Paul> [Kids Shout] PLAY AWAY !
Paul> There was another verse on the closing credits where the first two
Paul> lines changed to something about 'It really doesn't matter if
Paul> you're happy or you're blue', but I don't know the exact words.
Paul> 15 - Love, now try The Banana Splits.
Paul> Paul Gordon, Belfast.
Na na na,
na na na naaaa
na na na
na na na naaaa
one banana two banana three banana four
five banana six banana seven banana more....
Gareth M. Evans
In article <che015...@news.salford.ac.uk> che...@news.salford.ac.uk (JAMES CUNNINGTON) writes:
JAMES> In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk>
JAMES> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk (Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) writes:
>> Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! -
>> but could anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk -
>> the names of as many Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 -
>> 1984) as they remember. I can only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben
>> Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or something like that?
>> Please help!!!
>>
JAMES> Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which
JAMES> spelling) as well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin,
JAMES> Derek Griffiths, an Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian
JAMES> Cant might have been on it. There were probably quite a few
JAMES> more.
JAMES> And, yes, you are a trifle sad, as am I knowing all this!! :-)
JAMES> James
The Australian was Don SomebodyorOther who also did a programme about Oz
animals. They just showed some exotic animal, with his voice on the
soundtrack
paul_gordon
>
>> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
>
>Good idea.
>pop band of the early/mid 1980's) were on 'Saturday Superstore' with the
>presenter Mike Read (DJ not 'Runaaaaarrrrouououound Now' star) and they
>opened the phone lines to the public. After a few calls some guy turned up,
>and said 'Hello. Is that Matt Bianco' (bit of a pause)...'You bunch of cunts'
>which I thought hit the nail on the head. They smiled politely and Mike
>Read quickly went to the next caller without mentioning anything.
>
>David...
There was also the infamous Five Star incident on Going Live !, which has been
discussed at length on uk.media before, where a kid rang in to tell Five Star
that they were 'Fucking Crap' and was cut off immediately. Other scandals
that I can think of :
* In America, popular kids entertainer Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman,
was revealed to be a convicted sex offender.
* A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid revealed
that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
* Nigel Kennedy once had to be physically restrained from dropping his
breeks on Going Live (I've never seen a camera angle change so quickly)
* The Sun came up with the 'revelation' that Michela Strachan was once
a strip-a-gram.
* The various steroid, drug and sex stories surrounding Gladiators.
* I seem to remember that The Flying Pickets once had to withdraw their
'prize giveaway' on Saturday Superstore because it included (horror
of horrors) a Karl Marx tea-towel.
Anyone think of any more ?
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
My views, not B.T.'s
Richard Evans
: >> well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
: >> Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
: >> There were probably quite a few more.
: >
: >Don Spencer (the Australian). Carmen Munro was on it, I think, in the
: >dim and distant past. Cant confined himself to Play Away. Fred Harris?
: >Maggie Smith? Stuart McGuigan, definitely, as my sister was scared of
: >him.
: There was also Sarah Long and Toni Arthur.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Fworrr! Much tastier than Toxvig, Janus, Forrester, Sawalha etc
r.
gillian.hardy
: > > What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
: >
: > Good idea.
I remember a Rod, Jane and Freddy where Jane and Rod (I think, it could
have been Freddy) SNOGGED! Must we throw this filth at our kids, blah
blah blah...
vibes
Gizz
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Wasn't that guy...Rick wassname... a presenter as well? - he went on
to do Fingerbobs (or FingerMouse?) ....he had long hair at the
sides, but was bald on top!
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> >and said 'Hello. Is that Matt Bianco' (bit of a pause)...'You bunch of cunts'
> >which I thought hit the nail on the head. They smiled politely and Mike
> >Read quickly went to the next caller without mentioning anything.
I'm sure I remember the voice going "Matt Bianco are a set of wankers!"
and Mike Read going "yeh, you are, actually." I might be wrong about that
last bit though.
> * Nigel Kennedy once had to be physically restrained from dropping his
> breeks on Going Live (I've never seen a camera angle change so quickly)
Not great scandal but Gordon The Gopher got some serious GBH off Nigel
Kennedy. In the video vote thing they played Curiousity Killed The Cat and
he went "well Curiousity Killed The Cat, but the Cat killed the Gopher,
and turned round and grabbed Gordon and flung him across the studio. You
could just see this hand sticking out behind the sofa. After finding him
he recovered and appeared up from behind the sofa, shaking like mad and
squeaking at Nigel Kennedy. Must've been pretty foul gopher language. What
a star he was though - the only reason why I watched it.
Anthea Turner was on Going Live once reporting from a canal boat
somewhere. She had the full victorian costume on and Sarah Greene goes
"hey I like your costume, do you have the bloomers to match?" and Anthea
hitched up the dress to reveal flowery bloomers and goes "right down to
the authentic suspenders - look" and hitched up her bloomers right up
enough to see a stocking top and grabbed a suspender. Sarah Greene was
astonished and Anthea got all embarrassed and fell about giggling. You
could hear the crew cheering in the background.
dss2
JAMES CUNNINGTON <che...@news.salford.ac.uk> wrote:
>Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which spelling) as
>well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
>Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
>There were probably quite a few more.
Another one I remember was Sarah Longlegs! I can't remember her real name.
But she was married to Derek out of Coronation Street and died of cancer
a few years ago.
Darran
W Geake
Brian Cant *was* on Play School. Another pianist was William Blezzard
(sp?). Toys were:
Jemima, Hambel, Humpty, Big & Little Ted.
Occasional guest appearances from Catoo (sp?) and some personality free
goldfish called something ace like Splish and Splosh. These animals were
on it so rarely that I was rather surprised that they never had any kind
of introduction.
Other highlights included film clips with songs repeated each day for a
week. Someone out there may have the official song book. The theme song
went "A House. With A Door. Windows: One Two, 3.1, 4, NT, 95. Ready To
Play?" [a yum te tum tum] "What's The Day?" [de dum de dum dum] "It's
Monday."
In addition to the pianist they also used to tell you where Toni Arthur
was appearing in Babes in the Wood - in fact they used to do that on
children's tv all the time.
Was that Stuart Mcsomething chappie also in It Ain't Half Hot Mum? That
could be my memory playing tricks.
Anyhow, all those presenters were as nothing compared to the true
genius: Yoffi.
Bill.
W Geake
receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in about 1984.
Bill.
paul_gordon
>
>Wasn't that guy...Rick wassname... a presenter as well? - he went on
>to do Fingerbobs (or FingerMouse?) ....he had long hair at the
>sides, but was bald on top!
>
Don't think so, but what a series Fingerbobs was, eh ? The only mouse
I've ever seen that had its tail half-way up its neck. This was, of
course in the classic 'Season 1' Fingerbobs - not the 'All New Fingermouse'
that appeared a few years ago.
There was Fingermouse himself, the politically-incorrect Scampi and his
'girls' (that'd probably be a bit too racy for today's T.V.), Gulliver
the seagull who was made up of 2 white gloves and a ping-pong ball but
he did have the uncanny ability to fly with one wing if the script demanded
that another character appeared at the same time meaning that one hand
had to be freed up.
Flash the tortoise who, contrary to the fact that it would have broken
his spine, could actually remove his shell to carry things. I think there
was a crow that appeared from time to time as well.
Now, if there's anyone out there that wants to earn mega trivia points,
here's a poser : Can you remember the words to the songs associated with
each character. A life will be presented to anyone who can.
Paul Gordon, Belfast
paul_gordon
>
>Occasional guest appearances from Catoo (sp?) and some personality free
>goldfish called something ace like Splish and Splosh. These animals were
>on it so rarely that I was rather surprised that they never had any kind
>of introduction.
>
I think the fish were called Bit and Bot and they also had a
rocking horse called Dapple that could take the weight of a
grown man.
Paul Gordon, Belfast.
Phil Elwell
|> Was that Stuart Mcsomething chappie also in It Ain't Half Hot Mum? That
|> could be my memory playing tricks.
I'm not sure about that. However, I did spot him on The Bill last week playing
the owner of a second-hand shop who didn't care where the goods came from,
and I remembered his name (Stuart McGugan).
I also spotted Carol Leader as the receptionist in an old episode of
Casualty on UK Gold (there was nothing else on).
Phil
Nigel Whitfield
>well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
>Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
>There were probably quite a few more.
Don't forget Toni Arthur!
Nigel.
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> * A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid revealed
> that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
That was Michael Sundin. The very next episode of "Blue Peter"
revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
Steve
Drew Montgomery
> Wasn't Tony Robinson a presenter at one time - I'm sure I remember
> seeing a clip of him in some incredible tank-top not so long ago.
Yes, he was - the clip you're referring to is the one
shown on the video "The Best Children's TV of the 70s", presented by
Phillip Schofield (it was also on the tv a short time ago in Telly
Addicts or something). Also in the clip are 2 other PA presenters
Toni Arthur and Julie Stevens - I think the latter was also a Play
School presenter.
While we're on this subject, could anyone who has the above video
(or anyone else who might remember)
tell me the name of the group shown singing in the Rainbow clip. I've
been wracking my brain trying to remember the name of the woman
who sings in it - she looks so familiar - looks like it was before
Rod, Jane & Freddy.
Drew Montgomery (A.Mont...@qub.ac.uk)
Astrophysics & Planetary Science,
Queen's Univ, Belfast.
Drew Montgomery
> Wasn't that guy...Rick wassname... a presenter as well? - he went on
> to do Fingerbobs (or FingerMouse?) ....he had long hair at the
> sides, but was bald on top!
>
>
Rick James. Was he ever a Play School presenter? Rick _did_ present
the classic Fingerbobs (as "Yuffy"), but definitely not Fingermouse,
which was a completely different (and crap) programme of the 80s.
Miss K.A. McCarron
try and answer a few other queries and compile a list of what we've come up
with so far.
The Maggie that someone referred to I think must be Maggie Henderson (she of
Bod and Ragtime fame) who I am sure must have been on Play School at sometime
along with everyone else. I DO remember Don Spencer now - very clearly -
despite what I said earlier. He used to play the guitar. Can't remember what
his other programme was (I got it mixed up with "Heads and Tails" in my mind
but that was Derek Griffiths - now THERE'S a show!)
Regarding toys - the classics have been mentioned. But in the sad days towards
the end before it turned into Playdays, they changed Hamble to a politically
correct black plastic doll, called Poppy. And they also had a glove puppet
called Bingo who helped to tell the time on the clock.
The bird was indeed called K'too (thats how my mum used to spell it) - short
for Cockatoo. And he was a complete star. I remember him really well now.
White with a bit of yellow on his crest, and used to squak at all the wrong
moments. The goldfish were called Bit and Bot - the reason I remember this is
that me and my sister named our fish after them!
Stuart McGooghan (sp?) was definately on It Ain't Half Hot Mum - a very
versatile young man.
And so, the complete run-down of presenters so far remembered:
Chloe Ashcroft
Ben Thomas
Carol Leader
Carol Chell
Brian Cant
Derek Griffiths
Lionel Morton
Rick Jones
Johnny Ball
Julie ..?..
Johnny S..?..
Miranda ..?..
Toni Arthur
Floella Benjamin
Fres Harris
Stuart McGooghan
Don Spencer
Carmen Munro
Maggie Henderson
Sarah Long
Pianists - Johnathan Cohen
William Blezzard
I can't believe I took the time to do this!
Oh well, hope it's of some help.
KATH
(kmf...@liverpool.ac.uk)
Ian Campbell
: * In America, popular kids entertainer Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman,
: was revealed to be a convicted sex offender.
He was actually arrested for indecent exposure in a porno theatre I
believe... and I think it turned out he was innocent...
Reply to: ia...@islandnet.com no other possibility
James Porritt
> On 29 Mar 1995 21:36:00 GMT, JAMES CUNNINGTON wrote:
> > In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk> bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk
> > (Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) writes:
>
> > >
> > >Yes, I know I know, you don't have to tell me - I'm S A D ! ! ! ! - but could
> > >anyone drop me a line (e-mail) - bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk - the names of as many
> > >Play School presenters (preferably around 1980 - 1984) as they remember. I can
> > >only remember Chloe Ashcroft, Ben Thomas, Carol ... is it Leader?, or Chelle or
> > >something like that? Please help!!!
> > >
>
> > Yep,there was Carol Leader and Carol Chell (don't know which spelling) as
> > well as the ones you mention, plus Floella Benjamin, Derek Griffiths, an
> > Australian whose name escapes me, and Brian Cant might have been on it.
> > There were probably quite a few more.
>
> Don Spencer (the Australian). Carmen Munro was on it, I think, in the
I think Don Spencer was from New Zealand.
> dim and distant past. Cant confined himself to Play Away. Fred Harris?
> Maggie Smith? Stuart McGuigan, definitely, as my sister was scared of
> him.
>
> pete
Don't forget Johnny Ball and Sheila Gilby...
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Jet Girl
<b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <3lbliu$o...@dunlop.cs.strath.ac.uk>, bwoo...@cs.strath.ac.uk
>(Brian Paul Woolfson CML94) wrote:
>Actually what's really bugging me is the name of the pianist - they used
>to mention him at the end of every programme??
It was Jonathan Cohen wasn't it? He also used to present "Music Time"
over on BBC2 and probably appeared on lots of things with (sp) Atara
Bentohvin.
I'm sure I've seen JC on telly recently, but I can't think where. Also
I heard the rumour that he's gay. Anyone care to confirm this bit of
showbiz gossip?!!
love and cool air conditioned vibes
Joolz
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*** On a couch with a friend and a bottle of gin..." - Melissa Etheridge ***
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K.V. Quinn
>In article <davidb-3003...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>,
>David Bennison <dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com> wrote:
>>
>>It's not scandal but I remember well the time that Matt Bianco (salsa-type
>>pop band of the early/mid 1980's) were on 'Saturday Superstore' with the
>>presenter Mike Read (DJ not 'Runaaaaarrrrouououound Now' star) and they
>>opened the phone lines to the public. After a few calls some guy turned up,
>>and said 'Hello. Is that Matt Bianco' (bit of a pause)...'You bunch of cunts'
>>which I thought hit the nail on the head. They smiled politely and Mike
>>Read quickly went to the next caller without mentioning anything.
>Wasn't it Five Star?
>--
>Illtud Daniel
No, that time, someone rang up saturady superstore, and when Mike Reid said"
Ok, what's your question?" they said "why are you so fuckin' shit? you are!
you're fuckin' bollocks!" to much spluttering of horror from winston (or
whatever the wimpy member of 5 star was called)..
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O O Quinnybunny, the irritable.
U pha...@south-02.novell.leeds.ac.uk
'\_/' "Life is like a box of chocolates...you know exactly
* what you're gonna get if you bother to look at the
inside of the lid where a full description of the chocolate
assortment can be found. Thus montelimars can be distinguished
from strawberry creams and you can avoid almond clusters with ease..."
gillian.hardy
: >That was Michael Sundin. The very next episode of "Blue Peter"
: >revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
: I may be totally off on this, but hasn't he died since?
I think he died of AIDS about 5 years ago. Dunno if they announced it on
Blue Peter or not...
Matthew Kilburn
On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Miss K.A. McCarron wrote:
> And so, the complete run-down of presenters so far remembered:
>
> Chloe Ashcroft
> Ben Thomas
> Carol Leader
> Carol Chell
> Brian Cant
> Derek Griffiths
> Lionel Morton
> Rick Jones
> Johnny Ball
> Julie ..?..
Julie Stevens, sometime Venus Smith of 'The Avengers' and more recently
Sir Harry Secombe's manager, I understand...
> Johnny S..?..
Johnny Silver, I think.
> Miranda ..?..
O'Connell?
> Toni Arthur
> Floella Benjamin
> Fres Harris
> Stuart McGooghan
McGuigan?
> Don Spencer
> Carmen Munro
> Maggie Henderson
> Sarah Long
> Pianists - Johnathan Cohen
> William Blezzard
>
> I can't believe I took the time to do this!
>
> Oh well, hope it's of some help.
>
> KATH
> (kmf...@liverpool.ac.uk)
Did anyone else have the Play School album, 'Bang On A Drum'?
Matthew Kilburn
St John's College, Oxford
G.M.Stone
|>
|> > Rick James. Was he ever a Play School presenter? Rick _did_ present
|> > the classic Fingerbobs (as "Yuffy"), but definitely not Fingermouse,
|> > which was a completely different (and crap) programme of the 80s.
|>
|> rip-off merchant who gave us the Mary-Jane Girls and is currently locked
|> up I believe on charges of mistreating his women and taking drugs.
|> Rick James as a Fingerbobs presenter makes the mind boggle!!
|>
|> David...
My sentiments exactly - Rick James would use Fingerbobs for snorting coke through.
"Now it's time for a song .... She's a very kinky girl - the kind you don't take
home to mother, she will never let your spirits down, once you get off the street,
ow girl, That girl's a pretty wild one , THAT GIRL'S A SUPERFREAK, the kind of
gir you read about, in adult magazines"
Cool. I'd love to see him on a Play School type programme. Does he still have the
dodgy bubble perm (in a "Coming to America" soul-glow stylee?)
Greg Stone
"And now tomorrow's papers - Child made of paint wins bye-election"
Chris Morris, The Day Today
John Stevens
McCarron) wrote:
> And so, the complete run-down of presenters so far remembered:
>
> Chloe Ashcroft
> Ben Thomas
> Carol Leader
> Carol Chell
(etc.)
Lest we forget...there was also a woman called somebody Stevens, cos I
remember my sister and I always used to go "look - it's aunty (thingy)".
I remember she had long brown curlyish hair and looked a bit of a hippy.
Can't for the life of me think of her first name. Oh well. Who cares.
gillian.hardy
role and to win Pass The parcel a bit more often) looked like the mutant
spawn of the devil but she certainly wasn't black.
What was the black doll's name then????
Kit Smith
RSC :) I recently saw him playing Feste in Twelfth Night up here in Newcastle -
and very good he was too. He also came along to do a workshop with our
University theatre society and was really cool and nice :) (We're not worthy!
We're not worthy!) Not like Geoffrey from Rainbow who was last heard of
stacking supermarket shelves. ;)
Back to Play School though - what were the rest of the pets called? I'm pretty
sure they had rabbits and guinea pigs and all kinds - but it's 16 years since I
was a pre-schoolie and I really can't remember.
Right - that's enough. I'll pick up my life on my way out.
Kit
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This is my signature file. Exciting, isn't it.
Brian Paul Woolfson CML94
crying very loudly also when the little orange house with the perfectly-shaped
doors and windows became a horrible old white thing. Oh yes, and the politically
correct doll! I think we should be treated to some P.S. repeats so that everyone
who is talking about this on this group can see all their childhood idols!
G.M.Stone
|>
|> >In article <b.s.bhumbra-29...@47.3.130.132> b.s.b...@bnr.co.uk writes:
|> >
|> >b> Yes, it was Carol Leader. (I was shocked to see her in an episode of
|> >b> Minder where she played a stripper - I wonder what Humpty and Big Ted
|> >b> would have had to say about that?)
|>
|> Did she do the 'Lets all take our clothes off' song, accompanied by
|> Johnathen Cohen on piano, followed by a trip through the round window to
|> see how girlie mags are made ?
|>
|> It would have been no more scandalous than when Janet Ellis became pregnant
|> out of wedlock on Blue Peter. They never showed the kids how to make one
|> of them, did they ? although I believe a video that Peter Duncan was involved
|> in when he 'needed the work' came pretty close.
|>
|> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
|>
|> Paul Gordon, Belfast.
|>
Ok then, how about the urban legend of Sarah Greene (whilst at Hull Uni), a
snooker table, and a rugby team? Modesty and the libel laws prevent me from
saying any more but you can draw your own conclusions. I have heard this from
many independent sources.
Drew Montgomery
> Wasn't that guy...Rick wassname... a presenter as well? - he went on
> to do Fingerbobs (or FingerMouse?) ....he had long hair at the
> sides, but was bald on top!
>
>
> --Steve
>
I replied:
> Rick James...etc.
Whoops! My apologies - that should, of course, be Rick JONES.
David Bennison
> Stuart McGooghan (sp?) was definately on It Ain't Half Hot Mum - a very
> versatile young man.
Apart from 'The Black and White Minstral Show' show, was there ever a show
like 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' in terms of being politically incorrect. Was
Enoch Powell involved? I dare the BBC to show reruns of either of these
shows, national race riots would surely ensue. It Ain't Half Hot Mum poked
'fun' at Indians ('cha wallas'?!, guy who pulled the fan, hideously
stereotyped characteristics), short fat people (Don Estelle), gays (I
assume thingy Hayes was supposed to be some gay/cross dressing stereotype
like the guy in M.A.S.H), intellectials (bald piano player - 'La De Da
Bomber Harris' or some such name!) although to it's credit, it also poked
fun at the upper-class privileged ranks of the British Army and their
'Ruling-the-Commonweath' attitudes.
Can anyone else think of UK shows that won't get reruns on other grounds
than just them just being crap.
I can only think of O.T.T which was plain sexist (not to say I didn't
enjoy watching it in my early teens!). However, with the new 'Loaded'
magazine bringing about a change from new-man to 'lad' in the UK it might
still come back! (I count myself as one as I drink Guiness and Becks, wear
boots, fancy Drew Barrymore and love Withnail & I and Tarrentino which are
apparently big pointers towards 'lad-dom')
Also, I can't see ITV bringing back 'Golden Shot' since that contestant
was shot through the head with a crossbow in rehearsals! 'Bad luck, but
you don't go home empty handed - here's some of your brain matter'.
David...
David Bennison
Brian Paul Woolfson CML94
version of Fred Harris?
I think Sarah Long died a couple of years ago - she was the wife of Coronation
Street star Peter Baldwin (Derek Wilton).
Brian
Illtud Daniel
David Bennison <dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com> wrote:
>
>
>It's not scandal but I remember well the time that Matt Bianco (salsa-type
>pop band of the early/mid 1980's) were on 'Saturday Superstore' with the
>presenter Mike Read (DJ not 'Runaaaaarrrrouououound Now' star) and they
>opened the phone lines to the public. After a few calls some guy turned up,
>and said 'Hello. Is that Matt Bianco' (bit of a pause)...'You bunch of cunts'
>which I thought hit the nail on the head. They smiled politely and Mike
>Read quickly went to the next caller without mentioning anything.
Wasn't it Five Star?
--
Illtud Daniel ida...@jesus.ox.ac.uk
"I was born outta time" Napoleon Wilson
Illtud Daniel
Steve Phillips <rlj...@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk> wrote:
>In article <D6973...@bfsec.bt.co.uk>, Paul Gordon writes:
>
>> * A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid revealed
>> that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
>
>revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
I may be totally off on this, but hasn't he died since?
--
Peter Ceresole
mm...@acorn.co.uk (Mark Moir) wrote:
>There was also Sarah Long and Toni Arthur.
Aaaaahhhhh! Toni Arthur!
Wottever happened to her? Legs up to her armpits...
Peter
James Porritt
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Miss K.A. McCarron wrote:
>
> > And so, the complete run-down of presenters so far remembered:
> >
> > Chloe Ashcroft
> > Ben Thomas
> > Carol Leader
> > Carol Chell
> > Brian Cant
> > Derek Griffiths
> > Lionel Morton
> > Rick Jones
> > Johnny Ball
> > Julie ..?..
>
> Julie Stevens, sometime Venus Smith of 'The Avengers' and more recently
> Sir Harry Secombe's manager, I understand...
>
> > Johnny S..?..
>
> Johnny Silver, I think.
>
> > Miranda ..?..
>
> O'Connell?
>
> > Toni Arthur
> > Floella Benjamin
> > Fres Harris
> > Stuart McGooghan
>
> McGuigan?
>
> > Don Spencer
> > Carmen Munro
> > Maggie Henderson
> > Sarah Long
> > Pianists - Johnathan Cohen
> > William Blezzard
What about Sheila Gilby?
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Louise White
: In article <D69E2...@festival.ed.ac.uk> w...@festival.ed.ac.uk (W Geake) writes:
: >
: >Occasional guest appearances from Catoo (sp?) and some personality free
: >goldfish called something ace like Splish and Splosh. These animals were
: >on it so rarely that I was rather surprised that they never had any kind
: >of introduction.
: >
: I think the fish were called Bit and Bot and they also had a
: rocking horse called Dapple that could take the weight of a
: grown man.
: Paul Gordon, Belfast.
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The animals were always on Wednesday in the early 70's. That was pet
day. They had the bird and some fish.......and mice! I'm sure they had
white mice. I think the gunea pig came later.
Louise White :Tel 0273 606755 ext 2797
Laboratory of Experimental Psychology :email lou...@epunix.sussex.ac.uk
Sussex University :
BRIGHTON :
U.K.
Nigel E. Richardson
dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com "David Bennison" writes:
> Apart from 'The Black and White Minstral Show' show, was there ever a show
> like 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' in terms of being politically incorrect?
You must be young if you think "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" was the epitome of
incorrectitude. Remember "Mind Your Language" about a language school? Every
possible racial stereotype you could imagine. Nympho swedish au pairs,
randy Italians, pigheaded Germans.... and a calm, good-natured English chap
as the teacher.
Just about all the early 70s ITV sit-coms are pretty offensive in hindsight,
even if you're a fully-paid up Loaded reader with a picture of Kathy Lloyd
on your wall. Remember "Bottle Boys"? No, I don't either - but anything that
stared Robin "Confessions of a Window Cleaner" Askwith had to have been pure
grot....
Ken Creffield
dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com "David Bennison" writes:
> Apart from 'The Black and White Minstral Show' show, was there ever a show
> Enoch Powell involved? I dare the BBC to show reruns of either of these
> shows, national race riots would surely ensue. It Ain't Half Hot Mum poked
> 'fun' at Indians ('cha wallas'?!, guy who pulled the fan, hideously
> stereotyped characteristics), short fat people (Don Estelle), gays (I
"It Ain't Half Hot" should be compulsory viewing for the increasing
number of morons espousing "political correctness," i.e. the assumption
that they can (a) read other people's minds and (b) are entitled to
punish or lecture people for what they purport to find in their minds.
"It Ain't Half Hot" held a mirror up to nature. It was fun. It was
affectionate. I loved it. It was in the same league as "Dad's Army" and
"Hi-Di-Hi" (sp?).
John Smith
Rick James also wrote and performed the music for the BBC Play for Today
"The Flipside of Domonic Hide", and its sequel: "Another flip for Domonic".
--
John.
_______________________________________________________ .(-''''-).
John Smith // \\
Principal Analyst/Programmer jo...@roundel.demon.co.uk
\\ //
'(-....-)'
... Never put off to tomorrow what you can wiggle out of today.
Andrew Boulton
rlj...@bay.cc.kcl.ac.uk said:
> In article <D6973...@bfsec.bt.co.uk>, Paul Gordon writes:
>
> > * A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid
> > revealed that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
>
> That was Michael Sundin. The very next episode of "Blue Peter"
> revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
Sounds like a pretty wild cabaret.
---
Andrew Boulton
Damon
dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com "David Bennison" writes:
> Derek Griffiths was a good example in that, rather like Grateful
I remembr seeing DG interview on a TV chat show once. He talked about
his days at Play School and how unbearable they were. He cited Hamble "a
particularly ugly doll" as being a particular irritant. To make him feel
better he used to kick Hamble about the studio floor like a football
inbetween filming. What a guy ;)
> Can't remember the theme tune they used to leap into
> together at the end except the bit that goes something about the weather
> and goes '.. if you're feeling fine. C'mon P-L-A-Y...
> Play-away-way-play-away-away-play-away-play-play-away-away-play...PLAY
[cut]
(sadness alert, I can actually remember the words)
It doesn't matter if it's rainy or it's fine,
Just as long as you've got time to ...
P.L.A.Y play away way,
Play away way, play away away play play away
SHOUT: PLAYAWAY
> For some reason, I can see Oasis covering this song in the future.
(puzzled) yes, Me too
...Damon
--
Damon Rose- he just says and does stuff
Da...@daro.demon.co.uk
Kent, England
Damon
louisew@epunix "Louise White" writes:
> The animals were always on Wednesday in the early 70's. That was pet
> day. They had the bird and some fish.......and mice! I'm sure they had
> white mice. I think the gunea pig came later.
The fish were definately Bit and Bot. They had a guinea pig and a
white rabbit that used to live in the same ... errr ... tank/box thing.
I'm sure that the guinea pig died at one point and was replaced by another
called Buffy. The rabbit is bugging me tho, was it Snowy? Or Loppy?
*shrug*
Was one of the mice called Chocolate? Either that or they just didn't
have names.
Play School also always used to have a slot at the beginning of the
programme with their calendar. It was a three-storey thing that they
turned around to show the day, the date and the month (?) Before they
turned the individual sections over to reveal the dates, the front
panels each used to depict something ... like the seasons of the year ...
which they always used to discuss too (!)
Didn't they used to have some massive building blocks or something?
I used to hate it went they went thru the window - after saying that, I
always found myself trying to guess which they were going to pick! (I
think they were a bit windowist on that show, arch biased). Occasionally,
however, they used to show a bit of film where they followed two dogs
running about beaches and thru buildings and stuff. One of them was a
gingery colour I think. This was excellent! :)
When Moon Cat came along on ITV, they nicked the window idea and turned
them into spaceage arched, round and square 'screens'.
BUT ... what was the name of that tiger sock thing on Maggie and Fred's
'Ragtime' programme?
What happened to Teddy Edwards?
Kim and Co ... the Swedish teenagers poncing around on bikes and solving
mysteries ... anyone remember? I used to love it on a Saturday morning
in about 1976 (heck, I was only 5)
Who/what/where is that owl that used to do the links between kids TV shows?
(not Olly Beak). He used to address us viewers as his little boxwatchers
and signed off with 'taawwit tawwooo' in true owl fashion. A wise old
bird that used to sit on the branch of a tree with a doorway in the trunk
that he used to go thru. Anyone?
Get it together? That show that took contemporary songs and ruined them
by allowing Roy North et al to sing them?
Razzmatazz's Alistair Pyrrie? (SP?) Fat bloke with long hair and glasses.
Where is he now?
Why did Pipkins finish? Hartley hair was an absolute star!
Here comes Mumphie? The naive elephant whose best pal was a scarecrow.
Huh?
Junior Showtime? Used to love it! All those precautious little stage
school kids, singing, dancing and telling jokes.
Nobody's Home? A kids TV show about a young blond haired male ghost called
Nobody. he befriended the kids who moved into his house. Nobody used to
tug once on his tie to semi-disolve and twice to disappear completely.
Wow, it was great!
Robots? A show about a load of bizarre robots. All I remember is that
they used to walk thru walls and stuff, there was a madcap scientist that
created them. The sig tune was 'Popcorn' that old classic hit by Hot
Butter :)
The Mersey Pirate? Saturday morning kids show from a ferry on the mersey
hosted by Dougie Brown ... and was it Gary Crowley too? Billy Butler had
a hand in it too b4 geting his own show called 'The Fun Factory' which
gave Beadle his first regular TV job I think. Also featured Mr Nasty.
Awww, my minds all of a whirl ... playing trikcs on me! I was TV obsessed
back in them days.
Andy Raffle
> In article <D6973...@bfsec.bt.co.uk>, Paul Gordon writes:
>
> > * A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid revealed
> > that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
>
> That was Michael Sundin. The very next episode of "Blue Peter"
> revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
And then there's Valerie Singleton and Joan Armatrading, who were lesbian
lovers for years (and could still be). Sticky-backed plastic will never be
the same again.
On a similar thread, there's a popular rumour in the media industry that
somewhere there's a tape recording of Sue Lawley having sex with a sound
engineer, and saying "Fuck me till I fart"...
Andy.
Miss K.A. McCarron
: In article <davidb-3003...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>
: dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com "David Bennison" writes:
: > Derek Griffiths was a good example in that, rather like Grateful
: I remembr seeing DG interview on a TV chat show once. He talked about
: his days at Play School and how unbearable they were. He cited Hamble "a
: particularly ugly doll" as being a particular irritant. To make him feel
: better he used to kick Hamble about the studio floor like a football
: inbetween filming. What a guy ;)
I didn't really want to bring this up, but seeing as you started it....
In the same DG interview he talked about one time when, for a bit of a laugh,
he drew pubic hair on Hamble so that when they were recording, and Chloe
Ashcroft or whoever took Hamble's clothes off to give her a bath (presumably
in a "how to bath your doll" section) she got very embarrassed and cracked up
and they had to start again.
Oh very mature Derek! - and to think our parents trusted him with our well
being and education all those years ago!
KATH
James Porritt
>
>
> On Thu, 30 Mar 1995, Miss K.A. McCarron wrote:
>
> > And so, the complete run-down of presenters so far remembered:
> >
> > Chloe Ashcroft
> > Ben Thomas
> > Carol Leader
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> > Stuart McGooghan
>
> McGuigan?
>
Stuart McGugan was in BBC 1's Hamish Macbeth on Sunday night.
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> : >
> : >That was Michael Sundin. The very next episode of "Blue Peter"
> : >revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
>
>
> I think he died of AIDS about 5 years ago. Dunno if they announced it on
> Blue Peter or not...
Yes, they did announce it, but they said he had "died after a long
illness".
Steve
Alastair Keady
dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com (David Bennison) writes:
> Another thing I remember which my friend has got on video is an old clip
> of Zig and Zag about 2 years ago when they were behaving pretty wild,
> shouting over eachother, and the guest and Chris Evans are all talking at
> once. Zig or Zag is speaking over Zag or Zig and you can clearly hear Zig
> or Zag say quietly amongst the chaos 'Fuck off Zig' or 'Fuck off Zag'.
> I've played it over and over on the video and it did happen!
Prior to their C4 debut, Zig and Zag were kids tv hosts in Ireland for
a few years. There were a number of incidents of a similar nature and
much in the way of 'adult' inferences. There were a couple of temporary
suspensions from the airwaves, in the same manner as the Jools Hollands
"groovy fuckers" incident.
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R.P. Augood
>On a similar thread, there's a popular rumour in the media industry that
>somewhere there's a tape recording of Sue Lawley having sex with a sound
>engineer, and saying "Fuck me till I fart"...
That is the source of the Day Today soundbite, "Now fact me 'til I fart!"
Whether or not it's genuine I don't know.
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Nigel E. Richardson <Ni...@impolex.demon.co.uk> wrote:
[snip]
>Just about all the early 70s ITV sit-coms are pretty offensive in hindsight,
>even if you're a fully-paid up Loaded reader with a picture of Kathy Lloyd
>on your wall. Remember "Bottle Boys"? No, I don't either - but anything that
>stared Robin "Confessions of a Window Cleaner" Askwith had to have been pure
>grot....
...ooh yes:
"Bottle Boys, bottle boys, up with the lark,
Who cares if it's raining, who cares if it's dark.."
Awful.
But have you seen "Confessions of a pop promoter"?
Steve Phillips
> Poppy (Hamble's replacement on Play School after she demanded a bigger
> role and to win Pass The parcel a bit more often) looked like the mutant
> spawn of the devil but she certainly wasn't black.
>
> What was the black doll's name then????
Poppy! (i.e. the black doll, the doll who wasn't white etc)
Steve
Niall McAuley
>In article <davidb-3003...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>
>dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com (David Bennison) writes:
>
>> you can clearly hear Zig
>> or Zag say quietly amongst the chaos 'Fuck off Zig' or 'Fuck off Zag'.
>
>a few years. There were a number of incidents of a similar nature and
>much in the way of 'adult' inferences.
One such incident:
Zig: Make a noise like a cow !
Zag: MOOO ! MOOOOO!
Zig: Make a noise like a duck !
Zag: QUAACK ! QUACK !
Zig: Make a noise like a pig !
Zag: Would you mind stepping out of the car, please, sir.
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W Geake
>In article <davidb-3103...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>
> dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com "David Bennison" writes:
>> Apart from 'The Black and White Minstral Show' show, was there ever a show
>> like 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum' in terms of being politically incorrect?
>You must be young if you think "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" was the epitome of
>incorrectitude. Remember "Mind Your Language" about a language school? Every
>possible racial stereotype you could imagine. Nympho swedish au pairs,
>randy Italians, pigheaded Germans.... and a calm, good-natured English chap
>as the teacher.
Could it be argued (he began, carefully) that IAHHM poked fun at
everyone, regardless of race/sexuality/baldness ? OK, they had
stereotypical characters, but none of them was shown to be anything
other than odd in their own way.
Mind Your Language was different, in that one person - Mr Brown, the
teacher - was set up as the perfect human being.
Bill.
David Bennison
> Razzmatazz's Alistair Pyrrie? (SP?) Fat bloke with long hair and glasses.
> Where is he now?
How did the tongue-twister go? It ended up with 'Peggy Babcock - Babcock
Peggy. Peggy Babcock - Babcock Peggy...That's it. How did I do!'
By the way kids - I've been working for 6 years now. I used to be a
student but I'm now 27 so I'm proof that theses sorts of interests doesn't
leave you as you get older!
Peter Ceresole
kmf...@liverpool.ac.uk (Miss K.A. McCarron) wrote:
>Oh very mature Derek! - and to think our parents trusted him with our well
>being and education all those years ago!
Oh no... They were *really* trusting Biddy Baxter.
Trust well placed, I think. Talk about a dragon lady. She could eat any
number of DGs for breakfast. Including Derek Griffiths.
Peter
L.J. Gretton
G.M.Stone <G.M....@ncl.ac.uk> wrote:
>Ok then, how about the urban legend of Sarah Greene (whilst at Hull Uni), a
>snooker table, and a rugby team? Modesty and the libel laws prevent me from
>saying any more but you can draw your own conclusions. I have heard this from
>many independent sources.
God Christ Almighty! And you'd naively think that butter wouldn't melt in
her... mouth.
Liam
Kevin Lee
>
> Could it be argued (he began, carefully) that IAHHM poked fun at
> everyone, regardless of race/sexuality/baldness ? OK, they had
> stereotypical characters, but none of them was shown to be anything
> other than odd in their own way.
Although I haven't seen it for a few years , from what I remember the racist
remarks tended to be made by the Sergeant-Major played by Windsor Davies who
normally ended up being shown as a complete buffoon. I agree with your points.
Its' interesting to compare IAHHM with "Till Death Us Do Part" , Alf Garnett
a racist , sexist , jingoistic , right-wing bigot was a good comic invention and
the show was funny as he usually ended up being made a complete fool of by those
people to whom he was abusive.
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Nigel Whitfield
>In article <D6973...@bfsec.bt.co.uk>, Paul Gordon writes:
>
>> * A Blue Peter presenter got the push when a helpful Sunday tabloid revealed
>> that he had appeared in cabaret at a gay nightclub.
>
>revealed that "Michael has decided to return to his trampolining".
One of the most hateful and unnecessary pieces of tabloid reporting
for years. "He laughed and smiled as his private parts were fondled."
It made a lasting impression on me, and along with the other 'loony
left' propaganda of the press at the time was one of the reasons why I
didn't come out until much later.
That sort of reporting really does do bad things to lives - both to
the people directly affected, and to others through the negative
images propagated.
Nigel.
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I remember a kids' nature programme in my teens -- I think it may have
been called _Wildtrack_ or something. One of the presenters was a rather
attractive female with short, dark hair.
It sticks in my (then impressionable) mind as on one occasion she was
stood sideways describing something on the backdrop and had her checked
shirt buttoned down rather a long way, giving a nice view of her right
breast and nipple. I watched it for weeks afterwards hoping for a repeat
performance, but no such luck. :-(
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(snip)
>On a similar thread, there's a popular rumour in the media industry that
>somewhere there's a tape recording of Sue Lawley having sex with a sound
>engineer, and saying "Fuck me till I fart"...
How can people _dare_ to suggest that sweet Sue would ever do such a
thing?
It would be completely against her nature for her to break wind....
Gary Walvin
> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
How about Elton John on Going Live a couple of weeks ago. He was
commenting on Stevie Wonders new video and stated that "only disabled
people win Grammys".
I know it's from a cartoon, but I remember Scrappy Squirrel in The
Animaniacs say that her previous director was "anal retentive".
Gaz.
Fred Read
ia...@island.amtsgi.bc.ca "Ian Campbell" writes:
> PaulGordon wrote:
>
> : * In America, popular kids entertainer Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman,
> : was revealed to be a convicted sex offender.
>
> He was actually arrested for indecent exposure in a porno theatre I
> believe... and I think it turned out he was innocent...
As I recall, he was having a wank in the middle of the back row
and someone complained to the manager.
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That's what I was thinking and then my mind got onto the subject of
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R.P. Augood
>> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
>I remember a kids' nature programme in my teens -- I think it may have
>been called _Wildtrack_ or something. One of the presenters was a rather
>attractive female with short, dark hair.
Su Ingle! Yowsa!
>It sticks in my (then impressionable) mind as on one occasion she was
>stood sideways describing something on the backdrop and had her checked
>shirt buttoned down rather a long way, giving a nice view of her right
>breast and nipple. I watched it for weeks afterwards hoping for a repeat
>performance, but no such luck. :-(
Curses! I never saw it.
Kevin Lee
Ni...@impolex.demon.co.uk "Nigel E. Richardson" writes:
>
> The only problem with IAHH was that the Indian (?) character who talked to
> camera was an English actor in blackface, which was like saying that you
> couldn't have a real foreigner making fun of the Brits.
That always puzzled me. After all there are several fine Indian actors around
Saeed Jaffrey would have been ideally suited to the role.
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Tony Quinn
: In article <796734...@porky.demon.co.uk>
: K...@porky.demon.co.uk "Ken Creffield" writes:
: >
: > "It Ain't Half Hot" should be compulsory viewing for the increasing
: > number of morons espousing "political correctness," i.e. the assumption
: > that they can (a) read other people's minds and (b) are entitled to
: > punish or lecture people for what they purport to find in their minds.
: The only problem with IAHH was that the Indian (?) character who talked to
: camera was an English actor in blackface, which was like saying that you
: couldn't have a real foreigner making fun of the Brits.
But brought up in India - I remember one episode where his character sings
a song which goes (phonetically) Jum jum parilee. Michael Bates said that
the original song written for the show was garbage and he remembered that
one from his childhood.
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Ken Creffield
>
> In article <796734...@porky.demon.co.uk>
> K...@porky.demon.co.uk "Ken Creffield" writes:
> >
> > "It Ain't Half Hot" should be compulsory viewing for the increasing
> > number of morons espousing "political correctness," i.e. the assumption
> > that they can (a) read other people's minds and (b) are entitled to
> > punish or lecture people for what they purport to find in their minds.
>
> The only problem with IAHH was that the Indian (?) character who talked to
> camera was an English actor in blackface, which was like saying that you
> couldn't have a real foreigner making fun of the Brits.
Why was it like saying that you couldn't have a real foreigner making
fun of the Brits? Here we have someone who, on no evidence, purports
to find hidden messages.
What's inferred by someone (especially by an individual who knows all
the answers) is not necessarily what's implied.
Lisa Marriot
>In article <davidb-3003...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>
>dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com (David Bennison) writes:
>>
>>> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners was interviewed on Magpie by the
fabulous Susan Stranks. She asked him why the band were called Dexy's Midnight
Runners. He scowled at her from under his bobble hat and said "Well you know
what a Dexy is don't you?" She totally lost her cool and Magpie was never the
same for me after that.
On the subject of Dexy's, does anyone remember the time they were forced to
perform "Jackie Wilson said.." on TOTP in front of a very large picture of the
very large darts player Jockie Wilson. Classic.
Lisa
Gareth M. Evans
>> In article <davidb-3003...@dbennison.uk.amgen.com>
>> dav...@dbadmin2.amgen.com (David Bennison) writes:
>>>
>>>> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
Lisa> Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners was interviewed on Magpie
Lisa> by the fabulous Susan Stranks. She asked him why the band were
Lisa> called Dexy's Midnight Runners. He scowled at her from under his
Lisa> bobble hat and said "Well you know what a Dexy is don't you?" She
Lisa> totally lost her cool and Magpie was never the same for me after
Lisa> that.
Excuse the ignorance but what *is* a Dexy?
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> In article <797038...@impolex.demon.co.uk>
> Ni...@impolex.demon.co.uk "Nigel E. Richardson" writes:
> >
> > The only problem with IAHH was that the Indian (?) character who talked to
> > camera was an English actor in blackface, which was like saying that you
> > couldn't have a real foreigner making fun of the Brits.
>
> Saeed Jaffrey would have been ideally suited to the role.
But were any of them comedy actors ? Anyway, part of the fun was that
we all knew the Bearer's character was Michael Bates wearing makeup.
The other two "natives" were the cha-wallah and punka-wallah(sp?),
but I can't remember who played them (or many of the rest of the cast !).
In the later series after Bates had died, the cha-wallah took over
the asides-to-the-camera bit, but to a lesser extent. I think he also got
the last word in the whole series, where he was sat writing a letter saying
that he planned to move to England to open a restaurent.
Richard.
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Damon
pe...@minster.york.ac.uk "Pete Fenelon" writes:
> I think you mean Uncle (``You get right up my nose pal'') Nasty of the
> Grumbleweeds. I was demonstrating my best Uncle Nasty voice to a friend
> in a college bar here last weekend; the foreign exchange students at
> the next table weren't quite sure what to make of it. Mind you, that's an
> improvement over my demonstration of dubious Italian adverts the week
> before.
Nope, tho I know who you're talking about. Mr nasty was this guy who
wore a kind of straw boater with 'Mr Nasty' written on it. He used to
scowl and intimidate people/children. He was quite popular at one point.
...Damon
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James Kew
(Lisa Marriot) wrote:
> Kevin Rowland of Dexy's Midnight Runners was interviewed on Magpie by the
> fabulous Susan Stranks. She asked him why the band were called Dexy's
Midnight
> Runners. He scowled at her from under his bobble hat and said "Well you know
> what a Dexy is don't you?" She totally lost her cool and Magpie was
never the
> same for me after that.
Erm... okay, I'll bite, even if it makes me look like a fool... What is a Dexy?
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archives, under the Fatty Arbuckle urban myth.
Sorry if this has already come up, but has anyone heard about (or
even seen) the video of Chris Evans masturbating while watching
Baywatch? This was on the day he was set up by Noel Edmonds, and they
had an NTV camera in his house. Chris was watching the other channel
when they were due to go live to his house, so Noel had to stall,
saying stuff like "Oh, we'll wait for you to stop doing *that*"...
Steve Phillips
>> What about a 'scandal in kid's T.V.' thread ?
>
> been called _Wildtrack_ or something. One of the presenters was a rather
> attractive female with short, dark hair.
>
> stood sideways describing something on the backdrop and had her checked
> shirt buttoned down rather a long way, giving a nice view of her right
> breast and nipple. I watched it for weeks afterwards hoping for a repeat
> performance, but no such luck. :-(
There was a woman called Nick Davies who used to do "The Really Wild
Show" - she had short dark hair. Was it her?
Steve