My 70's TV Childhood

Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the important role that television played in our lives back then. If you haven't listened, I really recommend you do. As always, we have 20 questions over 4 rounds. It's just for fun, and the quizmaster's answer is the final one! So settle down with a pen and paper and your favourite beverage! Here's what we've got lined up for you: 📺Round One: Anyone for Tennis? In honour of Wimbledon season, I'll be asking you about tennis on television during the 1970s. From legendary commentators to championship winners, can you serve up the right answers? 📺Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge! Questions related to topics and personalities we've featured in previous episodes of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast. Let's see how good your memory is about our past discussions! 📺Round Three: Name That Tune & Spin the Wheel! Our specially constructed wheel of fate has landed on... 1979! Our AI-powered theme tune generator has selected five theme tunes from TV shows first shown in the UK that year. Get your ears ready! 📺Round Four: TV Times! Anything goes in this round – questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era. And of course, we have our Bonus Question for this week: According to the website radios-tv.co.uk, how much was the rental on a 19" Baird 705 colour TV from Radio Rentals in 1970? Are you bouncing off the ceiling with joy or flat on your face with misery? Whichever, I hope you've enjoyed it. Share your results on social media, comment on our blog, or send me an email to let me know. Send your answers and score to: quiz@my70stvchildhood.com [quiz@my70stvchildhood.com] Take care, Oliver Contact Us: 📧 Email: Oliver@My70sTVChildhood.com 📖 Blog: [Link [https://my70stvchildhood.com/]] 📘 Facebook:[Link [https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood]] 🐦 X: [Link [https://twitter.com/home]] 📺 YouTube: [Link [https://youtu.be/nzAK_tz6E6w]] Don't forget to like, rate, and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback helps us grow and keeps the spirit of 70s TV alive! Tell your friends about the quiz and invite them to join the fun. Get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1324933/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/olivercolling]

This week, I'm taking inspiration from the BBC's classic viewer feedback show "Points of View" to share some of the wonderful messages you've sent me over the years. It's a celebration of our shared 70s TV memories and the amazing community we've built together. Since starting the podcast in 2020, I've been overwhelmed by the volume and variety of comments from listeners. It seems I'm not the only one for whom brief fragments of sitting watching the box bring back happy memories. This episode is inspired by Barry Took's "Points of View," which returned to BBC screens in 1979 after being axed in 1971 for being "a bit dull." From general reviews praising the podcast for bringing back "so many happy and long forgotten memories" to specific stories about FA Cup Final days and regional ITV variations, your messages have made producing this podcast truly worthwhile. I share memories from listeners like Guy, who watched The Six Million Man with his dad while eating thinly sliced Mars bars, and Stefan, who watched TV with a Siamese cat called Winky above a pub. The episode covers the practicalities of 70s TV watching, from dodgy rolling pictures to catch different ITV regions, to the rituals and games that television inspired. It's a reminder of how television wasn't just entertainment - it was a shared cultural experience that connected families and friends across the country. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to get in touch. Your feedback and memories are what make this podcast special, and this episode is my way of saying thank you for being part of our 70s TV community. Contact Us: 📧 Email: Oliver@My70sTVChildhood.com 📖 Blog: [Link [https://my70stvchildhood.com/]] 📘 Facebook:[Link [https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood]] 🐦 X: [Link [https://twitter.com/home]] 📺 YouTube: [Link [https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood]] Don't forget to like, rate, and review me wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback helps me grow and keeps the spirit of 70s TV alive! Tell your friends about the quiz and invite them to join the fun. Get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1324933/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/olivercolling]

Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the important role that television played in our lives back then. If you haven't listened, I really recommend you do. As always, we have 20 questions over 4 rounds. It's just for fun, and the quizmaster's answer is the final one! So settle down with a pen and paper and your favourite beverage! Here's what we've got lined up for you: 📺 Round One: Animal Crackers! This round focuses on those beloved animal stars of 70s television. From Johnny Morris's ring-tailed lemur on "Animal Magic" to Rigsby's cat in "Rising Damp," how well do you remember these famous TV creatures? 📺 Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge! Questions related to topics and personalities we've featured in previous episodes of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast. We'll be testing your memory on "Survivors," "Andy Pandy," "Basil Brush," "Going for a Song," and "How!" 📺 Round Three: Name That Tune & Spin the Wheel! Our specially constructed wheel of fate has landed on... 1972! Our AI-powered theme tune generator has selected five theme tunes from TV shows first shown in the UK that year, including "The Protectors" and "John Craven's Newsround." Get your ears ready! 📺 Round Four: TV Times! Anything goes in this round, questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era, from Coronation Street's Ernie Bishop to "Stars on Sunday." And of course, we have our Bonus Question for this week: The US TV show HR Pufnstuf was very odd in my opinion and parts of it may well have been inspired by illicit substances but it is a show many listeners remember. What type of creature was HR Pufnstuf and, for a bonus point on our bonus question, what official title did he have? Are you bouncing off the ceiling with joy or flat on your face with misery? Whichever, I hope you've enjoyed it. Share your results on social media, comment on our blog, or send me an email to let me know. Send your answers and score to: quiz@my70stvchildhood.com [quiz@my70stvchildhood.com] Take care, Oliver Contact Us: 📧 Email: Oliver@My70sTVChildhood.com 📖 Blog: [Link [https://my70stvchildhood.com/]] 📘 Facebook:[Link [https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood]] 🐦 X: [Link [https://twitter.com/home]] 📺 YouTube: [Link [https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood]] Don't forget to like, rate, and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback helps us grow and keeps the spirit of 70s TV alive! Tell your friends about the quiz and invite them to join the fun. Get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1324933/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/olivercolling]

This week, we return with the ultimate sporting spectacle of the 70s: Superstars, where our greatest athletes stepped out of their comfort zones to compete in the classiest school sports day ever televised. First airing on New Year's Eve 1973 as "Britain's Sporting Superstars," this brilliant concept saw elite athletes from different sports competing against each other in everything except their own discipline. I vividly remember the sheer excitement of watching David Hemery, Jackie Stewart, and Bobby Moore all lined up together! The format was beautifully simple: ten events, points for placement, and may the best all-rounder win. What made it magical was seeing our sporting heroes in completely unfamiliar territory. Kevin Keegan falling off his bike during the cycling event and still fighting on with those famous words: "These people here in the stands have come here to see me make a fool of myself and they've got a right to it!" Pure class. Then there was James Hunt chain-smoking between events before performing brilliantly, and Stan Bowles shooting a hole in the table during the shooting event before capsizing his canoe! But for me, it was all about Brian Jacks and those legendary parallel bar dips. That man was an absolute machine on the gym tests – I tried doing just thirty dips recently and was completely done in! Brian dominated the late 70s, winning both British and European titles before missing the world finals due to shingles. The show regularly pulled in ten million viewers during its heyday. Sadly, by the mid-80s, the magic had faded as insurance concerns and scheduling conflicts made it harder to attract the real superstars, and the BBC cancelled it in 1985. But what memories it left us with! Did you watch Superstars? Which event was your favourite, and do you remember any of those brilliant mishaps? Contact Us: 📧 Email: Oliver@My70sTVChildhood.com 📖 Blog: [Link [https://my70stvchildhood.com/]] 📘 Facebook:[Link [https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood]] 🐦 X: [Link [https://twitter.com/home]] 📺 YouTube: [Link [https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood]] Don't forget to like, rate, and review me wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback helps me grow and keeps the spirit of 70s TV alive! Tell your friends about the quiz and invite them to join the fun. Get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1324933/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/olivercolling]

Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the important role that television played in our lives back then. If you haven't listened, I really recommend you do. As always, we have 20 questions over 4 rounds. It's just for fun, and the quizmaster's answer is the final one! So settle down with a pen and paper and your favourite beverage! Here's what we've got lined up for you: 📺 Round One: Car as the Star! This round focuses on those iconic vehicles that became almost characters in their own right. From Doctor Who's yellow car to the General Lee, how well do you remember these famous TV automobiles? 📺 Round Two: Marathon/Fil Rouge! Questions related to topics and personalities we've featured in previous episodes of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast. We'll be testing your memory on The Waltons, The Banana Splits, Harlem Globetrotters, Thunderbirds, and Bagpuss! 📺 Round Three: Name That Tune & Spin the Wheel! Our specially constructed wheel of fate has landed on... 1975! Our AI-powered theme tune generator has selected five theme tunes from TV shows first shown in the UK that year.. Get your ears ready! 📺 Round Four: TV Times! Anything goes in this round – questions about various 70s television shows, personalities, and notable programming from the era, from Edward the Seventh to Val Doonican's famous outerwear!. And of course, we have our Bonus Question for this week: What was the introductory sequence for London Weekend Television meant to signify? Are you bouncing off the ceiling with joy or flat on your face with misery? Whichever, I hope you've enjoyed it. Share your results on social media, comment on our blog, or send me an email to let me know. Send your answers and score to: quiz@my70stvchildhood.com [quiz@my70stvchildhood.com] Take care, Oliver Contact Us: 📧 Email: Oliver@My70sTVChildhood.com 📖 Blog: [Link [https://my70stvchildhood.com/]] 📘 Facebook:[Link [https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood]] 🐦 X: [Link [https://twitter.com/home]] 📺 YouTube: [Link [https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood]] Don't forget to like, rate, and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Your feedback helps us grow and keeps the spirit of 70s TV alive! Tell your friends about the quiz and invite them to join the fun. Get in touch! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1324933/open_sms] Support the show [https://www.patreon.com/olivercolling]