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The channel that first showed it within the UK

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Jackanory 1965 
I never liked Jackanory. Which was a pain, as it was on every day. Each week a famous person would read a story and a non animated picture would be shown to accompany the story.
Jamie and his Magic Torch 19??

(The) Jetsons 1963 
A type of future Flintstones with what in the 90's look very dated gadgets,
Jim'll Fix It 1975 
Joe 196? 
Joe 90 1968 
This was about a kid with glasses and a large globe called BIG RAT, if he sat in it after in spun round, it would give him some type of special  intelligence.30 episodes were made in all.
Josie and the Pussycats 1973 
A dreadful cartoon about a girl group who got tangled up in silly adventures. Sounds a bit like the Spice Girls!
Kojak 1974 
Who loves ya baby?
(The) Krypton Factor 1977 
Gordon Burns introduced this not so easy all round challenge show.

Kung Fu 1973 
Ahh, Grasshopper.






Land of the Giants 1968 
This was a series that i remember being shown on a sunday along with "The Big Match" and "Golden Shot". To be honest i can't remember a lot else. 
Lassie's Rescue Rangers 19?? 

(The) Likely Lads 1964 
Terry and Bob

Lippy the Lion 19?? 
It was there to watch, I didn't choose it. This was not a classic.
(The) Liver Birds 1969 
Stands a lady, on a mountain, who she is i do not know, all she wants is gold and silver all she wants is a nice young man.

Love Thy Neighbour 1972 

Ludwig 197? 
Some type of helicopter/Mozart plating weirdo, never made any sense to me.
(The) Magic Roundabout  1965 
Like Captain Pugwash this was a good excuse for adults to see what they could get away with. It was always the last program for children before the news, and consisted of Dougle, Zebedee, Brian the snail, Florence and Rusty roaming around in a flower power environment. Another strange French cartoon to go with Hectors House.
Magpie 1968 
1 for sorrow, 2 for joy, 3 for a girl, 4 for a boy, was the only thing any good about this Blue Peter rip-off show.

Man About the House1973 


Mary, Mungoe and Midge 1969 
What an absolute classic. This is in a league of it's own. For those of us weaned on it you'll know what i mean. Remember the lift scene every episode where Midge has to balance on the nose of Mungoe. I think Richard Baker narrated this all time classic.

Mind Your Language 1979 
A weak comedy about a classroom of foreign students. Well known phrase by the Hindu student "Very sorry, a thousand apologies."
Mister Men 197? 
(The) Mole 197? 
(The) Monkees 1966 
Hey, Hey, were the Monkees!
Morcombe and Wise 1961 
Motormouse and Autocat 19?? 
I think this was a straight forward Tom and Jerry on wheels.
Mr Benn 1971 
Amongst the best, in my opinion. You cant help but guess what costume it would be today. Also what did Mr Benn do with all the souvenirs he collected? As for the Shopkeeper, how could he ever make a living when the only customer he ever had was Mr Benn, and I don't recall an episode where he got his wallet out! With out a doubt, this is a classic. Number 52 Festive Road is the place to be
Mr Magoo 19?? 

Multicoloured Swap Shop 1976 
Apart from the Banana Splits, i can't remember a Saturday morning programme that ran the whole morning of which there are now plenty. Joining Noel Edmunds were John Craven of Newsround, an unknown Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin and a puppet dinosaur called "Poshpaws"- Swapshop backwards. The idea was to show your collections off and to ring in and swap anything except live pets! With plenty off star guests, pop videos, competitions and cartoons, it proved a massive success. ITV replied with TisWas.
(The) Muppet Show 1976 
Nation Wide 1969 
This was a daily news update on current and local affairs. On the other side a program called Day by Day was its equivalent (in the south of England). I can remember Frank Bough and Micheal Barrat being among the many presenters.
New Faces 1973 
This classic personality contest of the 70's hosted by Derek Hobson was made up of a panel of guests like Tony Hatch and Mickey Most. There task was to judge the appearance, the star quality and the contents of each act. Often the acts were dreadful, but some famous names did make it. e.g. Bonnie Langford, Lenny Henry, Jim Davidson, need I continue? It wasn't uncommon to see acts get upset by the very frank comments of the panel, who judged them on contents, star quality and presentation.
Newsround 1972 
Fronted by John Craven, this was the news in every day plain English. It was always shown in the middle of children's television programmes around 5pm. 
Noah and Nelly 1976
This was all about Noah's difficulties with either the flood or the animals aboard the ark. With the often repeated catch phrase "All aboard the skylark!".
Number 73 1982 

(The) Oddball Couple 1975
Spiffy and Fleabag share a flat and do not get on.
Only Fools and Horses 1981 
Receives the highest accolade without any dispute.
On the Buses 1969 
A typical 70's comedy about a bus driver, conductor and an inspector. With catch phrases such as "I'll 'ate you Butler" and very cheeky humour it became one of the 70's biggest comedies.73 episodes were made in all.
Opportunity Knocks 1964 
Hosted by Hughie Green, a type of New Faces show bu t the judges were the audience on the famous clapometer. The louder they clapped, the higher there vote. Many accusations of cheating surrounded the show (like relatives bringing gadgets in to enhance the clap). When it was time for the voting, the famous phrase "It's make your mind up time" was used. Hughie Green went on to do other shows such as "Sky's the Limit".
 

Our Show 1978 
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