M to N

(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? 

Mr and Mrs 1972 

(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