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Get Set Go
The very first programme featured on Curious British Telly was Sebastian the Incredible Drawing Dog, which had a young Michael Barrymore at the heart and centre of it. It aired a few months before the...
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Paperback Version of 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s
After a few weeks of fiddling with margins and tabs in Word documents, wrestling with anxiety over font sizes and being driven up the wall by Amazon, the paperback version of 172 Forgotten British...
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New E-Book: 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s
Yes, I have a new e-book out: 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s.As you can probably guess from the title, it's an almost-encyclopaedic look at forgotten British children's...
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Standing Room Only Episode Turns Up
England, predictably, crashed out of the World Cup this week in their trademark blaze of tactical insanity and, well, an inability to win which is entrenched in their DNA. But it's not all bad news for...
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Stop-Go Episode Emerges on YouTube
Stop-Go is one of those vintage, forgotten programmes which has proved frustratingly elusive for me over the years. Part of the See-Saw lunchtime children's schedule, Stop-Go ran for two series and...
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Inside Greenwich Cablevision News
Greenwich Cablevision was Britain's first cable television channel and launched in 1972, but it only ran as a full service until 1974. However, this was far from the end for Greenwich Cablevision. It...
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Archive Tape Digging: April 2026
There's no need to rummage in the dirt on all fours to dig up the past. Instead, you can exhume dusty old videotapes from the comfort of your sofa. It's one of my favourite past times, but the...
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Help Save Britain’s Forgotten TV!
Yes, it’s that time of year again: the annual plea for readers of Curious British Telly to donate their old video tapes. For those new here, the purpose of this is simple. I dig through these dusty...
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The Curious State of British Television
I’ve been busy on the Curious British Telly Substack this week. Normally, I don’t mess about with cross-promoting across my various platforms, but a couple of these pieces have turned out exactly as I...
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The Books of Curious British Telly
Just a quick reminder, for those newly arrived at Curious British Telly, that there are two Curious British Telly books to be found on Amazon.Both The Curiosities of British Children’s Television and...
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First Impressions: Monkey Business
The number of obscure, forgotten British television shows from the distant past still boggles my mind. I've been writing Curious British Telly for close to 15 years and I'm still being knocked sideways...
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Reservations (1985)
The path to manhood is a troublesome one, particularly when the male ego weighs heavy on your shoulders. And there's no beating about the bush: sex is crucial in reaching true manhood. Social...
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The Adventurers Handbook
For many children of the 1970s and 80s, Christopher Lillicrap is an instantly recognisable name. Starting off with Playboard in 1975, Lillicrap would go on to front other series such as We’ll Tell You...
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Camberwick Green's Forgotten Adventures
Camberwick Green ran for a single series of 13 episodes in 1966, but did you know that this wasn't the end of life in Camberwick Green? This extended universe was contained within the pages of the...
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How to Win More Games on a Pinoy Tongits App: Strategy Guide
Pinoy Tongits stands as a popular Filipino card game which serves as a test of players' timing skills and strategic abilities and their capacity to make quick decisions. Mobile play has become more...
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Look! Hear!
Ah, the regional oddity of British television! Is there a more obscure area of programming to delve into and feast upon its barely remembered content? I doubt it, and Curious British Telly has always...
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I Like Competitions Because...
Competitions don't quite seduce as they once did. The age of fiendish tiebreakers, solving riddles worthy of the finest pub bore and stockpiling empty crisp packets to win a Teasmade or a damp weekend...
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Opening The Box of Delights - 2025 Edition
If it's Christmas time, it's surely time to dust down The Box of Delights for another watch. First airing in 1984, the BBC's adaptation of John Masefield's fantasy classic has delighted viewers for...
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Inside: Noggin and the Dragon
Due to when I was born, I was never in the perfect position to enjoy Noggin the Nog as a child. The final series aired a few months before I was born, and, along with the original 1959 - 65 run, wasn’t...
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Tongits Go GCash Guide: How to Cash Out Your Winnings
Tongits Go GCash Guide: How to Cash Out Your WinningsWhen the phrase “Tongits Go GCash” pops up in search bars, many players hope for a simple answer: can they cash out through GCash?Unfortunately, the...
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