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“Your mum’s on the social, dad’s in the dock…”

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“…your mum’s in arrears so the council will call!” Presenting the titles from BBC1′s late ’80s Friday night trainee copathon, Rockliffe’s Babies. Featuring one of the McGanns who wasn’t Doctor Who, Martyn Ellis as the great PC Paul Giorgiou (“Get us a pork pie and a sachet of brown sauce, will you?”), that theme tune and, of course, a van with the name of the show written on it in dust. Ace.

After two series of hot-headed crime-fighting and disorientating camerawork, the BBC in their wisdom decided that what we liked most about the show was Rockliffe, not the ‘Babies’ (wrong) and so gave the maroon anorak-clad mentor his own Wednesday night spin-off, the dull Rockliffe’s Folly, broadcast in an all-too resistible double-header (well, Reg Holdsworth was up to his tricks over on ITV) with Season 25 of Doctor Who.

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It’s only Sonia!

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It’s eight o’clock and next on Thames, new comedy as Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers search for those… Fresh Fields!

In full, here’s the first instalment of the quintessential ITV gin-belt sitcom. No pancake tossing in silhoutte here, mind, as it’s the premiere episode, so there’s a helpful orientation sequence, showing how those crazy Fields live their lives, accompanied by the full-length version of that ace rowdy-parpy tune.

Do keep watching, not just for the most stereotypical sitcom happening ever (leaving the shopping on the roof of someone else’s car… with hilarious consequences!) and a neat throwaway reference to the show’s title (“most men who go wandering off in search of fresh fields come back to their first love”) but also for a restaurant bearing what’s come to be known at TVC Towers as ‘the Five-Centres font’.

And yes, Teddington Lock’s answer to Cosmo Kramer is in there too. “I’ll have a small one!”

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“A nudge and a wink and a cheeky cheerful song!”

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From 1986, Mel and Griff (and Daniel Peacock) lay waste to 70% of ’80s advertising at a stroke. We especially love Griff’s mugging at 1:08.

“We’ll maximise your market share in 30 seconds flat, impersonating chickens and behaving like a twat!”

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“But you know what, Joey? We’ll be okay.”

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Very little to say about this Fax alternating pre-The Six seat warmer starring Sally Struthers and Burgess Meredith – which spun-off from All in the Family – other than: “La-la la-la la-la la-la la-la la-la laa, la la-la la-la la-la la la la la-la, la la la la-lah”

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Why isn’t this on TV Cream??!!

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Brent Walker presents…

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…The Stud! They don’t make ‘em like this any more.

In full, the trailer for the LWT ‘Continental Movie’ staple from 1978, offering a tantalising glimpse into a jetset world inhabited by Joan Collins, a shaggy-haired Oliver Tobias and “cool cats” who say things like “ain’t life beautiful, man!” A place where Smokie are described as “top international recording stars” and raw masculinity is represented by vigorous towelling and slip-on shoes.

Be sure to note the painstakingly accurate recreation of a Studio 54-style disco inferno, with balloons and Swaparama-style plastic bowler hats for that authentic hedonistic atmosphere. We’ll be round in 10 minutes.

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“Brian’s Binatone is great for his cassettes!”

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A copper-bottomed classic. Roy Castle really working those lyrics, Mike Walling pratting around. Surely, everybody does need a Woolworths store these days?

Anyway, because you’ll want them, here’s the lyrics so you can sing-along…

[Everybody needs Woolworth's!]

Sis finds Cover Plus the right paint, and saves money on the white paint,
Larry carries ladders round with ease.
He gets all the help he needs from his long extension lead,
And Fiona’s Flymo mower’s sure to please.
This growing board – even Jill can carry
Just add water – wow! And Harry finds going straight for Woolie’s value really pays.
Everybody needs a Woolworth’s store these days.

[Everybody needs Woolworth's!]

This super switch-off kettle is what switches on Samantha,
Brian’s Binatone is great for his cassettes!
His Chevron selection is a positive collection,
And he thinks his chair’s the best invention yet.

[Now it happens]

For a man in his position and for everyone who’s listening you can prove it in so many different w-aa-ays…
Everybody needs a Woolworth’s store these days!

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“Let’s turn the pages now! Let’s have some fun!”

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What Sir Tim Berners-Lee created the internet for… reliving Andrew Secombe’s Harpo Marx-esque turn as the human-dog hybrid, creatively named Rover, in C4′s daytime the-pages-are-brought-to-life extravaganza, CHIPS COMIC!

Warning: May contain Wayne Jackman.
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“There may be something that will make you stop and look”

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NB: As the person who uploaded the clips has disabled embedding, you’ll have to click through to view. Worth it, though.

Brilliant stuff. A fleeting glance of a disconsolate Gary Terzza and Debbie Shore chaperoning some young CITV starlet as they cue in Plymouth’s Christoper Lillicrap’s smiley antidote to THE BOOK TOWER. Rod ‘n’ Freddy on vocals, then Chris himself, essaying his agreeable, “Oh hello ” presentational style, as if we’ve popped around unexpectedly, but he’s amenable to that situation. Intro done, let’s get to the meat of if: “…Well, that’s called your imagination!”

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…And we’re out of here, with double-headed person being delighted by the left-hand page of their book, but saddened by the right.

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Na-ner-ner-ner TSW

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The splendidly louche, and possibly housebound ‘Applemask’ brings us this three-part documentary, ITV IN THE FACE, looking at the regional identiy of the third channel in the South West of England. 

Starts strongly with a still of ‘Mask’s old house.
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Tony Hart 1925-2009

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Here’s a clip of the great man on the ace VISION ON from 1975, effortlessly snipping a parrot out of some orange cardboard, sketching a dog-cum-strongman and, for some reason, duelling with an oversize rubber ball. 
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David Vine 1935-2009

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In tribute to the Guv’nor, here’s the BBC’s much-loved The Way We Were montage featuring the face of snooker through the years, plus a host of other cue-related memories. Stand by to get misty-eyed by those clips of Higgins, Reardon, Thorburn and the rest. 
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Dastardly Deeds at Eggraze Hall

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The good prof Heinz Wolff comperes a rather bizarre edition of THE GREAT EGG RACE ‘85, in which the assembled boffins have to devise special effects for a murder mystery starring John ‘scary original Bungle’ Leeson and Mrs Perkins, you know, the next door neighbour of off RENTAGHOST. 
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“He’s not that versatile, he’s just confused!”

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It’s the 100th GEN GAME and Brucie’s all set to brag about reaching his century, until a certain Dedication-obsessed stand-in gets on the blower to put him straight. And the ever lovely Anth has some good news for a senior citizens’ home.
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Blue Peter Gold #10: “Solid gold, what a knuckleduster!”

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Andy Crane really sells Degrassi Junior High (“Education, Canadian style!”) before Mark, Yvette and the great Caron have a rummage through some old rock’n'roll memorabilia back in 1988. Rest assured, Mark is in full-on “berk” mode.

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Blue Peter Gold #8: "Killer rabbits!"

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Hooray! It’s The Qu3st! Featuring Simon T as a hapless amateur scientist and Liz as an alien in a bad wig on the trail of an evil Matt (“No one escapes the Gul!”). We’re sure this all made sense at the time.

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Blue Peter Gold #7: "I'm sure it'll be very well developed!"

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Look, forgive us this one, but it is once only every 50 years. Besides, there’s plenty of badinage to enjoy here as Simon proffers his thoughts and Pete takes a snap for his “personal album”.

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Blue Peter Gold #6: "I always wanted to be a rock drummer!"

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Mike Oldfield lays down the classic ‘Peter theme in 1978, bodhran and all, aided and abetted by an enthusiastic Simon Groom adding an air of Partridge to proceedings. “The quality through those speakers is amazing!”

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Blue Peter Gold #5: "Not very keen on red jelly myself!"

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Capt Mainwaring and Sgt Wilson drop in to inspect a mural of the Dad’s Army cast painted by the pupils of class 4D at Mowlands County Primary School near Reading. Well, they were simpler times. “Why is Godfrey skulking under the table?”

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Blue Peter Gold #4: "Nice to meet Shep!"

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Here’s a typically boring intro from 1978, Peter Purves really failing to sell the Iron Bridge Gorge Museum, before things pick up with a flying visit from those “Swedish singers” at the top of the “hit parade”.

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Blue Peter Gold #3: "Hmm, Cybermen… a dog!"

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Peter Duncan muddles through a Doctor Who birthday parade in 1983. “What you may not know is they is six are Doctor Who’s top six opponents” indeed. And a comely Janet gets cut off as she delivers some bad news. We’re sure you can guess.

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