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British TV in the 60's
« on: September 25, 2009, 06:15:43 PM »
Been looking at some old shows i rememberd from the 60's  ;D
So if you older ones from the UK can remember any shows you watched as kids post a few clips , it will kind of give a flavour of 60's British culture , some of this TV The Beatles will have been watching  :)

I found these pre Monty Python sketches on the Cilla Black show from 1969 , i actually remembered both , there very funny .
These two clips show a young Graham Chapman ( Monty Python Life Of Brian)

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Rare pre-Monty Python / Goodies sketch (Cilla show - clip 1)


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Rare pre-Monty Python / Goodies sketch (Cilla show - clip 2)
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Re: British TV in the 60's
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2009, 08:08:17 PM »
Funny! Cilla was a very nice girl )))
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2009, 09:29:04 PM »
OMG Graham! :D
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« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2009, 04:35:26 AM »
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Re: British TV in the 60's
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2009, 04:53:45 AM »
Diana Rigg looked great in B&W




and in color

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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2009, 10:39:48 AM »
I loved The Avengers as a kid , Diana Rigg had a great 60's look , they still show this show today suppose like The Beatles class acts never go out of fashion ?
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« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2009, 10:55:29 AM »
Maybe the TV show i remember the most from the 60's , i was obsessed as a kid with this classic Gerry Anderson created show , this is " Thunderbirds "  from 1965   :)

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Thunderbirds: Vault Of Death - Part 1


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Thunderbirds: Vault Of Death - Part 2


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Thunderbirds: Vault Of Death - Part 3


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Thunderbirds: Vault Of Death - Part 4


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« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2009, 01:48:20 AM »
The Thunderbirds ran in the US too.  It aired weekdays in the late afternoon and kept youngsters from getting to their homework early.  I was a bit too old to watch it but I remember the great marionette puppetry.  Thanks for bringing back old memories, DaveRam.   :)

I wish they would put The Saint and Secret Agent (Danger Man, to you) back on the air here.
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2009, 08:43:56 AM »
I've always thought that British TV, cinema and music became very retrospective in the sixties. Perhaps because there was a sense of new prosperity there was a harking back to the last great times - there is constant referencing to Victorian and Edwardian times. (Pepper cover for instance).
American TV seemed to be obsessed with the reinforcing nuclear family values from outside threats, from Lost In Space, Bewitched....
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2009, 09:14:43 AM »
Quote from: Kevin on September 28, 2009, 08:43:56 AM
I've always thought that British TV, cinema and music became very retrospective in the sixties. Perhaps because there was a sense of new prosperity there was a harking back to the last great times - there is constant referencing to Victorian and Edwardian times. (Pepper cover for instance).
American TV seemed to be obsessed with the reinforcing nuclear family values from outside threats, from Lost In Space, Bewitched....

I think that's just the way the Brits are. We're still doing it now. We have history and heritage that we're proud of, and that means big viewing figures for things like historical drama. Let's not forget though, that we also made some fine 'gritty' kitchen sink drama in the 60's: Saturday Night, Sunday Morning, Cathy Come Home, and A Taste Of Honey amongst many. Even early Coronation Street.

I can't see how we were musically retro.
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« Reply #10 on: September 28, 2009, 10:26:10 AM »
Quote from: BlueMeanie on September 28, 2009, 09:14:43 AM
I can't see how we were musically retro.

Ok - maybe more of a yearning for childhood and a "lost" England. I didn't mean it sounded retro, just the themes and fashions of rock seemed retrospective.
Shows like The Avengers and The Prisoner, despite being very modern, also had that quirky Edwardian thing going on. And movies like Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?I do think there was a general feeling of nostalgia (perhaps a better word than retrospection).
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« Reply #11 on: September 28, 2009, 02:04:27 PM »
My fav Briish tv show of the 60's is The Avengers by a mile, i have others as well like The Prisoner and The Champions.
I think the Avengers had a very big impact on tv from what i see back then along with the Prisoner. i may have forgotten
other shows... :-\

The Avengers


The Avengers


The Avengers Fight Scenes " The Emma Peel Era "
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« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2009, 02:16:02 PM »
I loved The Avengers and the theme music still sends a shiver down my spine. Superb stuff  - sexy and whimsical, all a bit tongue and cheek (not unBeatle like)
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« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2009, 11:24:54 AM »
yes and Diana Rigg had that kind of sex appeal (note: Emma peel!) :)

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« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2009, 01:30:35 AM »
Quote from: Andy Smith on October 02, 2009, 11:24:54 AM
yes and Diana Rigg had that kind of sex appeal (note: Emma peel!) :)




Right!  Another reason to look at Dame Diana Rigg some more!





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Re: British TV in the 60's
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2009, 12:04:57 PM »
^ Aww, she looks quite cute in these pictures :)
I mostly saw Diana Rigg in her older version, but even then she's quite pretty 8) Never seen the avengers though... But definitely watched the Prisoner. In fact, we watched Hammer Into Anvil last night... again ;D
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« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2009, 02:26:26 AM »
Quote from: Octie on October 03, 2009, 12:04:57 PM
^ Aww, she looks quite cute in these pictures :)


Right!  Another reason to look at Dame Diana Rigg some more!   ;)



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« Reply #17 on: October 05, 2009, 01:03:45 AM »
mmmm, nice HelloGoodbye! :P
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Re: British TV in the 60's
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2009, 01:45:21 PM »
Dusty Springfield advertises bread. Probably 1964/5.

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