Read more about the article Achtung! Colditz and Secret Army

Achtung! Colditz and Secret Army

In this episode of the podcast remembering what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and how TV shaped our lives, we look at how the Second World War was portrayed in popular culture. Our host Oliver recalls Commando comics, Battle and Action comics, and how far away the War seemed as a child. We look at two 70's shows which started to change the way we looked at the War. Colditz brought us great scripts, a strong cast including David McCallum and Anthony Valentine and how it inspired a board game, a special Action Man set and even a…

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Read more about the article Out of Africa: Tarzan and Daktari

Out of Africa: Tarzan and Daktari

In this episode of the podcast which remembers what it was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the central role which television played in our lives, we look at Africa. and what we did, or more accurately didn't, know about that great continent. The various versions of Tarzan gave us non-stop adventure, even if the cartoon version did go a bit far including jungle Vikings, Abominable Snowpeople and even aliens in flying saucers. We also share fond memories of Daktari, the all round decent animal doctor with Clarence the Cross…

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The Six Million Dollar Man

It's our first episode in Season 4 of the podcast dedicated to celebrating life as a child in 1970's Britain and the central part that television played in our lives then.Our host Oliver shares his memories of learning what a threepenny bit equated to in terms of sweets and how decimalisation in 1971 brought us "New Pence" and his Granny's ready reckoner. He also admits to being one of the lost generation who were taught metric at school when the whole country used Imperial measures and, as a result can't tell his kilos from…

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