First TV programme memory

Muffin the Mule, watched on a neighbour's television, and then on our own in time for the Coronation. Also Prudence Kitten; no -one else seems to remember her.

Muffin the Mule. I lived on a small very rural army base in Yorkshire. The only television was in the officer's mess and we were allowed in their for half an hour on Sunday afternoon to watch it.

I remember watching Rag,Tag and Bobtail with animal puppets.
Also, The One O’clock Gang when I came home from school at lunchtime.
I remember there being a lot of cricket programmes which no one in the family wanted to watch. Thank goodness for the many channels we can choose from today.

Woodentops, wrestling and the Saturday football scores - in silence while Dad and Poppa filled in their coupons.

Let me think --- not sure of the first programme but remember muffin the mule, andy pandy and the flowerpot men. However the radio seems to feature more from my childhood as I remember listening to listen with mother just after lunch. Oh and I loved Lassie.

Casey Jones, steaming and - a - bowling! Casey Jones, you never have to guess. When you hear the tooting of the whistle.. Its Casey at the throttle of the 'Cannonball Express'!

Watching the 6 5 Special I think it was called. Can remember seeing the steam train roaring down the track. Mid fifties.

The coronation, sitting on the floor of a crowded room staring at a flickering black and white nine inch screen housed in a vast mahogany cabinet.

The next programs I remejber were children's tv - muffin yhe mule, andy pandy, some woman with a xylophone,

There were a lot of intermissions - the test card or potter's wheel with the message "normal service will be resumed as soon as possible"

Pogle's Wood is the first programme I can remember really watching and enjoying.

Watch with Mother. Picture Book was my favourite, I was convinced Andy Pandy was a girl, and my mother hated Bill and Ben because she thought I'd end up talking like them.

Ooooh! Marydoll what a lovely question to tackle first thing in the morning, armed with a mug of coffee . For me it was anything to do with animals, stuffed or strung up! eg: Prudence Kitten, The Pinwins/Pingwins? (something to do with penguins) and of course my favourite - Muffin the Mule

My Granny got a tv for the Coronation. I sat on a little stool and watched it, along with all my family and half the village :-)
I watched TV when staying with my grandparents, but it was several years before we could get one of our own on the South Coast