Can anyone else remember the 1970's children's films that used to appear on the BBC? Usually on a Friday?

I remember them from the early (very early) 1980s - I was trying to reference to them on the web - but so far nothing.

Anyone?

It's Friday, it's Crackerjack!

Shut up - I want helpful advice - not some coked up nutter throwing custard pies.

Cabbages went with crackerjack did they not?

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Patience there, patience!! It's not Five-to-Five yet

The Railway Children

Found it - a Google search on page 3 had reference to a Guardian Article - which mentioned this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Film_Foundation - they appeared in the 80s in - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_Film_Special

That was exciting wasn't it?!

I think Keith Chegwin was in a few of those.

Black Beauty
The Aristocats
The Secret Garden

TBH, I was more of a Saturday morning's TISWAS type of teenager, for reasons that completely escape me



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Thanks for that. Now I've got the bloody theme tune in my head!

Remember that really scary one from East Germany, the Singing Ringing Tree?

http://www.denofgeek.com/television/...show_ever.html

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052199/

I remember something like "The Luckiest Boy in the World" - dubbed from foreign into English.

Tiswas is an acronym for...?

Now, Man, NOW!!!!
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Today is Saturday Watch and Smile

Today is Saturday, Watch and Smile

Rats! You were quicker... congrats, here's the Phantom Flan Slinger with your prize - kersplat!

The best children's film of the seventies:



No wonder we all grew up to be, er, normal...

You want scary, try Apaches. I don't remember it at the time (1977); I was probably, ahem, not in the target age group. But it is still horrible to watch even now. It must have terrified kids (but I suppose that was the point).

Flinger. Phantom Flan Flinger.

I blame Sally James and her fishnet stockings - I always thought it stood for This is Saturday, Wear A Stiffy