Curious British Telly

Yes, I’ve managed to secure another printed article and, as ever, it’s an absolute thrill to announce it.

Yes, it's time for another Curious British Telly video and today it's Scragtag: The Scruffy Cat Who Hosted Children’s TV.

The time has finally come for Curious British Telly videos.

After a few weeks of fiddling with margins and tabs in Word documents, wrestling with anxiety over font sizes and being driven up the wall by Amazon, the paperback version of 172 Forgotten British Children's TV Shows From The 1980s is now available at Ama…

England, predictably, crashed out of the World Cup this week in their trademark blaze of tactical insanity and, well, an inability to win which is entrenched in their DNA.

Stop-Go is one of those vintage, forgotten programmes which has proved frustratingly elusive for me over the years.

Greenwich Cablevision was Britain's first cable television channel and launched in 1972, but it only ran as a full service until 1974.

There's no need to rummage in the dirt on all fours to dig up the past.

Yes, it’s that time of year again: the annual plea for readers of Curious British Telly to donate their old video tapes.

I’ve been busy on the Curious British Telly Substack this week.

Just a quick reminder, for those newly arrived at Curious British Telly, that there are two Curious British Telly books to be found on Amazon.

The number of obscure, forgotten British television shows from the distant past still boggles my mind.

The path to manhood is a troublesome one, particularly when the male ego weighs heavy on your shoulders.

For many children of the 1970s and 80s, Christopher Lillicrap is an instantly recognisable name.

Camberwick Green ran for a single series of 13 episodes in 1966, but did you know that this wasn't the end of life in Camberwick Green?

Pinoy Tongits stands as a popular Filipino card game which serves as a test of players' timing skills and strategic abilities and their capacity to make quick decisions.

Ah, the regional oddity of British television!

Competitions don't quite seduce as they once did.

If it's Christmas time, it's surely time to dust down The Box of Delights for another watch.

Due to when I was born, I was never in the perfect position to enjoy Noggin the Nog as a child.

Tongits Go GCash Guide: How to Cash Out Your Winnings When the phrase “Tongits Go GCash” pops up in search bars, many players hope for a simple answer: can they cash out through GCash?

I'm sure many readers of Curious British Telly are aware of Film is Fabulous but, if this particular marvel has slipped past your peripheral vision, let me tap you on the shoulder and point you in their direction.

One of London's more affluent corridors, Chiswick is a leafy, picturesque area boasting beautiful, historic buildings, green spaces which conjure up Ray Davies compositions and a wealth of coffee shops.

Since running Curious British Telly, I've developed somewhat of an obsession (in the best possible way) with the 1980s.

There they were in my hands, two video tapes packed full of video recordings of children’s programmes from the mid-1980s.

Pusoy Dos Ranking: Suit Hierarchies of Every Version When you first learn Pusoy Dos, the Pusoy Dos ranking system can be surprisingly confusing.

To my utter delight, another couple of Let's Pretend episodes have recently popped on YouTube, so it's time to dissect one of these in a way that most people would consider utter madness.

The very first programme featured on Curious British Telly was Sebastian the Incredible Drawing Dog, which had a young Michael Barrymore at the heart and centre of it.