Comments on: Children’s BBC – The Broom Cupboard http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:58:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-26107 Big Boo Mon, 08 Nov 2010 21:39:37 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-26107 It's good to see that Philip Schofield has managed to do so well off the back of the broom cupboard. Andy Crane was quite successful for a time, but I haven't heard much about him for ages. Andi Peters pops up occasionally on TV still. The fate of Simon Parkin always makes me chuckle though. He presented various kids shows, including the Broom Cupboard for a while, before moving into radio, but now he's back on TV as the weatherman in my local ITV region, Meridian! As to the request about the boiler suited, electric car driving woman, could that show have been Chock-A-Block? The woman would have been Play School presenter Carol Leader (she shared presenting the show with fellow Play Schooler Fred Harris), and she drove around in a yellow car which looked like it was made out of Lego. The main of the programme was Carol or Fred (Chock-A-Girl and Chock-A-Bloke) singing songs and playing games with the titular Chock-A-Block, a computer with a TV screen and some of those tape reels beloved of Sci-Fi shows from the Sixties. That would be my best guess anyway... It’s good to see that Philip Schofield has managed to do so well off the back of the broom cupboard. Andy Crane was quite successful for a time, but I haven’t heard much about him for ages. Andi Peters pops up occasionally on TV still.

The fate of Simon Parkin always makes me chuckle though. He presented various kids shows, including the Broom Cupboard for a while, before moving into radio, but now he’s back on TV as the weatherman in my local ITV region, Meridian!

As to the request about the boiler suited, electric car driving woman, could that show have been Chock-A-Block? The woman would have been Play School presenter Carol Leader (she shared presenting the show with fellow Play Schooler Fred Harris), and she drove around in a yellow car which looked like it was made out of Lego. The main of the programme was Carol or Fred (Chock-A-Girl and Chock-A-Bloke) singing songs and playing games with the titular Chock-A-Block, a computer with a TV screen and some of those tape reels beloved of Sci-Fi shows from the Sixties. That would be my best guess anyway…

]]> By: Taisho http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-25947 Taisho Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:05:30 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-25947 I loved Philip and Gordon and Andy and Edd! Ah, the good old days! I miss them. :( I agree with InstantChilli but I think the channel should be on Virgin and Freeview as not everyone can or wants to subscribe to SKY channels. Or even if the BBC had the channel to go along with CBBC and CBEEBIES. On another note: Does anyone remember the schools show where there was a woman who had curly brown hair, wore a boiler suit and drove an electric car? It's bugged me for years. lol I loved Philip and Gordon and Andy and Edd!
Ah, the good old days! I miss them. :(
I agree with InstantChilli but I think the channel should be on Virgin and Freeview as not everyone can or wants to subscribe to SKY channels. Or even if the BBC had the channel to go along with CBBC and CBEEBIES.

On another note: Does anyone remember the schools show where there was a woman who had curly brown hair, wore a boiler suit and drove an electric car? It’s bugged me for years. lol

]]> By: GemGem http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-15028 GemGem Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:45:50 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-15028 Hi Guys and Gals I know this is a long shot. But can anyone rememeber the TV series where two boys went exploring in the countryside somewhere and get lost in a cave. Im sure it was a sort of time warp and when they did finally come out they had been missing for years. I know its a long shot but alot of time has passed since then and many pints have been downed! Hi Guys and Gals

I know this is a long shot. But can anyone rememeber the TV series where two boys went exploring in the countryside somewhere and get lost in a cave. Im sure it was a sort of time warp and when they did finally come out they had been missing for years.

I know its a long shot but alot of time has passed since then and many pints have been downed!

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-14159 Big Boo Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:18:24 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-14159 I second that. What a great idea, and The Broom Cupboard is a great name for it. The closest we have at the moment (on a regular basis anyway and that I know of) is Nick Jr. Classics, which airs around 8pm or so on Nick Jr. They play some old toddler classics like Bagpuss, Rainbow and The Clangers, but not the kind of programmes you InstantChilli mentions. I second that. What a great idea, and The Broom Cupboard is a great name for it.

The closest we have at the moment (on a regular basis anyway and that I know of) is Nick Jr. Classics, which airs around 8pm or so on Nick Jr. They play some old toddler classics like Bagpuss, Rainbow and The Clangers, but not the kind of programmes you InstantChilli mentions.

]]> By: InstantChilli http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-14158 InstantChilli Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:04:41 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-14158 I think there should be a dedicated channel on SKY called (of course) The Broom Cupboard. Non stop kids programmes from the 80's and early 90's - Ulysses, Thundercats, Cities of Gold, Jimbo, Dogtanion, Willy Fogg, Duckula - also classics from other channels as well like T-Bag....it would be awesome I think there should be a dedicated channel on SKY called (of course) The Broom Cupboard. Non stop kids programmes from the 80’s and early 90’s – Ulysses, Thundercats, Cities of Gold, Jimbo, Dogtanion, Willy Fogg, Duckula – also classics from other channels as well like T-Bag….it would be awesome

]]> By: Jimbo and the Jet Set | Child Of The 1980's http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-11838 Jimbo and the Jet Set | Child Of The 1980's Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:02:52 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-11838 [...] to childrens television of the mid 1980s I often end up reminiscing about Childrens BBC and the Broom Cupboard, with Phillip Schofield, Andy Crane or Andi Peters (OK, maybe not Andi Peters quite so much) [...] [...] to childrens television of the mid 1980s I often end up reminiscing about Childrens BBC and the Broom Cupboard, with Phillip Schofield, Andy Crane or Andi Peters (OK, maybe not Andi Peters quite so much) [...]

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]]> By: Jen Moss http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/comment-page-1/#comment-7487 Jen Moss Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:25:16 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/03/31/childrens-bbc-the-broom-cupboard/#comment-7487 Hi There, I have recently made a short film which is a bit of satirical homage to the BBC broomcupboard. Would love to hear your thoughts and even better if you could post something on here about it, that would be great, I think your readers will like it... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7jIrJkRSc Thanks! Jen Moss Hi There,

I have recently made a short film which is a bit of satirical homage to the BBC broomcupboard. Would love to hear your thoughts and even better if you could post something on here about it, that would be great, I think your readers will like it…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f7jIrJkRSc

Thanks!

Jen Moss

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