My one and only pleasure is television, and I wouldn't be without mine, not at all. I turn it on at Children's Hour and it's not off again until it's finished at night. My husband and I cannot go to the pictures because we have no one to look after the baby we trust, and it's our one and only joy. We bought it and we paid for it, and we're thinking of buying another one later on, and get bigger and better, and all I can say about television sets is that I hope that they improve and that we get colour television.
My husband is in the trade and he says that they're making improvements with colour television. In fact I've got square eyes, and I'm the biggest fan out, as regards television…and I shall not stop my child watching it. In fact I have become far more educated myself since I've had television. I'm rather an ignoramus, so I'm teaching myself a great deal. I watch a lot of their sensible programmes…and I can't see what all the fuss is about!
- The views of an early TV 'addict'. So just what programmes were keeping the lady in this clip glued to her set? Possibly some (or all!) of the programmes listed below…
1950 – Andy Pandy / Come dancing
1951 – What's my line?
1952 – Bill and Ben, The Flowerpot Men
1953 – Panorama
1954 – The weather / Zoo Quest (presented by David Attenborough)
1955 – Dixon of Dock Green / This is your life / The Woodentops / Crackerjack
1956 – Eurovision Song Contest / Hancock's Half Hour
1957 – The Benny Hill Show / Pinky and Perky / The Queen's Christmas broadcast
1958 – The Black and White Minstrel Show / Grandstand / Blue Peter
1959 – Juke Box Jury / Ivor the Engine
1960 – Danger Man
1961 – The Avengers / Richard the Lionheart
1962 – The Saint / That was the week that was / Z Cars / Steptoe and Son
1963 – The Dick Emery Show / World in Action
1964 – Top of the Pops / Playschool
1965 – Thunderbirds / Jackanory
1966 – Camberwick Green / Till death us do part
1967 – Trumpton / The Forsyte Saga
1968 – Magpie / Dad's Army
1969 – The Liver Birds / Clangers / Monty Python
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