🌈 Rainbow

🌈 Rainbow

Author: Oliver Colling September 10, 2024 Duration: 20:45
Welcome back to My 70’s TV Childhood! Today, we're returning to the colourful and somewhat surreal world of Rainbow, one of the most iconic children’s television shows of the 1970s. As regular listeners know, our podcast is all about the magic of growing up in 1970s Britain, when TV was a central part of our daily lives and a source of endless fascination for kids across the country. Rainbow, a show that first aired in October 1972 on ITV, produced by Thames Television. Unlike many children's...

Remember the crackle of a television warming up on a rainy afternoon? My 70's TV Childhood, hosted by Oliver Colling, is a deeply personal audio scrapbook dedicated to that exact feeling. It’s more than a nostalgia trip; it’s an exploration of how the shared experience of television shaped a generation growing up in Britain. Each episode digs into the programmes, adverts, and presenters that formed our collective memory, examining their lasting impact on our culture and society. You’ll hear specific discussions about everything from classic sitcoms and Saturday morning shows to the gritty dramas and fantastical series that defined the decade. This podcast serves as a conversation starter, reviving the watercooler moments of a pre-internet age. It’s about the stories we watched and the stories of our own lives that unfolded around the glowing screen. Oliver invites you to join this ongoing dialogue, to revisit the iconic and the forgotten, and to reflect on how those flickering images in our living rooms helped to make us who we are. Your own memories and suggestions for topics are always a welcome part of the journey.
Author: Language: en-gb Episodes: 100

My 70's TV Childhood
Podcast Episodes
Nina Saville - Are You Being Served? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:40
This week, we have a very special guest joining us - the accomplished actress and author Nina Saville! Nina is perhaps best known to our listeners as Mr. Rumbold's secretary in the beloved BBC sitcom "Are You Being Serve…
The Quiz #50 🎉 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:29
Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! 🎉 SPECIAL MILESTONE EPISODE! 🎉 Today we're celebrating our 50th quiz episode! It's been fifty ep…
The Flashing Blade [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:16
This week, we're diving into one of the most beloved and gloriously chaotic pieces of 70s children's television - The Flashing Blade! Originally a serious French historical drama called "Le Chevalier Tempête," this tale…
Quiz # 49 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:24
Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it…
Summer in the 70's - Spinoffs, Swing Ball & Spain ☀️ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:55
This week, we're diving into the wonderful world of 1970s summer holidays - from the surprising success of sitcom film spinoffs to family holiday traditions and those magical school holiday TV schedules that kept us glue…
The Quiz # 48 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:26
Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it…
Kung Fu 🤺 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:05
This week, we're exploring the martial arts craze that swept Britain in the 1970s, inspired by the unlikely hit TV series "Kung Fu" starring David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine, the wandering Shaolin monk. Remember those…
The Quiz # 47 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 17:54
Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it…
Time for Your.... Points of View?? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:20
This week, I'm taking inspiration from the BBC's classic viewer feedback show "Points of View" to share some of the wonderful messages you've sent me over the years. It's a celebration of our shared 70s TV memories and t…
The Quiz # 46 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:13
Welcome back to My 70's TV Childhood Quiz, where we test your memories of what was on the box during that memorable decade! This quiz is an offshoot of the My 70's TV Childhood podcast, which looks back fondly on what it…