The Quiz # 54

The Quiz # 54

Author: Oliver Colling October 14, 2025 Duration: 15:50
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 was like to grow up as a child in 1970's Britain and the important role that television played in our lives back then. If you haven't listened, I really recommend you do. Exciting News! We are now live on Instagram! Oliver's been practicing his pouting and posing, and you can...

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: 50

My 70's TV Childhood
Podcast Episodes
The Best 1970s Christmas Toys Ever! [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:00
This week, we're getting festive and taking a trip down memory lane to look at the best-selling Christmas toys of the 1970s! From the toys we desperately wanted (thanks to all those adverts) to the ones that actually mad…
The Quiz #58 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:29
This week, we're testing your memory of the iconic Blue Peter appeals in a round called "And the Totaliser Says..." Do you remember what we were collecting all those stamps, postcards, and bottle tops for? 💬 What to Expe…
Big John, Little John [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:35
Join me as I dig into the dusty archives to remember a US import that landed on UK screens in a very unusual way: Big John, Little John. This week, we explore this short-lived sitcom about a 40-year-old science teacher w…
The Quiz # 57 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:34
Welcome to Quiz #57! This week, we're taking a trip down memory lane with a round all about classic 70s TV adverts in "Commercial Break." From secret lemonade drinkers to the best lager in the world, we're testing your m…
Michael Bentine's Potty Time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:49
Join me as I dig into the dusty archives of My 70's TV Childhood Towers to explore a little slice of eccentric brilliance: Michael Bentine's Potty Time. This unique episode explores a specific moment in television histor…
The Quiz #56 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 18:26
Welcome to Quiz #56! This week, we're taking a look back at the terrifying public information films that haunted our childhoods in a round called "Remember, Remember." What's in this episode: Round 1: Remember, Remember…
Rod Hull and That Bloody Bird [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:53
Join me as I dig into the dusty archives of My 70's TV Childhood Towers to explore one of the most popular but slightly bizarre double acts in British television: Rod Hull and Emu. If you were growing up in the 70s and e…
The Quiz # 55 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:24
Welcome to Quiz #55 our special Halloween edition! This week we're testing your knowledge of the most frightening and disturbing shows from 1970s television. What's in this episode: Round 1: Trick or Treat - scary 70s TV…
Back to October 1979| Shoestring, Quatermass & Go with Noakes [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:02
Join me as I dig into the dusty archives of My 70's TV Childhood Towers to explore what was on television on Sunday, October 21st, 1979. Armed with both the Radio Times for BBC and the TV Times for ITV, I take you throug…