Who remembers.....

[Dottie1943]

Harry Sycombe with his zany humour and his wonderful voice, the Goons I loved listening to them on the radio, also Joe Friday in the Dragnet, Lost in Space, Dick Barton Special Agent. Anybody else remember their favourites ?

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

The first record I ever bought was ‘If I Ruled the World’ be Harry Secombe, mainly because it was Christmas, and it was the only top twenty record they had let in the shop!!! I met an old school pal earlier this year, and he reminded me of this purchase, very embarrassing for a teenager at the time.

Goons, brilliant.

As a child, I had a ‘Dragnet style’ toy gun.

I remember listening to ‘Round the Horn’ on the radio, round about, late lunchtime on a Sunday (I think), with rambling Sid Rumpold and the Shamus Android Show. And I still use some quotes from the ‘The Navy Lark’, when on a boat I love to say things like, ‘left hand down a bit’, or talk about the ‘sharp or blunt end’.

[Dottie1943]

Round the Horn I forgot about that one it was great wish they would re-play them again on what could be a vintage radio time, think I will write to the BBC and ask Auntie to do this!

[sparky]

All you youngsters are talking about recent programmes, what about Sunday evening " We are the Ovaltines little boys and girls",,, and I think every evening " Into  battle "................... God how can I be that old and still as handsome?

[Dottie1943]

Sparky, it's a long time since anybody called me a youngster but thank you anyway

I do remember the Ovaltines  little boys and girls.  You sound just like my big brother when you say about being handsome and clever that's exactly what he would say. 

Dottie

[jen]

Round the Horn I forgot about that one it was great wish they would re-play them again on what could be a vintage radio time, think I will write to the BBC and ask Auntie to do this!

Or you could try this site

http://www.radiolovers.com/

Not sure how to do this on here

http://www.radiolovers.com/

you could just copy and paste into your browser address bar if it's not a link.

modify:  seem to have done it !  (twice!)

[jen]

No that one looks a bit American, try this one

http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/radio/index.htm

Looks a bit better, see the list at the left side.

[Gennaio]

Around the Horn was brilliant, and as for the Goons, they were ultra brilliant, anyone remember Quatermass?

[Gennaio]

And, what about the mags, as they are known as now, my sister and used to have Girl magazine, came out each Tuesday and our young brother had Beano.

[sparky]

Sadly, People like your big brother and I, Swave, Klever, artikqlate, are becoming extinct,....................Oh I forgot! Modest

[Dottie1943]

Gennaio I forgot about Quatermass, I used to hide but still stayed in the room to hear what was going on!!! That was the equivalent of Dr Who today I suppose.  I used to get the Schoolgirl Magazine each week is that the same one? I loved it and each Christmas I was given the annual and the Crystal magazine as well.

Kids don't know what they are missing these days

[Rita Postlethwaite]

Oh Dottie, Dragnet was a must and Quatermass was very SCARY!  I also remember having a crush on the gorgeous Herbert Lomm but I can`t for the life of me remember what he was in!

[Dottie1943]

Rita, he was in the king and I  maybe that is what you are thinking about?

[Daffodil]

I remember my father going to visit my mother in hospital where she had just acquired my baby brother - children were not allowed in so I was sent to sit on the grass outside the ward window with my copy of Robin.
Can you imagine leaving a 4 year old outside on her own these days???

[Dottie1943]

I can there are sadly some people who would do it but they would not be there long!

How much were your baby brothers did they tell you?