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Biddy Baxter: The Woman Who Made Blue Peter ‘Bold, brave, full of surprises – like Biddy herself. Pulls no punches; scrupulously truthful.’ Sarah Greene 'This is the most wonderful book....

There is no finer tribute to the now late Biddy Baxter (RIP) than Richard Marson's staggering biography. A must for anyone interested in that Television Centre era of the BBC as well as anyone at all who watched Blue Peter. Still available from here. tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com/product/bidd...

YouTube video by Rewind the ads R Whites Advert - Secret Lemonade Drinker (Mr Benn) (1993)

RIP Ray Brooks. Famous (among many things) primarily for advertising VO work, and the narrator of Mr Benn. So, how about combining those two..? youtu.be/T3o2iU8tpkQ

Allo John, Got a New Toilet?

Love that Tales of the unexpected one!

Is that Michael Le Vell in the row behind?

Don’t Cry for me Lab Retriever?

Essential reading, on the strength of his previous “Don’t Stop the Music”.

I’d give it half an hour, if I were you.

"ACTT invites the companies to arbitration"

Today in 1979… industry weekly The Stage gets our hopes up: ACTT, one of the 3 unions taking sporadic action across the ITV network, has asked ACAS to help with talks later today. Thames, Southern and Ulster are off; HTV is putting network programmes out directly and is blank the rest of the time.

Wonder if Fleetwood have ever played Macclesfield?

He’s such a square!

I knew that Here Comes the Rain Again would show up eventually. Love the clever different arrangements of synth rain patterns. But I can’t stay up for the rest :( #notTOTP

Blue Nile - massively underrated. #notTOTP

#noBudget

#totp oof this recording is a bit wobbly #theKinks

Probly GMTV (as she was playing the character Lorraine Kelly for tax purposes)

Nice! Forgot about The Kinks. #notTOTP

#notTOTP

Mishear this (for comic purposes) as Set Fire to Lorraine

Calling it now - It’s Raining Men, Sunshine on a Rainy Day, Stormzy, Raindrops keep falling on my head, Ice ice baby etc

Legges and Co (not be confused with the dance troupe) was the name of the private practice of the Eastenders doctor.

And yet we had Desperately Seeming Dan earlier🤷

Pigeons in flight for me :)

YESSS! #totp it’s still not fair.

She does need to learn a little more dance moves though!

That period of pop music when you're 8 and when you have no idea what's cool and what isn't. Like when you're 55. #totp

I loved this (Northern Lights) at the time. Sounds like a live vocal? #totp

I now fancy Bob Dylan!

#totp Bob Dylan

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