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Hark back to the TV Presentation of the 70s to the 90s. With wobbly film, In Vision announcers, long forgotten programmes, adverts and retro graphics

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THE only reason that was made was because ITV lost the rights to Married... with Children with Sky nabbing S7 onwards, Some ITVs areas LOVED the series.

05.03.2026 20:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Married For Life title

Married For Life title

Russ Abbot

Russ Abbot

TV listing
A new seven-part comedy, adapted from an American series, about a hapless shoe salesman, his sex-hungry wife and their difficult children. Starring Russ Abbot 

For Whom the Bells Tolls. Ted Butler takes on the phone company when he disputes his telephone bill, but his family refuse to join the battle.

TV listing A new seven-part comedy, adapted from an American series, about a hapless shoe salesman, his sex-hungry wife and their difficult children. Starring Russ Abbot For Whom the Bells Tolls. Ted Butler takes on the phone company when he disputes his telephone bill, but his family refuse to join the battle.

#OnThisDay 1996 : 30 years ago today, the UK's take on the US sitcom Married For Children was broadcast on ITV. Russ Abbot would take the lead role in Married For Life which would run for just one series.

#90s
TV listing : @tvdidyousee.bsky.social

05.03.2026 20:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1
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In 2001 Crossroads came back courtesy of Carlton. Jill , Doris Luke and Adam Chance was still there but many others weren't

05.03.2026 17:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I didnt know Ed byrnes was tv pres enthusiast

04.03.2026 19:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
GUS Honeybun with RADIO 1 & DEPECHE MODE
YouTube video by 5PY Heritage GUS Honeybun with RADIO 1 & DEPECHE MODE

On a similar vein, Gus Honeybun briefly defecting from Derry's Cross.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6Yn...

04.03.2026 18:50 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Lets head back to 1985, there dancing gymnastics on Blue peter, oh look there David Bellamy aswell dancing away.

04.03.2026 17:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lets join "Marti Caine" from 1980 in her own show with the Geoffrey richer dancers On BBC1

03.03.2026 17:21 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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This is the end of The Stranglers playing on ATV's Rockstage from Nottingham Theatre Royal in 1981... watch out for the endcap whizzing in.

02.03.2026 17:32 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 1
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Happy St David's Day, What better way than to showcase the BBC offering: "70 years of BBC Cymru" on S4C do you remember all those classics? like Bocs o Jocs or Saithdegau?

01.03.2026 15:21 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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Happy St David's day, so lets enjoy some singing on Ar Teulu Ffon Roedd: ( I hope Ive got that right)

01.03.2026 09:57 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 1
Saturday Morning Archaeology: Parallel 9
YouTube video by Stuart Millard Saturday Morning Archaeology: Parallel 9

Now available for all, a new Saturday Morning Archaeology unpacks the complicated history of one of the genre's weirdest entries, with the space opera shenanigans of Parallel 9.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1M...

28.02.2026 11:06 — 👍 43    🔁 11    💬 3    📌 11

How did I miss that!

28.02.2026 11:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can you name everything on the conveyor belt? This couple can on Bruce Forsyth's Generation Game in 1991. Mind you that knows how to dance with Rosemarie Ford.

28.02.2026 09:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Outside of London and HTV the last series was screened over summer of 1990 and 1991. Thames had Highway to heaven instead.

27.02.2026 20:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Magnum, p.i. title

Magnum, p.i. title

Tom Selleck

Tom Selleck

Magnum tv listing

Magnum tv listing

#OnThisDay 1981 : 45 years ago today, the first episode of Magnum P.I. was broadcast in the UK.

It starred Tom Selleck as Magnum.

(TV listing courtesy of @woodg31.bsky.social)
#80s

27.02.2026 20:09 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
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When you looking for something for the weekend.. you needs some TFI Friday.

27.02.2026 17:48 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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We're sorry to hear Rob Grant has died, He helped write for Carrott's Lib, Pushing Up Daisies, Spitting Image and Red Dwarf. He also wrote one of the more successful programme from Carlton: " The 10 %ers" a Comedy about Talent agency for the stars..

26.02.2026 21:34 — 👍 15    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

GOD BLESS FANNY!!

26.02.2026 20:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Of course the first series was sing by the voice of "Postman pat" from S2 he kept doing the opening but the closing went to Paul Shane and his Hoilday rock single.

26.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

No, this can't be 25 years ago. I watched this back in the day it was only a few years ago.. "I would like a cup of tea"

26.02.2026 20:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This is Granada. So, whats the deal with this?

26.02.2026 19:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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In 1992 Bobby Davro become Public enemy No1! on BBC1.

26.02.2026 17:08 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Its supercool, its Superbazooka!

26.02.2026 16:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Cartoon All-Stars Reanimate!
YouTube video by Vivziepop Cartoon All-Stars Reanimate!

Have you seen the fan remake? youtu.be/rF89TMUIxmk?...

25.02.2026 22:08 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The writers at Emmerdale were trying to think how to get into the break, the best idea was to stroking a cow

25.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Back in 1982 everyone was loving Kenny everett and his big bum Rod Stewart

25.02.2026 17:04 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Fun House title

Fun House title

Fun House set

Fun House set

Pat "Re-run the fun" Sharp

Pat "Re-run the fun" Sharp

Fun House TV listing
Pat Sharp hosts a new wacky, messy, crazy show for children. Two teams, with two youngsteres in each, play one another in a series of games. There's a Fun Kart Grand Prix with the opportunity to run through the Fun House. The voice of Gary King is featured in the progarmme.

Fun House TV listing Pat Sharp hosts a new wacky, messy, crazy show for children. Two teams, with two youngsteres in each, play one another in a series of games. There's a Fun Kart Grand Prix with the opportunity to run through the Fun House. The voice of Gary King is featured in the progarmme.

#OnThisDay 1989 : The first edition of Fun House was broadcast on Children's ITV.

It was hosted by Pat Sharp with the Fun House Twins.

Fun House would run between 1989 to 1999.

Its time to rerun the fun!😂

#80s

24.02.2026 20:04 — 👍 8    🔁 2    💬 3    📌 1
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Back in 1983 David Stranks takes a look ahead on ch4 before the closedown. Plus there by-election happening on ITV at the min.

24.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

More chance of Rewind tv picking this up.

23.02.2026 21:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@tvlive.site Is there any plans to reinstate the UKgold 2003-2004 page at some point?

23.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0