Curious British Telly
The oddities of British television and the more curious corners of broadcasting.
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The Day Bill & Ben Were Stolen From the BBC
Being the admirable chap I am, I was rummaging through the archives earlier and unexpectedly found something intriguing for you. Back in 1983, the BBC was the victim of a major heist: Bill & Ben the Flowerpot Men were stolen!
Naturally, as...
Work: Unemployment (1978)
I’ve only been unemployed twice in my life, and both times I got off lightly. The first time, I was 18 and living at home - with the main reason for my unemployment being laziness. On the second occasion, I had a generous redundancy package...
12/05/2026 Vintage TV Pick of the Day
Another day, another piece of forgotten television
Today’s offering from Vintage TV Pick of the Day is the very first episode of Pig in the Middle, an early 1980s ITV sitcom featuring Dinsdale Landen. Is it deserving of your attention? Wel...
First Episode: Monkey Business (1985)
The obscure panel show time forgot
A little while ago, over on the main Curious British Telly site, I wrote about a fiendishly obscure biology-based panel show called Monkey Business. A one-series affair from 1985, it seems to have passed...
1973: Bagpuss is on the Way (And He’s Ginger)
The BBC’s children’s department was clearly entering a new era in 1973. And it promised to be an exciting one. More than 50 years later, that excitement still radiates from the page.
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