Everyone feels some nostalgia for the TV programmes that they
watched when very young, so here we attempt to bring back to you
some of the flavour of television in the Fifties.
 Welcome, An
introduction and the bits in between
An introduction to TV in the
Fifties, testcards, the BBC Clock and the major
milestones of TV progress in the '50s feature in
this section. A few video clips are included to
illustrate how it all worked.
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 Next, the interludes and the
announcers
The Potter's Wheel, London to
Brighton in Four Minutes and those Announcers
with the BBC accents like MacDonald Hobley and
Sylvia Peters.
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 Now
the important bit, viewing the programmes!
Use the Contents
menu over on the left. Open the folders
to reveal the programmes and categories. This is
the main section and is split into children's
programmes and those for the not so young. You
can also use the A to Z index and the search
button at the top of the page.
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 And to view some
old commercials, Click Here!
The first commercial shown on ITV
was for toothpaste. Find out which brand and also
see some video clips of other popular
commercials.
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 Read the nostalgic memories
of a television kid of the '50s
Gerry George is an actor who was in
his teens in those early days of television. In
this section, he records for us his memories of
the performers, programmes and events of the
decade. So grab a cuppa, sit down comfortably and
click on the elephant.
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 Now,
visit our companion 1950's radio programme
website
Here we present information about
radio programmes such as Take it from Here,
Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh, The Goon Show and lots
of other programmes of the period.
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.Visit the Whirligig 1950's British TV and
Radio Message Board
Visit
our 
Channel
Visit
our online shop for T-shirts and Mugs
Download the Whirligig
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Here for preview
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Feature: Ivor The Engine
special stamp sheet
 Ivor the Engine's 50th
birthday is being celebrated in 2009 with a new
sheet of collectable Royal Mail stamps.
The stamps are raising funds for Ivor's
favourite charity, SPANA (Society for the
Protection of Animals Abroad). It supports people
in developing countries by helping them look
after their working animals.
For more information,
click on the picture above.
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The Whirligig  Snippets pages hold
information which is not always specific to a
particular programme but is of general interest,
or perhaps anecdotes from those involved in
broadcasting during the '50s. So if you have any
snippets to contribute,
please send them
to us!
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Listing of
classic TV video and DVD suppliers
Radio Times
Back numbers
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Webrings
If you have any
comments, questions
or further information of interest,
please e-mail: mr.turnip@whirligig-tv.co.uk
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