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curious british telly saturday 25 april 2026 inside greenwich cablevision news greenwich cablevision was britain s first cable television channel and launched in 1972 but it only ran as a full service until 1974 however this was far from the end for greenwich cablevision it continued as an intermittent community production until the mid 1980s when it had morphed into greenwich tv footage and information regarding this curious corner of british broadcasting is scant if not non existent luckily thanks to a kind donation to curious british telly we can take a closer look at what was happening with greenwich cablevision in the early 1980s this intriguing glimpse into the past comes in the form of 10 editions of greenwich cablevision news a promotional magazine for the service which date from late 1982 to early 1984 read more posted by ben ricketts at 4 25 2026 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 19 april 2026 archive tape digging april 2026 there s no need to rummage in the dirt on all fours to dig up the past instead you can exhume dusty old videotapes from the comfort of your sofa it s one of my favourite past times but the constraints of time and life have meant it s been on the backburner for a while hence this is the first archive tape digging article in some time fortunately i recently found time to go through some ancient betamax tapes so let s take a look at what i discovered read more posted by ben ricketts at 4 19 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 4 april 2026 help save britain s forgotten tv yes it s that time of year again the annual plea for readers of curious british telly to donate their old video tapes for those new here the purpose of this is simple i dig through these dusty tapes for fleeting glimpses of long forgotten british television i m talking about programmes that haven t seen the light of day since their original broadcast in vision continuity announcers introducing films regional news reports and of course that true blast of nostalgia the advert break a fine example of what i can uncover is this anglia closedown from 1985 read more posted by ben ricketts at 4 04 2026 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 28 march 2026 the curious state of british television i ve been busy on the curious british telly substack this week normally i don t mess about with cross promoting across my various platforms but a couple of these pieces have turned out exactly as i hoped for here s a quick guide to them and please click through if you fancy a proper read 1 we need to talk about the decline of british tv television was once patient calm and most importantly better or was it nostalgia can easily cloud our judgement and this is never more evident than under youtube clips of little large but the truth is that british tv isn t in decline it s just a world away from what we grew up with 2 what modern british tv is missing yes british television is now very different the quality however remains nonetheless there are certain elements that i miss each loss chips away at intimacy and delight it s unlikely that they ll ever come back but it s important we remember them and what they added to the viewing experience 3 when television said goodnight and meant it once british television had a bedtime screens faded to black announcers quietly sent us off to bed and programmes had breathing space to settle in your mind then we shifted to 24 hour broadcasting the ritual of the closedown is no more but we have much more convenience and choice so are we better off or did we need that full stop to the day posted by ben ricketts at 3 28 2026 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday 9 march 2026 the books of curious british telly just a quick reminder for those newly arrived at curious british telly that there are two curious british telly books to be found on amazon both the curiosities of british children s television and more curiosities of british children s television rummage through the attic of children s television in particular they focus on programmes that time has politely forgotten or that were barely written about in the first place this means yes there are chapters on not only codename icarus and rowan s report but also that grand oddity which is treasures of the mindlord many sound so improbable you might assume they re invented yet every one of them genuinely flickered across british screens for the nation s curious young eyes best of all i managed to track a surprising number of the people involved so this means the books are peppered with first hand insights from such luminaries as derek griffifths tim brooke taylor bill oddie and joy whitby it lends the books a pleasing authority and also demonstrates the strength of their memories for work they completed several decades ago i don t plug the books very often these days and it s unlikely i ll write any more but do have a look and if tempted consider taking one home posted by ben ricketts at 3 09 2026 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 15 february 2026 first impressions monkey business the number of obscure forgotten british television shows from the distant past still boggles my mind i ve been writing curious british telly for close to 15 years and i m still being knocked sideways by the obscurities which suddenly present themselves monkey business is yet another oddity which deserves to be held up and examined with modern eyes read more posted by ben ricketts at 2 15 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday 14 february 2026 reservations 1985 the path to manhood is a troublesome one particularly when the male ego weighs heavy on your shoulders and there s no beating about the bush sex is crucial in reaching true manhood social constructs mean that men simply have to have sex to be considered a man better yet being highly skilled in the old art of the bedroom olympics will only enhance your manliness agree or roll your eyes as you please but these expectations create a special brand of angst for young men exhibit a arrives in the form of young gary in reservations read more posted by ben ricketts at 2 14 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 8 february 2026 the adventurers handbook for many children of the 1970s and 80s christopher lillicrap is an instantly recognisable name starting off with playboard in 1975 lillicrap would go on to front other series such as we ll tell you a story flicks and busker whilst also writing for rainbow and fimbles so surely i of all people should have been aware of him but i wasn t somehow as a child devotee of all things television he completely passed me by it was only when i started delving deeper into british television that i discovered who he was read more posted by ben ricketts at 2 08 2026 no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest camberwick green s forgotten adventures camberwick green ran for a single series of 13 episodes in 1966 but did you know that this wasn t the end of life in camberwick green this extended universe was contained within the pages of the pippin in playland comic and remained forgotten by almost everyone until today read more posted by ben ricketts at 2 08 2026 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom contact e mail curiousbritishtelly gmail com support the blog buy the books substack sign up blog archive 2026 10 april 3 inside greenwich cablevision news archive tape digging april 2026 help save britain s forgotten tv march 2 february 5 2025 27 december 5 november 1 october 1 september 4 august 2 july 2 may 1 april 3 march 2 february 2 january 4 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