We got our first television set in the early 1950's. It was black and white and we all thought it was the greatest thing since sliced toast. read more
My first memories of TV are the same as Nesta's: Watch With Mother at 1.30. That was so as not to confuse it with 'Listen With Mother' on the Home Service at 1.45. Obviously the audience aimed at was the same. read more
You might expect that your earliest recollection would be dramatic—yet for most of us, it is fairly mundane. Only about a quarter of people report a first memory that involves a trauma, according to a 2005 study. read more
My first memory of TV was the mid 70s when we only had 3 channels and a few years later the ITV strike of 79. BBC1 used to closedown for an hour or two on a weekday afternoon after there 20mins of children’s programmes had finished at 2pm or just before 2pm. Also had a 21inch CRT TV rented from the old Granada shop in town. read more
My first memories of TV are the same as Nesta's: Watch With Mother at 1.30. That was so as not to confuse it with 'Listen With Mother' on the Home Service at 1.45. Obviously the audience aimed at was the same. Dorothy Smith and Daphne Oxenford were amongst the LWM readers and both were in Emergency! Ward 10 as nurses. read more