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Special Programming in April (March 2014)

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CA
Cavan
What great opening titles! Massive nostalgia surge! Smile
PC
Paul Clark
Cavan posted:
What great opening titles! Massive nostalgia surge! Smile

Absolutely - and the rapid-fire burst of symbols during the snare build of Fatboy Slim's 'Praise You' was not too shabby either.

Re: the titles, honestly didn't think they'd go to as much effort as that; very impressed.
NT
NorthTonight
Didn't The Teletubbies actually debut on BBC One?
SP
Steve in Pudsey
It was regularly shown in the early morning CBBC slot on BBC Two, from its launch in 1997.

http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/listing-3175.html
MA
madmusician
And it debuted on BBC Two in the 10am birthday slot - I remember watching the first episode back in 1997 (in the Easter holidays, it must have been).
DA
David
What happened in the very first episode?
BA
bilky asko
David posted:
What happened in the very first episode?



It was called Ned's Bicycle. Teletubbies Wiki has a synopsis of it:
Quote:
In the very first episode of the series, we are introduced to the Teletubbies as they go down the slide inside the Home Hill and then they have Tubby Toast.

The Magic Windmill spins and they then watch Ned and his father getting ready for a bicycle trip.

Po finds a flag that appears in Teletubbyland and leads Tinky Winky on a march round Teletubbyland. Dipsy and Laa-Laa see the flag from the top of the Home Hill.

The Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies go to watch a Magical Event. The Teletubbies gasp in excitement as an Animal Parade march through Teletubbyland. Afterwards, the animals vanish. The Magic Windmill stops spinning and the "Tubby Bye-Bye" sequence takes place at the end of the episode.



article here ……..

WIKI on TELETUBBIES.WIKIA.COM
21-Apr-2014 @ 00:04
BH
BillyH Founding member
For some reason I remember that episode so clearly that I remember Ned falling off his bicycle midway through and it being pretty harrowing and dramatic for something like Teletubbies . The show got much more mellow and commercial later on.

Ah, childhood memories.
JA
JAS84
If you missed 50 Golden Years of Sport, you can watch it next week, Sun 27 Apr 2014 18:00 - unless you're in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041z2zz
JO
Jon
JAS84 posted:
If you missed 50 Golden Years of Sport, you can watch it next week, Sun 27 Apr 2014 18:00 - unless you're in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041z2zz

Or now on the iPlayer.
DP
D.Page
I like the way they’re showing the 50th Birthday idents, followed by another ident, and with the continuity annoucements happening during the second ident. This way, we get to see the new ones in their entirety and with the soundtracks unspoilt from continuity announcements. I’d have thought they may have occasionally used a retro ident as the proceeding one, to give the occasion an added commemorative feel, but you can’t have everything you want, I suppose.
Last edited by D.Page on 21 April 2014 1:35pm - 3 times in total
MA
Markymark
Jon posted:
JAS84 posted:
If you missed 50 Golden Years of Sport, you can watch it next week, Sun 27 Apr 2014 18:00 - unless you're in Scotland.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b041z2zz

Or now on the iPlayer.


Which is surprising, given it's jammed full of ' rights minefield' sports clips !

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