My 70's TV Childhood

Oliver Colling
  • 5.0 (1)
  • TV & Film
  • Updated Weekly

My 70s TV Childhood is a British nostalgia podcast about growing up with classic television in 1970s Britain.  Hosted by Oliver Colling, each episode revisits the TV shows, theme tunes, adverts, presenters and memories that shaped a generation. From Rainbow and Grange Hill to Doctor Who and The Good Life , if it was on television in 1970s Britain, we've probably covered it. Now in its 7th season with over 200 episodes, the podcast has built a dedicated community of classic British TV fans who share a love of 70s nostalgia and the golden age of childhood. Share your memories, join the conversation and play along with our fortnightly quizzes at my70stvchildhood.com

  1. 6d ago

    Quiz #77: It's the Muppet Show!

    Welcome back to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. This week Round One marks a rather special occasion: the fiftieth anniversary of The Muppet Show, which first aired in September 1976. Five questions about Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Dr Bunsen Honeydew and the rest of the gang. And here is something that often surprises people: the show was actually made here in the UK. After that, we have our regular Marathon/Fil Rouge round, the Wheel of Fate landing on 1979 for Name That Tune, and the TV Times general trivia round to finish. What to Expect: Round 1: 50 Years of the Muppet Show Five questions about one of the most beloved variety shows in television history.Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge Questions drawn from over 200 episodes of the podcast. Regular listeners may have a slight advantage.Round 3: Name That Tune (1979) Five theme tunes from shows first broadcast in 1979. You'll need to listen to the podcast to play this one.Round 4: TV Times General 70s TV trivia. Anything goes.Bonus Question One final challenge to separate the casual viewers from the true obsessives.Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite brew, and let's see how many you can get right. Send your score to quiz@my70stvchildhood.com or drop me a comment on social media. Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! We will soon be launching our own playable version of the theme tune round for you to enjoy at home with friends and family. More details will follow as the launch date gets closer. If you are interested, you can register on our blog to learn more. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ 📲 Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/70stvchildhood 📲 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my.70s.tv.childhoo 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Quiz #77: It's the Muppet Show!

  2. Sep 1

    She Spun Around and Saved the World!

    Welcome back to My 70s TV Childhood! This week I am heading back to a Saturday afternoon in 1978, when a spectacular American import arrived on BBC One and stopped children in their tracks across the country. The theme music would begin, you would recognise it immediately and then, suddenly, there she was spinning around. One moment a smart businesswoman in a pair of spectacles and the next, Wonder Woman wearing considerably less. This week we are talking about one of the great television icons of the decade. What to Expect: From Comic Book to BBC One: I look at the origins of the character and why British viewers came in at the second series, missing the wartime first season entirely. Lynda Carter: Why the casting was so important, why she gave Wonder Woman dignity, and why she remains, for those of a certain age, the only Wonder Woman that matters. The Spin: Perhaps the most elegant transformation in television history. No laboratory accident. No terrifying mutation. Just a spin. And somehow that was enough. The Costume, the Bracelets and the Lasso: Ping, ping, ping. The bullets go somewhere else. And a lasso that forces people to tell the truth, which Oliver argues is a superpower we could all use today. Steve Trevor and the Glasses Problem: He worked alongside Diana Prince every day. Wonder Woman appeared at precisely the same moments Diana disappeared. And yet, nothing. Surely at some point… Why We Still Remember Her: A female superhero at the centre of her own major network series, who never stopped to make a speech about it. She simply was Wonder Woman. Did you watch Wonder Woman on Saturday afternoons? Did you attempt the spin? Get in touch and let me know! Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! Our playable version of the theme tune round is launching very soon and we are planning some very special events that you may be able to take part in to mark the occasion. If you are interested in finding out more, do register your interest and we will be in touch. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ 📲 Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/70stvchildhood 📲 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my.70s.tv.childhoo 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    She Spun Around and Saved the World!

  3. Aug 25

    Quiz # 76 - Can You Pass the Blue Peter Quiz?

    Welcome back to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. This week Round One is dedicated to one of the longest-running and most beloved programmes in the history of British children's television: Blue Peter. Five questions covering Shep, John Noakes, Valerie Singleton, Lesley Judd and one very famous appeal. After that, we have our regular Marathon/Fil Rouge round, the Wheel of Fate landing on 1971 for Name That Tune, and the TV Times general trivia round to finish. What to Expect: Round 1: Blue Peter Five questions about the show that shaped a generation of British children.Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge Questions drawn from over 200 episodes of the podcast. Regular listeners may have a slight advantage.Round 3: Name That Tune (1971) Five theme tunes from shows first broadcast in 1971. You'll need to listen to the podcast to play this one.Round 4: TV Times General 70s TV trivia. Anything goes.Bonus Question One final challenge to separate the casual viewers from the true obsessives.Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite brew, and let's see how many you can get right. Send your score to quiz@my70stvchildhood.com or drop me a comment on social media. Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! The finest minds in podcast land have been hard at work on a playable version of our famous theme tune quiz. We are almost at the point where manufacturing begins, and we are planning some very special events that you may be able to take part in to mark the launch. If you might be interested in buying one, please do register your interest and we will be in touch. Any purchases will go straight back into helping with the costs of producing the podcast. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ 📲 Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/70stvchildhood 📲 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my.70s.tv.childhoo 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Quiz # 76 - Can You Pass the Blue Peter Quiz?

  4. Aug 18

    Don't Mention the War!

    Welcome back to My 70s TV Childhood! This week, I'm looking back at what many people reckon is one of the greatest British sitcoms ever made. A sitcom that lasted just 12 episodes, and yet more than 50 years later remains part of the British cultural furniture. We're going to Fawlty Towers. What to Expect: The Real Basil Fawlty: I trace the origins of the show back to 1970, when the Monty Python team stayed at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay and John Cleese encountered one of the rudest men he had ever met. Cleese and Booth: Why Fawlty Towers wasn't simply a John Cleese creation, and why the writing partnership with Connie Booth was so crucial to making the show work. The Characters: I revisit Basil, Sybil, Manuel, Polly, and the Major, plus the unforgettable Mrs Richards and her sea view. The Germans: I spend time with one of the most famous episodes in British comedy, looking at what the joke is really about and why John Cleese saw it as a comment on British attitudes rather than simply making fun of Germans. 12 Episodes and Then It Was Over: Why Fawlty Towers never came back, and why that might be part of the reason it remains so beloved. A Little Bit of Basil in Us All: Why we still recognise Basil Fawlty more than 50 years later, and why the show continues to make generation after generation laugh. What's your favourite Fawlty Towers episode or moment? Do you remember watching it for the first time? Get in touch and let me know! Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! Our playable version of the theme tune round is launching very soon and we are planning some very special events that you may be able to take part in to mark the occasion. If you are interested in finding out more, do register your interest and we will be in touch. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my70stvchildhood/ 📲 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my.70s.tv.childhood 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Don't Mention the War!

  5. Aug 11

    Quiz #75: Watch With Mother

    Welcome back to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. This week marks a rather satisfying milestone: our 75th quiz, three quarters of a century of questions about growing up with British television in the 1970s. To celebrate, Round One takes us back to one of the most cherished slots in the history of British children's television: Watch With Mother. After that, we have our regular Marathon/Fil Rouge round, the Wheel of Fate landing on 1976 for Name That Tune, and the TV Times general trivia round to finish. What to Expect: Round 1: Watch With Mother Five questions about the shows that filled the BBC's legendary lunchtime slot for young children.Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge Questions drawn from over 200 episodes of the podcast. Regular listeners may have a slight advantage.Round 3: Name That Tune (1976) Five theme tunes from shows first broadcast in 1976. You'll need to listen to the podcast to play this one.Round 4: TV Times General 70s TV trivia. Anything goes.Bonus Question One final challenge to separate the casual viewers from the true obsessives.Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite brew, and let's see how many you can get right. Send your score to quiz@my70stvchildhood.com or drop me a comment on social media. Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! Our playable version of the theme tune round is launching very soon and we are planning some very special events that you may be able to take part in to mark the occasion. If you are interested in finding out more, do register your interest and we will be in touch. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ 📲 Connect & Follow  👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/70stvchildhood 📲 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@my.70s.tv.childhoo 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Quiz #75: Watch With Mother

  6. Aug 4

    Ooh, You Are Awful... But I Like You! Dick Emery and Saturday Night Television

    Welcome back to My 70s TV Childhood! This week, I'm looking back at one of the biggest stars of Saturday night television, a man who entertained millions with a remarkable gallery of comic characters. Dick Emery was a fixture on BBC One for over a decade, and his catchphrases entered everyday conversation across the country. From the unforgettable Mandy to the Toothy Vicar, the Bovver Boy to the controversial Clarence, his characters were as familiar as members of our own families. Before we start, a reminder that the My 70s TV Childhood Theme Tune Game is launching very soon. It is a nostalgic family game based on the classic British TV theme tunes we all remember, designed to be played around the table with family and friends. The perfect gift for anyone who grew up with 1970s British television. Our launch date is drawing closer and there will be more details to follow very shortly. If you would like to hear more, visit www.my70stvchildhood.com and pop your name on the waitlist. 💬 What to Expect: Saturday Night Television: I set the scene for what Saturday nights were really like, with one television set, three channels, and the whole family watching together. The Man Behind the Characters: Dick Emery's extraordinary early life, from music hall parents to the RAF Gang Show, where he invented his first character, Vera Thin, and discovered he was "far better in drag than in combat gear." Mandy: The glamorous blonde who gave us one of Britain's greatest television catchphrases. "Ooh, you are awful, but I like you." The Toothy Vicar, Hetty and the Bovver Boy: I revisit the gallery of characters that made the show essential Saturday viewing, including the one that went down particularly well in our house, given that my father was a vicar. Clarence and Comedy That Changes: I look at the character that raises the most questions today, and explore why some 1970s comedy has aged differently from others. A Legacy of Laughter: Dick Emery's influence on later character comedians, from The Fast Show onwards, and why his greatest strength was making us all laugh together as a family. Do you remember watching Dick Emery with your family on a Saturday night? Can you still hear those catchphrases? Get in touch and let me know! Take care, Oliver 📲 Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my70stvchildhood/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Ooh, You Are Awful... But I Like You! Dick Emery and Saturday Night Television

  7. Jul 28

    Quiz #74: Seaside Special

    Welcome back to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. This week Round One is all about the summer variety show Seaside Special, a fixture of Saturday night television throughout the mid to late 1970s, plus a few other seaside-related questions. After that, we have our regular Marathon/Fil Rouge round, the Wheel of Fate landing on 1975 for Name That Tune, and the TV Times general trivia round to finish. What to Expect: Round 1: Seaside Special Five questions about the summer variety show and a few other seaside-related favourites.Round 2: Marathon/Fil Rouge Questions drawn from over 200 episodes of the podcast. Regular listeners may have a slight advantage.Round 3: Name That Tune (1975) Five theme tunes from shows first broadcast in 1975. You'll need to listen to the podcast to play this one.Round 4: TV Times General 70s TV trivia. Anything goes.Bonus Question One final challenge to separate the casual viewers from the true obsessives. Grab a pen and paper, settle in with your favourite brew, and let's see how many you can get right. Send your score to quiz@my70stvchildhood.com or drop me a comment on social media. Take care, Oliver 🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game – launching very soon! Our playable version of the theme tune round is coming very soon. Our launch date is drawing closer and there will be more details to follow shortly. If you might be interested in getting the game, you can register your interest on our blog and we will keep you updated. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com/ Connect & Follow 👍 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my70stvchildhood/ 🐦 X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home ▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This has been a Worth A Listen Production for Lucky Table Media. Get in touch! Support the show

    Quiz #74: Seaside Special

  8. Jul 21

    The Flashing Blade: A Summer Holiday Classic

    🎲 The My 70s TV Childhood Board Game is launching very soon! We are launching a playable version of our regular theme tune quiz, and we are planning some extremely special events that you may have the opportunity to take part in. More details to follow shortly. If you are interested in finding out more about the game, please do register your interest and we will be in touch. Register your interest at: https://my70stvchildhood.com This week, we're diving into one of the most beloved and gloriously chaotic pieces of 70s children's television - The Flashing Blade! Originally a serious French historical drama called "Le Chevalier Tempête," this tale of dashing French spy Chevalier de Recci became a British TV legend thanks to some wonderfully eccentric dubbing. Recording from Melbourne during the Australian winter, Oliver explores how this big-budget French production about the War of Spanish Succession became a summer holiday staple for British children. The show followed François de Recci and his loyal servant Guillot as they attempted to break through Spanish lines during the siege of a French castle. What made The Flashing Blade so memorable wasn't just the swashbuckling action and gorgeous Loire Valley cinematography - it was the hilariously limited dubbing. With apparently just three or four British voice actors voicing every single character, from heroic colonels to crying peasants, the result was glorious chaos. Our dashing hero sounded like a suave graduate while his sidekick Guillot emerged as a comedy cockney chimney sweep spouting lines like "Shall I bash him with me baguette?" The show's enduring appeal lies in this unintentional comedy gold - a serious historical drama transformed by budget constraints and questionable voice acting into something uniquely British and utterly unforgettable. Add to this the mystery of the missing final episode (thanks to technical faults that plagued Episode 12's broadcasts) and you have a perfect storm of nostalgic television. From the iconic theme tune to the endless sword fights and galloping horses, The Flashing Blade epitomized those long summer holiday mornings when the BBC filled time with cheap foreign imports that somehow became more memorable than expensive homegrown productions. Do you remember The Flashing Blade? Can you solve the mystery of who provided those unforgettable voices? Share your swashbuckling memories with us! Connect & Follow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/my70stvchildhood Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my70stvchildhood/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/home YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@my70stvchildhood This have been a Worth a Listen production for Lucky Table Media Get in touch! Support the show

    The Flashing Blade: A Summer Holiday Classic
See All (225)

Trailers

About

My 70s TV Childhood is a British nostalgia podcast about growing up with classic television in 1970s Britain.  Hosted by Oliver Colling, each episode revisits the TV shows, theme tunes, adverts, presenters and memories that shaped a generation. From Rainbow and Grange Hill to Doctor Who and The Good Life , if it was on television in 1970s Britain, we've probably covered it. Now in its 7th season with over 200 episodes, the podcast has built a dedicated community of classic British TV fans who share a love of 70s nostalgia and the golden age of childhood. Share your memories, join the conversation and play along with our fortnightly quizzes at my70stvchildhood.com

Information

  • Creator
    Oliver Colling
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    225
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 My 70's TV Childhood
  • Show Website
    My 70's TV Childhood

You Might Also Like