TV listings from the olden days

[Captain Hobo]

Friday 12th May 1961 on ITV Granada.

That's Patrick Moore.

'The Australians' are at Old Trafford which must mean the Ashes are coming.

A successful tour it was, led by Richie Benaud.

[Randall]

Better than 56 certainly

Here lie the Aussies of 56
Skittled by laker for next to nix

[Rogg]

Friday 12th May 1961 on ITV Granada.

That's Patrick Moore.

'The Australians' are at Old Trafford which must mean the Ashes are coming.

A successful tour it was, led by Richie Benaud.

"They've come promising really bright cricket. No more of that deadly 150 runs a day stuff that kept the public away in enormous numbers".

1961 says hi Rands.

[Randall]

Sure test cricket was very well attended in the 60s

[Captain Hobo]

"They've come promising really bright cricket. No more of that deadly 150 runs a day stuff that kept the public away in enormous numbers".

The 1950s was marked by very defensive cricket. The 1960/61 West Indies Tour of Australia is often called the rebirth of attacking cricket under Richie Benaud and Frank Worrell.

[The Ginge Reaper]

Sure test cricket was very well attended in the 60s

A whole hour of it might have been on telly in the 60s.

[Rogg]

Thursday 12th May 1988.

Radio Times letters page, followed by BBC listings.

Actually 5+ hours of live cricket on BBC2! 'Zonal Match'.

Loads going on here. That's the first series of ChuckleVision. Also look out for Top Gear presenters and specialist subjects on Mastermind.

[Rogg]

I wonder what cricket they showed. It was something from the Benson & Hedges Cup: https://wisden.com/comp/1525/benson-and ... /results/2

[Rogg]

Speaking of wisden, anyone got one? They still do them.

[Randall]

I used to get wisden and cricketers monthly back in the day

[Rogg]

The ChuckleVision repeat on BBC1 that afternoon. It was a very different show in its early days.

Also the Crimewatch ep from that night.

[Rogg]

An interesting letter on that letters page. People used to seethe in those days about stuff being shown on TV after it had been released on video.

£24.95 for a Hancock's Half Hour video in 1988. :O The equivalent of something like £65 today. Probably only 3 episode on it too.

[Rogg]

...it would have looked something like this one. There were 6 Hancock videos released in 1985 on both VHS and Betamax.

3 eps for the equivalent of £65 in today's money.

[Randall]

I had all the original star trek on VHS
3 per tape

[Rogg]

I had all the original star trek on VHS
3 per tape

Do you recall roughly the year and the price?

[Randall]

I had all the original star trek on VHS
3 per tape

Do you recall roughly the year and the price?

I want to say late 80s
Got them from hmv
10-12 I think

[Rogg]

Wednesday 13th May 1987.

ITV Granada at 8.30pm: 'Who's The Greatest?'

[Rogg]

The vile Richard Keys doing morning telly.

[Randall]

Wednesday 13th May 1987.

ITV Granada at 8.30pm: 'Who's The Greatest?'

I remember that!

[Rogg]

I remember that!

David Frost for Botham and Willie Rushton for Sobers. Do you remember the series generally or that one in particular?

I find one ep on youtube.