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My 70's TV Childhood
by Oliver Colling
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Quiz #79: Suitable for Children?
October 6, 2026 · 15 minHello, you lovely lot, and welcome to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz, the fun trivia quiz from the classic British TV podcast that looks back at growing up in 1970s Britain. This time we start with the scarier side of the schedules. Looking…
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Don't Make Me Angry!
September 29, 2026 · 21 minWelcome back to My 70s TV Childhood, the classic British TV podcast about growing up in 1970s Britain and the part television played in our lives. So many of you asked about it after our Wonder Woman episode that this week we're looking…
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Quiz #78: One Season Wonders!
September 22, 2026 · 18 minWelcome back to the My 70s TV Childhood Quiz. This week Round One takes us into the world of the one-hit wonders of television: shows that had everything going for them, except a second series. Some were cancelled. Some ran out of road…
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Farewell Richard O'Sullivan
September 15, 2026 · 24 minWelcome back to My 70s TV Childhood! This week we are marking the sad passing of Richard O'Sullivan, who died peacefully at Brinsworth House in Twickenham on 4 September 2026, aged 82. In his time, Richard was one of the most popular and…
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Quiz #77: It's the Muppet Show!
September 8, 2026 · 16 minWelcome 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…
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She Spun Around and Saved the World!
September 1, 2026 · 28 minWelcome 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…
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Quiz # 76 - Can You Pass the Blue Peter Quiz?
August 25, 2026 · 16 minWelcome 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…
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Don't Mention the War!
August 18, 2026 · 29 minWelcome 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…
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Quiz #75: Watch With Mother
August 11, 2026 · 17 minWelcome 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…
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Ooh, You Are Awful... But I Like You! Dick Emery and Saturday Night Television
August 4, 2026 · 22 minWelcome 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…
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Quiz #74: Seaside Special
July 28, 2026 · 18 minWelcome 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…
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The Flashing Blade: A Summer Holiday Classic
July 21, 2026 · 20 min🎲 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…
About the show
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