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some of these are ingenious.
Nice stuf, although all I could think about was "what ever happened to 'The Great Egg Race'?"
Or Professor Wilf Lunn!Originally Posted by Mongrel
Was he the handle-bar moustachioed chap that used to make the bizarre contraptions on 'Vision On'?
Dear sweet Jeebus - now that's a blast from the past
Yeah, that's the fella. Was never too sure of him. He always seemed to 'forced' "I'm an ecentric inventor don'cha know"
Didn't he also appear on a panel game called (I think) It's Patently Obvious? Panellists were given odd looking (and often antique) devices and asked what they were supposed to do.
I remember him from the kids' TV show Jigsaw, with Janet Ellis.
Yep, we're gettin' old.Dear sweet Jeebus - now that's a blast from the past
He did look the part, though.
Can't remember 'Jigsaw', but wasn't Janet Ellis a Blue Peter presenter?
Yes indeed, mother of pop songstress Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
But she was also on Jigsaw. Linky: http://www.thechestnut.com/jigsaw.htm
Ah yes, I remember it now - I'd usually be having tea straight after Jackanory, so only saw a few programmes.
Whilst we're indulging in a little nostalgic trip, can anyone remember what the music that played over the opening titles of 'Out Of Town' with Jack Hargreaves was called?
It was Francisco Tarrega's Recuerdos De La Alhambra.
Wow, very good, tk. You won a pint in the office quiz, which I will drink in your honour.
A pint of what? I'm teetotal, you see, and you might not want to drink a pint of water on my behalfWow, very good, tk. You won a pint in the office quiz, which I will drink in your honour.
Oops!
You've just had a pint of Stella.
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