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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Mar 21
I'm vaguely starting to run out of Betamax tapes, so if you've got any old ones stashed away in cupboards/lofts, please let me know. VHS more than welcome too. Only looking for 80s recordings. Thanks.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 4d
Dang, bet it was a good night regardless.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 4d
Amazing, can you remember what year it's from? Looks like only one Tuesday 30th Jan in the 80s (1985)
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 4d
You've got to have a wash with that soap. Probably not right for Ephemeral 80s, but if you find any posters for uni discos, let me know! Oh, and what was on your videos?
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 11d
Bagpuss to the theme from Minder.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 19d
Still don't understand why they can't bring back in-vision continuity announcers. All you need is a comfy chair, a plant and some top-line 80s fashion.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 19d
It's time to flick through the Boots Freetime Autumn 1985 magazine www.ephemeral80s.co.uk/2025/09/boot... featuring toys, technology, gruesome recipes and some curious tracksuits.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 23d
New article is A Tale of Digging Through Old Video Tapes www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2025/09/a-ta... where I discuss how I got into salvaging old video tapes and the associated pleasures and pains.
A Tale of Digging Through Old Video Tapes
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · 26d
Yes, it's another mini-review of a Let's Pretend episode www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2025/09/0312... and this time it's The Broom and the Vacuum Cleaner from 1984.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 6
Let's take a look at the EMAP company newsletter from December 1985 www.ephemeral80s.co.uk/2025/09/spla... featuring arm wrestling with Brian Blessed, Linda Lusardi, ghoulish Halloween costumes and lots of advertising executives.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 5
Has there ever been a greater pair of lads? Ant and Dec ain't got nothing on these two.
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Ivan @hellothisisivan.bsky.social · Sep 5
Folk horror comes to Crown Court! This case from 1974 is inspired by the Lower Quinton ‘witchcraft murder’ of 1945 & written by David Pinner, whose novel Ritual inspired The Wicker Man m.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3r...
Strange Past - Complete (1080p)
YouTube video by Forgotten British Television
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 4
*vegan retro grifting
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 4
Haven't given it that much of a hammering over the last 18 months, but still reliable when I do fire it up.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 4
We're truly living in The Day Today.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Oct 21
Here's 159 British Children's TV Shows from the 1980s You Forgot About www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2022/01/159-... a definitive look at all those long forgotten shows we enjoyed as kids.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Mar 21
I'm vaguely starting to run out of Betamax tapes, so if you've got any old ones stashed away in cupboards/lofts, please let me know. VHS more than welcome too. Only looking for 80s recordings. Thanks.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Jan 26
Don't forget to take a peek at the Curious British Telly Substack substack.com/@curiousbrit... chockablock with vintage telly goodness and nutrition - subject to regional variations.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 30
Remember Get Set Go? 1984 game show/manic word play hosted by a youthful Michael Barrymore on BBC1? Me neither, but it certainly happened as I've written about it here: www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2025/08/get-...
Get Set Go
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Sep 4
I remembered Barcadia yesterday and had a quick Google about how they were getting on. They certainly weren't the blueprint for success either.
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 30
Remember Get Set Go? 1984 game show/manic word play hosted by a youthful Michael Barrymore on BBC1? Me neither, but it certainly happened as I've written about it here: www.curiousbritishtelly.co.uk/2025/08/get-...
Get Set Go
The home of all those British TV shows you thought you'd forgotten about...
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 30
Yes, I remember the one about zombies!
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 26
It's time to admire my recently acquired St Michael dressing gown ephemeral80s.co.uk/2025/08/st-m... which dates back a cool 40 years.
St Michael Dressing Gown (1985)
Rediscovering Britain's forgotten past from the 1980s. One curious, ephemeral item at a time.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 17
Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’
Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’
Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgrounds It was one of the most influential British television series of the last century, renowned for exploring thorny societal issues and bringing the work of emerging talent, such as Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, Helen Mirren and Dennis Potter, to mass audiences. Now Play for Today is being revived on Channel 5, to give young writers, actors and producers from lower-income backgrounds a way into TV, helped by established talent. Continue reading...
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 18
Meanwhile, over on Ebay, you can pick up this lovely Puddle Lane pencil set for just £37.08...
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Curious British Telly @curiousbritishtelly.co.uk · Aug 11
Yes, the man himself!