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Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • head of BBC children's TV 1978-86

      Edward Barnes

    • exec producer BBC childrens TV 1987-98

      Paul Smith

    • record plugger 1970-present

      Judd Lander

    • 'Crackerjack' 1958 [archive footage]

      Winifred Atwell

    • 'Crackerjack' 1959 [archive footage]

      Dickie Valentine

    • music producer, children's TV 1975-2002

      Cathy Gilbey

    • 'Pops and Lenny' 1962 [archive footage]

      Joe Brown and the Bruvvers

    • presenter Saturday Superstore 1982-1987

      Mike Read

    • co-presenter, Crackerjack 1962-76

      Jillian Comber

    • 'Top of the Pops' 1965 [archive footage]

      The Rolling Stones

    • 'Blue Peter' 1964 [archive footage]

      The Searchers

    • The Searchers

      Frank Allen

    • The Searchers

      John McNally

    • 'Blue Peter' 1964 [archive footage]

      Freddy & the Dreamers

    • editor, Blue Peter, 1962-88

      Biddy Baxter

    • 'The Beat Room' 1964 [archive footage]

      Tom Jones

    • TV historian

      Gerry George

    • 'Blue Peter' 1965 [archive footage]

      The Tremeloes

    • writer 'TV Cream'

      Phil Norman

    • co-presenter 'Magpie' 1978-80

      Tommy Boyd

    • 1975 [archive footage]

      The Osmonds

    • 1975 [archive footage]

      Charlie Dore

    • 'Shang-A-Lang' 1975 [archive footage]

      Bay City Rollers

    • record plugger 1983-present

      Sam Wright

    • 'Marc' 1977 [archive footage]

      Marc Bolan

    • author 'A-Z of Classic Children's TV'

      Simon Sheridan

    • 'Tiswas' 1979 [archive footage]

      Chrissie Hynde

    • 'Tiswas' 1979 [archive footage]

      Annie Lennox

    • 'Tiswas' 1979 [archive footage]

      Paul Mccartney and Wings

    • 'Tiswas' 1979 [archive footage]

      Paul Mccartney and Wings

    • 'Multi-Coloured Swapshop' 1981 [archive]

      Depeche Mode

    • editor, BBC children's TV 1983-99

      Chris Bellinger

• Credits

  • Production:

    • Production Company

      BBC

    • Executive Producer

      Mark Cooper

    • Producer

      Samantha Peters