RIP John Noakes

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

Probably not. Most Yorkshiremen don't need to be miked.

[LEE]

We had to make do with Simon Groom

Oh dear...oh dear, oh dear.  It's as if Biddy Baxter scoured the nation for the one person least suited to presenting live TV.  He was desperately dreadful.

[bobb]

I used to like Simon Groom. A bit dour perhaps, but I liked him none the less.

Janet Ellis on the other hand, caused me to ruin lots of perfectly wearable socks....

[Steph]

That line up of Dr Who character, lady who allegedly enjoyed pink musical instruments and Noakes was my childhood. Peter Duncan and his repeated whimping-out, and Simon "Sorry, I've dried; can I have the script?" (yes, really--live) were not the same thing at all.

The only time it caught my attention in later years was when I turned on my TV on coming in from work, and found the programme starting with a view of Stanage. They had Zoe Brown on, Joe's daughter, who had taken one of the New Boys up some routes, and when she was interviewed (live) on the sofa, she spent the whole time staring at the presenter's crotch.

[Oscar's dad]

I used to like Simon Groom. A bit dour perhaps, but I liked him none the less.

Janet Ellis on the other hand, caused me to ruin lots of perfectly wearable socks....

You poor sod, you're just too young. Kid's TV was at its best in the 70s and has gone downhill ever since.

[Eccentrica Gallumbits]

That line up of Dr Who character, lady who allegedly enjoyed pink musical instruments and Noakes was my childhood. Peter Duncan and his repeated whimping-out, and Simon "Sorry, I've dried; can I have the script?" (yes, really--live) were not the same thing at all.

The only time it caught my attention in later years was when I turned on my TV on coming in from work, and found the programme starting with a view of Stanage. They had Zoe Brown on, Joe's daughter, who had taken one of the New Boys up some routes, and when she was interviewed (live) on the sofa, she spent the whole time staring at the presenter's crotch.

Zoe Ball or Sam Brown?

[spindrift]

I used to like Simon Groom. A bit dour perhaps, but I liked him none the less.

Janet Ellis on the other hand, caused me to ruin lots of perfectly wearable socks....

You poor sod, you're just too young. Kid's TV was at its best in the 70s and has gone downhill ever since.

Jenny Hanley pisses over shitting elephants.

[Oscar's dad]

I used to like Simon Groom. A bit dour perhaps, but I liked him none the less.

Janet Ellis on the other hand, caused me to ruin lots of perfectly wearable socks....

You poor sod, you're just too young. Kid's TV was at its best in the 70s and has gone downhill ever since.

Jenny Hanley pisses over shitting elephants.

I never got into Magpie. I did have a crush on Lesley Judd though.

[Torslanda]

When I was at college some of my dim witted fellow students thought I looked like John Noakes and at regular intervals would shout "Get down Shep!" in my general direction thinking they were taking the piss. Little did they know John Noakes was a hero of mine and I took their taunts as a compliment.

One of the highlights of Christmas in the 70s was getting a copy of the latest Blue Peter album so I could re-live John's exploits from the year just gone. His 5 mile free fall with the Red Devils was a favourite.

RIP John 

Pretty sure I still have that book somewhere...

[Oscar's dad]

No idea what happened to my copies 

[Steph]

That line up of Dr Who character, lady who allegedly enjoyed pink musical instruments and Noakes was my childhood. Peter Duncan and his repeated whimping-out, and Simon "Sorry, I've dried; can I have the script?" (yes, really--live) were not the same thing at all.

The only time it caught my attention in later years was when I turned on my TV on coming in from work, and found the programme starting with a view of Stanage. They had Zoe Brown on, Joe's daughter, who had taken one of the New Boys up some routes, and when she was interviewed (live) on the sofa, she spent the whole time staring at the presenter's crotch.

Zoe Ball or Sam Brown?

Zoe Brown. I have met Sam Brown (once) and Zoe Brown (frequently)

THIS Joe Brown:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mOdujIF4zrg/Tr5DJrcHiuI/AAAAAAAACU8/2S4dwAEFIHM/s1600/Joe+Brown%252C+Dangler.jpg