Thread: wireless

petal · 05-02-2007, 10:10 AM

14 inch Chris...........you were lucky................lol I think ours was a 12 inch one. The ariel went up (remember the old 'H' ones ?) and I looked high and low for the tele...............lol In Mums wardrobe.....cupboards.....everywhere. Thought if we'd got the ariel the tele must be there somewhere. Didn't realise till the chap came up one night and installed it, gave Mum & Dad the instructions (BBC only.........how complicated is that!) and we sat and watched something........wish I could remember what..............lol

Chris · 05-02-2007, 06:00 PM

It could have been 12 inch Mary lol I do know tiny screen but very large polished cabinet,cant recall the first thing i watched either

mattygirl · 05-02-2007, 06:20 PM

The first thing I saw on TV that belonged to an Aunt, was the Coronation in 1953!

Mattygirl

petal · 05-02-2007, 06:34 PM

Saw that on my Grandads tele...............lol He won some money on the Pools, bought a new house and a tele. We all went down for the day, packed lunch so not to miss anything............rained all day. Mum missed it cos she was hungover from the night before.............lol

mattygirl · 05-02-2007, 06:38 PM

Hi Mary,

I remember a house full of family and we all ate sandwiches afraid to miss anything. When I think about it, it must have been small and was in a cabinet with doors.. very posh to us. After that we used to call on our Aunt (never married) every Saturday night to watch a variety show but I can't remember the name of it.

Mattygirl

Flood · 05-02-2007, 07:08 PM

You can have as many tv channels as you like, but you can't beat radio 2. Ken Bruce is brilliant! And so is The Old Woman!

petal · 05-02-2007, 08:20 PM

Wasn't Cafe Continental' with Helen Cordet as hostess was it Matty ? We used to watch that every Saturday night. Variety show...........supposed to be very French................lol

Flood - I'm more of a Wogan fan..............can't miss him in the mornings with his Janet and John stories and taking the p** out of whatever was on tele the night before.........lol
Oh dear..............does that make me a TOG?

mattygirl · 05-02-2007, 09:21 PM

Hi Mary,

Yes that ws it Cafe Continental and Helen Cordet, I also remeber someone with a snake! I love Terry Wogan as well we are his oldies!!!

Mattygirl

nanna · 05-02-2007, 09:57 PM

The first programme I ever watched on T.V was the FA Cup final played between Arsenal and Liverpool, which Arsenal won 2-0. It was on a neighbour's T.V and they were the only ones in our street who had one. I nearly got thrown out before it had begun, when asked by 'Pop' Griffiths an elderly neighbour, who I wanted to win, I piped up 'Arsenal', he never let me forget that one until his dying day, lol. Mind you I was only four years old at the time....

Flood · 06-02-2007, 05:57 PM

No it doesn't make you a TOG, Mary!! And yes, I do like Wogan, although he does go on a bit, and the Janet and John stories are funny! I remember reading them in school!

05-02-2007, 10:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: wireless 14 inch Chris...........you were lucky................lol I think ours was a 12 inch one. The ariel went up (remember the old 'H' ones ?) and I looked high and low for the tele...............lol In Mums wardrobe.....cupboards.....everywhere. Thought if we'd got the ariel the tele must be there somewhere. Didn't realise till the chap came up one night and installed it, gave Mum & Dad the instructions (BBC only.........how complicated is that!) and we sat and watched something........wish I could remember what..............lol
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

05-02-2007, 06:00 PM	#12 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 5,581	Re: wireless It could have been 12 inch Mary lol I do know tiny screen but very large polished cabinet,cant recall the first thing i watched either
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05-02-2007, 06:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
mattygirl Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,768 Total Awards: 1	Re: wireless The first thing I saw on TV that belonged to an Aunt, was the Coronation in 1953! Mattygirl

05-02-2007, 06:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: wireless Saw that on my Grandads tele...............lol He won some money on the Pools, bought a new house and a tele. We all went down for the day, packed lunch so not to miss anything............rained all day. Mum missed it cos she was hungover from the night before.............lol
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

05-02-2007, 06:38 PM	#15 (permalink)
mattygirl Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,768 Total Awards: 1	Re: wireless Hi Mary, I remember a house full of family and we all ate sandwiches afraid to miss anything. When I think about it, it must have been small and was in a cabinet with doors.. very posh to us. After that we used to call on our Aunt (never married) every Saturday night to watch a variety show but I can't remember the name of it. Mattygirl

05-02-2007, 07:08 PM	#16 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 5,022 Total Awards: 4	Re: wireless You can have as many tv channels as you like, but you can't beat radio 2. Ken Bruce is brilliant! And so is The Old Woman!

05-02-2007, 08:20 PM	#17 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: wireless Wasn't Cafe Continental' with Helen Cordet as hostess was it Matty ? We used to watch that every Saturday night. Variety show...........supposed to be very French................lol Flood - I'm more of a Wogan fan..............can't miss him in the mornings with his Janet and John stories and taking the p out of whatever was on tele the night before.........lol Oh dear..............does that make me a TOG?**
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

05-02-2007, 09:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
mattygirl Super Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lancashire Posts: 3,768 Total Awards: 1	Re: wireless Hi Mary, Yes that ws it Cafe Continental and Helen Cordet, I also remeber someone with a snake! I love Terry Wogan as well we are his oldies!!! Mattygirl

05-02-2007, 09:57 PM	#19 (permalink)
nanna Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside.U.K Posts: 11,524 Total Awards: 3	Re: wireless The first programme I ever watched on T.V was the FA Cup final played between Arsenal and Liverpool, which Arsenal won 2-0. It was on a neighbour's T.V and they were the only ones in our street who had one. I nearly got thrown out before it had begun, when asked by 'Pop' Griffiths an elderly neighbour, who I wanted to win, I piped up 'Arsenal', he never let me forget that one until his dying day, lol. Mind you I was only four years old at the time....
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06-02-2007, 05:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
Flood AA SUPPORTER Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A great place in Devon called Tiverton. Posts: 5,022 Total Awards: 4	Re: wireless No it doesn't make you a TOG, Mary!! And yes, I do like Wogan, although he does go on a bit, and the Janet and John stories are funny! I remember reading them in school!