Kid's TV

[ShellyHall]

A friend and I were having a conversation yesterday about childrens TV from the 70s/80s. My friend said she remembered a programme where a box appeared at the start and the box slowly opened to reveal the story. I thought this was Camberwick Green, but she said she thought it was another programme. I can vaguely remember such a programme - can anyone help? I know CG did start with a music box opening up.

[KebabMeister]

I remember Camblewick Green which had that, or was it Trumpton?

There was another programme called Picture Box but it didn't really reveal anything.

[cook1254]

I also remember this as the opening to "Camberwick Green" but also "Trumpton" depending on what day of the week it was. I think there was also a third programme in "the box"but can't remember what it was.

[cook1254]

sorry kebab we must have overlapped.lol

[ShellyHall]

Chigley was the third programme. According to websites I have searched, Chigley started with a train, Trumpton started with a clock and CG started with a music box.

The good old days!

[cook1254]

Ah yes Chigley with the fire engine,"Pugh ,Pugh ,Barney Mcgrew ,Cuthbert, dibble Grub "

[epstein]

I can vaguely remember a programme from the 70's that started with box opening up to reveal the story. I think it was called Picture Box and the presenter was Alan (can't remember the surname).

[4getmenot]

I thought it was box of delights ??

[Glossopswift]

I immediately thought of the same programme as epstein - Picture Box presented by the very straight-mouthed Alan Rothwell. I have just listened to the theme at www.tv.cream.org and it took me back, might it take your friend back too?

[tonymclark]

Picture Box was a School's programme.

The opening titles were indeed a revolving box shape ( it had no sides, just a silver framework ) the camera would slowly zoom in and the box would go out of focus.

I seem to remember that the box was on a dark blue background. Each programme took a different subject and would more often then not show animation from around the world.

[tonymclark]

by the way, the best site for Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley is

www.t-web.co.uk

[joko]

there was a show called the tinder box...

[tonymclark]

The Tinderbox is also available on DVD, along with The Singing Ringing Tree.

[mydogsandme]

"Here is a box- a musical box-wound up and ready to play. But this box....something something I can't remember..."can you guess who is in it today?" One of my favourite programmes when I was little!

[littleoldme]

Camberwick Green had the music box and the soldiers (Captain Snort of Pippin Fort), I think, while Trumpton had the firemen and started with the clock - "This is the clock, the town hall clock, telling the time, never too quickly, never too slowly, telling the time for Trumpton". Always ended with Captain Flack and the fire officers playing a concert on the town bandstand.

I don't remember Chigley so well, but I remember some lord with his butler who had their own personal train - "time flies by when you're the driver of a train, standing on the footplate, there and back again".