Channel 5 at Midnight — Why Kojak Still Pops Off the Screen
Why does Kojak still matter on classic hits radio? Because Telly Savalas brought the same unmistakable cool as a great 1970s single — stylish, soulful, and instantly recognisable.
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Prairie Lights, Sunday Nights
The living room lamp is on, the theme music rises, and a little frontier town appears on the screen. Little House on the Prairie still shines as one of television’s warmest and most emotionally rich family dramas, with plenty of fascinating craft behind its homespun charm.
By the Power of Grayskull
Loud, colourful, and unexpectedly heartfelt, He-Man still swings like a champion of 1980s television.
Which Soap Operas Ruled Each Decade?
Yesterday’s episode ended with a stare, a slammed door, and a secret hanging in the air — exactly the kind of moment that made soap operas impossible to resist. From gothic daytime shocks to prime-time power battles, these are the shows that defined each decade.
Nanu Nanu, Prime Time
Under hot studio lights and in front of a live audience, an alien in rainbow suspenders turned a sitcom set into comic lift-off. Mork & Mindy still glows as one of television’s warmest, wildest hits.
Space: 1999 — television’s bold leap into the unknown
Why does Space: 1999 still matter to classic hits fans? Because like a great record, it has style, confidence, and a sense of adventure that never really goes out of tune.
UHF 17 at Sundown
Dust hangs in the air, hoofbeats echo, and under layers of painstaking make-up Roddy McDowall gives the small screen one of science fiction television’s warmest performances. The 1974 Planet of the Apes series was brief, but it left behind a strange, spirited world that still rewards a return visit.
Still Riding High
The map bursts into flames, the theme gallops in, and suddenly you are back at the Ponderosa as if no time has passed at all. Bonanza still has that rare television magic — big skies, bigger heart, and characters who feel like family.
Green Glow on Channel 9
Why does this one still matter on classic hits radio? Because The Incredible Hulk had the same pull as a great old song: a signature theme, real emotion, and a hero you never forgot.
Blue Glow on the Living Room Dial — Do You Agree With Our Top 10 US TV Series of the 1980s?
At 8 o’clock, the screen flickered to life, a theme tune filled the room, and half the country seemed to be watching the same thing at once. We have ranked our top 10 US TV series of the 1980s — but do you agree with our top 10?