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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Why Thunderbirds Still Takes Off

Some television shows never lose their spark, and Thunderbirds is one of them. Its mid-1960s vision of the future still feels thrilling…

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Channel 6 at 7:30 — Why Leave It to the Beaver Still Feels Like Home

Here's what made Leave It to the Beaver last: beneath the neat suburban glow was a funny, sharply observed family comedy that…

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Saturday Morning in 1971 — three channels, a bowl of cereal, and pure TV magic

Three networks turned Saturday morning into the happiest battle on television.

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Doctor Who: The 1963 Sci-Fi Show That Never Regenerated Out of Style

Here's what made Doctor Who more than just a science-fiction series: a bold idea, a shoestring sense of wonder, and decades of…

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Still a Thrill After All These Years?

Here's what made The Man from U.N.C.L.E. such an irresistible watch: star power, sly humour, sleek spy style and a behind-the-scenes pedigree…

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Dive Deep — Why Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Still Delights

The night those warning lights began flashing across the Seaview control room, television audiences knew they were in for another hour of…