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The Flaxton Boys is a British historical children's television series set in the West Riding of Yorkshire and covering a timespan of almost a century. The series was made by Yorkshire Television and was broadcast on ITV between 1969 and 1973, running for 4 series and 52 episodes, each of 30 minutes duration.
The series centred on Marjorie Dawe and the two Riddlers (small humanoid creatures, portrayed by puppets, whose main aim in life was to "riddle things out") named Mossop (voiced by Richard Robinson) and Tiddler (female, but voiced by Mike Gallant), who inhabited her garden at Riddleton End.
You Should Be So Lucky was a BBC children's television programme broadcast in 1986–87. It was hosted by Colin Bennett in the character of Vince Purity. It was a game show, during which contestants played on a giant snakes and ladders board. Points were earned by their team partners through talent tasks (such as singing, or physical games).
How We Used to Live was a long-running British educational history television series, produced for most of its run by Yorkshire Television.The series, encompassing drama and documentary, remained in sporadic production from 1968 to 2002, airing on ITV and Channel 4.
Shine a Light (TV series) Shoot to Kill (1990 film) Singles (TV series) Sir Yellow; The Sky's the Limit (game show) Sorrell and Son (TV series) Stars on Sunday (TV series) Stay Lucky; Stay with Me Till Morning (TV series) Steel River Blues; Supply & Demand (TV series)
The series occupied a slot in the TV week that helped solidify it as Sunday-evening fare. Robert Hardy remarked that: "It hit the right moment. There was a feeling still in the towns that the country was a glorious place inhabited by amazing people." TV historian Chris Diamond commented, "It's the perfect post-dinner, pre-bath time slot.
The following is a list of television shows set in Yorkshire: Subcategories. ... On the Yorkshire Buses; Only When I Laugh (TV series) The Outsider (1983 TV series) P.
Leeds is known for its culture in the fields of art, architecture, music, sport, film and television. As the largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a centre of Yorkshire's contemporary culture and is the base for Yorkshire's television (BBC, ITV, and Channel 4) [1] and regional newspapers.