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 Barbapapa 1976 
Wasn't it a bunch of big blobby creatures that could change into any shape? Very weird.
Babar the Elephant 1968 
I haven't a clue of how he came about, but I can remember watching it.
 Bagpuss 1974 
Every time I yawn, I say "..and when Bagpuss goes to sleep..!" So even though in its day I can't say I was a great fan of it, it certainly has a long lasting nostalgia factor. Emily was a little girl who found junk, and all the ornaments and toys came to life when she wasn't looking , mending the junk and telling a story about it while the magic worked. Only 13 episodes were ever made but with all the repeats it feels like a thousand and thirteen. Joining Bagpuss the fat cat was the Mice on the mouse organ, Madeleine the doll, Gabriel the toad and Professor Yaffle the woodpecker bookend.
 (The) Banana Splits 1968
This American saturday morning show starred Fleegle, Bingo, Drooper and Snorky. In between the madhouse antics we were introduced to Arabian Knights, Danger Island and also he Three Musketeers. I can also remember a little kid at yhe door singing some Mexican sounding song about "You don't need a tomato, as long as you gotta potatoe, and you don't need a potatoe as long as you've gotta tomato. Annoyingly she made tomato rhyme with potatoe!!! Ahhhhh.
Barnaby 1973
This guy caused me a lot of confusion. He was called Barnaby the Bear, whereas Warner Bros. had a cartoon called Barney Bear. When your 5 or 6 years old it can be a bit confusing. Anyway this guy (of whom I had a teddy of) spoke about not calling him Jack or James in the intro song, that's about all I can remember.
Basil Brush Show 1968
Roy North put up with one of the most annoying glove puppets on earth.Aaahahahahahahahahaahahahahaaa.Boom,.Boom.
Batman 1966
ZAP! POW! BAM!, and a "Holy mackeral, Batman." Joining our caped crusaders were his old enemies of Gotham City such as The Joker, The Riddler, Mr Freeze, The Penguin and Catwoman. One of the most hilarious moments is when the cameramen think that by putting the camera on its side it appears they climb walls. Extremely effective? No! Extremely funny? Yes!
Big John, Little John 1969
This was a series about a bloke named John, who one minute was an adult and the next minute shrunk to a boy. Seeing how he coped with the awkward situations was the American plot. Not very thick!
Blankety Blank 1979
Remember this? Why did we bother?
 Bless this House 1971
This comedy was brilliant due to Sid James. It was about an average family of the seventies, with a father and mother and two teenage children into motorbikes, girlfriends/boyfriends, loud music, hippy movements and so on.
Blue Peter 1958
A mighty classic that still stands to this day. For me, Blue Peter were : John Noakes who later went on to do a series called "Go With Noakes", Valerie Singleton, Peter Purves who went on to do a trials program called "Kick-start" and Lesley Judd. The animals included Shep and Petra along with a hibernating tortoise. ITV's answer to Blue Peter was "Magpie" of which I know very little.
Bod 1976 
Another Dereck Griffiths song and story compilation including characters such as Barley Mo, PC Plod and Aunt Flo. Also a cartoon involving an animal band led by Alberta Frog was concluded each time with the perplexing problem of fathoming out what flavour milk-shake Alberta would have this time.
Bonanza 1960
This Western family-ranch series always seem to be on TV whenever I was flicking channels in the 70's.
 (The) Book Tower 1977
I can remember Tom Baker of Dr Who fame reviewing childrens books about to be released in local bookshops.
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