All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • September 5, 2021

    Mike Read joins Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin on his quest to track down old films, starting with 1960s children's drama The Barnstormers.

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • September 12, 2021

    Mike Read joins Noel Cronin on his quest to track down old films. The pair uncover a short film from 1958 and look at a recently discovered episode of the series Boyd QC.

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • September 19, 2021

    Mike Read and Noel Cronin track down a lost episode of No Hiding Place, a short film about Ford Fiestas from the 1970s, and vintage footage of Croydon airport.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • September 26, 2021

    This week's lost features include; Seasalter in Kent in the 50s, It's a Dog's Life, a short film of London's West End and a discussion of an episode of the lost crime drama TV series The Hidden Truth.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    Mike Read and Noel Cronin look at viewers letters from last series, and review Badger's Bend episode one.

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    Mike and Noel discuss viewers' letters from the last series, look at old footage of Stony Stratford, and discuss The Dickie Henderson Show, a series long thought lost.

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • December 26, 2021

    Mike and Noel are joined by Sam Kydd's son Jonathan Kydd. They take a look at lost footage recovered, Christmas shorts and a rale lost film of Eartha Kitt is uncovered.

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • January 2, 2022

    Mike and Noel look at letters about the Croydon Airport short and are joined by a special guest - Raymond Framcis' daughter. Also with a look at three pieces of a No Hiding Place jigsaw.

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    Noel Cronin and Mike Read look at viewers letters, RMS Strathmore footage, and episode one of Badger's Bend, and are joined by Patricia Wilson from The Barnstormers.

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • January 16, 2022

    Mike and Noel are joined by Ellen Macintosh, star of No Hiding Place. They also look at The Hidden Truth, Cause of Death and a reel of footage of Cornwall in the 1960s.

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • January 23, 2022

    Featuring footage of pre-Second World War Germany, a lost episode of a series teaching English abroad starring Hattie Jacques, and footage of Radio Essex.

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • January 30, 2022

    Mike and Noel take a look at a lost film of Wilson, Keppel and Betty, and are joined by expert Alan Stafford. They also view a promotional film made by The National Trust in 1938.

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • February 6, 2022

    Mike and Noel take a look at a travelogue reel and a 1950s hair care short. They chat with Dinah Kaye's great niece and another footage detective, Kevin Geddes.

  • S03E05 13 Frank Muir remembered

    • February 6, 2022

    Mike and Noel are joined by Jamie Muir, son of Frank Muir, and watch his old home movies. They take a look at the career of Peter Glaze and respond to viewers' letters.

  • S03E06 14 Larry the Lamb

    • February 13, 2022

    Mike and Noel discover Larry the Lamb in Toytown. They take a look at a Holiday On The Continent, read viewers' letters and discuss the lost series Stars & Garters.

  • S03E07 Episode 7

    • February 27, 2022

    Mike and Noel are joined by Badger's Bend star Gay Emma, discuss responses from the home movie reels from Sam Kydd's son, and take a look at footage of Britain's industries.

  • S03E08 Episode 8

    • March 6, 2022

    Mike and Noel take a look at the life and career of Denise Bryer, read viewers' letters, analyse findings from No Hiding Place, and uncover an unknown reel.

  • S03E09 Episode 9

    • March 13, 2022

    Mike and Noel are joined by a specialist in matching shots of films with the locations as they are now. Plus, a tribute to Hardy Kruger and a look at How to Paint your Home.

  • S03E10 Episode 10

    • March 20, 2022

    Dick Emery's son introduces footage of his father. Plus, historic clips of a Hertfordshire village and lost footage of George Bernard Shaw and Danny Kaye.

  • S03E11 Episode 11

    • March 27, 2022

    Joanna McCallum presents footage from her family's private archives of her parents Googie Withers and John McCallum. Plus, a look at Paris in the 1950s and its vintage trains.

  • S03E12 Episode 12

    • April 3, 2022

    Mike and Noel are joined by the son of an original footage detective. Plus, a reel of film made at Shepperton Studios, and a look behind the scenes with Ronnie Waldman.

  • S03E13 Episode 13

  • S03E14 Episode 14

    • April 10, 2022

    Footage of Pirate Radio 270, a station that served Yorkshire and the North East. Plus, a lost short on Worton Hall Studios and footage of going to Butlins by caravan.

  • S03E15 Episode 15

    • April 17, 2022

    Featuring a clip from a lost TV show of Mark Wynter singing Exclusively Yours live in 1961, a vintage glimpse of Heathrow, and a reel of a motorway opening.

  • S03E16 Episode 16

    • April 24, 2022

    Footage of vintage car rallies, steam engines, vespas, scooters and hovercraft. Plus, facts about actress Gay Emma and Jukebox Jury, and a tribute to Jack Smethurst.

  • S03E17 Paris, Yorkshire & Yanks

    • May 1, 2022

    Footage of Paris and a stockings factory in the 1950s, as well as clips from the archive of a Yorkshire cinema, including footage from John Schlesinger's film Yanks.

  • S03E18 VE Day, Sid James & Dog-Training

    • May 8, 2022

    Footage of VE Day celebrations from 1945, a look back at Sid James' career, and a short film on training dogs in films from the 1940s.

  • S03E19 Youth Clubs, London & Edgar Lustgarten

    • May 15, 2022

    Mike Read and Noel Cronin present footage of youth clubs from the 1950s and 1960s, and unusual shots of London. Plus, a tribute to Edgar Lustgarten.

  • S03E20 Norden at Thunderball, Dorothy Squires & Trainspotting

    • May 22, 2022

    Featuring footage of Dennis Norden visiting the set of Thunderball, a look at the career of Dorothy Squires, and trainspotting clips from the 1960s.

  • S03E21 London to Brighton, Africa & Boots

    • May 29, 2022

    Footage of a London to Brighton car run, a trek across Africa in a VW Beetle, and a branch of Boots in the 1960s. Plus, a feature on Jack Hedley.

  • S03E22 Jubilee Special

    • June 5, 2022

    Footage of coronations and jubilees from years gone by. Plus, a short film on the birthplace of DH Lawrence, and footage of soldiers on leave in the 1940s.

  • S03E23 Ads, Renee Glynne & Isle of Wight

    • June 12, 2022

    Featuring vintage adverts for towns, TV and cinema ads from the 1950s and 1960s, a look at the career of Renee Glynne, and footage of the Isle of Wight.

  • S03E24 Monaco Grand Prix, Fire Engines & Home Movie

    • June 19, 2022

    Footage of Derby's Monaco Grand Prix in the 1960s, fire engine demonstrations from the 1940s, and home movie footage of a famous family.

  • S03E25 Projectionists!

    • June 26, 2022

    Celebrating the projectionist, and featuring familiar faces with friendly advice. Plus, a trip to London airport, a trip on a Pullman and much more.

  • S03E26 Road Safety

    • July 3, 2022

    A road safety special, featuring driving lessons, crossing the road, public information films, and advice on tyres from famous faces.

  • S03E27 Gym halls, Teahouses & Joan Rice

    • July 10, 2022

    A look back at days of cold gym halls and awful leotards. Plus, Lyons teahouses, a special profile on actress Joan Rice, and take a trip down the Thames.

  • S03E28 Airports, Marches & Dennis Waterman

    • July 17, 2022

    Featuring an airport in the 1950s, Ban The Bomb Marches, a fishing competition, a car rally, a street carnival and a look at the life and career of Dennis Waterman.

  • S03E29 Norman Wisdom, Cilla Black, Thora Hird, Billy Cotton & Tom O'Connor

    • July 24, 2022

    Footage of Norman Wisdom, Cilla Black, Thora Hird, Billy Cotton and Tom O'Connor. Plus, a who's who in the British Entertainment Industry.

  • S03E30 Harry Dodge, Reg Varney & Barbara Windsor

    • July 31, 2022

    Harry Dodge's film archive, including unseen footage of Reg Varney and Barbara Windsor. Plus, a previously lost piece of film of Roger Moore and footage of London.

  • S03E31 Jess Conrad wedding, Female Racing Drivers & Factories

    • August 7, 2022

    Jess Conrad presents unseen footage of his secret wedding, as well as clips of a former female racing driver and factories around the country.

  • S03E32 40 Pubs, Michael Caine & Bernard Cribbins

    • August 14, 2022

    Footage exploring the history of the pub, including appearances by Michael Caine and Bernard Cribbins.

  • S03E33 40 Policemen's dogs, Ambulance service, trams & seaside

    • August 21, 2022

    Footage of policemen and their dogs, the ambulance service, trams and a trip to the seaside.

  • S03E34 41 Street Markets & School Dinners

    • August 28, 2022

    Featuring words of wisdom from Bernard Cribbins, a history of street markets, greyhound racing in the 1970s, and a dinner of boiled roast beef and overcooked vegetables.

  • S03E35 42 Brighton, Merton Park Studios & 1940s Cinema

    • September 4, 2022

    Footage of Brighton and Merton Park studios, plus a look behind the scenes at a 1940s cinema.

  • S03E36 43 Sunday Night Out & Charles Hawtrey

    • September 11, 2022

    Footage from a Saturday night out on the town. Plus, some words of advice from Charles Hawtrey.

  • S03E37 44 Mr Pastry, Cinema Tax & Kitchen Tips

    • September 18, 2022

    A short film featuring Mr Pastry, the Cinema Tax, and footage of 1950s kitchen hygiene tips.

  • S03E38 45 Morris Bright, 1940s Cinema, Prefabs & Mavis Villiers

    • September 25, 2022

    A Last of the Summer Wine reunion special with Morris Bright, and a look behind the scenes of a cinema in the 1940s. Plus, prefab houses, trolleybuses and Mavis Villiers.

  • S03E39 46 Daleks, Toys & Steam Engines

    • October 2, 2022

    Featuring archive footage of Daleks and their creator, Terry Nation. Plus, vintage toys and a treat for fans of steam engines.

  • S03E40 47 Football Clubs, Comics & Renault Dauphine

    • October 9, 2022

    Archive footage of football clubs, children buying comics, and the Renault Dauphine.

  • S03E41 48 School Trips, Caravan, & Waterloo Cinema

    • October 16, 2022

    Footage of school trips, a Bentley with a caravan and the cinema at Waterloo.

  • S03E42 49 Children's parties, Air Shows, RAF Training Films & Cheddar Gorge

    • October 23, 2022

    Footage of children's parties in the 1950s and 1960s. Plus, air shows, RAF training films and a trip to Cheddar Gorge.

  • S03E43 50 Children's hobbies & The Clumsy Copper

    • October 30, 2022

    Footage of children's hobbies, and an amateur film called The Clumsy Copper. Plus, Mike and Noel appeal for help in identifying two unknown reels.

  • S03E44 51 James Tomlinson, Ovaltineys & Petula Clark

    • November 6, 2022

    Cricketer James Tomlinson drops into the studio for a special look at the Ovaltineys and the factory, with some wise words from Petula Clark.

  • S03E45 52 First birthday celebration!

    • November 13, 2022

    The show celebrates its first birthday with footage of 1960s Liverpool and a bicycle being put together in the 1940s.

  • S03E46 53 Jimmy Edwards special

    • November 20, 2022

    A special episode devoted to Jimmy Edwards, featuring reels from his private collection and previously unseen footage from 1956. Plus, Gatwick airport and Green Shields stamps.

  • S03E47 54 1960s Teenagers & Puzzle Corner

    • November 27, 2022

    Footage of the lives of teenagers in the 1960s. Plus, mystery reels and a look at Puzzle Corner.

  • S03E48 55 Drama Schools, Number Plates & Rag and Bone Man

    • December 4, 2022

    Actor Nicholas Young (Kessler) brings in footage of life at Drama School & shares his joy of vintage number plate spotting. Remember The Rag and Bone Man? And there's an unknown reel or two. (#55)

  • S03E49 56 1950s Weddings, Recording industry & Princess Margaret

    • December 11, 2022

    Featuring footage of weddings in the 1950s and 1960s. Plus, a look back at the record industry and a search for clues as to when a reel of Princess Margaret was shot. (#56)

  • S03E50 57 1950s car washer, Celebrity Party & Test Cards

    • December 18, 2022

    This week; there ís a reel of a 1950s car washer with vehicles from days gone by, spot the famous face in footage of a celebrity party, we look at your home cinemas and do you remember test cards? (#57)

  • S03E51 58 Christmas Day Special

    • December 25, 2022

    Join us for a nostalgic look at Christmas's Past including a rare reel of the 60s song 'Come Outside' and unseen footage of Carry On favourites celebrating Christmas at Pinewood. Who can you spot? (#58)

Season 4

  • S04E01 59 New Year's Day Special

    • January 1, 2023

    This week's special episode features a reel of film of Petula Clark welcoming in the new year singing, a reel on 'How to keep your teeth!' from the 50s and who remembers safety Sam?

  • S04E02 60 Caravanning, Money Box

    • January 8, 2023

    This week there's brilliant 60s caravanning footage, then who remembers their first money box? Footage for all you vintage rail enthusiasts and we look at a popular dance band but who are they?

  • S04E03 61 Tony Blackburn & Motor Boats

    • January 15, 2023

    This week, we look at a lost reel of Tony Blackburn, we take a look at Model Boats - did you build one? Did you race yours? There's a special motorbike race and who remembers Tooth Powder?

  • S04E04 62 Children's TV, Highway Code, Green Cross Code Man

    • January 22, 2023

    This week, we look back on the children's TV of our childhoods with some fascinating reels. There's also a 1950s car rally, a short on The Highway Code and we look at The Green Cross Code man.

  • S04E05 63 Music, Movement and Mime, Beauty pageants

    • January 29, 2023

    This week we ask who remembers 'Music, Movement and Mime'? We have a reel to share of a 60s beauty pageant parading some very famous faces and we look at the history of Sangers Belle Vue Circus.

  • S04E06 64 1950s Car Rally, Woolies

    • February 5, 2023

    This week we go on a 1950s car rally, remember good old fashioned Woolies, go gliding across England and look at the only Bobby used as the driver in almost every film or TV episode made the 50s.

  • S04E07 65 Biscuit Factory

    • February 12, 2023

    This week we take a trip round a biscuit factory in the 60s, take our Austin van and our Ford Consul on a skid course, talk about Choppers and go to Venice and the premiere of Lawrence of Arabia!

  • S04E08 66 Outdoor Games

    • February 19, 2023

    Mike and Noel take us back to our childhoods with our simple outdoor games - who remembers Knock Down Ginger? There's a fascinating motorsport reel, we go on a hovercraft and look at Ration Books.

  • S04E09 67 Sewing Machines & Tall Ships

    • February 26, 2023

    This week we celebrate the machinist and those wondrous peddle activated sewing machines, there's footage of beautiful tall ships on the Thames and an unknown reel with a very young Cliff Richard.

  • S04E10 68 Sam Pig Books, Mackeral Fishing

    • March 5, 2023

    This week, we remember Sam Pig Books, we go mackerel fishing but when and where? Is that Buster Keaton with Laurel and Hardy? Then its radio memories - can you recognise these theme tunes?

  • S04E11 69 Vernon's Pools & Usherette

    • March 12, 2023

    We look at the history of Vernon's Pools with a fascinating reel, celebrate The Usherette with some training tips. Do you remember the Mr Pastry Target game? And who remembers cinema programmes?

  • S04E12 70 Model Trains, QE1

    • March 19, 2023

    This week spring is in the air! It's time for model trains, a trip on the QE1 in the 50s or 60s, we have a reel of a St. Patrick's Day celebration and is that Peter Cushing with Laurel and Hardy?

  • S04E13 71 Telegram Boys, Battle Re-enactments

    • March 26, 2023

    This week, we celebrate the Telegram Boys, we have a reel for those involved in battle re-enactments, there's a brilliant story about Coco The Clowns shoes and who remembers Mike Read's Pop Quiz?

  • S04E14 72 Hop Picking

    • April 2, 2023

    This week we have a nostalgic reminder of hop picking on holidays in Kent, then it's off to Burnham-on-Sea to see the shortest railway in the west and there's memories to share about Woolworths.

  • S04E15 73 Doll Hospitals, Toy Soldiers, Tarzans

    • April 9, 2023

    This week we take a look at fascinating Dolls Hospitals, there's great footage of 60s Toy Soldiers, we take a nostalgic trip on the Clyde, and we look back at the different Tarzans over the years.

  • S04E16 74 Model planes and Plane Spotting, Wartime London

    • April 16, 2023

    Mike and Noel look at 60s model planes and plane spotting. There's a great lost reel of wartime London we go on a trip in our Talbot Ten and can you spot The Dave Clark Five?

  • S04E17 75 Manners & Theme Parks

    • April 23, 2023

    The celluloid quest continues! There's a short film about manners with Pete Murray and Dennis Price, we look at the launch of early theme parks in the 50s and who remembers Roy Rogers and Trigger?

  • S04E18 76 A50, Hair, and Works Canteens

    • April 30, 2023

    Mike and Noel take a trip on the A50 in the 50s or 60s, then its footage of the 'new' hair crazes of 1955, we celebrate the work canteen & we have a memory jogger reel of Midlands County Dairies.

  • S04E19 77 Roller Skating

    • May 7, 2023

    Mike and Noel go roller skating back in time to the 50s, there's a look at driving in London in the 60s, we have a reel of a local pageant and garden party, and who remembers P.C. 49?

  • S04E20 78

    • May 14, 2023

    Join Mike and Noel as they share unseen footage of Frankie Howerd. Nursery Rhymes, who remembers their favourites? There's more footage from a biscuit factory and an old reel of 1950s magicians.

  • S04E21 79 60s Newsroom & Summer Holidays

    • May 21, 2023

    Mike and Noel step back to the newsroom in the 60s, there's a charming reel of summer holidays, incredible footage of rural England but when and where? And finally, did you keep an autograph book?

  • S04E22 80 Badges & Boys Brigade

    • May 28, 2023

    Who remembers all the fantastic pin badges we used to collect? Then it's off to Manchester to the site of Mather and Platt, we join the Boys' Brigade, and we travel from London to Kent.

  • S04E23 81 Doll Factory, Butlins

    • June 4, 2023

    We visit a doll making factory in the 50s, then ask, were you a waitress at Butlins, Clacton in 1964? We celebrate the telephonists and the 'Hello Girls' and reveal a secret about chocolate!

  • S04E24 82 Cartoons & Roadside Cafes

    • June 11, 2023

    Join Mike and Noel on a nostalgic jaunt through the archives of cartoons, we also remember roadside cafès there's more trains, boats and planes and also a brilliant 'Unknown Reel'.

  • S04E25 83 Pete Murray, Roy Rogers, Surprise guest

    • June 18, 2023

  • S04E26 84 Buying first home, Buccaneer Bar

    • June 25, 2023

    We look at buying our first home in the 60s and 70s. Then, who remembers the Buccaneer Bar? There's lost footage of Jack Buchanan and we reunite an 80 year old lady with footage of her magic act.

  • S04E27 85 Hi De Hi campers, Jamie Anderson, Fireball XL5

    • July 2, 2023

    Hi De Hi campers, join us as we look at good old fashioned holiday camps, special guest Jamie Anderson shares secrets about Fireball XL5, we look at the Compton Cinema Organ and reels of Vespas.

  • S04E28 86 Bananas, Air Travel, Reels on Rails

    • September 3, 2023

    Forget tea and biscuits, let's unzip a banana - who remembers the song? We look at how air travel has changed over the years, a reel of The Triumph Car Club and who remembers Reels on Rails?

  • S04E29 87 'The Clippy', Des O'Connor, Bournemouth Fire Brigade

    • September 10, 2023

    Let's celebrate 'The Clippy' and The Bus Conductors. We've found the last episode of a Des O'Connor show one lady spots her father on TPTV, and we visit the Bournemouth Fire brigade in the 60s.

  • S04E30 88 the Roxy, Bimbo Club, Patricia Dainton

    • September 17, 2023

    Come and meet us where the Roxy used to be, then, were you a member of The Bimbo Club? We look at Patricia Dainton's career and a reel of the 'dos and don'ts of living with parents when married'.

  • S04E31 89 Muriel Pavlow, Fizzical, Kunzle Cakes

    • September 24, 2023

    Join Mike and Noel as they unearth an old review show featuring Muriel Pavlow, then we get Fizzical and talk Pop, we go off on an exciting day out on a coach and who remembers Kunzle cakes?

  • S04E32 90 ABC cinema trading cards, Ballard Berkeley & Crackers

    • October 1, 2023

    We discuss ABC cinema trading cards, there's footage of a special open top bus ride from 1962, we have a special letter from the daughter of dear Ballard Berkeley and there's footage of crackers.

  • S04E33 91 Nettlefod Studios, TA in action, St Dominic's, Gospel Oak & wage packets

    • October 8, 2023

    We go behind the scenes of Nettlefold Studios, watch the TA in action and on parade, sadly, it's goodbye to Noel's old school St Dominic's, Gospel Oak and who remembers their first wage packet?

  • S04E34 92 Alma Cogan, Milk Bottle Tops, George Collins reel

    • October 15, 2023

    We share a lost TV episode of The Alma Cogan show. Then, who remembers cardboard Milk Bottle Tops? There's a fascinating reel that belonged to George Collins and a reel of Autumn in times gone by.

  • S04E35 93 Barbers, Glencannon & Table Manners

    • October 22, 2023

    We remember the good old-fashioned Barbers - anyone for Brylcreem? We present the lost series Glencannon, and we have more advice from Pete Murray and a host of stars on table manners.

  • S04E36 94 Genevieve, Dinah Sheridan, Marjory Cornelius

    • October 29, 2023

    We celebrate the 70th anniversary of Genevieve with a special guest, look at Dinah Sheridan at Pinewood, we have an exclusive reel of Marjory Cornelius, and look at the London to Brighton run.

  • S04E37 95 Guy Fawkes & 60s TV history

    • November 5, 2023

    Featuring footage of Guy Fawkes Nights from years gone by, and a rare piece of 1960s TV history.

  • S04E38 96 Early Cinema Slides & Bloopers

    • November 12, 2023

    Noel presents a glimpse behind the scenes on the series, plus some early cinema slides and continuity film bloopers.

  • S04E39 97 Baim Collection travel

    • November 19, 2023

    We're travelling across Britain cinematically, courtesy of the Baim Collection and curator, Richard Jeffs. Noel tells us about his meeting with rock royalty and who remembers the cockle man?

  • S04E40 98 60s Cruises, Wine & Dave Mackay

    • November 26, 2023

    Footage of cruises in the 1960s and serving wine in the 1970s. Plus, footballer Dave Mackay is spotted in Desert Mice with Sid James.

  • S04E41 99 WW2 Journalists, 60s cars, Winter

    • December 3, 2023

    Footage of journalists covering the Second World War. Plus, a look back at owning a car in the 1960s and keeping warm during harsh winters.

  • S04E42 100 Peter Byrne Archive

    • December 10, 2023

    The show's 100th episode features a look at the private archives of Peter Byrne, with special footage, scripts and letters.

  • S04E43 101 Advertising magazines, Lost programmes

    • December 17, 2023

    A special guest talks about advertising magazines. Plus, lost TV shows uncovered and a look back at winters in years gone by.

  • S04E44 102 Christmas

    • December 24, 2023

    Featuring a festive reel of Tommy Steele, and footage of parties, presents and shopping advice from Christmases gone by.

  • S04E45 103 New Year's Eve

    • December 31, 2023

    Featuring footage of the Rolling Stones, and memories of Jamboree bags and the Packbeats.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Worzel, 104 Gert & Daisy, Ovaltine, Nettlefold

    • January 7, 2024

    Enjoy exclusive behind the scenes footage of Worzel! Who knows who Gert and Daisy's Brother was? Who remembers The Ovaltine Chocolate bars? And there's a glimpse of a lost 1930s Nettlefold film!

  • S05E02 105 Pigeons, Sheep, Copters

    • January 14, 2024

    We marvel at racing pigeons, sheep farming in Oz, look at more activities not to be tried at home there's a remarkable spot of a helicopter and who remembers when a driving lesson cost 12s 6p?

  • S05E03 106 Messages and Revojets

    • January 21, 2024

    We marvel at the films made to send very important messages; when household names taught us how to address a letter and when to use a crossing. We look at revojets in flight and who had a flatly?

  • S05E04 107 Air Traffic Control, Fru-Grains & Beauty Contest

    • January 28, 2024

    We go behind the scenes of air traffic control in the 60s, look at wonderful educational films, who remembers Mapleton's Fru-Grains? And were you in the beauty contest in Kentish Town, June 1953?

  • S05E05 108 Police boxes, Guy the Gorilla

    • February 4, 2024

    We discuss police boxes, the King of Quiz, there's footage on miners and mines, we have a brilliant story about Guy the Gorilla and who remembers Mitchell and Hill's biscuit factory in Edinburgh?

  • S05E06 109 Valentines, John Mortimer

    • February 11, 2024

    Love is in the air! We look back on vintage valentines of Mike's, there's unseen footage of the late Sir John Mortimer, we are off to Helford in the 1950s and who remembers Kemps Devonet biscuits?

  • S05E07 110 Croydon Airport, Austins, Tiffin

    • February 18, 2024

    There's astonishing footage of Croydon Airport, state of the art Austins from the 1940s and then we talk Tiffin. Were you ever handed a free gift at school? And who remembers aeroplane Jelly?

  • S05E08 111 Bathing, Faggots in Gravy, Speedway Comic

    • February 25, 2024

    David Jacobs, Glyn Houston & Geoffrey Palmer want you all to have a bath, Sir Lancelot wants you to buy faggots in gravy, we go abroad in the 60s and do you remember a popular 50s speedway comic?

  • S05E09 112 Radio, American news, Lucky Numbers

    • March 3, 2024

    Mike & Noel have got it all! From chickens singing opera to behind the scenes of 60s radio. Noel gets into the news in America, we look at the Lotus Cortina Mark 2 and who remembers Lucky Numbers?

  • S05E10 113 Mothers, Handicraft, Skyvan

    • March 10, 2024

    Mike and Noel celebrate mothers then go to the Lord Mayors Show in the 50s, there's a superb reel of college life when 'handicraft' was the word of the day and footage of the famous Skyvan?

  • S05E11 114 Frozen food, School, Playground

    • March 17, 2024

    We teach all you frozen food sellers how to sell more peas, look at first days at school in the 50s, we have a reel of the history of flight and do you remember your first trip to a playground?

  • S05E12 115 Poly Tours, Motoring

    • March 24, 2024

    We travel back to a bygone age with a reel on Poly Tours, there's British motoring history from Leyland and Lord Stokes, lots of magic car swapping in films and who remembers mobile shops?

  • S05E13 116 Easter, Joke catalogue, Beano

    • March 31, 2024

    Bring your Easter eggs or simnel cake! We have a lost film of Dame Maureen Lipman, wonderful footage of Easter bonnet parades, who remembers Ellisdon's joke catalogue? And did you go on a Beano?

  • S05E14 117 Skydiving, Location shooting, Andrews sisters

    • April 6, 2024

    There's a reel of 50s skydiving on behalf of a chocolatey drink, we go on location with 'Half a Sixpence' - who can you spot behind the scenes? And we have lost footage of The Andrews Sisters.

  • S05E15 118 Yorkshire gala, Jetex, Empress Biscuits

    • April 13, 2024

    There's a superb reel of a Yorkshire Gala in the 70s, we go flying for fun - who remembers Jetex model planes with a REAL engine? We look at markets in the 60s and who remembers Empress Biscuits?

  • S05E16 119 Biscuit tins, Trains, Sam Kydd, Kazoo

    • April 20, 2024

    There's talk of Jellimallos and Huntley and Palmer biscuit tins, there's a reel of train travel, a very special tea party, Sam Kydd on a rare day out and Noel and Mike have a Kazoo Competition!

  • S05E17 120 Radio Hallam, Faith Brown, Best Card for Beelzebub

    • April 28, 2024

    We'll all be 'treading the boards' as we celebrate Weekly Rep with two reels of lost footage, and we chat Radio Hallam, Blakey's, Faith Brown and the discovery of the best car for Beelzebub.

  • S05E18 121 Roger Moore, Festival of Britain and Quoits

    • May 5, 2024

    We look at Roger Moore being reunited with some special cars at Pinewood Studios! There's brilliant Festival of Britain footage, extra special reels for Elvis fans and who used to play Quoits?

  • S05E19 122 Eartha Kitt, Southgate, Potato Puffs

    • May 12, 2024

    We have another rare reel of Eartha Kitt, we look at some old fashioned sayings, we take a trip to Southgate in the 50s, we 'Hit The Road Jack' with a short on cars and who remembers Potato Puffs?

  • S05E20 123 Metropolitan Police, British Legion, Eiffel Tower Crystals

    • May 19, 2024

    There's a secret operation by the Metropolitan Police, a reel on the history of The British Legion and some great memory joggers, from Eiffel Tower Crystals to Kingston Upon Thames Monday Markets.

  • S05E21 124 Hartley Hare, 'Make Do and Mend', 1950s Haulage

    • May 26, 2024

    Mike and Noel are joined by special guest Hartley Hare, they take a look at 'Make Do and Mend', there's a brilliant lost reel of haulage firms in the 50s and Dame Maureen Lipman has been in touch.

  • S05E22 125 Stratford Upon Avon, Saltzburgh, Hell Drivers, Penny Arrow Toffee Bars

    • June 2, 2024

    We look at Stratford Upon Avon in the late 1940s a brilliant 1950s love story in Saltzburg, there's more from the lost reel of the real Hell Drivers and who remembers Penny Arrow Toffee bars?

  • S05E23 126 WW2 cinema advertising slides, School Days, Smedley's Sausage Rolls

    • June 9, 2024

    There's rescued cinema advertising slides from WW2, more school day footage, we peek behind the scenes in Quadrophenia take a look at 'The Arrows' and who remembers Smedley's Sausage Rolls?

  • S05E24 127 Cabana Chocolate Bar, Picnics, Aircraft

    • June 16, 2024

    We celebrate Father's with a Cabana chocolate bar! We have a reel of picnic frolics in the 50s, footage of selling old bangers in the 50s and look at scenes of aircraft in Bristol in the 50s/60s.

  • S05E25 128 Midlands Car Factory, 1950s Torquay, Splendo

    • June 23, 2024

    We go back to a Midlands Car Factory in the 60s with Minis, Daimlers and Vauxhalls! Then we're off to Torquay in the 50s, we relive all the fun of the fayre in the 60s, and who remembers Splendo?

  • S05E26 129 Compton Organ, Soldier on Leave, Trolley Bus, Listers Nut Rings, Gun Gum

    • June 30, 2024

    We have a fascinating reel of The Good Old Compton Organ, uncover a film of a soldier on leave in WWII there's a reel for trolley bus fans, we look at Listers Nut Rings and who remembers Gun Gum?

  • S05E27 130 Tommy Trinder, Frankie Vaught, Gardens, Charles Laughton

    • July 7, 2024

    Take a look at Tommy Trinder as the headline act and Frankie Vaughn opening a dancing competition there's inventions for the garden in the 60s and the history of Charles Laughton and Scarborough.

  • S05E28 131 London shopping, dancing, Singing Postman

    • July 14, 2024

    We go to London in the 40s, then go dancing 60s style, we talk Energen Rolls, Pom Poms, cap guns and pea shooters! There's a reel of The Singing Postman and who or what is 'Sultan Willygar'?

  • S05E29 132 50 pence piece, Portrush, 60s abroad

    • July 21, 2024

    Mike and Noel remember the year when the 50 pence piece arrived, they look at a wonderful reel of Portrush in the 50s, talk milk tablets, Zam-Buk ointment and Cat Meat, and look at the 60s abroad.

  • S05E30 133 Recycling, Housewives, Pineapple

    • July 28, 2024

    We have a look at recycling in the 60s, a 50s reel of a housewife that deserves an award, there's a story based on a tin of pineapple slices and an unknown reel of family life in the 60s.

  • S05E31 134 Corsets, Farmers, Truck Drivers

    • August 4, 2024

    Mike and Noel go back in time to visit a corset factory, there's advice for farmers in the 50s, an insight into the life of truck drivers in the 60s at night and who remembers chicken in a tin?

  • S05E32 135 Granada Cinemas, Mansfield, Devon

    • August 11, 2024

    We look at the Granada Cinema, Mansfield in the 60s, Devon in the 50s and a trip to a sweet factory. We remember the ventriloquist 'Saveen' and who remembers the Courage Brewery drays in the 50s?

  • S05E33 136 Peter Rogers, Bryan Forbes, Lily Laundry

    • August 18, 2024

    There's brilliant footage of the late Peter Rogers, an interview of Bryan Forbes, a fascinating reel of a day in the life of the Lily laundry, and we go back to the Granada Mansfield in the 60s.

  • S05E34 137 Bread, Mayor-weighing, Dancing, Grandfathers

    • August 25, 2024

    We start with a brilliant reel on bread, look at the weighing in of the mayor, but when and where? We have a colour film of a lady tap dancing on a ball and some great stories about grandfathers.

  • S05E35 138 Puppets, Pinewood, Props

    • September 1, 2024

    There's a brilliant lost reel of early puppets, we go behind the scenes at Pinewood Studios and journey into the props department in the 80s and we look at a Holy Communion in the early 50s.

  • S05E36 139 Songbird, Mushrooms, Automation

    • September 8, 2024

    We have a fascinating reel of an enchanting songbird, then it's all about mushrooms in the 70s! We have a brilliant reel about the start of automation in the 50s and do you remember Willie Wilko?

  • S05E37 140 Aviation, Tin Cans, Dog Show

    • September 15, 2024

    Let's get seated on the runway and wait for the plane to be ready! Then there's a short on tin cans children with their furry friends at a dog show and did any of you make a 'cotton reel tank'?

  • S05E38 141 Johnny Ray, Shani Wallis, Bikes

    • September 22, 2024

    There's a great reel of a lost British TV show featuring Johnny Ray and Shani Wallis, a brilliant public information film, and for bike fans, we go to Tyneside for a summer show back in the 60s.

  • S05E39 142 Hovercraft, Sailors Society, Drumbeg

    • September 29, 2024

    There's hovercraft races on land, The Sailors Society in the 50s, organs and sing-a-longs, sliders from Drumbeg, gobstoppers on sticks from Kibcaps Basildon and a TV recording from the 50s or 60s.

  • S05E40 143 Peter Sellers, Pedal Cars

    • October 6, 2024

    We have a rare treat with some lost films of Peter Sellers, then wonderful cine reels of pedal cars, tricycles, go karts and lawnmowers, and footage on how to change the wheel on an Austin 7 van.

  • S05E41 144 Police Training, Hillclimb, House

    • October 13, 2024

    There's a brilliant reel of the history of a house, a fascinating old reel about police training, some amazing Hillclimb racing footage and who remembers the 'Whistling Outspan Yo-Yo'?

  • S05E42 145 Monte Carlo, Motorcycles

    • October 20, 2024

    We'll take you racing in Monte Carlo, teach you about motorcycle road safety in the 1950s, we have footage of Laurel and Hardy, and we've found an episode of a lost series starring Anthony Newley.

  • S05E43 146 Todd Slaughter, Traffic, Harold Hare

    • October 27, 2024

    We have 'music unlimited' with a very rare reel with some surprising guests we've found a lost 'Tod Slaughter' film, footage of directing traffic in 1959 and who remembers the Harold Hare Comic?

  • S05E44 147 Kenneth Cope, Millicent Martin, Aston Martin

    • November 3, 2024

    We remember the great Kenneth Cope with a reel of him and Millicent Martin from the 60s! We go off to see the toys of yesteryear and go behind the scenes of the making of an Aston Martin!

  • S05E45 148 Tea, Post-War, Poppies, Royal Navy

    • November 10, 2024

    We are taught how to make tea, look at England towards the end of the war, we pop into Pete Murray's house on his 99th birthday, go poppy making and there's a great reel on the Royal Navy at sea.

  • S05E46 149 Vespas, Whitbread Brewery, Esher Studios

    • November 17, 2024

    How about a bit of 50s Vespa action? Then, we go behind the scenes of the Whitbread Brewery in the 60s and the Footage Detectives go footage detecting and explore the mystery of Esher Studios!

  • S05E47 150 Solent train, Firewater soda

    • November 24, 2024

    It's all about the steam with a brilliant reel of chugging along the Solent by train! Then there's a brilliant reel of a 60s cartoon and do you remember the pop called 'Firewater' from the 60s?

  • S05E48 151 Harley Davidson, Timken home

    • December 1, 2024

    We have exclusive, precious footage of a Harley Davidson meet up - but when and where? There's 60s footage of the Timken Show and we are off to the docks with a brilliant reel of vintage cars.

  • S05E49 152 Thames, Traffic Warden

    • December 8, 2024

    We've found a brilliant reel of the Thames, celebrate when being a traffic warden was fun - with footage from the 60s and share some tips from 1951, with a lost reel from the Cinema Museum!

  • S05E50 153 Eagle Comic Siren

    • December 15, 2024

    If you are a fan of Hattie Jacques, Jean Carson and Max Bygraves we have a rare treat of a reel. Did you buy an Eagle Comic Siren for 6d? And what links Saber of London with Captain Scarlet?

  • S05E51 154 Christmas in the 1950s

    • December 22, 2024

    `It's a star studded Christmas Special with Jack Hulbert, David Tomlinson. Jack Warner and many more! We look at different Christmas's in the 50s and 60s, and a reel of lost children in 50s London.

  • S05E52 155 Muffin the Mule, Stars We Lost

    • December 29, 2024

    Watch a rediscovered episode of childhood favourite Muffin the Mule, step back in time with childhood pastimes from the 50s and we look some of the stars we have sadly lost this year.

Season 6

  • S06E01 156: 60s Flights, 40s, 'Sunny Jim'

    • January 5, 2025

    It's a new year and we have a new look! We go on a 60s flight across Europe, go cycling in the 40s but when and where? We've had a lost reel of Harry Tate's sent in and who had a 'sunny Jim'?

  • S06E02 157: Pete Murray, Model Airplanes

    • January 12, 2025

    There's reels a plenty with Pete Murray appearances behind the scenes stories from Maureen Evans and Karen Kay, some 60s pop to take us back in time and footage of a model aircraft competition.

  • S06E03 158: Footballers, Scopiatone Tornadoes, The Housecoat

    • January 19, 2025

    There's special footage of some iconic footballers, a great scopiatone of the Tornadoes, there's traffic in the 50s, we celebrate The Housecoat and who remembers Alan Freeman's record shops?

  • S06E04 159: Hampstead travelogue, New Odeon, The Pretty Things

    • January 26, 2025

    Mike and Noel take a trip to the flicks with wonderful footage announcing the 'new' Odeon's opening up there's a travelogue to Hampstead in the 30s and a lost film of The Pretty Things from 1966!

  • S06E05 160: 60s Aberdeen, 40s Mills, Needle Time, 50s Muswell Hill

    • February 2, 2025

    We take you to Aberdeen in the 60s and to the mills in the 40s, but with a modern jazzy twist. Who remembers 'Needle Time'? And who frequented the Athenaeum Dance Hall in Muswell Hill in the 50s?

  • S06E06 161: 1950s Projection, Fanny Cradock, 1950s Cars

    • February 9, 2025

    Mike and Noel share an educational reel on 1950s projection, then it's time for Fanny Cradock and omelettes in a brilliant lost reel and there's footage from the 1950s for car enthusiasts.

  • S06E07 162: Dick Emery, Birmingham 1964, 'Give Us a Show' Projector

    • February 16, 2025

    We have a fascinating lost reel of Dick Emery you won't want to miss; we take you to Birmingham in 1964 with a brilliant reel and how many of you still have your 60s 'Give Us a Show' projector?

  • S06E08 163: Larry Adler, 'Oak Apple Day', Cabdrivers Cough Mixture

    • February 23, 2025

    We treat you to a very rare reel featuring Larry Adler from the late 50s, then we're off to celebrate 'Oak Apple Day', look at a wonderful reel on clay and who remembers Cabdrivers cough mixture?

  • S06E09 164: Cinebox, 60s New Technology, Music for Silents

    • March 2, 2025

    It's time to turn on the Cinebox, with a bit of Cinebox magic! There's a brilliant reel looking at the 'new technology' of the 60s and a reel that Noel's uncovered on making music for silents.

  • S06E10 165 Fanny Cradock, Factories and Eggs

    • March 9, 2025

    Fanny Cradock is back with a burning question, then we rewind to 1962 with a look at the great advances in the era's factories and there's a reel about egg imports from Australia in the 1930s.

  • S06E11 166 Heathrow, Beezer Bingo & Crisps

    • March 16, 2025

    We're jetting off to Heathrow in 1958 and Noel's uncovered a reel about the production of newspapers in the 70s. Have you still got your Beezer Bingo Banger? And do you remember AGM potato crisps?

  • S06E12 167 Peter Sellers short, Science, & Ice Lollies

    • March 23, 2025

    We have a short film of Peter Sellers featuring Graham Stark, Dick Emery & Raymond Francis! Then it's off to 1969 for 'new' scientific discoveries. And do you remember Archie Andrews ice lollies?

  • S06E13 168 Bygone buses, 1950s Soho & liquorice

    • March 30, 2025

    See you all in the TPTV cinema for some brilliant reels of bygone buses! There's also a glimpse of Soho in the 50s bin men in the 40s and who remembers Bluebird liquorice and chocolate toffees?

  • S06E14 169 Durham beaches, Sea Coal Man & The Avons

    • April 6, 2025

    We start with a trip to Durham's beaches in the 1960s and a look at the life of a sea coal man we keep up with the fashions and products of 1949 and boogie with the 'The Avons' in 1962.

  • S06E15 170 Debbie Reynolds, Maidstone Trolley & Beetle Drives

    • April 13, 2025

    Mike and Noel have everything from the lovely Debbie Reynolds to the bizarre world of The Alberts! There's also a superb reel of the last Maidstone Trolley Bus! And do you remember Beetle Drives?

  • S06E16 171 Ovaltine, Easter Bunny & Post-War Rebirth

    • April 20, 2025

    We watch the lost films from the Ovaltine factory's heyday, and we have a special guest with some rare items. The Easter Bunny is here! And we have a reel of England's 'rebirth' after the war.

  • S06E17 172 Tunbridge Wels, Rugby's Plaza Cinema & Railway Platforms

    • April 27, 2025

    Mike and Noel bring news from Tunbridge Wells, wallow in the astounding footage of the building of Rugby's Plaza Cinema and talk the label machines that graced our railway platforms in the 60s.

  • S06E18 173 Worzel Gummidge, Gilbert Harding & James Bond

    • May 4, 2025

    Mike and Noel watch behind the scenes Worzel, Gilbert Harding's home lighting lessons from the 50s unseen footage of James Bond on location and a driving lesson from British Railways in the 50s.

  • S06E19 174 School Life, Fires & Puffkins

    • May 11, 2025

    We head back to class with a look at 60s school life, we have reels from the 40s on the dangers of fires in the bedroom a thirst quenching film about orange juice and who remembers Puffkins?

  • S06E20 175 1930s London, Merry Maids & Brian Murphy Tribute

    • May 18, 2025

    We take a trip to London in the 30s and spend a Sunday by the sea in the 50s. There's film magic and memory joggers with Merry Maids and bus signs, and we pay tribute to our friend Brian Murphy.

  • S06E21 176 Acker Bilk, Nettlefold Studios & Zokko

    • May 25, 2025

    We take a trip to London in the 30s and spend a Sunday by the sea in the 50s. There's film magic and memory joggers with Merry Maids and bus signs, and we pay tribute to our friend Brian Murphy.

  • S06E22 177 English Riviera, Islington, Bile Beans

    • June 1, 2025

    We head to the English Riviera in the 40s, there's an incredible lost reel of The Tufty Club, we're off to 1940s Islington for tips on staying safe on the roads and do you remember Bile Beans?

  • S06E23 178 Hop-picking, Cinecontest in Glasgow, Bifball

    • June 8, 2025

    Fancy coming hop-picking with Mike and Noel? Or would you prefer a trip to 1940s Glasgow for a Cine Contest? Or a 1960s coffee drinking experience? And how about a reel featuring Bifball?

  • S06E24 179 Goon Show, Origami Rupert

    • June 15, 2025

    It's a Goon Show Special! Mike and Noel share some interesting rare lost reels from the Goon Preservation Society, and there's a special guest! And do you remember making an Origami Rupert?

  • S06E25 180 1930s chocolate box making, police trainees, Barnsley

    • June 22, 2025

    We go behind the scenes of 1930s chocolate box making, we join police trainees on the beat in 1950s Brighton, and we journey up north to Barnsley in the 50s to spot a famous face.

  • S06E26 181 Scunthorpe, Dulcima, Dover Town Hall & AEC

    • June 29, 2025

    A lad in 1950s Scunthorpe is faced with a big career choice, we go behind the scenes of Dulcima, uncover WWII memories of a dance at the Dover Town Hall, and we look at the history of the AEC!

  • S06E27 182 Johnny Leyton, Slough Trading Estate & Bread Adverts

    • July 6, 2025

    There's fantastic footage of Johnny Leyton and the wonderful 'Johnny Remember Me'! Noel's found a reel about The Slough Trading Estate and we've got one of the best bread adverts ever made.

  • S06E28 183 Cotswolds, Alexandra Palace & Milk Machines

    • July 13, 2025

    We take a trip to the Cotswolds in 1948, look at Alexandra Palace and the birth of television in 1936, Noel has a very interesting reel about a ladder, and do you remember milk machines?

  • S06E29 184 The Hollies, Oldies on Holiday, Garden Party & Kitchen Equipment advert

    • July 20, 2025

    We have music from The Hollies, take the oldies on holiday in the 60s, look at how HMV made a record in the 40s watch a garden party with the stars and have a catchy advert for kitchen equipment.