Comments on: WANDERLY WHAT? http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/ It's a group blog. What more do you need to know? Thu, 24 May 2012 09:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73553 Conor McCabe Fri, 18 Jun 2010 23:22:07 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73553 They were smart people. Stare long enough into Wanderly Wagon, and Wanderly Wagon stares into you. They were smart people. Stare long enough into Wanderly Wagon, and Wanderly Wagon stares into you.

]]> By: Garibaldy http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73551 Garibaldy Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:53:19 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73551 Surely this thread reveals the real reason for the depth of unionist hostility to a united Ireland from the 1950s onwards? Surely this thread reveals the real reason for the depth of unionist hostility to a united Ireland from the 1950s onwards?

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73549 Conor McCabe Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:44:04 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73549 Just on 'Play for Today'. The quote which starts off my other post on the 70s is taken from Dennis Potter's "Blue Remembered Hills", which had a profound affect on me as a child. It was broadcast in January 1979 as part of "The Tuesday Play" series on BBC2. Just on ‘Play for Today’. The quote which starts off my other post on the 70s is taken from Dennis Potter’s “Blue Remembered Hills”, which had a profound affect on me as a child. It was broadcast in January 1979 as part of “The Tuesday Play” series on BBC2.

]]> By: LeftAtTheCross http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73547 LeftAtTheCross Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:17:14 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73547 Multi-channel land for me also. There was some "filth" mind you, the BBC's "Play For Today" had some memorable ones that made an impression. Mind you that was later on as a teenager, and post 9pm watershed. Multi-channel land for me also. There was some “filth” mind you, the BBC’s “Play For Today” had some memorable ones that made an impression. Mind you that was later on as a teenager, and post 9pm watershed.

]]> By: AK http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73545 AK Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:42:53 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73545 Born late 60s so rared in a multi channel Dublin during the seventies. We had all the channels but weren't allowed watch anything but RTE after 8 o'clock as the BBC, UTV etc would only be showing foreign British filth. Although allowed watch only RTE after 8 pm, We were still banned from watching Dallas and Dynasty as it was American filth. ( I gathered that America at the time was "Rotten with Sex".) Needless to say we watched Dallas every chance we got and as there were no remotes we invariably got caught. Usually as my mother walked in what would be on the screen but a couple in the bed..... which led to the question... "Are they married?" Born late 60s so rared in a multi channel Dublin during the seventies. We had all the channels but weren’t allowed watch anything but RTE after 8 o’clock as the BBC, UTV etc would only be showing foreign British filth.
Although allowed watch only RTE after 8 pm, We were still banned from watching Dallas and Dynasty as it was American filth. ( I gathered that America at the time was “Rotten with Sex”.) Needless to say we watched Dallas every chance we got and as there were no remotes we invariably got caught.
Usually as my mother walked in what would be on the screen but a couple in the bed….. which led to the question…
“Are they married?”

]]> By: Sean Baite http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73533 Sean Baite Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:42:08 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73533 <i>Does anyone remember a show called ‘Freewheelers’?</i> No, Dr W, but I recollect a shower called the 'FineGaelers'. (cue drum roll) Does anyone remember a show called ‘Freewheelers’?
No, Dr W, but I recollect a shower called the ‘FineGaelers’.
(cue drum roll)

]]> By: Conor McCabe http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73532 Conor McCabe Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:17:50 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73532 :) :)

]]> By: Brian Hanley http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73531 Brian Hanley Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:12:18 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73531 ’Brien goes to the shops and eats some chocolate. Then he plays snakes and ladders with his granny. ' Ah Conor, that only happened once or twice, most of the time it was serious shit with Sneaky Snake and Niall of the Nine Sausages, and some fella called Rory. And the wagon could fly, if I remember correctly. The Beverley Hillblillies, F Troop and The Sullivans made up the rest of our viewing until someone put up a huge illegal mast on some mountain in Clare around 1982. ’Brien goes to the shops and eats some chocolate. Then he plays snakes and ladders with his granny. ‘

Ah Conor, that only happened once or twice, most of the time it was serious shit with Sneaky Snake and Niall of the Nine Sausages, and some fella called Rory. And the wagon could fly, if I remember correctly. The Beverley Hillblillies, F Troop and The Sullivans made up the rest of our viewing until someone put up a huge illegal mast on some mountain in Clare around 1982.

]]> By: Dr. X http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73516 Dr. X Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:55:33 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73516 Does anyone remember a show called 'Freewheelers'? Does anyone remember a show called ‘Freewheelers’?

]]> By: Hugh Green http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73514 Hugh Green Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:08:38 +0000 http://dublinopinion.com/2010/06/15/wanderly-what/#comment-73514 I existed in a sort of opposite universe to this. In our house in the late 70s early 80s the RTE signal rarely ever worked. So I loved Bagpuss and Mr Benn and Camberwick Green, but when the RTE signal did work there were a couple of things I used to go mad for: Wanderly Wagon and this other show made by the Children's Television Workshop which had some of the characters of Sesame Street, some of the Muppets, and even Spiderman put in an odd appearance. But for me Wanderly Wagon had an enticing mystique: a traveller from an antique land, if you will. But Bosco was pure shite. Apart from when they used to film inside his box. I existed in a sort of opposite universe to this. In our house in the late 70s early 80s the RTE signal rarely ever worked. So I loved Bagpuss and Mr Benn and Camberwick Green, but when the RTE signal did work there were a couple of things I used to go mad for: Wanderly Wagon and this other show made by the Children’s Television Workshop which had some of the characters of Sesame Street, some of the Muppets, and even Spiderman put in an odd appearance. But for me Wanderly Wagon had an enticing mystique: a traveller from an antique land, if you will. But Bosco was pure shite. Apart from when they used to film inside his box.

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