Children of the Stones!!

sudzs

Just stumbled across this... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01n1rbx

LiamMc

British stand-up comedian compares "children's tv today" and "the portrayal of children in the '70's". Children of The Stones and The Changes.

(uploaded Feb 27 2007).

BlaasForRafa

LiamMc wrote: »

British stand-up comedian compares "children's tv today" and "the portrayal of children in the '70's". Children of The Stones and The Changes.

(uploaded Feb 27 2007).

Its kind of an unfair comparison really, Children of the Stones and Changes were for young teenagers and was broadcast around 4.30 in the afternoon whereas Skins was broadcast post-watershed. I'd agree with him that Children of the Stones was just a more interesting story whereas Skins was the usual Channel 4 tits'n'drugs dailymail-baiting shockerama.

btw I first saw Children of the Stones in the early 80's, it must have been a repeat on HTV. It was such an eerie show, much scarier than Doctor Who thats for sure.

branie

Was Ron Moody in that show?

BlaasForRafa

branie wrote: »

Was Ron Moody in that show?

No, you're thinking of Into the Labyrinth, another spooky HTV show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoazQwVyzCs

branie

Sorry, I was confused there. Thanks

nlgbbbblth

Children Of The Stones - creepy as f*ck in the late 1970s and still is today.

frankosw

Never forget the opening titles...scary as hell.

armchair fusilier

The complete series is up on YouTube...

Debating whether to watch it again. The opening titles still freak me out all these years later. I remember the final scene was one those....ah, everything OK now...Oh no it isn't!!!!!...ones

Missymoohaa

Do you know I remember this programme vividly, but didn't think any one else did and am so surprised to see it mentioned here. So just shows how much it resonated with our memories nearly 40 yrs later.

Missymoohaa

armchair fusilier wrote: »

The complete series is up on YouTube...

Debating whether to watch it again. The opening titles still freak me out all these years later. I remember the final scene was one those....ah, everything OK now...Oh no it isn't!!!!!...ones

Don't suppose there's any chance of it being on Netflix??

nlgbbbblth

DVD for less than a tenner at Amazon. Click. The second disc has a selection of other childrens ITV stuff - Sky, King of the Castle, The Clifton House Mystery and Into the Labyrinth

Fox_In_Socks

Watched the first episode on youtube last night. It's quite good, very entertaining and I'm in my late 20's.

Sam Kade

Missymoohaa wrote: »

Do you know I remember this programme vividly, but didn't think any one else did and am so surprised to see it mentioned here. So just shows how much it resonated with our memories nearly 40 yrs later.

It was on when I was still going to national school around mid 70's. All I can remember about it is that it used to frighten the sh1t out of me :eek:

frankosw

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

DVD for less than a tenner at Amazon. Click. The second disc has a selection of other childrens ITV stuff - Sky, King of the Castle, The Clifton House Mystery and Into the Labyrinth

Now this i seem to remember as being completely terrifying...was it something to do with a kid who got trapped in a lift and transported to an underground kingdom? Or did i imagine it?

BlaasForRafa

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

DVD for less than a tenner at Amazon. Click. The second disc has a selection of other childrens ITV stuff - Sky, King of the Castle, The Clifton House Mystery and Into the Labyrinth

Ok, since we're on odd ITV childrens programs of the 70's/80's, I seem to remember a show set in an old stately home and the title sequence focused on a tower/turret at the top of the house that was filled with books...anyone got any ideas of what it might be?

nlgbbbblth

frankosw wrote: »

Now this i seem to remember as being completely terrifying...was it something to do with a kid who got trapped in a lift and transported to an underground kingdom? Or did i imagine it?

That's the one. Down in the basement where anything goes. That's also available on DVD in its own right - well worth a look.

nlgbbbblth

BlaasForRafa wrote: »

Ok, since we're on odd ITV childrens programs of the 70's/80's, I seem to remember a show set in an old stately home and the title sequence focused on a tower/turret at the top of the house that was filled with books...anyone got any ideas of what it might be?

The Ghosts of Motley Hall springs to mind - not sure if it's the one though.

Or else - maybe Lonely's House? Made by Tyne Tees in 1976.

frankosw

nlgbbbblth wrote: »

The Ghosts of Motley Hall springs to mind - not sure if it's the one though.

Or else - maybe Lonely's House? Made by Tyne Tees in 1976.

More than likely its the Book Tower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJmF97aDwIM

Dyr

I like the bit where the old man is drinking cider with his son. Dont see that nowadays

frankosw

Bambi wrote: »

I like the bit where the old man is drinking cider with his son. Dont see that nowadays

Try Nth Earl St when its dole day.

BlaasForRafa

frankosw wrote: »

More than likely its the Book Tower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJmF97aDwIM

Thats bloody it an all, cheers! I'm glad it was a real show and not just my brain making sh-t it up

I spent about an hour yesterday googling various tv resource websites and nothing, I knew someone here would eventually come up with something

The main itv channel doesn't even do kids tv programs any more, and even if they did there would be absolutely zero chance of them doing a program about anything as cerebral as books!

nlgbbbblth

Had totally forgotten about The Book Tower. It ran for quite a while. Tom Baker presented some of them.

I imagine Network may release it some day.