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@@bossrat thats a short Episode because where is the story scene when they had the clock in it

This would have been when the series had transferred to BBC1 of course after BBC2 had started Daytime on Two in September 1983 at the time then too.

Jeez i was only 7.5 months old

At least we have an edition with Brian Cant out of all people, still his quirky but fun uncle-like self. Don't really know much about Elizabeth Milbank, I think she came in once my dad and my uncles stopped watching it. But aye, doesn't feel the same without the toys (except Hamble, nobody cares about Hamble) or the proper windows.

Elizabeth presented from December 1979 - 1985. IMO she’s one of the more underrated presenters. Always warm and friendly.

@@andreww6769 Ah, okay. So one of the classic era presenters. That's nice. But it's the same with presenters like Ben Bazell, Sheelagh Gilby or Andrew Secombe. My youngest uncle stopped watching in 1978, so any presenters beyond that don't create that many memories. She did look fun, though.

This particular episode is from 29 June 1984.

@@andreww6769 Ah okay. Brian wouldn't be staying for too long at this point, unfortunately. I think his last appearance was in 85.

@@bossrat Ach, that's a shame. Nonetheless, it is something. Brian Cant was, again, a children's television legend. You wouldn't get another person like him on TV nowadays, unfortunately. Presenters nowadays all bounce off the walls and act like kids on a sugar rush. Brian, and Elizabeth Millbank both talked normally to children, talking to them without seeming too hyper or condescending.

@@bossrat Oh definitely. Ever seen Mr Tumble, for example, gosh, that's uncomfortable, watching a fully grown man acting like a 5 year old child.

@@bossrat Will do. I take it you went and saw a clip of him.

@@bossrat The funny thing is that the guy, Justin Fletcher, is actually a decent guy in real life. He does some kids TV presenting as himself, and he's actually not that bad. But Mr Tumble is just creepy, same with the other examples of grown men and women acting like children to entertain children. Don't really know what happened to such presenting styles like Brian Cant's or Floella Benjamin's, since most children's television needs more people like them.