John Craven's Newsround 1982

[baseballfan99]

Looking on Google it appears the guy going for the water speed record failed. The guy going for the land speed succeeded and Leeds still have some dodgy fans.

[MrBb100000]

They don't do panda stories anymore. they should bring them, and John Craven, back.Also bring back the seriousness.

[mrjaywilliams]

The flute rift at 0:17 kills it

[janeybundybird]

Cracking episode. The usual annual firework warnings, opening of Channel 4 and dirty leeds. Then a musical youth follow up. Classic

[ATLHockey9]

But this shit is funny

[ATLHockey9]

America is better

[2manynegativewaves]

@ATLHockey9 America is better than what ? This is a news programe from 15 years before you were born, muppet. but,FYI,america is slightly better than a septic hole in your big toe,thats about it...........

[vania1013]

i supplied john craven with all his ties

i still make them for john oaks and lee derferm

[smelkus]

Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee

[LUNATIC75]

"This is John Craven, and I don't care if you are waiting for Blue Peter. Shut and bloody listen!"

[gravidplum]

'Harrowing news stories rendered palatable by a man in a vibrant shirt.' (TVGoHome)

[peterdcarter1]

Same old dirty Leeds!

[mrspivvy]

right, this has bothered me since about 1980, what instruments are playing at the closing theme?

[fremsley001]

@rightfredsdead. Actually it was JC himself who played the bongos and whistle. He also knitted that yellow jumper from the bits of fluff stuck to the lemon drops he found under old peoples' beds when visiting them for charity. He personally instigated all the stories featured on newsround, e.g. invented fireworks, invaded the falklands. The only thing he didn't do was front the Goombay Dance Band (actually he did but disowned all knowledge of it after the failure of Indio Boy).

[The31415927]

I know...terrible. From a round of new drinks to Newsround, *SNAP*, and a get your fucking screaming baby head back in there so she can keep up her pelvic thrusts...

YOU eat Kennedy's SHIT.

AND YOU'LL LIKE IT.

[tonyregan021177]

Ban the ad!! bloody disrespectful!!

[MrTVFunnyMan]

Why are we watching this? lol

[NiallJoe71]

Even as a kid I thought this version of the news was over santised and condescending. I learned far more from the real news and listening to my Da than this childish crap.

[GhostBusterz100]

WOW THIS IS OLLD!

LIKE THERE JUMPER'Z!

[TheSliderzone]

did everyone wear ghastly jumpers in 82

[BuddyFantastic]

Oh my

[McPrfctday]

Remember the April Fools Day John Craven's Newsround when the panda story at the end was the brilliant news that London Zoo had finally managed to breed captive pandas? He sat there, straight faced, while he showed us the very rare panda egg! lol It must have been around this time... I was pretty young.

[russhurley]

BRILL. THANKS.

[wadefite]

here is the news -

an elderly nature presenter has escaped the cull of countryfile presenters because he is male.

asked to comment he said- "i dont really agree with the BBCs ageist and sexist views but i havent the gumtion to stand up and be counted"

[Musicmania1968]

I was 14 when this used to be on. wow, I am now 42, frightening

[bazfanv2]

@Musicmania1968 Very frightening, im of a similar age. Dam im old

[DavidMcMahon1]

A lot of the Navy who got burnt only did so due to man-made fibres being used instead of cotton the uniforms got stuck to them. :( My stomach is turning writing this, but the truth always need to be heard.

[essy111]

God he sounds like David Icke, they have same voices

[courtney359]

wow a new channel makes news.Now we get on every 10 minutes.

[TheScotty9646]

Yes it was Tuesday 2nd of November 1982, As seen in the news clip, the day uk fourth television channel. Channel 4 took to the air. I remember coming home from school as a child and waiting for the television channel to start.

[Musicmania1968]

@TheScotty9646 thats interesting actually about the 4th channel. I remember it coming but could not remember when it was. wow. Cause we had to make do with 3 channels in those days and the kids now have so many channels are spoilt for choice.LOL

[Owen4004]

this is so rubbish compared to the newsround today on cbbc

[earthsunlover]

love the theme tune thanks

[rightfredsdead]

i was paid by the bbc to play the whistle at the end of this piece. i used a few milk bottles and had to wait for the bongos to fade out before playing. i was paid £25.

[DrHock]

@rightfredsdead For real? Haha. You've gotta be having a laugh! O.o

[rightfredsdead]

@DrHock it was 1975. i bought a budgie jacket with the money

[rightfredsdead]

@DrHock i really did. i worked in bbc production from 1971-1982. you would be suprised at the improv people had to do back then. we couldnt find anything that was low enough. we tried pan pipes and so on, but in the end milk bottles with varying amounts of water had the right tone. i left the bbc after the royal wedding.

[Musicmania1968]

@rightfredsdead thats interesting actually to know. cause i used to watch this when I use to come home from school. £25 then was more money as to now is nothing really.

[97channel]

Wait a second, that bloke's boat is called Alton Towers?!

2:54

[electrogeek77]

Maybe all news should be presented like this - you certainly get more information from this format than from modern news stations.

[darkmarkrammstein]

hahahahahahah excellant

[chookter1]

That phone in the background makes him look that bit more important.

[leesmith96]

only just 4 basic channels back then god oh how times ave changed tell me about it

[andrewt008]

We used 2 go out "lobbin bangers" anyways! Even after being told not 2 do so in assembley!

[GrandDizzy]

John Craven is required to have his full name in the title of any project he's involved with.

This is confirmed in John Craven's Contract, which can be viewed on John Craven's Website.

[hombrerelents]

Check out those fucking bongos motherfuckers!

[77EVERTONFC]

nice

[adds3566]

Peter Andre and Jordan are the greatest:-)

[xmobuk]

Make me feel old!

[etlcstn]

In it's original title of "John Craven's Newsround" (now called Newsround) its was the only News Broadcast in the world to be named after its presenter and it has been running on the BBC for over 30 years

[ianupton]

i played the bongo drums on the intro. i had to play the beat 16 times before it was cut.

[gilhams]

Respect to you mate - that is some funky bongo playing!

[smelkus]

John Craven sounds like gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee

[steerpike66]

The ideal behind this show was great. Now kids AND adults are just exposed to the same crappy newsertainment, with grown people watching Peter Andre and Jordan and shite like that.

[mistofoles]

Did anybody else notice that phone didn't ring, not once during all the years of John's broadcast! I bet it was just there for show, it probaly wasn't even connected!

[DrHock]

+10pts lol

[homerbear46]

@mistofoles ...it was the direct "nuclear-football" line to the guy in the bunker...WHO WAS READY to turn Russia/China into glass at John Craven's say-so.

[beastatlay]

@homerbear46

I worked as an EETPU-certified electrician and rigger at the BBC from 1974 to 1986 and confirm that this is true. However, Craven couldn't launch a massive retaliatory strike without Philip Schofield, who would co-authenticate any launch orders and had the other missile key on a chain around his neck.

[homerbear46]

@beastatlay

SEE everyone?..I told you. we was ALWAYS that close.

scary.

[mcwolfus]

@mistofoles WRONG. My Dad worked for the beeb, and that phone was connected alright, but was only to be used in emergency to warn Mr Craven important of events like the death of a Blue Peter dog, Nuclear attack, stuff like that...

[stuartwr69]

@mcwolfus I think he sometimes used the phone to speak to Reg Turnill, the space correspondent

[mcwolfus]

@stuartwr69 yep, I believe that to be the case.lol

[mistofoles]

The whole point of Newsround was to keep kids up to date with current affairs without appearing patronising!

[givmespace]

fuck i wasnt alive this far back, no way

[roryfromlondon]

yeah but i think its better that way. even 'adult' news now is 60 second 'i can't sit still unless the presenter is either young or wacky ' news. Dumbing down of society. Taking things seriously might help calm down the young generation.

And yep i found it boring when i was a kid. but maybe thats the point.

[karatebuff]

Of course you found it boring you were a fucking kid for gods sake

[roryfromlondon]

Calm down mate! people get so angry on youtube comments .. have a nice cup of tea ..

[samhraidh]

even the "kids" news sounded very serious back then, compared to now

[campgalore]

i hated Newsround as a kid! I wanted more cartoons!!

[Perranporth]

Ah, Richard Noble! Not only DID he get the record, he was instrumental behind the team smashing it (and the sound barrier) a decade later! And I recently read he's currently working on an even faster car.

[gavinpow77]

Yep, the new newsround talks down to kids. Softer than a pillow in a padded cell, but at least they have recently reinstated the old 70s/80s theme music (if modernised)! Been made redundant recently and finding myself cringing at practically every daytime programme!

[kingdaniel69]

That was brilliant, great memories and no pulling of punches.

[gary777777]

The BSC's camapign was and still was always be rightous and valid.

How many eyes need to lost before the distribution of what is, after all, explosives, is restricted. Early Channel 4 was often unwatchable.Today's line up may not be any less so.

RIP Patrick Waite of Musical Youth

[djjaseuk]

Ah the good old days. Shame the current Newsround talks down to kids as if they were stupid.

[1875HIBSFC]

Is this the newsrond u get on CBBC? i mean the kids news

[DrHock]

Indeed it is.

[madabbafan]

@1875HIBSFC yes but back then it covered real news stories in a way children would understand. Now they cover utter rubbish like "cheryl cole stubs her toe"

[hughrobertwright]

@1875HIBSFC this used to be on BBC1 about 5pm on weekdays, (there used to be children's programmes from 4.30 to 5.30 I think, remember there were only 3 TV channels then. I used to watch this when I came home from school, nearly 30 years ago now)

[Owen4004]

@1875HIBSFC yes

[Visonu]

This is from TV ark

[DrHock]

This is from UK Nova, smart alec.

[onomatopoeia99]

Skip to the last three seconds of this clip for a bit of classic Radiophonic workshop music!

[yethboth]

Interesting.

[smelkus]

gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee

[neil9327]

oi craven! Dont you realize your pullover is a fire risk!

Put it out! Right out"

[bumsmile]

CRAVINGS, We're not talking John Cravings!

[walshfan2470]

Brings back memories.great post.

[TomGreenUK]

Cravings.....Not John Cravings, we're not talking John Cravings' newsround-up no.

[SimonDolan]

Just noticed the phone in the background as well - ready for incoming breaking stories!!!

[SimonDolan]

John Craven is a legend - and this was good sensible stuff for kids. The problem was that before 24 hour TV, Newsround usually usurped the adult news that was shown 30-60 mins later!!! JC usually did a few breaking news stories, I think famously the Challenger shuttle disaster!

[redrachel76]

Lovely to see this again. Yes that is an excellent point made about children's news not being watered down then.

My favourite was the "Musical Youth" item. They were really big back then. I wonder where they are now.

Thanks for posting this.

[nashnosh]

Brilliant stuff, fondly remembered. Memories of gentler times. The days before chavs and horrible violent idiots that ruin our lives today.

[thestonesrock]

agree with you, i used to love watching this after school, things are not as good for kids now.

[comedyplayerVL]

This is really poor tv programming

[emmaekane]

Actually, its great.

[halsalli]

1982 - that is, erm 26 years ago. That's how it was.

[mattcol99]

pick up the phone John - its an 80's classic

[continuityUK]

I swear the guy who was to sit in the cockpit of that craft is John Culshaw!

[smelkus]

Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee Gwabadee

[smelkus]

Did anyone else think that John Craven sounded like he was saying gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee when he spoke

[sharpy2010]

No.

[emmaekane]

No.

[smelkus]

How can anyone not think John Craven sounds like gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee gwabadee

[phil9421]

Shame the children of this generation missed this version of newsround, i hate how newsround not patronises the audiance nowadays, but craven did not water it down of patronise, he did a good job.

[EuroAlien]

Fantastic. I've just watched this full screen, took me right back to being 8 years old again. Used to watch this most days of the week unless there was something really good on ITV, though I wouldn't have seen this on the original air date (1982.11.02) and if you watch the newscast I'm sure you'll guess why...

[Hoddersrevenge]

2nd November 1982 = LAunch of Channel 4 which wa salso covered in the newsround that day.

[Wolverhampton1]

Children's news that didn't patronise and water it down to nonsense.

Bring it back......

[pinkfakecheez]

THAT is good Newsround.

And I wasn't even born then.

Aww, baby Channel Four.:D

[ah1701]

This is class. Original in format and brilliantly delivered. John Craven was not only on our screens Mon-Fri with Newsround, but featured regularly on Swap-Shop on Saturday mornings. He is a true legend of the period and deserves far more praise. Sadly in The UK, we have become a nation that feats people like Amy Winehouse & Pete dougherty etc rather than true legends like John Craven, Derek Griffiths and Adam Hart Davis. Shame.

[DrHock]

And Brian Cant.

[sbbinahee]

Yes he can! eh, he..couldn't resist that.

AhhhCamberick green,Trumpton, play away etc. Great stuff, great man!

[1986uno45s]

Brian Cant is a true legend! Playschool, Playaway and of course Camberwick Green, Trumpton and Chigley. All children of the 70's and 80's will know him and love him.

[vokuk]

Check out the trim-phone (?) in the background. And what a great clip, I was 10 years old back then and most likely watched this as it was broadcast.

[MQsCues]

The momentous news being, of course, the launch of Channel 4 Television in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland.