CITV at Xmas 1987 (23.12.87) (2)

[roryccool]

Since theres so much Xmas day stuff, It should of been shown on the big day!

[DrivenUpTheWall1]

@roryccool Well it's safe to say it's all hindsight now pal.

[mistofoles]

Wow! Guest stars Bernie Clifton AND Richard Cadell ! (Who the hell is Richard Cadell?)

[SCRuffeyfan]

@mistofoles Richard Cadell was the guy who later took over Sooty from Matthew in the late '90s.

[Meanmanmartin2007]

Great to see this.

Was this Sooty christmas episode the one that was released on video? I know there were at least two christmas videoe

[RobTheBuilder]

I'm sure there was a Sooty Xmas show which had one of the 'stars' of TBag in it. I remember my mum telling me at the time. Might be this one.

[mellowNdark]

Yeah it's this one! You can see Tshirt and Debbie in the background.. the song changes if you own the video to once in royal david city! I know too much about this clearly...

[GeorgeASFTHM]

We never had it so good as kids in the 1980s. Good shows, talented hosts back then. Bollocks to TV from 1993 onwards.

[AntarcticaTelevision]

Amen to that!

[MrHammadmossop1988]

@AntarcticaTelevision Oh my god thank you so much for uploading this how have you managed too keep this tape in really good condition considering this video is going as far back too 1987 a very very long time ago and well thats later on in the 80s but you recorded this and now you shared it with us and it is very much appreciated this is thanks very much for uploading such a classic closing episode of Sooty I love that christmas episode off Sooty it does bring back so many memories thank you

[MrHammadmossop1988]

@AntarcticaTelevision I still love that Christmas song they sung in Sooty Christmas time is a time for some celebrations Santas in town wow that is a great song start at 0:00 I remember seeing that Sooty episode many years ago it was first shown in 1985 I think on Boxing Day then shown again during Christmas 1987 I love that song starting at 0:00 it is a great classic its also interesting to hear that song after a very very long time thank you very much love that song at 0:00 and at 1:25 1:26

[mellowNdark]

i'd say it got worse from 98 onwards! Live and Kicky, Byker Grove, Sooty and co were still good after 93!

[DrivenUpTheWall1]

@GeorgeASFTHM Are you saying that maybe with a hint of bias pal ?

[GeorgeASFTHM]

@DrivenUpTheWall1 Perhaps...

[penlad11]

there was a time when itv was decent and made good quality tv programes.not like now its bloody awful

[mellowNdark]

CHAV TV NOW!!!!! What went wrong???

[whelshguy]

this is 1985. they don't make stuff like they used to, the ad's looked very tacky.

[mellowNdark]

So amazing to see presenters talking to kids like human beings... now a days you get about five seconds of some over paid 'celebrity' talking bollocks! Are kids more stupid? Or are they just represented that way by TV?

[DominatorMCMLXXVIII]

Kids are more stupid. Ok so we weren't all budding Einstein's back in the day but shit, compared to today's lot.

[rushhour72]

how i miss the 20th century :(

[mellowNdark]

Same here... everyone is so lazy, rude, stupid and greedy! No one makes good tv... Doctor Who is all that is left!

[rfitzhen]

What's happened to Matthew Corbett?

[hugalove]

He's living in Lymm, Cheshire. What's this about him having cancer? Mike S.

[Rockinoutfreak]

WTF???????????? Love sotty show when i woz little!

[lisaglitters]

Fantastic clip.I loved The Sooty Show when I was little.

[holwith20]

This is the era when companies like Thames TV ruled the airwaves with top-notch production and talent. Thames delivered such gems as "The Sooty Show", and the excellent and unrivalled "Rainbow".

[mellowNdark]

Production assistant PAT SHARP??? Not THE Pat Sharp surely?

[NPChilla]

Naaaah!! If you look at the name, you'll se it's Sharpe with an "e".

[awilliams100]

I heard that Matthew Corbett is dying of cancer now, is that true? :( Thats sad if he is.

[NPChilla]

Nope.

[mrtelevision]

What is CITV?

[mrtelevision]

Children's ITV

[pg10]

Do you have the full Sooty episode and would you be able to put it up please?

[AntarcticaTelevision]

I do, but for the time being I'm unable to upload it. (I might at a later date, though!)

[KevCityboy]

Is that the Anne Diamond who was on TV-am and Anne and Nick?

[AntarcticaTelevision]

Don't think so (I used to wonder it too), although somebody might know better that I do...

[EKpaul1]

@AntarcticaTelevision If you are talking about the woman at 1.33 I think it is Debbie Shore - she now works on the Ideal shopping channel