Hancock's Half Hour was, and still is, one of the best loved comedy shows from radio and television during the 1950s and 1960s. It had everything to make it successful: a talented troupe of actors including Sid James, June Whitfield and headed by the late, great Tony Hancock, and written by two of the...

"If your mansion house needs haunting just call rentaghost ......" Surely the least spooky group of spooks you could every wish to meet. Mr Claypole, Miss Popov, Hazel McWitch and Dobbin the Pantomime Horse work for Harold and Ethel Meaker, often with hilariously chaotic results. Rentaghost ran on BBC...

Full steam ahead!! Introduced by Hughie Green, the popular host of 1970's television programme "Opportunity Knocks" and in association with TV Times, this item combined the power of television, advertising and railway preservation. The idea was to encourage families during the school summer holidays...

Surely Tom Baker, the longest serving Doctor, was also the best Dr Who? This classic British Sci-Fi television series has been made by BBC TV for decades. Probably the 1970's and Tom Baker in particular, reached the pinnacle of popularity for the Doctor. Weekly episodes followed the exploits of the Doctor,...

Eagles are probably the best designed space ships on any television sci-fi series. This classic British Sci-Fi television series was created by Gerry Anderson and made by Associated Television Limited. Weekly episodes followed the exploits of Commander Koenig (Martin Landau), Doctor Russell (Barbara...

You could say back to the future. This American Sci-Fi television series never achieved the status of it's contemporaries. Weekly episodes followed Cpt. Buck Rogers (Gil Gerard), Col. Wilma Deering (Erin Gray) and Twiki the robot saving the Earth from the Draconians. This authorised merchandise was the...

Truly out of this world. This classic British Sci-Fi television series was created by Terry Nation and made by BBC TV. Weekly episodes followed the exploits of Blake, Avon, Jenna, Gan, Vila, Cally and Zen the computer (played by Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Sally Knyvette, David Jackson, Michael Keating,...

Before Baywatch there was Knight Rider. The popular American Sci-Fi television series of the 1980's introduced the characters Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), Deven Miles (Edward Mulhare) and of course, KITT the car. This authorised merchandise was the first annual to be published for the series. As...

Beautiful, athletic, intelligent and to top it all bionic who could ask for more. The popular, American Sci-fi television series of the 1970's mirrored the success of the companion series "The Six Million Dollar Man" and follows Jaime Sommers, played by Lindsay Wagner. This authorised merchandise was...

"Who loves ya, Baby?" The popular American police television series of the 1970's saw lollipop sucking Lt Theo Kojak, played by Telly Savalas, clear the mean streets of New York with help from Chief Dan Frazer, and Detectives Stavros and Crocker, played by Frank McNeil, George Demosthenes Savalas and...

"We're the Sweeney and you're nicked!" The ever popular, hard hitting British police television series of the 1970's introduced the characters DI Jack Regan, DS George Carter and DCI Frank Haskins played by John Thaw, Dennis Waterman and Garfield Morgan respectively. This authorised merchandise was the...

Truly out of this world. This popular American Sci-Fi television series was made in the wake of the success of Star Wars the year before. Weekly episodes followed the convoy of 220 spaceships as they journeyed across the Galaxy to safety while being pursued by the Cylons. The series starred, Lorne Green...