Colour TV.

roydo · October 28, 2014

@the esk mentioned this in the "where you were born thread"

So for those of a certain age; mine was going next door to watch some Apollo rocket take off. Would have been early 1970s. Was amazing seeing all the smoke, and blue sky, and then a few days later, going back to see them splash down into blue sea with red and white parachutes on the capsule thing.

Max six posts.

Huyton Layne · October 28, 2014

Due to legal issues that may arise, I would like to say for the record that we had a black and white telly for all of my childhood and therefore had the correct TV license

Durham Toffee · October 28, 2014

We had a black and white portable from 1971 in the kitchen that was my dad's. We kept it until maybe 2002 before realising we hadn't watched it in maybe 15 years...

Was about 8 inches, if that...

chrissyjack · October 28, 2014

Watching Pot Black for the first time in colour was ace . And Everton on MOTD .

arch stanton · October 28, 2014

we were the last in our street to get a colour tele, cheapskates

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · October 28, 2014

Rented wasn't it like from..... ffs can't remember the name of the shop, could take you to it straight away but can't remember the name of it.

In fact it was only when they 'relaxed' the Hire Purchase laws that the majority decided to purchase a telly.

it wasn't Redifusion btw.

Elong · October 28, 2014

Has Kurt hacked your account roydo?

ArtetaMoney · October 28, 2014

Was boss when colour mobiles came out, then bluetooth, every lads phone was full of porn.

Basil Fawlty · October 28, 2014

It'll never catch on

Durham Toffee · October 28, 2014

Wait until we have a thread on here about which of us was the last to get holographic TV.

Pat's Van · October 28, 2014

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian said:
Rented wasn't it like from..... ffs can't remember the name of the shop, could take you to it straight away but can't remember the name of it.

In fact it was only when they 'relaxed' the Hire Purchase laws that the majority decided to purchase a telly.

it wasn't Redifusion btw.

Rumbelows ?

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · October 28, 2014

Pat's Van said:
Rumbelows ?

no mate, it was in Ashton-in-makerfield though, had colour in the name I think.

Whitebootman · October 28, 2014

First thing I watched on colour TV was the opening game of the 1970 World Cup. Hosts Mexico v Soviet Union. We watched at my aunts house we didn't get colour for another few years.

As Mexico played in green and the Soviet Union played in red it would have been rubbish in black and white.

Incidentally I watched the final at Butlin's, Pwllheli.