The Oldies Thread

kev · Tuesday at 9:06 AM

goldfinchmule said:
Think it was Petra.

Beat me to it. :lol:

RufusCat · Tuesday at 9:13 AM

Eggs said:
….i remember these 3, good to see Peter Purvis is still with us aged 86 & Val Singleton aged 88. I’d be quite sure he has hold of Shep, can’t recall the name of the other dog.

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Don't forget Jason, the siamese cat!

Eggs · Tuesday at 10:30 AM

kev said:
Petra?

…..of course it was.

Bit of scandal, was checking to see if Val Singleton is still alive and was pleased to discover she is but also she revealed once having a ‘one night stand’ with Peter Purvis. Things you do for a Blue Peter badge.

bigjonny · Tuesday at 10:39 AM

And the dog prior to Shep was called Patch, Petra’s son.

RufusCat · Tuesday at 1:01 PM

Eggs said:
…..of course it was.

Bit of scandal, was checking to see if Val Singleton is still alive and was pleased to discover she is but also she revealed once having a ‘one night stand’ with Peter Purvis. Things you do for a Blue Peter badge.

She was always pretty open and honest about her various relationships, including that one. To be fair so was Peter Purves.

BITTER TWISTED & BLUE · Tuesday at 5:21 PM

If you watched Blue Peter you are not old enough for this thread

Eggs · Tuesday at 6:54 PM

BITTER TWISTED & BLUE said:
If you watched Blue Peter you are not old enough for this thread

…..first broadcast in October 1958, I suppose that qualifies anybody born before or after that date :oops:

BITTER TWISTED & BLUE · Tuesday at 7:11 PM

Eggs said:
…..first broadcast in October 1958, I suppose that qualifies anybody born before or after that date

I googled it as well

So one for you and one for me

summerisle · Tuesday at 9:57 PM

Ask Aspel, that's a blast from the past.

Eggs · 2025-12-10T18:22:22+0000

summerisle · 2025-12-10T22:54:59+0000

Used to love montelimar, not sure what it is but it was lovely. The only time I saw it was in a Roses tin. The Black cherry was also very eatable.

Benicetoourboys · 2025-12-10T22:59:30+0000

summerisle said:
Used to love montelimar, not sure what it is but it was lovely. The only time I saw it was in a Roses tin. The Black cherry was also very eatable.

Yes, some flavours no longer there & the wrappers are all the same shape now - disappointing.

summerisle · 2025-12-10T23:01:14+0000

Benicetoourboys said:
Yes, some flavours no longer there & the wrappers are all the same shape now - disappointing.

What the internet is for, all the sweets Quality Street has produced. :lol:

Purple One (the original 'Purple One' with Brazil nut, replaced with hazelnut version)
Chocolate Strawberry Cream (now replaced with Strawberry Delight)
Chocolate Toffee Cup (now replaced with Caramel Swirl)
Hazelnut Cracknell (red wrapper)
Hazelnut Eclair
Honeycomb crunch (discontinued in 2018 to re-introduce Toffee Deluxe)
Chocolate Nut Toffee Cream
Malt Toffee (replaced with Toffee Deluxe as a "new" flavour)
Milk Chocolate Round (now replaced with Milk Choc Block in green wrapper)
Peanut Cracknell (blue wrapper)
Almond Octagon (purple wrapper, replaced with Vanilla Octagon, but the latter is now discontinued as well)
Gooseberry Cream (green wrapper, light green fondant with a touch of Gooseberry Preserve covered in milk chocolate)
Fig Fancy (light brown wrapper)
Apricot Delight (blue wrapper, square chunk, apricot flavoured jelly covered in milk chocolate)
Toffee Square (metallic pink wrapper, a small square of very hard toffee)
Chocolate Truffle (brown square chunk, a soft truffle filling covered in milk chocolate)
Montelimar Nougat
Harrogate Toffee
Fruits of the Forest Creme (pale purple wrapper)
Smarties (ordinary cardboard box of Smarties, a 2004 promotion only)
Coffee Cream (brown wrapper, same size and shape as the strawberry cream)
Mint Fondant (pale green wrapper, same as strawberry crème but with a mint crème filling)
Toffee Deluxe (replaced by Honeycomb Crunch, reintroduced and then replaced by Chocolate Caramel Brownie)
Crispy Truffle Bite (John Lewis stores only, black and gold recyclable foil)

And discontinued Roses' goodies :

Brazilian Darkness (a chewy toffee square coated in dark chocolate, red wrapper with gold edges)
Praline Moment (silver wrapper)
Chunky Truffle (blue wrapper)
Bournville (moved the brand to Heroes)
Almond Charm (blue wrapper)
Coffee Creme
Montelimar (chewy nougat encased in milk chocolate, green foil-twist wrapper)
Marzipan (red foil-twist wrapper)
Turkish Delight (dark purple wrapper)
Nutty Truffle Log (emerald green foil-twist wrapper)
Orange Crisp (orange wrapper)
Chocolate Bite (pink wrapper)
Noisette Whirl (green and transparent wrapper)
Lime Barrel (green wrapper)
Black Cherry Cream (pink/purple wrapper)
Caramel Velvet (green wrapper)
Almond Caramel Bite (light brown

Benicetoourboys · 2025-12-10T23:07:11+0000

summerisle said:
What the internet is for, all the sweets Quality Street has produced.

Purple One (the original 'Purple One' with Brazil nut, replaced with hazelnut version)

Chocolate Strawberry Cream (now replaced with Strawberry Delight)

Chocolate Toffee Cup (now replaced with Caramel Swirl)

Hazelnut Cracknell (red wrapper)

Hazelnut Eclair

Honeycomb crunch (discontinued in 2018 to re-introduce Toffee Deluxe)

Chocolate Nut Toffee Cream

Malt Toffee (replaced with Toffee Deluxe as a "new" flavour)

Milk Chocolate Round (now replaced with Milk Choc Block in green wrapper)

Peanut Cracknell (blue wrapper)

Almond Octagon (purple wrapper, replaced with Vanilla Octagon, but the latter is now discontinued as well)

Gooseberry Cream (green wrapper, light green fondant with a touch of Gooseberry Preserve covered in milk chocolate)

Fig Fancy (light brown wrapper)

Apricot Delight (blue wrapper, square chunk, apricot flavoured jelly covered in milk chocolate)

Toffee Square (metallic pink wrapper, a small square of very hard toffee)

Chocolate Truffle (brown square chunk, a soft truffle filling covered in milk chocolate)

Montelimar Nougat

Harrogate Toffee

Fruits of the Forest Creme (pale purple wrapper)

Smarties (ordinary cardboard box of Smarties, a 2004 promotion only)

Coffee Cream (brown wrapper, same size and shape as the strawberry cream)

Mint Fondant (pale green wrapper, same as strawberry crème but with a mint crème filling)

Toffee Deluxe (replaced by Honeycomb Crunch, reintroduced and then replaced by Chocolate Caramel Brownie)

Crispy Truffle Bite (John Lewis stores only, black and gold recyclable foil)

And discontinued Roses' goodies :

Brazilian Darkness (a chewy toffee square coated in dark chocolate, red wrapper with gold edges)

Praline Moment (silver wrapper)

Chunky Truffle (blue wrapper)

Bournville (moved the brand to Heroes)

Almond Charm (blue wrapper)

Coffee Creme

Montelimar (chewy nougat encased in milk chocolate, green foil-twist wrapper)

Marzipan (red foil-twist wrapper)

Turkish Delight (dark purple wrapper)

Nutty Truffle Log (emerald green foil-twist wrapper)

Orange Crisp (orange wrapper)

Chocolate Bite (pink wrapper)

Noisette Whirl (green and transparent wrapper)

Lime Barrel (green wrapper)

Black Cherry Cream (pink/purple wrapper)

Caramel Velvet (green wrapper)

Almond Caramel Bite (light brown

Interesting, remember lots but not all of them. I've always liked soft centres, orange & strawberry flavours especially.
I've eaten around half a box of Celebrations tonight (feel ashamed).

summerisle · 2025-12-10T23:17:54+0000

Benicetoourboys said:
Interesting, remember lots but not all of them. I've always liked soft centres, orange & strawberry flavours especially.
I've eaten around half a box of Celebrations tonight (feel ashamed).

Just think of as a hors d'oeuvres for the run up to Christmas.