Thanks Paul. This is much appreciated

I was surprised to see a cottage with thatch on the roof (FO5). I am aware of hardly any known examples in Notts. west of the Trent. Can anyone give a likely location of this cottage? In the meantime, congrats. to you Paul on providing such a useful archive of a bygone age. The pictures are very poignant. Are you perhaps related to the Victorian Nottingham photographer Edmund Turton?

I think Highams shoe shop was on DRURY Hill

I was born in 1941, we lived on Haydn Road and moved to Stanton on the Wolds 1943, married 1967, lived in West Bridgford until moving to Redhill 1989. Seen a few changes, not ALL for the best I feel but I’ve had a happy life in this area all told.

These stories Paul are so awesome and fun to read.

Think I will pluck up the courage to watch this again, I could do with a good scare!

Hi Paul these stories are awesome and I love them, in billions of ways and I wish it was feasible to get single copies of these books.

Once the Nottingham Council have used up every last bit of green space we have left, they'll have to build those high rises again. Also, the council have decided not to run the 'water feature' on the Market Square anymore because it costs too much. They've also just abandoned Broad Marsh leaving it in a half demolished state. They were going to bring back Drury Hill, bur alas, the council is the only thing that should be demolished. They have made Nottingham a laughing stock, instead of using all of Nottinghams potential.

NOTTINGHAM tares down the beautiful buildings, replacing them with EYESORES straight up glass buildings

It is a shame the Hidden People and the strange ones are only fiction, but they are fun and these stories are escapism and better than real life.

Remember this and the creepy music, I've also got one of those trinket boxes that belonged to Mum, very treasured and hearing this takes me back to my childhood, happy memories!

I have just watched this on dvd, it's still quite spooky, and has some very good effects for its time, and also has a good story. When it first aired, back in 1978, it gave me nightmares, so did space 1999 episode 10 dragons domain, and Shappire and steel episode 2, and children of the stones, good times. 😮😂

I remember The Flaxton Boys as being fantastic when I was a kid and also Smith about a London street urchin! Does anyone else remember?

The pictures in these books are well awesome and I wish I could have all the books in, seperate form.

Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. Candyman. Candyman......Aaaaaaaaaagggghhhhhh!

What's the 'coming soon' with the locomotive in it. Looking forward to that one.

All this time I thought I had just made up this tv series in my mind apparently I was the only one who watched it on late night tv back in the early 90s/late 80s. It was such a great show. Never read the book or saw it for sale though. Cheers and thank you for sharing this gem and solving an age old mystery for me!

From the same year - does anyone recall "Moondial"? Loved the show....

Do you remember the Tripods? That was GREAT!!!

What is a watch house? Something like a lighthouse?

I remember seeing a pretty close example of the actual picture box in an antique shop in the early 2000s. It was sold as a french presentation case for £40. I wish I got it. Personally I really liked the music, it was a pretty good show too. Fond memories for sure.

I'm 52 and had forgotten all about this til now the music is creepy reminds me of tales of the unexpected

These stories are well awesome and fun

I remember watching this show when I was probably much too young. It was only when I was an adult I found a copy of the book and realised it was a Robert Westall. The show really freaked me out (in a good way), and I really enjoyed the book. I'll have to re-watch the show.

Taking the time to just upload these here with narration is enough. But, adding sound effects, music and other ambiance takes so much more effort, it gives atmosphere and is very appreciated!

By Jove, takes me back to my formative years during the 70s and most of the 80s! It finished when I was twenty three - Alan Rockwell presented it.

Thank you so much for doing this. These books were like genuine magic to me when I was little

Pemberton Street led to Hollowstone and then Stoney Street, which, in turned led to Hockley and the Old Market Square.

My paternal grandmother and aunts used to live on Pemberton street, which connected Canal Street with Fishergate. Our family was Catholic and their regular church was St. Patrick's. There was also a large square, called Plumtre Square. Canal St. led on to Parliament Street, which also led on to Hockley and into the city. There were two main bus garages on Parliament Street: the Trent garage and the Nottingham City Transport garage.

I had a grandstand seat for the fire, I live directly opposite the lorry park (the security lights would shine straight into the bedroom) The local electricity sub station was in the factory site so the power soon went out, we made tea for the fire crews on a gas burner. The “jam sandwich” Police van that blocked off Hoewood Rd was matt black by the end of the day.

I live on Aspen Rd which bounds the northern edge of the Sankey site. It was pretty exciting and we made tea for the firefighters. Had to fire up the barbecue after the power went out. That Police car blocking of Hoefield Rd was matt black at the end of the day. DS

Tina Heath played Lizzie Dripping very well considering she was 20 at the time!

Knocker is awesome and fun, he is one man I would trust completely and I wish the Hidden people and the strange ones were real and if they were I would trust them completely and they are nicer than some of the people I have known and been bullied by in my earlier years of life.

I've never seen or noticed the 'cheese' - doesn't look worth a visit but I'll look out for it next time I'm on the bus !

I suspect putting the sky mirror in the old market square might not end well for the sky mirror!

It is a shame these books are not easy to find, and I would love a complete set of the individual books like I read in primary school and also the pictures and stories are well awesome.

Looks like the cheese has gone a bit mouldy !!

I love these stories and they are awesome in billions of ways.

Great video pal brings back loads of memories. All the things we've lost! Before I was 10 I remember going to the Black Boy, seeing the old Victoria Station, going down Drury Hill and spending lot of summers at Carrington Lido. Most of them gone by the time I left school. The only good thing to go was the Basford flats. Used to live St Annes (which has also f**cing changed)!

Tug Wilson at 16.30!

Excellent video "youth" 😂 From sunny South Africa but my first 20 years lived in Nottnum.

Looking forward to The Changes

I loved this - great to be reminded of its existence!

This is a very fine series and the British DVD by Network came out on the same day as "The Intruder", another excellent Sunday afternoon serial produced by Granada in 1972 which is also very unsettling but more adult in tone. While the "Come Back Lucy" DVD is now very hard to get at an affordable price - like many Network DVDs - "The Intruder" is readily available at around the original price. Sadly Network were gone less than a year later and that means that many of these series becoming out of reach on DVD although they do sometimes turn up on YT. The "Come Back Lucy" book by Pamela Sykes is very good but a bit more traditional in tone than the series with writer Colin Shindler adding his own touches with the political and football references including as a Manchester City fan a line about a "Peter Barnes dribble"!

I remember as a child catching the bus back to Hucknall opposite the Golden Ball which was already closed circa 1972.

My friends father was landlord at the Highbury Vale Hotel in the early 70's. We roamed around Bulwell. Lovely small town. Visited recently, oppressive. I couldn't get out fast enough. What have they done to our country.

1:31 Crabtree Farm Primary School? Isn't it Bonington Junior School?

K12 & H07 - the butchers shop on Main St... the children are there with jugs to collect their free soup! (see the blackboard on pic K12)

The creepy music for raven was also used in school radio broadcasts at the time .

Paul, B13 is Moorbridge Cottages on Bestwood Road.