TV-am | The Wide Awake Club | 1986

[@fluxington]

Great to see the legendary Tommy Boyd, and kind of surreal to see Hank Marvin, Christopher Ryan and Tim Healy doing some cooking together.

[@chrisst8922]

What a good interview. I think this must be where I first learned that Will Hay was an astronomer and also that The Shadows were really playing FBI.

[@CheesestringXX]

Miss kids tv talking about signing on the dole. Great stuff.

[@gcooper642]

Wow, this was the first comic relief single. He had to explain what it was for. I feel like it's been around forever. I do vaguely remember watching this. I was in Primary 1 at school. 5 years old-ish.

[@WorldCupWillie]

Discussion about unemployment, is what us 6 year olds really tuned in for in 1986.

[@Jamie-wd3ql]

I remember some strange fashions in the 80s but I have no recollection of Tommy Boyd’s sandals being a thing! 🤣

[@b0rg1010]

Wow, looks like it was filmed in a shed. Great memories although it came across as rather depressing. 😲

[@Nige031077]

When Sophie Aldred appeared in Classic DW as Ace, she wore a couple of Blue Peter badges, and they were actually hers, but I bet Rick never sent anything in, not even poetry, but I wonder if Rik really did, odd no mentioned that it was on a blazer and upside down.