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It was Think of a Number day #OTD 40 years ago, as Johnny Ball returned with a new series. Also that day, David "Mr Benn" McKee's King Rollo, Brian Cant with Bric-a-Brac (and on Play School with Rosalind Wilson) and ventriloquism with Roger & Co. @RadioTimes
Happy birthday to Dick Clement 🎂, co-creator with Ian La Frenais of Porridge, and happy 48th anniversary to the series, which began #OTD in 1974 after the pilot in '73. Oh to have been a fly on the wall of the writers' lunch meeting with Ronnie Barker... @RadioTimes
Mike Yarwood was back with a new series on Friday 50 years ago, as was Charlie "You want another pie in the face, Jimmy?" Cairoli. Screen Test showed clips from The Italian Job and Mickey Mouse, and Bernard Cribbins read Joan Aiken on Jackanory. @RadioTimes #TVTardis
This was the afternoon line-up on Saturday 50 years ago: the penultimate episode of The Mutants on #DoctorWho and park ranger J Audubon Woodlore hosting Wonderful World of Disney on BBC1, Tutankhamun's Egypt and Ponies of the New Forest on BBC2. @RadioTimes #TVTardis
There was a report from the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sapporo #OTD 50 years ago. Master farceur Brian Rix starred in Six of Rix. Youngsters had The Herbs, Hector's House, Dr Dolittle and Sir Prancelot. Grown-ups had Owen MD and Do You Remember? @RadioTimes
"Where do you think #VanGogh rates in the history of art?" A shame not to see the magical and moving #DoctorWho story Vincent and the Doctor as part of BBC4's Van Gogh night tonight on BBC4, but no problem: just whizz over to @BBCiPlayer at the end.
Pretty sure that was Beatrix Potter's Mr McGregor at the allotments in #WorzelGummidge wasn't it? Sweet. Nice nod to #Detectorists, too. And more Aunt Sally in the next one, please. @vickipepperdine is just fantastic!
The Borgias, about the famous family's scandalous ascension during the Italian Renaissance, began #OTD 40 years ago. Its @RadioTimes cover was impressively spoofed a few months later by Not the Nine o'Clock News.