I heard these couple of pieces of music on a random playlist this morning which took me back to my childhood days. The first must have been used as theme tunes to some children's programme on TV in the 60's The second I associate with Sunday evening radio for some reason
Sailing By (second one) is played every night on R4 at around 00:45 just before the late Shipping Forecast.
The first (tge Watermill) has strong memories for me from the late 50s/very early 60s … I think it was from a childrens radio series but it might’ve been tv. I’ve tried for years to find out which programme it calls to my mind but cannot.
It was used later (70s) for the tv adaptation of the Secret Garden, but that’s not what it reminds me off. The memories are much earlier than that.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I most probably recall Sailing By from the shipping forecast too as a child, but I'd guess it wasn't the one broadcast at 00:45 😁
I just read The Watermill was used for Children's Corner TV series in 1975, but I doubt that I'd have watched that at 18yrs old, so maybe as you say it was something I heard on the radio before then.
Billericay - Essex
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Seems that's a British comedy film released in 1953 which did have The Watermill as a theme tune - but a bit before my time.
As I recall it was something I heard quite often (which is why I still recalled it) as a child, so as Dove suggested it was probably something on the radio.
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The first must have been used as theme tunes to some children's programme on TV in the 60's
The second I associate with Sunday evening radio for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwl9cf9uUFQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic0mjPpCsks
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I just read The Watermill was used for Children's Corner TV series in 1975, but I doubt that I'd have watched that at 18yrs old, so maybe as you say it was something I heard on the radio before then.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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Seems that's a British comedy film released in 1953 which did have The Watermill as a theme tune - but a bit before my time.
As I recall it was something I heard quite often (which is why I still recalled it) as a child, so as Dove suggested it was probably something on the radio.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.