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Discuss the television and film adaptations of Enid Blyton's stories.
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Well done Timmy254. You must have a wonderful collection of FF!
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Thanks Gary and thanks for the link
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The TV Times article and the pictures are now available on the Fanpage:

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Thanks for that, Timmy254. I enjoyed reading it and seeing the photos. Hope Gary Russell achieved his greatest ambition in life - to go to a disco! :wink: Funny that the writers of the article gave the title of Enid Blyton's first book as Real Fairies rather than Child Whispers.
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Thanks Timmy254. Seeing that brought back a few memories, especially the bit from the TV schedule. I remember geting 560p pocket money as well. The mind boggles now when one thinks of the amount of things one could do with 50p then. :lol:
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Southern TV enclosed these information sheets with the autographed photos they sent to the fans (scroll down to view them all and click on the images to enlarge):
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Fabulous. Thanks, Timmy!

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Thanks, Timmy254. I hadn't realised before that Gary, Marcus, Jennifer and Michele were all born in 1964.
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They made a mistake. Gary was born in 1963 and Marcus, Jennifer and Michele in 1964. :wink:
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Cheers, Timmy254. :lol: I was just reading about the inaccuracy of the press/information sites/media in general on another thread!
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That's one impressive collection Zoe, at the time I never realised there was merchandising relating to the series apart from the tv tie-in books which I had.
I do fondly remember the tv times article with all four actors including Gary reading the Dr Who novel.
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I've found another couple of articles from the TV Times in the 70s.

There is an aricle in the 18-24 November 1979 edition which talks about children's fiction, including Blyton's Famous Five, to tie-in with the start of series 2.

Then there is an article about Stranger Danger and child kidnappings to tie in with the story Five Fall into Adventure, in the 23-29 June 1979 edition.

Not sure if these are already uploaded anywhere, but I have them in PDF format and can forward them on if required.
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Split from another topic.

Hi there,

I recently came across an LP album of Five On A Treasure Island from the '70's TV series.
I thought the photo of the 'five' was nice so thought I'd share it.
(Also like it because I had a T-Shirt just like Dick's when I was about 10 so it also brings back happy memories from childhood!). :-)

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'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'

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I listened through the LP and it's actually quite good. Not voiced by the actors from the TV series though and more or less authentic to the book!!
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