Wednesday 2 December 2020

Crackerjack returns




Covid had many effects on things in our lives but Series One in the revamped Crackerjack! was a victim of it with filming delayed for what would be a second series following its widespread praise in being just sufficiently updated for today's children but keeping the core of what the show great as children are children what era you're in.


Series two resumes on Friday December 11th at 6pm on CBBC with the Christmas special which was really funny with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt from BBC's breakfast time taking part in the show presented by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes.

I laughed my socks off as Naga got the gunge and remembered quite a bit of the Crackajack players story on on  the "Watch it" section which is a test of observation and recall.

Naturally I watched this show from a young boy and so I remember Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart who also presented Junior Choice on Radio One at the time.


That's so nineteen seventies!

Mr. Leo Sayer on the show in the mid nineteen seventies.

A photo for an anniversary show in the eighties

Here in the UK we love a Annual, a yearly round up of a show, magazine or series and during that era you may well of had one with your selection box and toys.


The Nineteen Eighties when I was getting out of official childhood but still was in nearly every way saw me watching the show just the same as I had ten years before and so Stu Francis is a face I fondly remember presenting it.
Ooo I could just crush a grape!

All that AND "Wee Jimmy" from tv's The Crankies, it was a riot and a possible influence in remaining looking as a little boy.


As with Blue Peter there has been "behind the scenes" books published over the years.

The next edition in series 2 of the remake will be screened in the new year.

Detail added Dec 12 2020.

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