1. The end of September 1963 saw the BBC launch a trailer campaign to publicize the forthcoming new channel - BBC2. The characters chosen were a kangaroo and its offspring. What were these characters called? Roo and Biscuits Hullabaloo and Custard Skipper and Meringue Wroot Beer and Worzel

2. This BBC TV serial, groundbreaking in its day, was first broadcast in 1960 and spread over 15 episodes, a fortnight apart. The plays were dramatized in sequence to give the overall effect of depicting a continuous stretch (86 years) of British history. What was the series called? The Histories An Age of Kings Shakespeare's Age The Fight for the Crown

3. This programme was first broadcast by NBC in the USA and from 1960 in the UK by ITV. Later variations of the theme introduced by this western included “The Big Valley” (ITV), “Lancer” (BBC) and “The High Chaparral” (BBC). So, what was the programme called? (correction by Maggie5 acknowledged, gratefully) Answer: (wonderful find)

4. The ITV series "Coronation Street" was first broadcast in 1960. Which three characters would you normally have expected to find sitting in the Snug in the pub the “Rover’s Return” in the early years of this soap? Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, and Annie Walker Ena Sharples, Elsie Tanner, and Hilda Ogden Ena Sharples, Emily Nugent, and Hilda Ogden Ena Sharples, Minnie Cauldwell and Martha Longhurst

5. Which doyen of British TV, film and radio comedy over many years, and especially BBC Radio Four’s “Just A Minute”, in the early 1960s voiced puppet “Tex Tucker” a wandering cowboy who was made the Sheriff of Four Feather Falls? Kenneth Williams Arthur Haynes Peter Jones Nicholas Parsons

6. This programme was one of the BBC TV’s top comedy shows during the early 1960s. The show was a satirical blend of sketches, cartoon and silent movie techniques. It was called “It’s A Square World” but who was the Presenter? Ronnie Barker Michael Bentine Rowan Atkinson David Frost

7. This children’s series was first broadcast in 1960-61 and featured the eponymous character described as “The Battery Boy”. What was the title of the series (also the name of the character)? Answer: (One Word)

8. Can you name this programme, named for its hero, which featured a meticulous Victorian policeman who operated in London in the early days of criminal investigatory work when scientific principles where beginning to be applied? Inspector Maggie Sergeant Cuff Sergeant Cork Inspector Lestrade

9. Can you identify this programme for under fives which was first broadcast in 1964 and which featured, among many other items "Pets' Corner" and with George Melly an "ABC of Jazz"? Play School Play Time Play Away Play Music

10. The BBC famously (Mary Whitehouse would have said "infamously!") presented this series of dramas from 1964 to 1970. The series was recognized as producing original establishment-challenging drama productions. What was the series called? The Wednesday Play The Thursday Play The Monday Play The Sunday Play