People who watched Flash Gordon in the 80s, what number channel did you watch it on

spittingimage, 8 months ago

In New Zealand it was on channel 2. Which is how many channels we had at the time.

DirigibleProtein, 8 months ago

I saw it in the cinema.

zebs, 8 months ago

In the UK, and no idea until I found this site tvrdb.com which allows you to search old TV listings.

It was BBC1.

Got the Blu-ray a few years back. I think the BBC might have cut a few bits.

GentlemanLoser, 8 months ago

In NYC I think it was 9, WOR? Or 11, WPIX

NeoNachtwaechter, 8 months ago

Why you asking?

Kolanaki, 8 months ago

I was so young in the 80’s, I only vaguely even remember watching Flash Gordon, He-Man, TMNT and Teddy Ruxpin while still in the actual 80’s. I definitely do not remember the channel any of them were on.

paysrenttobirds, 8 months ago

5, I think, ktla

Volume, 8 months ago

We had it on VHS

deadcatbounce, 8 months ago

I think it was ITV. (UK)

Emperor, 8 months ago

Yep, ITV along with Phantom Empire and King of the Rocket Men.

deadcatbounce, 8 months ago

Phew! I was pretty sure it was ITV but not completely. Thank-you.

Emperor, 8 months ago

Well that’s my recollection from when I was a nipper but this suggests it was more complex than that with different serials being shown on a fre channels at various times.

My main memory is of getting up early to watch the B&W serials on ITV before the proper telly started but it may be I have conflated things into that memory. I definitely wouldn’t have thought they were on BBC 2 at teatime as I recall things like Star Trek TOS being on at 6 and there being a battle to see if we’d watch that or the news. However, the movie serials were presumably cheap filler so different channels presumably filled up time with them at various points.

I will do more digging.

PoopSpiderman, 8 months ago

Channel 2