Way back in the 1950s when TV was young and there was only one channel few houses in Lily Lake possessed a TV set. Being the sort of close knit neighbourhood that it was some of those lucky enough to possess a set were only too happy to let the local children in to watch 'Childrens Hour' that ran between five and six in the evening. Those of us with long memories will remember going to the homes of people like Alma Underhill or Muriel Wing in order to get our ration of 'Boots and Saddles', 'The Lone Ranger', William Tell' not forgetting, and who could, the original 'Robin Hood' starring the inimitable Richard Greene. Watching these programmes and similar provided the material for many childhood games in the 'big rec'.
As time went on however, and the availabilty of Television spread, this communal activity faded and died and TV viewing became much more family orientated and with a TV set present in nearly every bedroom it has often now become a very solitary activity. Those brought up with multi channel TV and access to the Internet will never know the joys of gathering to watch TV as a shared activity. For a brief period, for the children of the time, TV really was a shared gateway on the world.
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