Monday 16 April 2012

FAB 208

Take a trip down memory lane with these pictures from the FAB 208 Annual from 1971.  Although many of you will to too young to remember the 70s personally!

Fab graphics!

208 was the number on medium wave where you could find Radio Luxemburg on your transistor radio.  Like just about every other teenager, I used to listen with my ear glued to the radio in bed at night!



There was a weekly magazine which I could only afford occasionally, but I remember getting this Annual at Christmas - must have grown out of the Bunty!



FAB 208 is packed with pictures of stars of the 70s and lots of facts about groups and singers.



Quiz - Have You Got What It Takes?  I decided not to include the questions - don't want to wreck anyone's image of themselves!



Remember this TV programme - Doctor In the House.



I loved this programme - Please Sir! with John Alderton.



Pan's People - I thought they were so glamorous and trendy!



Fashion and fiction.



Oh well, that's the nostalgia trip over for now.  Hope you enjoyed it.

 Love, Liz

24 comments:

Missy said...

Oh my word! I think I had that annual! The pictures look so familiar. I love it!
x

Lalabibaby @ Dreaming of The Simple Life said...

Thank you for that blast from the past !! xx

@nne said...

A long time ago! XX @nne

lavender attic said...

I loved Fab 208, I had the 1976 Annual! Our only way of learning vital info about pop and musicians!! I remember a recipe for cheesy beans on toast from Slade which was of the first things I cooked myself! LOL x

Sarah Jane said...

Really amusing blast from the past. I do love the 70's even though I wasn't there. I just love those confidence destroying quizzes ha ha. Some things never change x

Jacqui said...

Oh my goodness , Liz - I can hear the advert jingle for Fabulous 208 right now. Loved Radio Luxemburg and remember the excruciating wait until it was dark enough to get a decent signal as Radio 1 closed down at 6 pm. Lovely post xx

Loo xx from Jumbles and Pompoms said...

Fab 208 was one of my favourite mags. I used to love cutting out pics of my favourite pop stars and sticking them in my scrap book. Thanks for sharing m'dear. xx

Jan said...

That does bring back memories!

Trashsparkle said...

oooh, squeals of excitement here - I remember that; doesn't the cover look BEAUTIFUL now.... loved Bobbie Gentry and Mary Hopkin - I made my parents take me to see her when I was about 6 :)

And Radio Luxembourg... loved that; won a pepsi tshirt on there once, running up a massive phonebill that my mum never mentioned...oops! xx

Mum said...

Those were the days, my friend!
Love from Mum
xx

flowers on my table said...

Oh a nice wee trip down memory lane! What fun! Love Linda x

sky-blu-pink said...

A Fab (!) trips down memory lane; I remember everything you mentioned! Those were the days, my friend, as Mary so beautifully sang to us!

Little Nell said...

Oh yes Radio Luxemburg.Remember the jingles and Horace Bachelor?

Anonymous said...

Loved both those shows. Thanks for the memories.

Rose H (UK) said...

Those were the days my friend :o)
Goodness, I'd forgotten Barry Evans, I had such a crush on him!

vintage grey said...

What a fun post!! Love all the pictures!! Thanks for sharing!! Have a great week! xo Heather

claire said...

i remember that but not sure if i listened to it. i used to listen to Radio Craoline, the pirate station and thought i was such a rebel haha

blackenpot said...

What good memories, although I had already moved from Englad, I still can remember some of those things.

Thank you for sharing.

A Treasured Past said...

Ooh, the year I was born. I loved Doctor in the House too but I don't know of Pans People, maybe we didn't get that here. Brings back great memories, thanks.

Anne said...

I loved Fab 208 and used to buy the magazine whenever there was an Osmond picture on the front.My fav mag from the 70's though was Jackie, it will forever remind me of my teen school years.Tony bought me a Jackie annual the other year, a real blast from the past.I love it.

moleymakes said...

Oh my!! I remember Fab 208 magazine. I used to get it on occasions and yes, tuning in at around 7.30pm for the start of the English speaking broadcast. If you managed to tune in earlier I think you got a Dutch program.

Speaking of 70s magazines though, do you remember Look-In? That was all TV based with features on Catweazle, Follyfoot, etc.

Oh dear I think I'm starting to feel my age lol

Lakota [Faith Hope and Charity Shopping] said...

I'm from the same village as Mary Hopkin, but I doubt many other people my age know who she is! Funny to see Pontardawe mentioned.

Love the snippets from these old annuals.
x

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sara said...

Oh yes Liz.......the fab '70's........my weekly mag was Jackie and I was an avid listener to Radio Luxemburg........Tony Blackburn and David Cassidy were my teenage idols.

Thank's for the trip down memory lane. xx

Riitta Sinikka said...

I love!!Happy day!