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# Underneath the spreading chestnut tree
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Kids' TV: The Surprising Story

# Underneaththe spreading chestnut tree # Where I held you on my knee... # I definitely...

# Underneath
the spreading chestnut tree # Where I held you on my knee... # I definitely wasn't the only one

Full Transcript

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# Underneath the spreading chestnut tree
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# Where I held you on my knee... #
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I definitely wasn't the only one.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:04
Uploaded
May 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, family
Production
Mighty Productions,BBC

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Movie Summary

Konnie Huq explores and celebrates the very best of British children's programming from the past 100 years.
# 'Neath the spreading chestnut tree. # - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:11
# 'Neath the spreading chestnut tree. #
As the toll of injury and damage to property - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:08
As the toll of injury and damage to property
..and there were only four black players in the top flight - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
..and there were only four black players in the top flight
..a new face broadcast to millions of children on BBC's Play School. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
..a new face broadcast to millions of children on BBC's...
She was the first presenter from a diverse background - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
She was the first presenter from a diverse background
Do you know what time of year it is - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:07
Do you know what time of year it is
I started off my career in a bank - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
I started off my career in a bank
Nice. Mission Impossible, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Nice. Mission Impossible,
Floella was one of thousands of Windrush immigrants - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
Floella was one of thousands of Windrush immigrants
In fact, the first drama that I did, I played a 16-year-old shoplifter. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
In fact, the first drama that I did, I played a 16-year-old ...
And I said to the producer, "Why do black people - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:10
And I said to the producer, "Why do black people
"Why can't they be professionals like, you know, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:13
"Why can't they be professionals like, you know,
My parents loved Mind Your Language, as it had Asian characters in. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
My parents loved Mind Your Language, as it had Asian charact...
Even though immigrants like them were pretty often - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
Even though immigrants like them were pretty often
I was told a lot of times, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:06
I was told a lot of times,
..and to get into a world where you showed people, - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:09
..and to get into a world where you showed people,
I was born in the West Indies, an island called Trinidad. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
I was born in the West Indies, an island called Trinidad.
And this song is about all the things I remember oh so well. - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
And this song is about all the things I remember oh so well.
# Oh, island in the sun... # - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:05
# Oh, island in the sun... #
And I remember watching you because you had the braids - Kids' TV: The Surprising Story 00:04
And I remember watching you because you had the braids