Official page for the Stuview TV YouTube channel and home to lots of nostalgic goodness!
My name is Stuart Ball and I run the YouTube channel Stuview TV Rewind, which features nostalgic videos looking at classic TV and film (mainly in the comedy genre). There you will find quizzes, cast guides, top tens and comedy biographies. I am also the author of a number of television trivia books available through Amazon, most with a nostalgic theme and nearly all in the comedy genre. Over the y
ears I have been on many local and national radio shows, talking about my books and also guesting as a comedy historian. I hope you enjoy this page and the contents bring back some warm nostalgic memories of days gone by!
There's a brand new quiz just posted on Stuview TV. Test your knowledge of the decade that was the 1980s!
It’s quiz time once again on Stuview TV. Today you get to test your knowledge of the 1980s with the 80s General Knowledge Quiz. 25 multiple choice questions ...
So sorry to hear about Mike Yarwood. He was the standard bearer for all comedy impressionists to follow. An immense and underrated talent whose career will hopefully now be rightly remembered and celebrated.
Want to see a press advert that just screams 1970s? I think Peter Wyngarde promoting Tabac aftershave must be a top contender.
"Can I have a p please, Bob?" The classic quiz show Blockbusters was first shown on this day forty years ago, 29 August 1983. It was rebooted a number of times in later years with different hosts but no-one could match the warmth and affability of Bob Holness.
In my latest video, get ready to relive some fond childhood memories as I reveal the best-selling toys from each year of the . How many do you remember?
Welcome to another nostalgia trip here on Stuview TV. I’ll be revealing the UK’s best selling toys from every Christmas season of the 1970s. From classic bo...
For all 70s and 80s kids everywhere, take a nostalgic journey back to the corner shops and tuck shops of the past to revisit some old fizzy favourites such as Cresta, Corona and Top Deck Shandy!
How many of these lost fizzy drink brands do you remember? Join me on a nostalgic journey to the corner shops and tuck shops of the past to revisit some long...
Pull up your leg warmers and roll up your flecked jackets! It's time for the Icons of the 80s Quiz. How many of the 50 famous faces from the 1980s decade can you recognise from close-up images?
We have already paid a visit to the 70s, now we are taking a trip back to the 1980s for today’s quiz on Stuview TV. In the Icons of the 80s Quiz, you will ne...
Welcome to the ultimate challenge for all 70s enthusiasts out there! Are you ready to test your knowledge of the cultural icons that defined the decade of bell-bottoms, disco, and flower power? Well get ready for the Icons of the 70s Quiz!
Welcome to the ultimate challenge for all 70s enthusiasts out there! Are you ready to test your knowledge of the cultural icons that defined the decade of be...
After a pilot episode broadcast in 1972, the first full series of Are You Being Served? began on this day fifty years ago.
Ah, Alan Rothwell and the one and only Humphrey Cushion. What a great double act they were! The children's classic Hickory House turns fifty today. Feeling old yet?
Language, Timothy! Ronnie Corbett's classic 80's sitcom Sorry! was first broadcast on this day in 1981.
Who remembers having one of these for pudding on a Sunday afternoon? Back when desserts were simple but somehow memorable!
Anybody remember Lucky Feller with David Jason? How about Ronnie Corbett in The Prince of Denmark? The latest video on Stuview TV takes a look at some of the forgotten sitcoms of our favourite comedy stars.
In today’s video, part one of a new series, we’ll take a look at 5 of the UK’s favourite comedy stars and the forgotten sitcoms they starred in.Even the bigg...
Sad to hear that Dickie Davies has died at the grand age of 94. Smooth, unflappable and an icon of TV sport. Above all, he just seemed like a genuinely nice, unassuming man.
A man whose talents perhaps no longer get the recognition they so richly deserve, the late great Dick Emery was born on this day in 1915.
Happy birthday to everyone's favourite saggy old cloth cat Bagpuss. He gave his first big yawn on this day in 1974 as the first episode of Bagpuss was broadcast on the BBC.
If you remember dashing off to the corner sweet shop on a Saturday morning to spend your pocket money on a tasty chocolate treat, then you are likely to have fond memories of many of these long-lost chocolate bars that are now sadly defunct. If you enjoy the video then please share with your friends!
We can't get enough of our favourite chocolate treats, so it's always sad when these favourites are no longer available and lost to that big chocolate shop i...
Very much forgotten today, Whoops Baghdad starring Frankie Howerd was first shown on this day in 1973. Made in the style of Up Pompeii, it lasted for just 6 episodes.
Are you ready for the UK vs USA TV Quiz Battle?
Are you ready for the UK vs USA TV Quiz? For each question, you will see one TV show from the UK and one from the US. One is a remake of the other. To score ...
The latest video on Stuview TV is a trip down memory lane to look at the careers at some of the best-loved British comedy stars of the 70s who are still with us today.
In today's video, we're going to take a trip back in time to the golden age of British television comedy. The 1970s was a decade in which comedy reigned supr...
Here's one of the original TV teaser spots promoting the legendary Blackadder II, the first episode of which was broadcast on this day in 1986.
Amazingly it was fifty years ago on this day that the first episode of 'Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?' was broadcast. With beautifully written scripts and wonderful performances, it has stood the test of time and remains one of the finest TV sitcoms ever made.
The boys to entertain you first took to the concert party stage on this day in 1974, as the BBC broadcast the very first episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
"Get ya trousers on. You're nicked!"
The very first episode of The Sweeney was broadcast on ITV on this day in 1975.
My tribute to the great stars of British television and film that we sadly lost during 2022.
A warm tribute to the much-missed stars of British television and film that we sadly lost in 2022. Stars featured include national treasures Bernard Cribbins...
Another sad loss with the news that Patricia Brake has died at the age of 79. She had a long career but I will always remember her as Fletch's daughter Ingrid, playing opposite the legendary Ronnie Barker, in Porridge and it's sequel Going Straight.
So sad to hear that Dennis Waterman has passed away at the age of 74. One of the most familiar and popular TV stars of the past fifty years and, of course, the man whose vocals adorned many a great theme tune...
Lots of love at the moment over on YouTube for the latest TV Rewind quiz. Just proves you can't beat a bit of good old-fashioned nostalgia!
The Forgotten 70s British TV Shows Quiz features 20 UK TV series that, for one reason or another, seem to have been forgotten over time. Can you identify eac...
A fine actor with such charm and sophistication. RIP Peter Bowles, a true gentleman.
Very sad to hear that Lynda Baron has passed away at the age of 82. She always came across as such a genuinely nice lady with a warmth that shone through on the screen.
Wishing a lovely jubbly 82nd birthday to the one and only Sir David Jason. Look up the term 'national treasure' and you are sure to find a picture of this man.
The King of Light Entertainment Bruce Forsyth hosted the very first edition of Play Your Cards Right on this date in 1980. I often still use the phrase 'Brucie Bonus' to this day.
As Time Goes By was first broadcast this month 30 years ago, so the latest Cast Guide video takes a look at the main cast of the show and what they are up to now.
Celebrating the classy BBC sitcom As Time Goes By, which is 30 years old this year. First broadcast in January 1992, As Time Goes By featured the wonderful p...
Wishing a very happy 77th birthday today to the seemingly ageless Tom Selleck. Great to see both he and the legendary moustache in such fine fettle.
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Here's one of the original TV teaser spots promoting the legendary Blackadder II, the first episode of which was broadcast on this day in 1986.
The boys to entertain you first took to the concert party stage on this day in 1974, as the BBC broadcast the very first episode of It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
So sad to hear that Dennis Waterman has passed away at the age of 74. One of the most familiar and popular TV stars of the past fifty years and, of course, the man whose vocals adorned many a great theme tune...
Beautiful vocals from Don Estelle and a masterclass in comic reactions from Windsor Davies, this is still pure magic today...
With one of those rocking theme tunes that instantly lifts the spirits, Fraggle Rock was first broadcast on UK TV on this day in 1984. Dance your cares away, worries for another day... #ProperTelly #TVRewind
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