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    25 Reasons You Loved TV As An 80s Child

    Warning: Nostalgia meltdown imminent.

    1. We had the Broom Cupboard - and that was enough to entertain us

    2. And therefore Edd The Duck existed

    3. Gordon The Gopher was our friend

    4. And Going Live was a way of life

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    5. Noel's House Party had us in stitches - and not because of his dress sense

    6. Especially when Mr Blobby was around

    7. The Really Wild Show was part of our staple TV diet

    8. And Terry Nutkins was still around

    9. We thought Roland Rat was really cool

    10. But nothing was cooler than Orville

    11. We happily sang along to the Big Break theme tune

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    ... and were somehow tricked into enjoying snooker.

    12. We watched Fun House - and it really was fun

    13. We didn't even mind that Pat Sharpe looked like this

    14. Blue Peter used to look like this

    15. And Challenge Anneka was our hero

    16. Sooty and Sweep kept us entertained for hours

    17. And if they didn't, Bungle, Zippy and George would

    18. The Going For Gold theme tune lit up our day

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    19. We enjoyed watching a trash heap on Fraggle Rock

    20. And Grange Hill was all the rage

    21. Wacaday was part of our vocabulary

    22. And this was perfectly normal...

    23. Trap Door was our favourite

    24. Even a Finger Mouse kept us occupied for hours

    25. And Round The Twist will forever and ever be carved in our memories