Only those who grew up watching TV in Canberra in the 1980s (and late 70s and early 90s) will reap the full harvest of nostalgia from this selection of bits and pieces.

[Question: what does it say about Australian society in the 80s that the government felt it was necessary to run ads on telly urging people to be nice to children (not to mention ads encouraging people to stop watching telly and get up and do some exercise!)?]