I must have been an awful parent as I took my about 9 year old son to Birmingham studios to watch Tiswas and he sat on Sally James knee during 1 segment. My husbands mates were so jealous.In my day, Blue Peter was for the good kids and Magpie was for the naughty ones. I was a Blue Peter kid and my hubby was a Magpie guy which is about right.That rule also applied to Swap Shop and Tiswas.
I had friends who would not let their kids watch Tracy Beaker because she was so rude.