Set thirty years in the future, Time Trumpet looks back at the events of today, speaking to older versions of people famous now.

British TV comedy series. Top British comedy writers Galton and Simpson utilise the talents of comedian Paul Merton to revisit some of their past glories. Merton's deadpan delivery, a la Tony Hancock, is perfectly suited to showcase these classic sketches from a golden era in British comedy.

The show focused on a 4-foot-tall (1.2 m), purple alien from the Horsehead Nebula named Widget who could shapeshift (usually by spinning like a top into different forms, in early episodes he seems to still be getting used to his power). He and a group of young, human friends; brothers, Kevin, Brian and their teenage sister Kristine, would go through a number of adventures to protect the natural environment from those who wish to plunder or harm it. Later on they were joined by (fellow shapeshifter) Half-Pint, Widget's mischievous, overly-curious, hyperactive cousin. Widget is frequently accompanied by the Mega Brain, an extremely intelligent but somewhat clumsy being who appears as a floating head (with a transparent cranium) and floating hands.

What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967, with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals.The game tasks celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to determine their occupations. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime network television game-show.

George and the Dragon is a British situation comedy made by ATV for the ITV network which was transmitted in four series and 26 episodes between 19 November 1966 and 31 October 1968.The regular cast was Sid James, Peggy Mount, John Le Mesurier and Keith Marsh. The show was written by Harry Driver and Vince Powell; Shaun O'Riordan was the director, and Alan Tarrant was the main producer.James plays George Russell, a handyman and chauffeur, and Mount the housekeeper Gabrielle Dragon who are employed by Colonel Maynard (Le Mesurier). Marsh plays Ralph, the gardener. After Russell's lascivious behaviour has been responsible for the resignation of 16 previous housekeepers, Gabrielle, a formidable widow in her forties, will have none of it. The two leading characters are frequently at crossed swords with each other and George regularly schemes to remove her from her job.

Cannon and Ball was a successful comedy varitey show on ITV featuring the double act of Bobby Ball and Tommy Cannon. The series was Cannon & Ball's first regular television series, filmed by LWT and lasted nine years until October 1988.

Originally airing on ABC, The All-New Super Friends Hour was a huge ratings success for the network and an instant fan favorite. Featuring the World's Greatest Super Heroes, the show also introduced a slew of new characters including Zan and Jayna (aka The Wonder Twins), and their space monkey Gleek. With their iconic exclamation "Wonder Twin Powers Activate!," the twins would touch fists in a burst of light transforming Jayna into the shape of any animal and Zan into any form of water imaginable. The cartoon series also featured guest stars Black Vulcan, Apache Chief, Hawkman and Hawkgirl. The 32 cartoon episodes follow the Super Friends as they confront their old foes and new villains such as the Hydronoids and Dr. Cranum in their quest to protect mankind.

This cel-animated series was a spin-off of the Claymation stars created for a series of popular TV commercials for California Raisin Growers. In the cartoon, these Motown-style singing sensations have adventures with their hapless show-biz manager while on tour.

Merlin, the illegitimate son of a princess, is made unwelcome at court and is fostered by a local smith and his wife. However, Merlin's true destiny lies ahead in the service of King Arthur, and he must face many dangers along the way.

Teenager Brett Mathews ran off the road during a thunderstorm into a too secret government facility hitting a lazer infusing him with his sports car. When hot he would morph into a sports car and cold back into a boy. His two friends, and his dog together would solve mysteries.

Inspired by the beloved comic book series, The Archie Show chronicles the adventures of America's favorite redhead and his hip friends Betty, Veronica, Reggie and Jughead, plus their mascot Hot Dog. Watch as they sing, dane and laugh their way through the ups and downs, hits and misses of being teenagers.

Chris Cross takes place at a boarding school in England that recently went coed and also welcomes transfer student Chris Hilton as a roomate and partner to already popular resident Oliver Cross.

Follow Me... is an ITV children's adventure series about Tom Dawes, a young boy who loves ships and the adventures they represent. When he and his father find themselves at the heart of a mystery surrounding a missing girl and shady figures at the Bristol docks, it looks as if Tom will get the adventure he craves...

That's Life! is a BBC series that dealt with consumer issues. As well as tackling the more serious issues around the country, the series also took a look at the more light-hearted going's on as well.

Each episode melds compelling new interviews with irresistible clips to offer a fresh take on TV's biggest celebrities. Featured stars in this season's four new episodes include Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Roseanne Barr, Bill Cosby, Tim Allen, Ray Romano, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Diahann Carroll, Howie Mandel, Bob Newhart and many more.

Superboy is a half-hour live-action television series based on the fictional DC Comics comic book character Superman's early years as Superboy. The show ran from 1988–1992 in syndication. It was renamed The Adventures of Superboy at the start of the third season.

Plantagenet Evans is a genius photographer in the small Welsh village of Llantisiliant. He is a man of hidden means who also deals in anything saleable inder the guise of 'antiques'. Larger than life and flamboyantly dressed, Evans is driven by sordid motives and lust. His fiancee Rachel works alongside him as his assistant and keeps him from harm when his wandering hands wander just that little bit too far...

Adventurer and nature lover Ray Mears explores some of Britain's more inaccessible countryside to discover the wildlife living just outside our front door.

Under the Mountain was an eight-part television series based on the novel of the same name written by Maurice Gee and produced by Television New Zealand and first transmitted in 1981. Many of the minor roles in this series were played by people who were at the time well known performers in New Zealand.

The adventures of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a noble knight and champion of justice during the rule of the evil Prince John.

Two factions of warriors from outer-space crashland on Earth; a good one consisting of creatures resembling herbivore dinosaurs, and an evil one consisting of similar carnivores. The herbivores join forces with several Earth children to stop the carnivores from conquering this new world.

Strange Paradise was a Canadian occult-supernatural soap opera of 195 episodes, following billionaire Jean Paul Desmonds' refusal to accept the death of his wife and subsequent bargain with the spirit of his sinister ancestor, Jacques Eloi des Mondes. Initially launched in syndication in the United States on September 8, 1969, Strange Paradise was later broadcast on the CBC from October 20, 1969, to July 22, 1970. The production was a failed attempt to capitalize on the success of Dark Shadows.

Paddington Bear is an American/British animated television series. It was the second television adaptation of the children's book series and made by Hanna-Barbera in association with Central Independent Television. The character of an American boy named David, Jonathan and Judy Brown's cousin who arrived in London on the same day as Paddington, was added to the stories in this incarnation, it was part of The Funtastic World of Hanna-Barbera in 1989 and lasted 13 episodes.

DEA agents (Alex McArthur, Dennis Farina) execute a three-part plan to bring Medellin cartel leaders from Colombia to justice.

In the near future, Professor Sharp, head of the Special Projects Labs (SPL), creates a new form of technology to augment humans through bionics. His first subject was Jack Bennett, a test pilot who secretly acted as Sharp's field agent, Bionic-1. On a family ski vacation in the Himalayas, an alien spacecraft triggers an avalanche that buries the entire family, exposing them to the unusual radiation of a mysterious buried object. Jack frees himself but discovers his family in a comatose state. Theorizing that Jack's bionics protected him from the radiation, Professor Sharp implants bionic technology in the others, awakening them. Afterward, the family operates incognito as a publicly lauded team of adventuring superheroes, the Bionic Six.

Watching is a sitcom set in Merseyside, with Brenda coming from Liverpool and Malcolm coming from Meols on the Wirral. Quiet biker Malcolm, who lived with his domineering mother, was accompanied on his birdwatching trips by loud scouser Brenda, who was forced to ride in his sidecar. The series followed their on/off relationship, during which Malcolm married Lucinda.

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel is an ITV series about an enigmatic adventurer who risks his life to save innocent French aristocrats from the guillotine during Robespierre s revolutionary Terror.

Edmond Dantes, a young Marseilles seaman, has just returned home and is preparing to marry. But his enemies rig a treason charge against him and his long imprisonment begins.

This comedy focuses on bumbling Detective Inspector Roger Hart (Rom Moody), an exchange officer from Scotland Yard, with the San Francisco Police Department.

Philip Marlowe was a 1959-1960 half-hour ABC crime series, featuring Philip Carey as Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled private detective.

FBI: Criminal Pursuit profiles the modern Federal Bureau of Investigation and explores the determination required to solve some of the most mystifying cases of the 21st Century. The challenges range from combating arsonists to tracking down terrorists, and the goal is always to bring the culprits to justice. This series not only showcases the heroes behind high-profile investigations, but the role high-tech investigative techniques play in solving these extraordinary cases.

Young Samson is an animated show from the 1960s about a boy and his dog who could transform into super-powered versions of themselves to fight evil. Whenever the boy touched his gold bracelets together and said, "I need Samson power!" he became the biblical strongman Samson, and his dog became the super lion, Goliath. Instead of dealing with Delilah and the Philistines, they battled modern villains and monsters.

Anthology series presenting stories of suspense, mystery and science-fiction, usually with some sort of twist ending.

Fresh from his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway? Paul Merton starred in his own comedy series on Channel 4, which featured an intriguing mix of surreal sketches and stand-up routines.

The Paper Lads follows the adventures of J.G., Ian, Gog, Baz and Sam who are a group of teenagers that do a paper round for their local newsagent, Jack Crawford. Retired policeman Jack always tells them to keep their eyes open as they go about their rounds; as they often discover the news, as well as deliver it!

At first glance you may think Gran is like any other Grandma, but she's not. Along with her grandson Jim, she takes part in different crazy adventures. Each episode sees Gran performing weird and wacky tasks - growing her runner beans up a dinosaurs skeleton, hand gliding, knitting a giant scarf to wrap around her house in the winter and cross country motorbike racing. But one thing's for sure - she'll always be wearing her pink slippers.

A classic Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers fare. The evil members of Shadow Force, led by Emperor Dark, were trying to take over the cosmos, and it was up to Starcom to stop them. Young hero Col. James "Dash" Derringer, an ace Starcom pilot, was the star of the series, and several of his teammates were family members. He was also backed up by the resourceful ace pilot John "Slim" Griffin, whose niece was yet another Starcom pilot. Other heroes on the Starcom side included Col. Paul "Crowbar" Corbin and Admiral Franklin Brinkley. The show had very high quality production, with top notch animation and relatively mature subject matter and dialog. Together, the members of Starcom fought Dark's legions of robotic minions, flying into battle in a fleet of advanced spacecraft.

Paul Merton profiles some of the great stars of silent comedy, examining their lives and works, and uncovering seldom-seen material.

Versatile comedian Wayne Brady stars in a comedy/variety series, with a twist.Wayne serves as host and star to this show which highlights his many talents. Wayne and his gifted comedy ensemble not only act and sing in the show's comedy skits and musical numbers, but also add improv, with audience participation and suggestions playing a major role.

Paul and Dick Bultitude, father and son, swap their bodies when the boy unwittingly wishes to become his father so he can skip school duties.

The story concentrate of an English boy. No matter what trouble his elders, and -worse- the insufferable 'good girl' Violet Elizabeth Bott who manages to enforce her presence upon them, take to tell them what to do, when and where, William, his best friend Ginger and the whole gang of village rascals make sure the saying "boys will be boys" proves true every single mischievous time, even if it takes all their courage and lying ingenuity.

Scientific speculation from the 1950s told in a science fiction format. That was the basis for this anthology of futuristic stories, hosted and narrated by Truman Bradley. The series speculated on such things as visitors from other planets, UFO incidents, space fight, espionage technology, and miracle drugs that could cure all ills. Stories of crackpots, who turn out to be visionaries, and eyewitnesses to the fantastic, fighting to be believed. The show also utilized experts as consultants to help keep the show within the known realm of the scientific possibilities speculated at the time.

At the Wonderland Zoo, three crazy bears that are always looking for the better life. Every night they outsmart the Zoo keeper and his assistant in search of fun and antics.

Wally Gator is about Wally, an alligator who thinks that he is human. He is most satisfied when he is at the zoo, where his home is. Mr. Twiddles is the zookeeper that keeps an eye on Wally because sometimes, Wally escapes to see what life is like outside of his home. Characters Wally Gator (Daws Butler): Wally Gator enjoys staying at the zoo, but sometimes he just wants to see what the outside world is like. Mr. Twiddle (Don Messick): Mr. Twiddles is the zookeeper. He is always busy because he is trying to stop Wally from leaving the zoo. Wally Gator Opening Theme Wally Gator is a swinging alligator in the swamp, he's the greatest perculator when he really starts to romp. There has never been a greater operator in the swamp, see ya later, Wally Gator!

The series was loosely based on Robert Louis Stevenson's original story "Treasure Island". Featuring a mysterious and dark storyline, it incorporates magic and many new characters. Unlike the book and most adaptations Long John Silver is not an anti-hero with dubious morality but rather a straight villain.

The trials and tribulations of Maggie Forbes, a widowed single mother and a Detective Inspector with the London police force.

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Hughie Wagstaff is a penniless tramp who suddenly finds his life turned upside down when he is revealed as the heir to a title and a large estate - complete with stately home and servants. He finds his new life difficult to adjust to and can't help slipping in to his old ways, much to the consternation of his staff and snobby neighbours.