"All I want is to earn enough to get out of television and build a home." Ben Murphy spoke to @RadioTimes when Gemini Man began in the UK #OTD 50 years ago.

The BBC's gripping PoW drama #Colditz began #OTD in 1972. Its abiding triumph was the episode Tweedledum, with Michael Bryant as the Brit feigning madness to escape (his plan proves too effective) and Bernard Kay a German with a personal connection. Both are superb. @RadioTimes

String theory... Tomorrow's World presenter Raymond Baxter gamely guest-starred in It Might as Well Be String, an episode of The Goodies first broadcast #OTD 50 years ago. Photo taken on 18 June 1976 by Don Smith for @RadioTimes.

Let's go round again... Happy birthday to The Magic Roundabout, 61 today 🌸 Last year @RadioTimes paid tribute to the magicians behind the show... radiotimes.com/tv/drama/magi…

More views from Kew.

Kew's Palm House through autumn leaves.

Life begins at 40 (years ago)... There's another bumper compilation on @BBCTwo tonight, at 8.35pm: 40 Hits of 1986 at the BBC @RadioTimes

The Liver Birds were back for a new series #OTD 50 years ago. John Nettles and @RGillespieActor were among the cast. Photo of Nerys Hughes and Elizabeth Estensen taken on 9 May 1976 for @RadioTimes.

The Lively Arts #OTD showed a striking, sometimes terrifying film version of Carmina Burana #OTD 50 years ago. @RadioTimes illustration by Robin Jacques.

The Onedin Line first set sail #OTD 55 years ago in 1971, but it was a year before the stars made the cover of @RadioTimes. You're humming the theme tune aren't you?

You could watch This Island Earth #OTD 50 years ago. Used to love those sci-fi seasons on the BBC. @RadioTimes

Pulp fiction... The Singing Detective is being shown, with a new introduction by Janet Suzman, from tonight at 10pm on BBC Four. Here's the beautiful original @RadioTimes cover illustration by Mark Thomas.

Happy birthday to the ever-effervescent Katy Manning, photographed by Jeremy Grayson for @RadioTimes in September 1973. @ManningOfficial @bbcdoctorwho

"This is its fifth series and it's notched up more viewers than Dynasty, Dallas or Wogan!" William Gaunt was talking to @RadioTimes about the return of No Place like Home #OTD 40 years ago. 10.3 million watched the episode. Photo of Gaunt with Patricia Garwood by Don Smith.

The Goodies used some left-field methods to train a horse – a pantomime horse – to run the National, in this week 50 years ago. @RadioTimes

Gemini Man starring Ben "Kid Curry" Murphy was introduced by a pilot episode #OTD 50 years ago. I loved all these pulp US imports as a kid, but this one only ran for one series. Before disappearing. @RadioTimes

Winnie-the-Pooh 100 is on @BBCRadio4 Monday to Friday starting at 11.45am. @RadioTimes joined the party with a look back at the book's origins...

The excellent Pierre with David Harewood continues tonight at 9pm on @Channel4; all episodes are on C4 Streaming.