The TV shows that raised us

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By Phil de Lange


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MacGyver could make a bomb from a few matches and bubblegum. Brakanjan was a heroic, sword fighting dog. Die Swart Kat might have inspired the concept of neighbourhood watch. These are all things that wouldn’t make sense to someone who didn’t grow up watching TV in the 80s and 90s. We spoke about our favourite nostalgic TV shows this morning.

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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