T-Bag history in January

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Welcome to the T-Bag history by date section. This is a guide of what T-Bag events happened on a particular day throughout the year. This guide is split into each Calendar month and a new month's history will be available on the first of the month. These events range from air dates of episodes (including repeat broadcasts), VTR dates, known dates for the cast births, release dates for T-Bag merchandise and other notable events. Each of these will have links taking you to various pages of the website, including the series section, or in the case of guest cast members will take you to their page on IMDb.

On this page we look at the notable events in T-Bag history that happened during the month of January. If you know any events that I've missed here please contact and let me know. Please use the links below to go to a specific date.

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1st January


2nd January

1990
Pearls of Wisdom episode one was broadcast in 1990 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


3rd January

1989
Revenge of the T. Set episode one was broadcast in 1989 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

2003
Children’s ITV celebrated its 20th anniversary with a Birthday Bash programme which featured Elizabeth Estensen and clips from T-Bag Strikes Again episode one.


4th January

1938
Jim Norton was born and is now - he appeared in 10 episodes from Wonders in Letterland episode one to Wonders in Letterland episode ten as The Gardener (including ).


5th January

1988
Turn On To T-Bag episode one was broadcast in 1988 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

2013
T-Bag Bounces Back episode four was broadcast (repeat) in 2013 on Children's ITV at 10:30am as part of their 'Old Skool Weekend' celebrating 30 years of Children's ITV and was watched by 304, 000 (a 3.8% audience share).

1913
Jack Haig was born (died 1989, age 76) and would now have been - he appeared in T-Bag Strikes Again episode four as The Genie.

2022
George Rossi sadly passed away in 2022 (age 60), he appeared in Rings of Olympus episode three as Grizzly McMoose.


6th January

1992
Sunstones of Montezuma episode one was broadcast in 1992 on Children's ITV at 4:00pm.

1933
John Clive was born (died 2012, age 79) and would now have been - he appeared in two episodes: T-Bag Bounces Back episode five as Bizzy Beaver and T. Bag's Christmas Carol as Giles Pickens.


7th January

1991
Rings of Olympus episode one was broadcast in 1991 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


8th January


9th January

1990
Pearls of Wisdom episode two was broadcast in 1990 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


10th January

1989
Revenge of the T. Set episode two was broadcast in 1989 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

1985
Wonders in Letterland episode one was recorded in 1985 at Teddington Studios.


11th January


12th January

1988
Turn On To T-Bag episode two was broadcast in 1988 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


13th January

1992
Sunstones of Montezuma episode two was broadcast in 1992 on Children's ITV at 4:00pm.


14th January

1991
Rings of Olympus episode two was broadcast in 1991 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


15th January

1921
Frank Thornton was born (died 2013, age 92) and would now have been - he appeared in two episodes: T-Bag Bounces Back episode three as Count Boris and Revenge of the T. Set episode nine as William Wagadagger.


16th January

1990
Pearls of Wisdom episode three was broadcast in 1990 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

2020
Gillian Martell sadly passed away in 2020 (age 83), she appeared in two episodes: Revenge of the T. Set episode five as Hazel Knutt and T. Bag's Christmas Carol as Emily Scrumptious.


17th January

1989
Revenge of the T. Set episode three was broadcast in 1989 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

1932
John Cater was born (died 2009, age 77) and would now have been - he appeared in three episodes: Turn On To T-Bag episode six as Scrimp; Pearls of Wisdom episode four as Grimble and T. Bag's Christmas Turkey as King Wenceslas.


18th January

1985
Wonders in Letterland episode two was recorded in 1985 at Teddington Studios.

1910
Arthur Howard was born (died 1995, age 85) and would now have been - he appeared in T-Bag Strikes Again episode eight as Professor Pockets.

2006
This Morning profiled the career of Elizabeth Estensen which featured a clip from T-Bag Bounces Back episode one.


19th January

1988
Turn On To T-Bag episode three was broadcast in 1988 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


20th January

1992
Sunstones of Montezuma episode three was broadcast in 1992 on Children's ITV at 4:00pm.


21st January

1991
Rings of Olympus episode three was broadcast in 1991 on Children's ITV at 4:05pm.

1938
John Savident was born and is now - he appeared in two episodes: Revenge of the T. Set episode eight as Monsieur Claude and Take Off With T. Bag episode four as Claude deTerre.


22nd January


23rd January

1987
T-Bag Bounces Back episode one was broadcast in 1987 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

1990
Pearls of Wisdom episode four was broadcast in 1990 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


24th January

1989
Revenge of the T. Set episode four was broadcast in 1989 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

1931
John Hollis was born (died 2005, age 74) and would now have been - he appeared in two episodes: Turn On To T-Bag episode three as Fred Bloggs and Pearls of Wisdom episode nine as Beau Legge.

2011
T-Bag Strikes Again was released on DVD by Revelation Films.


25th January

1985
Wonders in Letterland episode three was recorded in 1985 at Teddington Studios.


26th January

1988
Turn On To T-Bag episode four was broadcast in 1988 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


27th January

1992
Sunstones of Montezuma episode four was broadcast in 1992 on Children's ITV at 4:00pm.


28th January

1991
Rings of Olympus episode four was broadcast in 1991 on Children's ITV at 4:05pm.

1961
Michael Holoway was born and is now - he appeared in Revenge of the T. Set episode six as Ricky Romero.


29th January


30th January

1987
T-Bag Bounces Back episode two was broadcast in 1987 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

1990
Pearls of Wisdom episode five was broadcast in 1990 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.


31st January

1989
Revenge of the T. Set episode five was broadcast in 1989 on Children's ITV at 4:20pm.

2020
Andree Melly sadly passed away in 2020 (age 87), she appeared in two episodes: Turn On To T-Bag episode seven as Queen Madeleine and Pearls of Wisdom episode seven as Osiris.


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