Charley Says... Vol 1 & 2 (More than 280 live and animated classics from the Central Office Of Information archives[DVD]

Volume One
Rude On The Road (1959)
Take Death Off The Roads (1960)
Road Hog - Don't Be Rude On The Road (1960)
When In The Country (1963)
Dinosaur (1968)
Safeguarding Water Supplies (1965)
Jo And Petunia - Coastguard (1968)
Iced Ponds (1969)
Pelican Motorist (1969)
Pelican Pedestrians (1969)
Tell Mummy (1969)
Don't Talk To Strangers (1969)
Tidy Up At Night (1969)
Frost Warning (1969)
Beware Fog (1969)
Prevent Smog (1969)
Jobs For Young Girls (1970)
Jobs For Early School Leavers (1970)
Paraffin Heaters (1970)
Coastguard's Job (1970)
Changing Plans (1970)
Jo And Petunia - Water Safety (Flags) (1970)
Jobs For Women (1970)
Polystyrene Tiles (1970)
Motorway Fog (1970))
Jo And Petunia - Country Code (1971)
Children And Disused Fridges (1971)
Abrasive Wheels (1971)
Teenagers Learn To Swim (1972)
Lifting Safely (1972)
Young Workers - Fooling About (1973)
Young Workers - Machinery (1973)
Charley - Matches (1973)
Charley - Falling In The Water (1973)
Charley - In The Kitchen (1973)
Charley - Teapots (1973)
Charley - Strangers (1973)
Charley - Mummy Should Know (1973)
Under 5's - How To Cross The Roads (English) (1973)
Under 5's - How To Cross The Roads (Welsh) (1973)
Under 5's - Ice Cream Van (1973)
Under 5's - Playing Near The Road (1973)
Under 5's - Don't Dash In The Road (1973)
Under 5's - Shopping (1973)
Jo And Petunia - Worn Tyres (1973)
Junction Lanes (1974)
Baby Walkers (1974)
Jeremy's Toothache (1975)
Caravan Instability (1976)
Green Cross Code - Tony Gets It Right (1976)
Door Chain (1976)
Flying Motorbikes (1977)
Dazzling Man (1978)
Talking Gas (1978)
Zig Zag Pedestrians (1979)
Prams And Pushchairs (1979)
Traffic Shapes (1980)
Snow Seen (1980)
Frozen Ponds (1980)
Airbeds (1980)
Don't Dazzle (1980)
Children Overtake (1981)
Swim Song (1982)
Space Invader (1982)
Sea Danger (1982)
Green Cross Code - Close To The Edge (1983)
Maleria Warning (1983)
Rabies Advice (1983)
Positive Furniture Labelling (1983)
Marine Safety Equipment (1983)
Fishing Accident (1983)
Protect And Survive - Action After Warnings (1975)
Protect And Survive - Casualties (1975)
Basil Brush And The Airbed (1976)
Lonely Water (1973)
Youngsters Learn To Swim (1973)
Play Safe - Kites And Planes (1979)
Keep Out (1972)
Keep It To Yourself (1968)
Keep Britain Tidy (1975)
Broken Glass (1973)
Waste Food (1971)
Play Safe - Frisbee (1979)
Swimming (1979)
Rabies Outbreak (1976)
Foot And Mouth Precautions (1972)
Play Safe - Camping And Fishing (1979)
This Is An Emergency (1972)
Blood Donors (1980)
Children And Strangers (1976)
Vandalism (1976)
Tell The Police (1963)
Watch Out! - Car Theft (1973)
Where's Your Lad? (1980)
Mr. Punch (1980)
Save It! 1 (1976)
Save It! 2 (1976)
Fireworks - Where's Your Lad Tonight? (1976)
TV Licence - Columbo (1977)
Clunk Click - Loose Objects (1972)
Splink (1976)
Industrial Safety - Lifting (1966)
Children's Heroes - Alvin Stardust (1976)
Pedestrian Crossing (1963)
Children's Heroes - Joe Bugner (1976)
Think Bike 1 (1976)
Running For A Bus (1969)
Billy Blunders (1976)
Mr. Blunders (1976)
Mrs. Blunders (1976)
Pelican Crossing - Pedestrians (1976)
Pelican Crossing Song (1976)
Pelican Crossing - Motorist (1976)
Menace (1970)
Purse Snatcher (1971)
Guard Your Purse (1973)
Bicycle Thefts (1974)
Clunk Click - Shopping (1972)
Ply Group (1973)
Peach And Hammer - Old Man (1976)
Keep Your Distance (1972)
White At Night (1973)
Children's Heroes - Mud (1976)
Sam - Ice Cream Van (1966)
1971 Census (1971)
Children's Heroes - Kevin Keegan (1976)
Wear A Helmet (1965)
Dashing Into The Road (1970)
Decimal Currency - The System (1971)
How To Vote At A General Election (1970)
Turning Right (1965)
Drink And Drive (1976)
On His Back (1980)
Stupid Git (1982)
Forget It (1983)
Snap Into The Seatbelt Habit (1967)
Think Bike 2 (1976)
Dangerous Diamonds (1979)
Children Watch Us Cross (1972)
Seperation Distances - Chariots (1971)
Fire Doors (1976)
Seatbelts Launch (1972)
Fat Fires (1973)
The Fatal Floor (1974)
Electricity Hazards (1970)
Seatbelts Progress (1972)
Road Test Pedestrians (1974)
Pick Pockets (1975)
Five Ponds In Notes (1949)
Pedal Safety Song (1978)
Clothes Fire Preventer (1978)
Is Your Home Secure? (1979)
Green Cross Code (1) (1975)
Green Cross Code (2) (1975)
Green Cross Code (3) (1976)
Seatbelts Success (1972)
Pipe Bursts (1969)

A good value for money double disc set, featuring a huge assortment of (often hilarious) nostalgia from a different era. (Better or worse depends on your opinion). Britain was a simpler place, yet many of these messages are every bit as valid today as back then, and the better clips are still hard-hitting when watched now.

The first disc is undoubtedly the best, featuring most of the best-known PIFs. One or two of the road safety ones feature real stunt actors and make you wonder how they got away with doing what they did!

The second disc is much less essential and features a large number of more obscure (though worthwhile) older b+w clips - mostly featuring the same actor - and a few that aren't really PIFs, more RAF recruitment ads. It also feature a couple of Spanish PIFs, suggesting they were running out of material. Even so, there are some classics in amongst them. Sadly, the audio levels are very inconsistent on this disc.

I would like to have seen a selectable title and year caption available via subtitles on both these discs as this would have been useful, but neither have subtitles.

Recommended for all who grew up in the 1970s and early-80s, especially nostalgia fans.

A great way to see all the PIFs released by Network in one place. Of note is that Volume 1 has been changed slightly so that random play has been removed, the index to films is better organised and for the first time you can move between each PIF with the next button on your DVD remote which didn't work on the original release. A great value buy. Here's hoping for Volume 3!