Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.
A few of the words
- DOCTORWHO
- Doctor Who first aired the day after President Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963 — and is still running today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TARDIS
- The TARDIS was meant to change shape each story, but leaving it as a police box was cheaper — so it simply stayed one.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- DALEKS
- The Daleks turned up in only the second Doctor Who story and caused such a stir that 'Dalekmania' swept Britain.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- TELLY
- Few families bought a television set in the Sixties — most rented the telly, trading up as bigger screens came along.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Sixties on Television: a free large-print word search
Daleks behind the sofa, Steptoe and Coronation Street — find the small-screen favourites of the Sixties in this free, large-print word search.
About Sixties on Television
Television came of age in the Sixties, and the whole family gathered round the set for it. The Daleks sent children behind the sofa, Steptoe and Son and Coronation Street had everyone talking the next morning, and Thunderbirds were go. This puzzle gathers the programmes and the gadgets of the decade we all watched together — aerial on the roof, telly in the corner.
How to play
- 1Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last — the trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
- 2Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
- 3It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
- 4Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.
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