Modern kids: you can keep your Pokémon, your wi-fi devices and your 'video' games. Back in the day all they had were Clackers. Good, old-fashioned, potentially deadly Clackers. This clip is from ...

Ah, the early 1970s. A time when cars may or may not have had seat belts, and there were certainly no car seats for the little ones to ride safely. A time when one of the hottest toys were the ...

PESHAWAR: A new fast spreading clacker balls game, posing serious threat to children’s lives, has alerted rights activists and parents as almost every nook and cranny is found with the cracking sounds ...

Thur 25 Sept 2.45pm • Clackers involved two balls on a string and were later taken off the market for safety reasons. Our reporter Ken Rees had a look at the appeal of the toy.

The Man may have confiscated your clackers (it's health and safety gone mad!) but fret not, Blue Peter has the solution. Originally broadcast 14 October 1971. 1971: Alternatives to dangerous Clackers.