Tidy Bag – Remembering the Wombles

Wombles ‘theme park planned’
Wimbledon Guardian exclusively revealed ‘shock plans’ to build Wombledonia on the site of Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium… on April Fools’ Day.

40 years of The Wombles on TV
It’s 40 years since The Wombles first appeared on our TV screens on 5 February 1973 – take a look back at the making of the programme and the people involved.

Irreverent or just irrelevant?
What is it about kids’ TV that makes journalists so self-conscious? It’s as if they feel the need to cover their embarrassment with innuendo, clichés and ‘ironic’ jokes.

New audiobook
The original Wombles book is now available as a 5-CD set read by Bernard Cribbins – get it from Amazon or iTunes.

Remember when…?
Visit a random page from Tidy Bag’s history – there’s a wombling new surprise every time!
Listen to the BBC Radio 4 programme about Bernard Cribbins's early career (The Wombles will be in part two next week) bit.ly/14SYp4l



