May 2007The Wombles are included in BBC Four's Children's TV On Trial week, which looks back at kids' telly from the 1950s to the 1990s - you may have seen them in recent trailers running on BBC channels.
The season begins on Saturday, 26 May with the introductory Goodbye Children Everywhere at 7.40pm, and The Kids' Verdict at 9.05pm, in which today's children give their comments on classic programmes while Bernard Cribbins is one of the contributors.
The episode of Children's TV On Trial looking at the 1970s is on Tuesday, 29 May at 9pm.
Visit the BBC Four site for more information and full programme listings, and to watch the trailer and take a quiz about children's television.
Bernard Cribbins, the narrator/voice of the original Wombles TV series, will be signing autographs at the Collectormania fair in Milton Keynes on Saturday, 5 May.
Note that you have to pay for autographs, usually about £15 depending on the guest. You can choose a free 8"x10" photograph to have signed, or bring your own personal item(s). Most guests are happy for you to have your photo taken with them when getting your autograph. Read more about how Collectormania works.
On a related note, Bernard Cribbins was recently voted the fourth best-loved voice from British children's television, in a BBC poll of more than 1,200 people. He was beaten only by Brian Cant (Camberwick Green, Trumpton), Oliver Postgate (Bagpuss, Ivor The Engine) and David Jason (DangerMouse).
Paddy Kempshall, editor of the BBC's Underground Ernie magazine, said: "Many of us find it hard to forget the hypnotic-like animation, stop-motion figures and wonderfully imaginative environments and characters from British children's TV but we rarely give a thought to the talented narrators and voices behind these shows.
"This poll demonstrates that the iconic status of shows such as Trumpton or Bagpuss was as much due to the voices and narration behind them as the writing, producing or even illustrating. The voices of Brian Cant, Oliver Postgate and Bernard Cribbins remind us that a familiar voice or narration is hugely important when it comes to entertaining children on television."
April 2007Congratulations to the winners of our recent competition, and thanks to everyone who entered. David Eastaugh and Helen Myers won a copy of the new Tobermory On Television DVD.
The follow-up to last year's Orinoco And The Big Black Umbrella DVD contains the second set of 12 episodes from the original TV series, from Tobermory On Television through to Games In The Snow.
The 60-minute disc also contains two 'interactive extras' - Meet The Wombles, with profiles of Wellington, Bungo and Tobermory, and a trivia quiz, Uncle Bulgaria's Brain-Teasers.
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