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Gordon the Gopher could only squeak, yet he managed to upstage Phillip Schofield most weeks by laughing for too long and pretending to be drunk. Run the Risk, Trev and Simon,  agony uncles and celebrity sketches all combined to make a hit with viewers. Notice how Phillip struggles through this interview, though,  when Vic and […]

A 1960’s animation of space-mice that communicate through whistles. The Clangers are very cute but a bit wierd -as all space mice are. I like their pannelled gold outfits -the fashion is coming back into season right now. The predeccessor to Button Moon, the 90’s kids have much to be grateful for.

A guy with a silly clothes and a badger that loves mash potato. Sounds like my school drama class at work again. My favourite bit was when all the stupidity had stopped and they made stuff out of recycled bits and bobs that came out of a shute. I always wondered, though, how they got […]