Wombles albums reissued for Christmas?
Mike Batt has revealed on Twitter that the original Wombles albums will be re-released later this year. A user named Philip Clarke asked Mike Batt on...
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Mike Batt radio interview with Aled Jones
Mike Batt was interviewed on Aled Jones’ popular Sunday musical chat show on BBC Radio Wales. The one-hour radio show, broadcast on 16 May, is...
More details on the new Wombles books
More information has emerged about the reissued Wombles story books due for release later this year by Bloomsbury. First, an article from The...
Mike Batt ‘pub quiz’ advert
This advert appeared in the London Evening Standard newspaper on Friday, 7 May. It reads: Pub quiz question: Who wrote – Bright Eyes, The Closest...
New Australian DVD: 35th Anniversary Collection
A six-disc Australian DVD box set is released on 5 May 2010. Its contents aren’t clear at this stage, but it looks as if it may bring together the...
Haydon the Womble in World Cup song video
Haydon the Womble is featured in the video for The Beautiful Game, a football song by Jackdaw4. AOL’s FanHouse UK has selected the song as its choice...
Books with new illustrations due in November
Elisabeth Beresford’s first two Wombles story books will be republished on 1 November 2010. Bloomsbury Publishing will issue The Wombles and The...
The Orinoco Kid CD gets individual release
Mike Batt’s compilation CD, The Orinoco Kid, will be re-released in May. It was previously only available as part of The Mike Batt Music Cube, the...
The Wombles to play Glastonbury?
There have been rumours in the press that The Wombles could play Glastonbury Festival this year - but Mike Batt appears to have denied them. The Sun...
Haydon runs the London Marathon
Haydon the Womble, aka Dean Parsons, will be running the London Marathon on 25 April. The mascot of AFC Wimbledon football club is fundraising for The...
Get Bernard Cribbins back into the charts
A Facebook campaign is aiming to get Bernard Cribbins back into the charts with his 1962 hit Right Said Fred. The plan is for enough people to buy the...
Mike Batt announces concert in London
Mike Batt, the Wombles songwriter and performer, has announced a one-off concert in London. He’ll be appearing at the Cadogan Hall (near Sloane...