Wombling merry Christmas presents
Give your loved ones the gift of wombling, or get some ideas for your own Wombles wishlist – books, CDs, toys and more.
Write Said Fred: Bernard Cribbins publishes his autobiography
Bernard Cribbins’s autobiography, Bernard Who?, was published on 11 October, covering his lifelong, varied career on stage and screen.
Common origins: 50 years since the first Wombles book was published
The very first Wombles book was published in September 1968. Look back at their bear-like beginnings and early evolution.
Wombles book appears on the Antiques Roadshow
The original 1968 Wombles book was featured on the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow, thanks to Elisabeth Beresford’s daughter Kate Robertson.
Wombles’ place names on Only Connect
The BBC2 quiz show Only Connect had a question with maps of places that Wombles are named after.
Tidy Bag appears on The Chase
The Tidy Bag website was featured as a question on the ITV quiz show The Chase.
Robin Le Mesurier explains his ‘unwomblish behaviour’
In a new autobiography, guitarist Robin Le Mesurier talks about his time in the Wombles pop group in the 1970s.
Two new Wombles episodes screened at Cambridge Film Festival
Two full episodes from the forthcoming Wombles TV series have been previewed to a public audience for the first time.
Ray Winstone records Wombles TV voice
A new behind-the-scenes video shows actor Ray Winstone recording the voice of Tobermory for the forthcoming Wombles TV series.
More previews of the new CGI Wombles TV series
Mike Batt has shared some new stills from the forthcoming Wombles TV series, showing scenes on Wimbledon Common and inside the Womble burrow.