Wombles’ place names on Only Connect
Hot on the heels of The Chase, now the BBC2 quiz show Only Connect has featured the Wombles. In the ‘Dandies v Gaffers’ episode broadcast on 29...
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Tidy Bag appears on The Chase
Tidy Bag was featured as a question on the ITV quiz show The Chase, presented by Bradley Walsh. In the episode aired on 11 September 2017, one of the...
Robin Le Mesurier explains his ‘unwomblish behaviour’
In a new autobiography, guitarist Robin Le Mesurier talks about his time performing in the Wombles pop group in the 1970s, and sets the record...
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. Mike Batt visited Cambridge...
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. Footage of him working...
More previews of the new CGI Wombles TV series
Following the first video footage, Mike Batt has shared some new stills from the Wombles television series that his animation company is producing....
Mike Batt sketches Wombles for charity
Mike Batt was inundated with requests after offering some original sketches of the Wombles to raise money for good causes. He started off drawing a...
The Return Of The Wombles: first preview of the new CGI TV series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2hA4YZfvq4 Mike Batt has released an 8-minute promotional video ‘update on the imminent return of The Wombles’,...
Bernard Cribbins reads from The Wombles in Wimbledon
Bernard Cribbins gave a live reading from The Wombles at a children’s theatre in Wimbledon. He appeared in a Sunday Story Session at the 300-seat...
The twelve days of Wombling Merry Christmas
“All day long we will be wombling in the snow…”
Underground comedy: The Wombles in Detectorists
The Wombles were mentioned in this week’s episode of the award-winning BBC4 sitcom Detectorists. They were the focus of the closing scene, in which...
Costume drama: Mike Batt criticises ‘unlicensed’ Womble suit
The Wombles made headlines after Mike Batt complained about unofficial costumes being used at Wimbledon BookFest. He discussed the costumes on Twitter...