The Wombles confirmed for Glastonbury 2011
Following last year’s rumours, this year it’s really happening: The Wombles will play the Avalon Stage at Glastonbury Festival. The festival takes...
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Join the hunt for Britain’s best storyteller
Bernard Cribbins and the Wombles have joined a nationwide hunt for Britain’s best amateur storyteller. Broadband provider TalkTalk is campaigning to...
Elisabeth Beresford obituary on Radio 4
Elisabeth Beresford is featured in BBC Radio 4’s weekly obituary programme, Last Word, which marks the lives of significant figures who have died...
Wombles fans pay tribute to Elisabeth Beresford
Elisabeth 'Liza' Beresford: 6 August 1926 - 24 December 2010 Elisabeth Beresford, the creator of the Wombles, has died at the age of 84. After...
Proud Of The BBC, proud of The Wombles
The Wombles is mentioned in I’m Proud Of The BBC, a tribute song by comedian Mitch Benn. The lyrics consist mainly of a rhyming string of BBC...
New official Wombles website and first two books
The first two Wombles books - The Wombles and The Wandering Wombles - are now on sale. They had been out of print for almost ten years, but were...
Pentel recycles with exclusive Wombles toys
Stationery manufacturer Pentel has teamed up with the Wombles to promote its Recycology range of recycled plastic office products. The company got...
New books launched at Wimbledon BookFest
“Daddy, is there a man in there, and how can he see?” No, that’s Great Uncle Bulgaria, and he might be a little short-sighted but he can see...
Wombles campaign for Christmas No 1
Mike Batt has confirmed that the original Wombles albums will be re-released in December. In response to a question from a Twitter user, he tweeted on...
Most recognisable kids’ TV theme tunes
The Wombles theme tune is among the top five most recognisable of children’s television programmes, according to a poll. The Wombling Song - better...
Wombles book launch party tickets on sale
A children’s party to relaunch the Wombles books is one of the highlights of this year’s Wimbledon BookFest in October. Organised by publishers...
Wombles spotted on Wimbledon Common
“Look, a Womble!” … “There’s a Womble!” … “Wombles!” It was a pleasure to hear such fond cries as Haydon the Womble pottered around the Wimbledon...