The Wombles, and I read it until I knew the characters inside out. They’re brilliant – there’s Tobermory, with the bowler hat, who does all the work around the burrow, and Orinoco – the portly one who was lovable and lazy – I identified with him.
They were the first eco warriors really, picking up litter on Wimbledon Common.I went off back to the houseboat I was living on, started writing, and came up with The Wombling Song for the TV series.Each episode was only five minutes long and it came on just before the Six O’Clock News, so everyone saw it in those days.
It became hugely successful – you could even buy Uncle Bulgaria bubble bath, Womble bed sheets and Womble toothpaste.When I got the music and the entertainment rights, instead of.
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