The Wombles: Last News

I know you’ve all been sitting there, jittery and sweating, waiting for the big Wombles remasters. I don’t think there’s a person among us who doesn’t wish we could listen to those records with a new, digitally beefed up bottom end.Well, the bad news is, the one person who doesn’t want that to happen is songwriter and producer Mike Batt.

THE Wombles narrator Bernard Cribbins has tragically died aged 93. Cribbins also starred as station porter Albert Perks in the 1970 classic The Railway Children and appeared in several other beloved shows.

Bernard Cribbins has died aged 93, his agent has confirmed. Gavin Barker Associates said in a statement: "Beloved actor Bernard Cribbins OBE has passed away at the age of 93. "His career spanned seven decades with such diverse work ranging from films like 'The Railway Children' and the 'Carry On' series, hit 60's song 'Right Said Fred', a notorious guest on 'Fawlty Towers' and narrating 'The Wombles'.

Rod Stewart and performing as part of pop-rock band The Wombles, died on Wednesday, his friends have announced.His death comes six years after he joined fellow rockers Rod, Ronnie Wood and Kenney Jones, for the Faces reunion tour in 2015 - more than 40 years after the band formally announced they were splitting up.Maggie May hitmaker Rod has since paid a touching tribute to his "dear friend".He penned: "A Rock & Roll soul, rest in peace my dear friend."The singer ended the post with an emoji of hands in prayer and the hashtag, "#robinlemesurier".Following the tragic news, the son of Beatles star John Lennon, Julian Lennon, also took to social media to pay his respects to the musician.He told his 255,100 followers: "Heartbroken to hear of

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.