Travels inspired by the Wombles

Friday 16 March 2012

Other animated characters are available...

The British Animation Awards have, apparently, decided that Paddington Bear is the best animated British character ever.  There's some stiff competition there such as Wallace and Gromit.
But - what about the Wombles? Not a mention of them in the report or on the BAA website.  Granted that they aren't a single character, but neither are Wallace and Gromit.  I think the votes should be discarded (neatly, in a litter bin) and a fresh poll arranged...

Friday 2 March 2012

A missed Eurovision opportunity

So Engelbert Humperdinck is to represent the UK at this year's Eurovision Song Contest.  Perhaps it's a ploy to persuade the Europeans that we are as European as them...

Finland won a few years ago with a heavy metal act. So... you know where I'm going with this...

It's not as if the Wombles haven't been to Eurovision before. If you are too young or haven't seen this before, take a look.  If nothing else, you'll learn the French for 'Wombles'.