Wednesday 21 September 2011

The Magic Roundabout



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11 comments:

Jenny Woolf said...

This was such a nice funny and gentle little programme. Does it have happy memories for you?

Susan said...

I still think Jasper Carrot's version of Magic Roundabout was the best.

Relax Max said...

It's a bit mature for your age group. Did you get most of it anyway? :)

I thought you told me a roundabout was a traffic thing. Now I will have to start over. How many other false words have you slipped into my list?

Nice music. I'm afraid I'm a first-timer for this. Was it a series or just this one programs? I thought Mr. Rogers' puppet Lady Eberline was the only one who spoke like that. :)

Makropoulos said...

This is really sweet and funny. Thank you!

Adullamite said...

Jenny, The Magic Roundabout appeared in 1965 and was shown just before the BBC 6 O'clock news. The humour appealed to adults probably more than kids and it became a cult. Dougal the dog became famous, and remains the star in many minds. It was made in France but the storyline was made up by Thomson. Eric Thomson, who wrote and narrated the stories was the father of Emma the actress, so he was not all good! Read more...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Roundabout

Susan, Much as O liked Carrot I canny mind that.


Max, Actually that Roundabout is a Carousel. :)

Makro, It is good and did become a 'cult' in the 60's amongst adults!

Relax Max said...

Thank you. I know "carousel." It is British for Merry-go-round." Do you know what a helter-skelter is?

Never mind. That's a different topic. I liked the music.

Mike Smith said...

Before my time...

Adullamite said...

Bond, Indeed!

max, the Uk word for 'helter skelter' is , er Helter skelter....'

Adullamite said...

Mike,.....eh?

Anonymous said...

I seem to remember there was a kind of international thing going on.

Florence=Italy Brian=Britain Dougal (DeGaulle)=France Dylan=USA, Zebede=Spain etc.

Or maybe it was drugs....

Adullamite said...

Rab, I think Dylan knew about drugs!