BBC 2 tries to replace The Simpsons with a cheap cartoon rip off featuring saggy old cloth cat Bagpuss as the sofa and Mr Ben as Marge Simpson. A cartoon sequence from the BBC comedy sketch show Dead Ringers. It is lampooning the fact that the BBC lost the British broadcasting rights to The Simpsons… Read More »
This cult TV series was created in France in 1963 by Serge Danot and Ivor Wood. The English-language version was narrated by Eric Thompson, the father of actresses Emma Thompson. The show was broadcast on BBC TV from 1965 to 1977. It was watched as much by adults for its dry humour as by the… Read More »
Bob Godfrey was the voice of Henry’s Cat as well as being the producer. The first episode was screened on BBC TV in 1983 and went on for five series. Scripts were written by Stan Hayward. Henry himself never appeared on screen; the name was an allusion to an earlier one-off Hayward/Godfrey collaboration, Henry 9… Read More »
Directed by Neville Astley with artwork by Mark Baker. The Big Knights is BBC Television series of 13 short animated films. This is a typical episode. Brian Blessed is the powerful voice behind Sir Morris, giving him the unmistakable air of a natural disaster.