The Wombles’ names
Great Uncle Bulgaria (old and wise – his full name is Bulgaria Coburg Womble)Tobermory (handyman)Madame Cholet (chef)Orinoco (lazy and greedy)Wellington (clever and shy)Tomsk (sporty and strong)Bungo (bossy and excitable)
What are the Wombles named after?
The Wombles may famously be ‘of’ Wimbledon Common, but each Womble is also connected to somewhere else in the world, by their names. Creator Elizabeth Beresford named almost all of the Wombles after places: hence Great Uncle Bulgaria, Orinoco (as in the river), Tobermory (as in the town in the Hebrides) and so forth.
Was there a female Womble?
Madame Cholet – a very kind-hearted but short-tempered female Womble, and the cook of the Wimbledon burrow, styled on Beresford’s mother and named after the town of Cholet in France.
Are the Wombles Wombats?
Even though wombats aren’t indigenous to WA, Wombles is an attraction for park visitors. “We get a lot of international visitors through and they want an Australian experience,” says Kristina. Acquiring a wombat isn’t a simple process.
What’s the meaning of Womble?
noun. /ˈwɒmbl/ /ˈwɑːmbl/ any of a group of imaginary animals with long fur and long noses.
Is Alderney a Womble?
Alderney is a distant relative of Great Uncle Bulgaria. She’s a lively, adventurous young womble with a profound sense of curiosity of the world around her; she loves nothing more than to find and try to do new things.
Who was the oldest Womble?
Again Livingstone is an older Womble. Great Uncle Bulgaria did a lot of travelling with him in his youth. One of the episodes tells a story about an adventure they had together.
Is Wimbledon Common real?
Wimbledon Common is a large open space in Wimbledon, southwest London. There are three named areas: Wimbledon Common, Putney Heath, and Putney Lower Common, which together are managed under the name Wimbledon and Putney Commons totalling 460 hectares (1,140 acres).
Who were inside the Wombles?
The Wombles
Orinoco (Mike Batt) – vocals, piano.Wellington (Chris Spedding) – lead guitar.Tomsk (Les Hurdle) – bass.Bungo (Clem Cattini) – drums, percussion.Tobermory (Simon Chandler-Honnor) – piano, keyboards.Madame Cholet (Rex Morris) – saxophone.Great Uncle Bulgaria (Paul Peabody) – violin.
What are Wombles based on?
The Wombles first aired on 5 February 1973. The series was based on the books written by Elizabeth Beresford, about a secretive group of creatures who live beneath Wimbledon Common, collecting and recycling the litter left behind by the “everyday folk”.
Who voices Uncle Bulgaria?
Ray Winstone has joined the voice cast of the rebooted series of The Wombles. He will join original cast member Bernard Cribbins in the computer animated show as Tobermory. Cribbins is providing the voice for Great Uncle Bulgaria.
Where can I watch the Wombles?
Watch Wombling Free | Prime Video.
What is a Wumble?
Wumbled : To be so taken with someone that you are rendered completely inert at the very thought of them.
What is a medievalist?
Definition of medievalist
1 : a specialist in medieval history and culture. 2 : a connoisseur or devotee of medieval arts and culture.
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