The Wombles: Win classic 70s kids show on Blu-ray

For the first time ever, every classic episode of The Wombles is available fully restored in a brand new box set – and we’re giving away TWO copies!

The Wombles

“Underground, overground, Wombling free. The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we…” Right, now we have that theme song in your head, it’s time to celebrate the fact that for the first time ever, every classic episode of The Wombles is now available fully restored and presented from hi-definition masters in a brand new box set! And the best part? We’re giving away two copies of the box set in our latest competition!

Based on the books written by Elisabeth Beresford and brought to life by Bernard Cribbins, The Wombles first appeared on British TV in the mid 70’s and have since become cherished icons of British pop culture.

The series follows the adventures of eco-conscious lovable creatures The Wombles, who live in burrows hidden below Wimbledon Common and spend days collecting and making good use of the things that everyday folk leave behind.

The idea for The Wombles came about when Beresford went for a Christmas walk on Wimbledon Common with her daughter Kate, who exclaimed “Ma, isn’t it great on Wombledon Common?”. The characters are based around Beresford’s family and are named after places the family had links with. Great Uncle Bulgaria was based on Beresford’s father-in-law who used to wear “a three piece suit, gumboots and a trilby”. Madame Cholet was based on Beresford’s mother and is named after the city of Cholet in France where her daughter Kate went on a French exchange. Tobermory was her brother- a skilled inventor. And Bungo and Orinoco were her son and daughter.

Ivor Wood (Paddington, Postman Pat, Charlie Chalk) directed and animated the series. The iconic theme tune was written by songwriter and producer Mike Batt who, instead of a £200 composers fee, negotiated the musical rights to the characters. Which was a pretty nifty move as in the 1970s The Wombles had eight Top 40 singles in the UK. In 1974 they reached No. 55 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and were even the interval entertainment at the Eurovision Song Contest!

This brand-new box set contains all 60 episodes of The Wombles, which totals nearly five hours of outstanding Wombles action for you to enjoy over and over again! Which you can do with SciFiNow as we’re giving away TWO box-sets! To be in with a chance of winning one, simply answer the question below…

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This competition closes on 14 December. Good luck!

The Wombles box-set is out now on DVD and Blu-ray. Order your copy here.

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