Pedro. I loved the bit where Jack spoke to him in umpteen different languages before finding out he spoke English.

Pedro (Circus of A) or Oola (River of A)?

Two windmills standing in a field. One says to the other, "What's your favourite type of music?" The other replies, "I'm a big metal fan."

Definitely Zoe. Eunice did nothing for me.

Zoe (Pantomime Cat) or Lucien (Ship of Adventure)?

Zoe Markham. I remember nothing about her except that I was intrigued by a name beginning with Z.

Zoe Markham (Pantomime Cat) or Miss Trimble/Tremble (Disappearing Cat)?

One story that I remember being read by the teacher at school was "The Destructors", by Graham Greene. It's the one about the gang of boys soon after the war who destroyed an old man's house. It seems a very strange one for a class of 8-9 year olds, which is what we were. (Mid-1970's.) &qu...

I too greatly enjoyed the Dad's Army comedy. I complained to the BBC as a child that they had changed the viewing times to a bit later -and beyond my bedtime - and received a reply that it wasn't really meant for children. Fast forward and the same programmes are aimed at family/ audiences!; What w...

"I knew that a swan could break your arm with one flap of its wing, but I didn't know Kiki could do it as well!"

I've watched most of the first episode, but the characters just don't say "Julian, Dick, George, Anne". They could be any children. They bear little resemblence to Enid Blyton's characters.Which would be fine if they were random children in a random children's adventure, but they aren't. A...

"Children, let's give a warm welcome to our new Head of IT. He has lots of experience, having designed and coded the Horizon system for the Post Office." And Perce's late entry gets the prize. Very topical, and funny too. (There were half a dozen laugh-out-loud entries this time. A very g...

That's the main difference between the UK & Australia I guess. In the UK you might need to go away for a week to enjoy time at the seaside, but In Australia kids can catch a bus or train and go to the beach every day if they want. Or walk down every day, if they grew up in a seaside town like I...

It was the biggest choco bar the children had ever seen ...

but George said that she couldn't eat it because "it was not for girls".

Any more for any more? I'll pick a winner tomorrow evening.

Happy New Year! Thanks.

As I've never read the fantasy type books, I don't really know much about the likes of Moonface or Silky, so I'll also opt for Aunt Allie. She's a likeable enough character, though she doesn't really add much to the stories and I'd have probably gone for Miss Pepper than her as she adds more banter...

Goon loved fairgrounds, because he always managed to arrest someone for "loitering within tents".