Globi the most popular characters in the German-Speaking part of Switzerland, with sales of over 9 million books. However, he stays mostly unknown in the French and Italian speaking parts of the country. In October 2003, a full-length film, "Globi and the Stolen Shadows" was made which was based on him. It was directed by Robi Engler in Anime-style. Beside the books, there is a lot of Globi merchandise, including cuddly toys, crockery, cutlery, clocks, school equipment, card games, food. From December 2008, the Swiss town of Engelberg hosts a Globi theme park. Globi Globi is a Swiss cartoon character occasionally
Michael Payne (cartoonist) Dale were the comedy lead in Chichester Festival Theatre’s production of the pantomime "Aladdin" which starred Barbara Windsor, Christopher Timothy, Trevor Bannister and Aubrey Woods. In 1986/7 Payne appeared on Sky News on Friday evenings around 6.35pm, as their cartoonist presenting his quirky take on the week’s news as well as his Cartoon of the Week. In 1987 Stephen Haines approached Payne and asked him to create a bear with a "great depth of feeling" for his new company Carte Blanche Greetings. It was from this brief that Payne created the little grey, blue-nosed bear called "Tatty Teddy" for the