Orville the Duck Orville the Duck Orville the Duck was the most famous puppet often used by the ventriloquist Keith Harris (1947–2015) and was named after Orville Wright (one of the Wright Brothers). Orville is a green duckling who wears nothing but a nappy with a large safety pin on the front. He speaks with a falsetto voice. Orville appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 on "The Keith Harris Show", which featured assorted puppets such as Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. At the peak of their popularity in December 1982, Harris and Orville released the single "Orville's Song", reaching
Rachael Robertson (television presenter) Rachael Robertson (television presenter) Rachael Robertson is a former British television continuity announcer and presenter. Robertson began her career with Grampian Television (now "STV North") in the mid-1990s as a staff announcer and newsreader for "Grampian Headlines", replacing Tracey Crawford, who had left to join Granada. She also presented a number of regional programmes for the station including "The Birthday Spot", "The Scottish Tourism Supreme Awards" and the BAFTA-nominated Saturday morning children's magazine show "Wize Up", alongside announcing colleagues Scott Brown and Kate Fraser. Following the Scottish Media Group's takeover of Grampian in 1997, Robertson featured as a reporter for