The Perishers (TV series) The Perishers (TV series) The Perishers is a cartoon series produced by Bill Melendez Productions and FilmFair. BBC1 transmitted it in 1979. The series is based on Maurice Dodd's long-running comic strip, "The Perishers". Judy Bennett voiced the roles of Maisie and Baby Grumpling; Leonard Rossiter voiced Boot; Sheila Steafel voiced Wellington; Peter Hawkins served as the narrator, and voiced the characters of Marlon and BH. Castle Vision published the first home video release of "The Perishers": Two VHS videocassettes, each with 10 episodes. Abbey Home Media republished the first 10 episodes to a Region 2 DVD titled "The Perishers:
The Cartoon History of the Universe also to read the primary sources. Gonick's work is not the first comic history in English: an early series of comic histories was published in Victorian England: "Comic History of England" (1847–48) and "Comic History of Rome" (1852), by author Gilbert Abbott à Beckett, illustrator John Leech. Beginning with its original comic book "Volume 1" in 1977, the complete series covers world history through 2008. The Cartoon History of the Universe The Cartoon History of the Universe is a book series about the history of the world. It is written and illustrated by American cartoonist, professor, and mathematician Larry Gonick,