Rupert Bear Rupert Bear Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appearing in the "Daily Express" newspaper on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival "Daily Mail" and "Daily Mirror". In 1935, the mantle of Rupert artist and storyteller was taken over by Alfred Bestall, who was previously an illustrator for "Punch" and other glossy magazines. Bestall proved to be successful in the field of children's literature and worked on Rupert stories and artwork into his 90s. More recently, various other artists and writers have continued
The Adventures of Rupert Bear again exclusive to the Network DVD site and in the same format. http://networkonair.com/exclusives/2686-adventures-of-rupert-bear-the-volume-2 Later, a third volume containing all 52 episodes from series 4 was released, once again exclusive to the Network DVD site and in the same format as the other volumes. http://networkonair.com/all-products/2715-adventures-of-rupert-bear-the-volume-3 All four series were later released as a complete set in October 2017, available from all major retailers. The Adventures of Rupert Bear The Adventures of Rupert Bear (My Little Rupert in the US) was a live-action puppet television series, based on the Mary Tourtel character Rupert Bear, produced by ATV. It aired from 28 October