George Martin (comedian) of the day. He wrote for the first TV series of Irish comedian Dave Allen; "Tonight with Dave Allen", as well as material for artistes such as Rolf Harris, Jimmy Tarbuck, Paul Daniels, Harry Worth and Tommy Cooper. He became the main writer and ideas man, as well as script and production associate, for renowned magician David Nixon. When the then unknown legendary fox puppet, Basil Brush, appeared as a weekly guest on "The Nixon Line", Martin helped develop the character and subsequently was the sole writer of every Basil Brush show for many years, (throughout the 1960s and 70s).
Basil Brush Boom Basil!' after each use of his catchphrase. In December 2010 Basil Brush appeared in the Croydon Fairfield Halls pantomime production of "Cinderella". Basil's Swap Shop On 20 December 2007 the BBC announced that Basil would be co-presenting a new version of "Swap Shop" with Barney Harwood on BBC Two. The new series is titled "Basil's Swap Shop". Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation In February 2010 Basil Brush appeared on the Australian game show "Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation" in episode one of season two as the show's first international guest. He appeared in the Baby Boomer team. Mongrels In July 2010