Basil Brush very aggressive Scottish hedgehog also made by Peter Firmin. In the mid-1960s Basil became a supporting act for the magician David Nixon, upstaging Nixon on the latter's BBC1 show "Nixon at Nine-Five" in 1967 and "The Nixon Line" (1967–68), to such good effect that the fox was offered his own show. Basil thus acquired his own television series on the BBC, "The Basil Brush Show", which ran for 12 years from 1968 until 1980, in which he was supported by various famous stooges: first, in 1968, by the actor Rodney Bewes, known on the show as "Mr Rodney"; next, from
Basil Brush 2012, Basil appeared on the show ITV News as part of the "Text Santa" charity event. Let's Dance for Comic Relief On 2 March 2013, Basil appeared in the third episode of the 2013 series. Don't be Afraid In the summer of 2014, Basil Brush made a cameo appearance in glass onion's retro kids telly themed music video, "Don't be afraid" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgPoIxIp3nk Beauty and the Beast Between 3 December 2014 and 11 January 2015, Basil starred in "Beauty and the Beast" at the Theatre Royal in Windsor. Good Morning Britain On 2 March 2015, Basil appeared on "Good Morning Britain"