Where do the Wombles live?
The Wombles The Wombles The Wombles are fictional pointy-nosed, furry creatures created by Elisabeth Beresford and originally appearing in a series of children's novels from 1968. They live in burrows, where they aim to help the environment by collecting and recycling rubbish in creative ways. Although Wombles supposedly live in every country in the world, Beresford's stories are concerned with the lives of the inhabitants of the burrow on Wimbledon Common in London, England. The characters gained a higher national profile in the UK in the mid-1970s as a result of a BBC-commissioned children's television show which used stop-motion animation. A number
The Wombles wrestling match with Bill Oddie. The Wombles were exported to American audiences in the mid- to late 1970s when they made occasional appearances on CBS' "Captain Kangaroo". The series also ran on TV Ontario (UHF Channel 19) in the mid-1980s in the gaps between programs due to the non-commercial policy of the station. The Wombles are popular in the MUD world, particularly on Discworld MUD. In 2009 The Wombles featured in "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley" which reached No.1 in the UK singles charts. In 2011 The Wombles performed live at Glastonbury. Due to the Wombles' association with