“They’re furry, they collect rubbish, they live under Wimbledon Common...” Fifty years ago, Radio Times introduced The Wombles to readers ahead of its debut on 5th February 1973. Based on ...

Underground, overground, wombling free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we ...' Just those few words are enough, for anyone of my generation, to conjure up a subterranean world of wonder.

Underground, overground, wombling free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common are poised for a return to TV, thanks to the man who made them singing sensations back in the 1970s. Songwriter Mike Batt ...

The Wombles had four albums and performed on popular chart show, Top of the Pops! Underground, overground, Wombling free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, are we. If you have no idea what any of ...

Underground, overground, wombling free, The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are they – and they were in The Official Charts HQ last week to talk about their new Best Of collection, ‘The W Factor ...

Anything but a precursor to that other TV puppet with delusions of musical grandeur (the Mr Blobby nonsense of the mid-1990s), Mike Batt took his Wombling ... shy of his free bus pass.

Illustration: David Rowe Soon, social media pundits were sharing YouTube clips of the theme music, with its refrain, ''Underground, overground, wombling free/The wombles of Wimbledon Common are we.'' ...

Underground, overground, Wombling free, the Wombles of Wimbledon Common, are we. If you have no idea what any of that means don't worry - you soon will. The Wombles were created by children's ...