First to pop off...............2017.

[mp3manager]

I hope Christopher Lillicrap is doing OK. Don't want another of my childhood TV idols to croak.

[Honk]

FourWheelDrift said:

Brian Cant, 83.

[Patch1875]

Who's going to help choose which window now :-(

[Roofless Toothless]

I'm gutted about Brian Cant.

Chigley and Trumpton was the background to my kids childhood. I bought this BBC album when they were little and I still know every word. I used to play it in the car and we all sang along - on one occasion all the way to Bordeaux. It is still on my shelf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQZRmMfhD4c

The words and music weren't his, of course, but his performances were spot on and brought it to life. It's the kind of music that is almost wasted on kids. The lyrics flow and fit the music as well as anything I have ever heard in my life.

"I like my job as a carpenter
There's nothing I'd rather be.
I've had my tools for many long years,
They're all good friends to me."

"I've chisels and saws all clean and sharp,
A jack and a smoothing plane.
I know that oak will plane up true,
While mahogany changes grain."

Rest in peace.

[Gretchen]

27th December

Gretchen said:

Brian Cant.

Sorry old chap. RIP.

[J4CKO]

Its sad to see names like that go, really remember him from Play School and Play Away, though its quite strange to think he was well into his forties when I was watching those programmes, kids tv presenters these days are generally a lot younger, more late teens to about 30.

[silverfoxcc]

Saw him a few years ago being interviewed by Phul Jupitus at the Edinburgh Fringe

Top man and got a standing ovation. I think the youngest there was about 50. Got all the DVD of
Trumpton,, Camberwick Green and Chigley.


I recommend this site to everyone

http://www.t-web.co.uk/trumpcam.htm

[Simes205]

I've been playing the trumptonshire dvd's to my 4 year old.
"Here is a box, a musical box" - takes me straight back to 1976!

[AstonZagato]

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grub

[Jazzy Jag]

What ever happened to Toni Arthur?

[DoctorX]

Jazzy Jag said:

What ever happened to Toni Arthur?

http://www.toniarthur-hay.com/home.html

Hasn't popped off.

[anonymous-user]

Simes205 said:

I've been playing the trumptonshire dvd's to my 4 year old.
"Here is a box, a musical box" - takes me straight back to 1976!

Wow - that brings back childhood memories for me!

[slartibartfast]

Clint Eastwood

edited to add....is not dead

Edited by slartibartfast on Tuesday 20th June 20:20

[Sheets Tabuer]

He's not dead

[slartibartfast]

Sheets Tabuer said:

He's not dead

Just came to edit...cruel hoax and cannot believe I fell for it, I'm normally the one telling people that it's a hoax

[Tango13]

Yay!! Still losing

[TotalControl]

Michael Nyqvist at 56

[Sheets Tabuer]

TotalControl said:

Michael Nyqvist at 56

Had to google, he was great in John Wick as the boss.

[Wiccan of Darkness]

Michael Bond, creator of Paddington bear

[Starfighter]

RIP Paddington

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-4043294...