Gyles Brandreth says he blames himself for the death of Rod Hull, who died in 1999 when he fell from the roof of his home while attempting to adjust his television aerial. The 63-year-old entertainer ...
They were once two of prime-time TV's biggest stars - one best known for the catchphrase "I wish I could fly", the other for an infamous attack on Michael Parkinson. Now, the original puppets for Emu ...
Orville the Duck and George from Rainbow have a new housemate after one of Rod Hull's last surviving Emu puppets was sold at an auction for almost nine times its estimate. Puppeteer Phil Fletcher - ...
The Morning's Gyles Brandreth has revealed he 'blames himself' for the death of legendary TV entertainer Rod Hull. Rod, who was famed for his emu attacks on Michael Parkinson and several other famous ...
Exactly 25 years ago today, one of the biggest names of the 1970s and 80s was settling down with his son to watch the Champions League quarter-final clash between Italian giants Inter Milan and ...
It is 50 years ago today (Sunday) that a rebel emu made its royal debut at the world famous London Palladium and turned a gawky lad from Sheppey into a star. It was the 1972 Royal Variety Performance ...
One of Rod Hull’s last surviving Emu puppets has gone to live with Orville the Duck and George from Rainbow. The puppet, which was made in the mid-to-late 1980s for TV production company Endemol, was ...
THE British public has long worshipped and adored puppets and puppeteers. THE British public has long worshipped and adored puppets and puppeteers. Sooty made his first televised appearance in 1952, ...