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Foghorn Leghorn is a famous Warner Bros rooster who has appeared in both the Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons. Famous for his blustery, booming voice, the giant anthropomorphic bird appeared in 29 cartoons between 1946 and 1964. Fans may...

Animal lover Paul O'Grady has used his celebrity status to help find homes for the hundreds of abandoned dogs and cats being cared for by Battersea Dogs' Home. The one-time Social Services worker, who has enjoyed a long career in...

Rupert Bear is one of the best-loved and most enduring characters in children's literature. Created by the English artist, Mary Tourtel, he started out as a comic strip character in the Daily Express newspaper on 8th November 1920. Originally, Rupert...

Boxing Day is celebrated in the UK and some other commonwealth countries. This public holiday is usually ripe with traditions. Appleysj / CC BY-SA 4.0   Boxing Day origins There are several theories that explain how Boxing Day acquired its...

Watching The Snowman on TV is fast becoming a Christmas tradition for many people. This enchanting festive classic is as famous for its beautiful animated imagery as it is for the accompanying tune, Walking in the Air. © kav777...

Produced by Southern Television for ITV, the kids’ sitcom, Worzel Gummidge, starred the classical actor Jon Pertwee (perhaps better known for his role as the time-travelling Dr Who) as Worzel. The friendly scarecrow gets into all kinds of scrapes at...

Winter seems to arrive out of nowhere, with the weather changing almost overnight from late autumnal sunshine to crisp, cold mornings and freezing nights. Birds can face a fight to survive during the British winter, when there are fewer daylight...

The musical duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart have been cited as recording the most-played version of a classic Christmas song with their 1987 hit, Winter Wonderland. Their modern arrangement of the 1934 classic is played on the radio...