Retro Friday Fun with The Magic Roundabout!

Eric Thompson, dear reader, must have been an interesting chap. I mean, I imagine he probably worked about two hours a week and, between shifts, smoked himself into a happy pot-ty frenzy (or more likely, torpor!)

"Who the hell is Eric Thompson?", I hear you mumble. You probably shouted it, or screamed it, or yelled it. But my ears are not so good, and most things come across as little more than a mumble. I think I might have to get an ear trumpet. Or something.

Anyway, I digress. For today is Friday. Halla-flippin'-lujah! And Friday is Friday Fun day, as often as I remember and have access to my machine.

I've been over to youtube as ever, and I've plundered some of Eric Thompson's work. He was, of course, the writer and director of none other than The Magic Roundabout, the BBC's somewhat hallucinogenic 1970's children's TV programme.

There are some lovely gags for the grown-ups interspersed with the kiddies' entertainment and, unless I'm much mistaken, the inspiration for Thomas The Tank Engine's on screen presence may have been born here... Take a look:



Briefly before I close, I'm pleased to report that the TFS subscription service is now back up and running, and all glitches are a (not yet dim and distant) memory. There are potentially six qualifiers today, though a subset of these will likely breach the 14/1 price threshold.

If you'd like to sign up, you can do so here.

I'll be back later with a review of the day's action: TFS and betalay, the lay service I'm trialling here.

Until then...
Matt