Someone recently sent me a YouTube clip entitled ‘Zippy being An Asshole For Five Minutes’. It was sent by a stranger on social media. They didn’t explain why they’d sent it but I’m glad they did.

Viewers of The Big Breakfast were delighted on Saturday with the return of '90s children's puppet Zippy from show Rainbow. With the puppet was the man behind his voice, Ronnie Le Drew, as they ...

Pizza Hut Delivery’s latest TVC features some big names in the world of nostalgic kids' TV: Rainbow’s Zippy, Bungle and George, all of whom join a family in the process of ordering their customary ...

In times of political turmoil and uncertainty over the future, what the world really needs is to hear from the most prestigious cultural voices our great country has to offer. While we had him, we ...

The star of beloved children ’s TV show Rainbow has revealed the cast indulged in heavy drinking and lewd behaviour, in a new tell-all memoir. Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer who played Zippy, says the ...

He’s supposedly Dundee United’s biggest fan but we can now reveal kids’ telly legend Zippy is really a Blue at heart. The Rainbow puppet’s unnerving grin was pictured among jubilant Chelsea fans at ...

Actor Roy Skelton, who provided voices for the Daleks and George and Zippy in long-running children's show Rainbow, has died today aged 79. His daughter Samantha said he died at home in Brighton ...

Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show Rainbow will return to the screens next month in an advertisement for the spread Marmite. Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show ...

Rainbow's Zippy bore a secret love for his pink hippo co-star George and was heartbroken when his advances were rejected. In more revelations from the children’s TV show, Ronnie Le Drew, who handled ...

Roy Skelton's verbal dexterity ensured that he achieved television immortality in two programmes, delighting and terrifying audiences in equal measure. As Zippy and George in Rainbow (1972-1992) he ...

Rainbow Zippy puppeteer has revealed that he was ‘smitten’ with the woman who played George behind-the-scenes in a heartbreaking unrequited love moment. The adorable puppets were best of friends on ...

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