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What were the names of the Trumpton
Fire Brigade ?
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble
and Grubb.
Are you sure ?
Yes. The sound track can be a little unclear,
and the names have been misquoted many times in the press and in TV trivia
books, but Gordon Murray who created them insists that the Pughs were
twin brothers - and he should know. >>>more
info
Why can't you see the strings ?
Because there weren't any ! It was all
done by stop frame animation (just like in Wallace & Gromit). Today,
most children's 3-D puppetry (like "Postman Pat" and "Fireman Sam") use
stop frame animation, but Camberwick Green was one of the first programmes
to do it successfully.
>>>more info
Isn't that Brian Cant narrating ?
Yes. Brian Cant (from Playschool and Playaway)
narrated every episode and sang all of the songs. >>>more
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Did Windy always manage to miss the
sails on his windmill ?
Yes. He would time his walk so that he
just slipped between the sails everytime - it was a children's programmes
you know.
OK, but didn't somebody once get caught
up in Windy's sails ?
No. In the first episode of Camberwick
Green, Peter the Postman is delivering to Colley's Mill and leans his postbag
against a stationary sail. When Windy lets the sails turn, the bag goes
round. But no character ever got caught. >>>more
info
Who usually rose out of the musical
box at the start of Camberwick Green ?
A different character rose out of the
box at the start of each of the 13 different episodes of Camberwick Green.
Although Windy Miller seemed to appear out of the box more than
most, in reality he was only the star character in one episode (although
he appeared in many episodes). >>>more
info
When were the programmes shown ?
The first series, Camberwick Green, was
first transmitted in 1966 on BBC1. This was before the introduction of
colour television, so the first showings were in black & white. They
were shown weekly, with the first episodes as below:
Camberwick Green - 3rd January 1966
Trumpton - 3rd January 1967
Chigley - 6th October 1969
After their first showing, all three series
were repeated almost continually. In recent years they have aired on the
digital channel UK Play and on Channel 4.
What are the lyrics to the song that
goes "Time flies by…"
The song is called "The Little Steam Engine".
It's from the Chigley series, and is sung as Lord Belborough and Brackett
the butler take Bessie, the engine, from Winkstead Hall to Treddles Wharf,
usually via the Chigley Pottery.
Time flies by when I'm
the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate
there and back again
Under bridges over bridges
to our destination
Puffing through the
countryside there's so much to be seen.
Passengers waving as
we steam through a station.
Stoke up fireman for
the signal is at green.
Time flies by when I'm
the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate
there and back again
In the cutting, through
the tunnel,
Rushing clanking on
the track.
Wheezing pistons, smoking
funnels,
Turning wheels go clickety
clack.
Time flies by when I'm
the driver of a train
And I ride on the footplate
there and back again.
>>>Chigley >>>Camberwick Green >>>Trumpton
(N.B. The lyrics to all the songs are available
on the Trumptonshire Web)
Where is Trumptonshire meant to be ?
Gordon Murray has never said. There are
plenty of place names in the UK which sound a bit like the places in Trumptonshire,
but it's probably meant to be just a typical rural English county.
>>>more info
Wasn't Camberwick Green originally called
Candlewick
Green ?
Yes. When the first contract came back
from the BBC, someone had changed the name to Camberwick Green (presumably
by mistake), and it was left that way.