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Toonhound news page...
Toonhound's news page was launched back in
March 2000. The site was still in its infancy and
news then was a slim hotchpotch of British and
American chatter. The first interview arrived in
January 2001 as an extension to the "Mr Hell
Show Special". And it's been non-stop ever
since, hasn't it...?
The Hound - 2009
Nov/December 2009
A new Ivor the Engine book -
Childrens BAFTA winners -
Mr Benn's pavement tribute -
A posh Peppa Pig print -
Shaun the Sheep series II...
October 2009
The Brothers McLeod -
Children's BAFTA nominations -
Viz turns 30 - Fantastic Mr Fox -
The DFC Library - 40 years of
Whizzer & Chips - The animated
ABC Warriors - A real-life
Dennis the Menace...
September 2009
Bryan Talbot's Grandville -
Postman Pat & Specsavers -
Wallace & Gromit's new series -
The Guardian's classic comic
giveaway...
July 2009
Fireball XL5 on DVD -
The death of John Ryan -
a Roland Emett exhibition -
Beano screenprints - more
Fluffy Gardens - Phantom Patrol
and Cursitor Doom reprints...
June 2009
Cursitor Doom & The Phantom
Patrol from Bear Alley Books -
Moon Bird from The Brothers
McLeod - The return of Battle -
Karni & Saul's Float video -
The Gruffalo gets animated -
More Grizzly Gruesome Tales -
Teapot auctions - Welcoming
The Rainbow Orchid...
The Hound - 2008
December 2008
Loaf and Death tops the tv ratings -
Wallace & Gromit on BBC1 -
The death of Oliver Postgate -
The DFC Christmas Giveaway -
Childrens BAFTA winners...
November 2008
Shaun the Sheep wins an Emmy -
Tony Collingwood's writers award -
The DFC at Tesco - Children's
BAFTA nominees - Cartoon Art
Trust Awards - The original Little
Red Tractor - Frankenstein's Cat
prints on sale...
October 2008
Pinky and Perky are here -
R.I.P. Les Barton - the return
of Bagpuss and The Clangers -
a Carl Giles exhibition - Xmas
DVD releases - a SmallFilms
exhibtion - Shaun the Sheep's
Emmy nomination - dogg from
the Brothers McLeod - a Mr Men
art event - a BIG Beano book -
BICS - a Steve Bell exhibtion...
September 2008
Postman Pat SDS - a Rick
Random anthology - Gentleman
Jim - Frankenstein's Cat art show -
new Robert Harrop figures -
Wallace & Gromit at Harvey
Nichols...
June/July 2008
The Beano turns 70 - Garen
Ewing's A-Z of characters -
Beatrix Potter breaks art record -
Sooty finds a new owner -
Summerton Mill online -
Bob the builder to become all-CG -
The DFC is a Very Good Read...
The Hound - 2007
December 2007
Summerton Mill returns -
The Likeaballs at Christmas -
Peppa Pig's Xmas Special -
Fluffy Gardens' Xmas Special -
Shaun the Sheep's Xmas single...
November 2007
BAFTA winners and losers -
a Dan Dare preview - Cult Prints'
Morph print - some Secret Show
news - Scrambler to the
Rescue...
October 2007
A Halloween ghost story
(aka Save Kids TV) - Sooty for
sale - BAFTA nominations -
Shaun the Sheep's spin-off
series - The new-look Mr Men -
Robert Harrop's Trumpton
bandstand - W&G in Trouble
'at Mill...
September 2007
A Peppa Pig art event -
Biteneck Beatniks promo -
Arctic Circle - Count Duckula
& Shaun The Sheep on DVD -
Comics Britannia - A Paddington
advert and film - Wallace &
Gromit statues...
August 2007
Frankenstein's Cat - Dan
Dare to return - The perils of
Fast Food advertising -
Fluffy Gardens promo -
Graphic Novel competition..
July 2007
Mr Men prints - HOT animation
in trouble - Thomas the Tank
Engine's new voice - Fluffy
Gardens - Postman Pat's
special delivery...
The Hound - 2006
Nov/Dec 2006
Mr Hell comes to DVD -
Irn Bru's Snowman advert -
Adrenalinis win big at BAFTA -
King Arthur's Disasters - The
best of Look & Learn - Tony
Leetham's DangerMouse figures -
Built to Be Wild on DVD...
October 2006
Rupert Bear: Follow the Magic -
Muffin the Mule at 60 - Children's
BAFTA nominees - The Secret
Show's web site - Mr Benn Musical
Box - Pushing the Envelope 2006...
September 2006
Ofcom says "no" to ITV -
The Magic Roundabout returns -
The Secret Show is here -
Little Kingdom - Kids TV debate -
DangerMouse figures - Flushed
Away's new poster...
August 2006
FORUM news - a Terrahawks
fan-film - The death of Kids TV
part two - more Summerton Mill -
The Magic Ball on DVD - Compal's
Beano auction - DangerMouse
on DVD - Cloppa Castle look-
alikes - Look and Learn returns...
July 2006
Roobarb and Custard Too on DVD -
Bob the Builder: Built to be Wild -
Captain Pedigree - Pigeon Street
prints for sale - RIP Peter Hawkins -
Flushed Away's new trailer -
New Willo the Wisp - Ricky
Gervais' Flanimals...
June 2006
News from Honeycomb Animation -
The death of KIDS TV? - Chorlton
& The Iceworld on DVD - Aardman
co-founders' CBE - The end of
The Perishers - The return of
Joe & Petunia - The return
of Emu...
The Hound - 2005
Nov/Dec 2005
Wallace & Gromit & The Annies -
Children's BAFTA winners -
War Game and the Great War -
Captain Scarlet gets short shrift -
Rupert Bear gets a new look...
October 2005
Shaun the Sheep's new series -
Honeycomb's Funky Town -
Aardman up in flames - Mr Benn
comes to DVD...
September 2005
When the Wind Blows - Silas
Hawkins on Bill & Ben - Pitney
Bowes' envelope auction - Bounty
Hamster - More Thunderbirds? -
Striker in The Sun - Wallace and
Gromit's comic - Muffin the Mule
+ Summerton Mill - Captain
Scarlet...
August 2005
Randolph, a Modern Rhino -
Striker to return - Simon Bor
and Honeycomb Animation -
Bromwell High is here - a Basil
Brush Giveaway - the return of
Muffin the Mule...
July 2005
Count Duckula on DVD - The
return of Roobarb - Harry and his
Bucket Full of Dinosaurs - War
Game DVD + Giveaway - Mr Bean's
a great little show - Alan Gilbey's
writing class...
June 2005
The Koala Bros on DVD and in
the news - Wrong Trousers day
returns - Peppa Pig wins at
Annecy...
The Hound - 2004
December 2004
Magic Roundabout breakfast cereal -
Striker 3D & War of the Worlds -
Old Bear repeats on Five - The Fly
Who Loved Me - BAFTA-winning
Brush Head...
November 2004
Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'s BAFTA
triumph - Basil Brush's breakfast
cereal - The Kangaroo Kid in Striker -
Bob The Builder: Snowed Under -
The 100 Greatest Cartoons -
Fungus the Bogeyman on the BBC -
Bradford Animation Festival...
October 2004
Nicole Kidman Flushed Away -
BAFTA nominees - Ivor Wood RIP -
Fat Slags dropped by Viz -
The Secret Show - Rupert's return -
News from King Rollo - eBay
charity auctions...
September 2004
Dandy Comic relaunch - Shaun
the Sheep gets his own series -
Postman Pat's Post Office plaque -
Record-breaking Dandy comic -
Postman Pat back on the BBC...
August 2004
Ian McKellen Flushed Away to
the Magic Roundabout - Tony
Collingwood's Secret Show -
Fred Bassett's return - Charlie
& Lola - Sqwigly's news site -
Honey Monster's Thunderbirds
advert - Magic Rounabout trailer -
Cloppa Castle DVD delay...
July 2004
Clangers back on tv - Striker
comic hits its shares target -
Thunderbirds film publicity -
My Team's The Ministry -
Harry + Lemmings, new from
Silver Fox...
The Hound - 2003
December 2003
The Dandy in trouble? - Fungus
The Bogeyman's tv delays -
Curse Of The Were-Rabbit
character pics - Valiant voices -
Bob The Builder's BAFTA win +
other winners - voice of Perky
passes on...
November 2003
Robbie Reindeer's Emmy Award -
Thunderbirds movie trailer -
Animated Dr Who - A bloomin'
Raymond Briggs book - The
Leopard of Lime Street returns -
Oor Wullie up for auction -
Monkey Dust trouble (again)...
October 2003
Children's BAFTA nominations -
Wererabbit start - Natural Born
Kittens - Billy The Cat in The
Beano - Red Kite's Frightened
Family - More Bob The Builder -
Creature Comforts ratings - New
BOD book - J Edward Oliver
and Colin Whittock...
September 2003
Willo The Wisp returns - Creature
Comforts launches - Snowden Fine
at FORUM - Aardman, Red Kite
Hat Trick, Tiger Aspect at FORUM -
Snowman on Crimewatch - Rupert
rights - Meg And Mog launches -
Striker Comic seeks artists...
August 2003
Snowman cels theft - Basil Brush
insured for £1m - Striker comic -
Creature Comforts series - Wallace
& Gromit voices - Sooty for sale -
Mr Men in trouble - SuperTed
to return - Captain Scarlet comic -
Popetown trouble...
The Hound - 2002
December 2002
BAFTA winners - Beano auctions -
Jack Frost film - The Snowman...
November 2002
Robert Nixon - RIP...
Robert Nixon tribute - BAFTA
nominees - Otherworld/Y Mabinogi -
I Am Not An Animal - Thunderbirds
rumours - Robbie Reindeer - Cracking
Contraptions...
October 2002
Magic News!...
Magic Roundabout CGI - Valiant
rumours - Thunderbirds rumours -
Captain Scarlet movie - Gordon
Gnome - Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! -
Basil Brush return - Natural Born
Kittens - Death of Hilda Brabban...
September 2002
Rebel Yell!...
Judge Dredd/Rebellion movies -
Bounty Hamster - Dr Snuggles -
Postman Pat - Raymond Briggs'
Bert books...
August 2002
Thunderous News!...
Thunderbirds Movie - Rainbow
thievery - Tortoise Vs Hare -
Bob The Builder's new co-stars..
The Hound - 2001
December 2001
Brit Toons Are Go!..
ToonsToGo launch - Ivor The
Invisble - Second Star To The Left -
Lampies records - SmallFilms
on CD-ROM...
November 2001
Of Beards And Bears...
The King's Beard - Mr Men -
Sooty's new friend - Mr Benn
book - Mr Hell scheduling...
October 2001
Welcome To Hell...
Mr Hell Show - Captain Scarlet -
DangerMouse on DVD -
Rex The Runt...
September 2001
100 Greatest Kids Shows...
Howl's Moving Castle - Bob The
Builder records - Tortoise Vs Hare -
Ug: Boy Genius - Christmas
Carol: The Movie...
July 2001
Gwyneth Paltrow Is A Fat Slag!...
Fat Slags film - Christmas Carol -
Tortoise Vs Hare - Dan Dare CGI -
Pinky & Perky - Andy Pandy...
The Hound - 2000
September 2000
Hare-Brained Role...
Tortoise Vs Hare - Chat The Cat -
Noddy CGI - Thunderbirds figures...
August 2000
Ooh That's Champion!
Chicken Run box office -
Chicken Run licensed products...
July 2000
Filmgoers In A Flap!...
Chicken Run - Angry Kid - Titan AE -
Oliver Postgate on tv...
June 2000
The Great Eggs-cape!...
Chicken Run - Rupert - ReBoot -
The Big Knights video - Ivor The
Engine...
April/May
2009
New DangerMouse prints -
a TV toon exhibition -
The Pirates!, Arthur Christmas
and Flanimals movies -
Pinky & Perky on DVD -
2000ad gets animated -
The Very Hungry Caterpillar -
Timmy Time and Little Kingdom...
Feb/March
2009
The High School of Dr Moreau -
Farewell to The DFC - Wallace
& Gromit's 20th anniversary-
goodies - a 3D Paddington print -
One eskimO - The DFC is in
trouble - a BAFTA and Annie
for A Matter of Loaf and Death...
January
2009
More Little Princess -
Q Pootle 5 is coming - BAFTA
& Oscar news - The death of
Tony Hart - Yoko! Jakamoko!
Toto! on CBeebies - Studio
AKA's Lost and Found...
April/May
2008
Paddington at 50 - farewell
Beryl Cook - The DFC is here -
Bulletproof launches - Toonhound
loves Little Red Tractor -
Frankenstein's Cat on BBC1 -
Now Brains get an advert -
Frankenstein's Cat wins a
Pulcinella - a Thunderbirds ad -
Shrewsbury & Bristol comic
events...
March
2008
Mad
March Art: 2000ad, Capt.
Scarlet, Roobarb, Rupert, Mr Benn,
Ivor the Engine, Paddington,
Bagpuss, The Clangers - plus
Wallace & Gromit news - Thomas
the Tank Engine's theme park -
Record-breaking Likeaballs...
February
2008
Rarg on DVD - Peter & The Wolf's
Oscar win - The Secret Show
on DVD - Aardman's BAFTA
& Annie win - Summerton Mill
series two...
January
2008
Pedro & Frankensheep -
Oscar nom for Peter & The Wolf -
Modern Toss returns - Another
Mr Benn print - BAFTA nominees -
Frankenstein's Cat - Oor Wullie's
PC Murdoch...
June
2007
UK productions win 9 Annecy
Cristals - Peter Sallis OBE -
Mr Benn giclees - Wrong
Trousers Day - Crikey, the
new comics fanzine...
May
2007
Thinking of J Edward Oliver -
Robert Harrop's SmallFilms
collectables - Children's TV
on Trial...
April
2007
Peppa Pig prints to buy -
Cartoon On The Bay winners -
Gromit promotes HMV -
Daily shows for The Secret
Show - Funky Valley's Xmas
commission - Mr Hell on DVD...
March
2007
Duckula
on DVD - BOD prints
for sale - Wind in the Willows
on DVD - The art of Robert
Nixon - Shaun the Sheep
is here!...
February
2007
2000AD turns 30 -
New FilmFair DVDs to own -
An evening with Mr Benn -
Life on Mars gets animated -
Flushed Away gets 5 Annies -
The Secret Show returns...
January
2007
Aardman/DreamWorks split -
BeanoMAX is coming -
New site searches at Toonhound -
Joe, BOD & Fingerbobs at the
South Bank - 2007 BAFTAs -
A Father Christmas advert...
May
2006
Alan Gilbey's writing class -
Rogue Trooper PC game -
The History of Halas & Batchelor -
Wind in the Willows on DVD...
April
2006
BAA DVDS reviewed -
The passing of John Read -
Those award-winning Adrenalinis -
A big smiley Lottery advert -
Alan Snow & Here Be Monsters -
The Mr Men at 35...
March
2006
Summerton Mill's new tv slot -
Postman Pat's pal Jess -
More news on Spider - Those
BAA winners - Horrid Henry
gets animated - Were-Rabbit's
Oscar win...
February
2006
Toonhound at Animated Exeter -
The Secret Show - BAA Nominees -
a peek at Flushed Away - FilmFair
on DVD - Were-Rabbit at the
Annies - Dougal's name change -
Those Oscar nominations...
January
2006
Peppa Pig gets charitable -
The return of Bleep & Booster -
Were-Rabbit's bumper box-office -
The death of Maurice Dodd...
May
2005
The Carroty Kid's secret Dojo -
The Secret Show commissioned -
A Freak Bros. movie - Aardman
and Crood Awakening - More
Spider from Silver Fox - Skwigly
Magazine - Striker comic folds -
Gerry Anderson on DVD...
April
2005
King Arthur's Disasters - I Am
Not a DVD - Aardman and The
Gigglers - A Magic birthday cake -
Animation Nation - Bromwell
High arrives - Shakespeare
The Animated Tales on DVD...
March
2005
Rogue Farm on tv - Aardman's
Planet Sketch - Valiant arrives -
Gerry Anderson's plans -
Ivor the Engine on DVD...
February
2005
Captain Scarlet is FAB - The 100
Greatest Cartoons - Trapdoor on
DVD - Peppa Pig on DVD - Roger
Dean's Floating Islands - Empire
Square - Toy Fair 2005...
January
2005
Why the new Willo the Wisp
is wonderful - Streatham Hill
becomes Bromwell High -
Skwigly the
Magazine
is coming...
June
2004
Cloppa Castle on DVD -
A-Z Of Classic Children's TV -
Fungus The Bogeyman news -
Bounty Hamster returns -
Alan Plenderleith talks - The
Carotty Kid - Annecy winners -
Extra time for Striker Comic...
May
2004
Annecy nominations -
Dandy #1 at auction - Spitting
image to return? - I Am Not An
Animal arrives - Shelltown
develops - ToonsToGo update...
April
2004
Crunch time for Striker Comic -
Yellow Submarine storybook -
Oor Wullie tops Scots poll -
Difficult days for The Hound...
March
2004
Creature Comforts BAFTA nom -
British Animation Award winners -
Record-breaking Beano -
The Oggies - El Nombre's
new record...
February
2004
The Wumblers - BAA Finalists -
Bash Street Kids turn 50 -
Bagpuss turns 30 - Norman
Thelwell R.I.P. - 3rd Bob The
Builder film - Raymond Briggs'
Puddleman...
January
2004
Bosom Pals on tv - British Anim.
Awards nomineess - Dandy not
faring badly - Andy Pandy's
randiness - Bob Monkhouse
passes away...
The Beano's birthday - animated
Blake's 7 - Mark Hall retires -
Monkey Dust on BBC2 - Water
Warriors coming - Wallace & Gromit
title change + charity auctions...
June 2003
FAB-1 - The Thunderbirds movie -
Shelltown coming - Bob The Builder -
movie - Postman Pat - Albie awarded -
Basil Brush gets fit - Mr Bean's back -
Valiant - Lucky Bag Comic...
May 2003
Magic Roundabout villain - Wallace
& Gromit advert + W&G charity event -
Joe 90 feature film - Fireball XL5
comic - Andy Pandy toys...
April 2003
New look page - Fungus series -
Capt Scarlet - Muffin The Mule -
Rupert wrangle - Valiant comments -
Boohbah - Animated Mr Bean -
Cunning Little Vixen...
February 2003
Thunderbirds rumours - SuperCar -
Postman Pat/Fireman Sam -
New Mr Men - Natural Born Kittens -
Roobarb - New Toons On TV...
July 2002
Gnome Sweet Gnome!..
Gordon Gnome - Tortoise Vs Hare -
Dan Dare CGI - Lucky Bags Comic...
June 2002
Valiant Flies!...
Valiant movie - Aardman/Dreamworks -
Modesty Blaise movie - Creature
Comforts - Lucky Bags Comic -
Bill & Ben records - Mr Hell artwork...
April 2002
The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers...
Yahzaa! - Ren-who-sia? - Andy Pandy -
Modesty Blaise film - Dan Dare CGI -
Judge Dredd's Birthday - Mr Hell...
March 2002
Bean There...
Animated Mr Bean - Jamie & The
Magic Torch movie - Fungus The
Bogeyman - Bounty Hamster...
February 2002
Oldies But Goodies...
ToyFair Report - Wallace & Gromit
movie - Cracking Contraptions -
DangerMouse 3D - Yoko! Jakamoko!
Toto! - Mr Hell lecture -
The Moomins...
June 2001
Time For A Film!...
Magic Rounadbout Movie - Mr Hell -
Bob & Margaret - Beano Bodyswopz -
Bagpuss plates - Thunderbirds toys...
April 2001
Humbug To Summer!...
Christmas Carol: The movie - Mr Benn -
Numskulls - Bounty Hamster...
February 2001
Snowden Fine Special...
Bob & Margaret - Bob's not a builder -
Pre-Bob-a-looba - Bob-ing along...
January 2001
Peafur/Mr Hell Show Special...
What The Hell? - Who the Hell? -
How the Hell?
May 2000
Old, New, Borrowed - phew!...
Basil Brush - Magic Roundabout -
The Woodentops - Pinky & Perky -
Bob The Builder...
April
2000
Aardman Gets Angry!...
Angry Kid - Chicken Run - Pinky
& Perky - Watch With Mother -
Beanoland....
March
2000
The very first edition...
Batman Beyond - South Park -
Wallace & Gromit...
