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I love Bernard Cribbins!

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 22/12/2009 21:57

DH & I are pissing ourselves watching him on Buzzcocks (BBC2, now!)

We've decided we want him to be our Grandad.

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BexJ78 · 22/12/2009 22:00

yes us too!

nymphadora · 22/12/2009 22:03

I would love a night out with Catherine Tate too.

And a night in with DT mmmmmmmm

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 22/12/2009 22:04

DH was literally rolling around on the floor at the Kylie's bra gag.

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CarrotForKing · 22/12/2009 22:06

Me and DH too. He was BRILLIANT

displayuntiltwelfthnight · 22/12/2009 22:07

I am a huge fan of Bernard Cribbins,ever since I first came across him in The Railway Children.
The man can do no wrong - how he has such a presence spanning so many years is quite frankly incredible. Long Live Bernard Cribbins.

JackTheHallsWithBauersOfHolly · 22/12/2009 22:16

Oh god that episode is seriously hysterical!

SevenSaltiresSwimming · 22/12/2009 22:19

Me too - I just said to DS2 the otehr day how much I love Bernard cribbins. Of course, he's getting a whole new fan base with Dr Who isn't he?

Flame · 22/12/2009 22:25

I said the same!

ScottishBoris · 22/12/2009 22:28

I've loved BC since he did the voices on Storyteller cassettes (please tell me someone else remembers these - weekly, I think, magazine with a casette which narrated all of the stories in the magazine).

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 22/12/2009 22:33

Love this but before my time really.
I loved him on Jackanory.

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 22/12/2009 22:34

I had storyteller cassettes!

I remember Heidi very well.

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ScottishBoris · 22/12/2009 22:37

Eeeeek, I loved Gobbolino, The Witches Cat!!!

josette · 22/12/2009 22:38

jackanory...annabel's raven books. He is a star. I love him.

Flame · 22/12/2009 23:24

I had forgotten Gobbolino!

Flame · 22/12/2009 23:29

this is the version I had...

Flame · 22/12/2009 23:35

oooh and the shoe tree

I wonder if my mum has the tapes in the loft still...

Flame · 22/12/2009 23:40

Can I just say a HUGE thank you for starting this thread?

Growing up we used to listen to lots of story cassettes, normally in bed at night. I have spent the last couple of hours trying to find stories to put on an MP3 player for DD1 for Christmas. Because of this thread she will have storyteller

FoJo · 23/12/2009 07:44

Thank you so much for the link to 'right said fred' TeamEdwards, looking forward to showing it to my dc's. He did another really funny one about diggin a hole, which was meant to be round when they were digging it square (!!) - I think!
A great man and a really funny episode!

ScottishBoris · 23/12/2009 08:02

Me too Flame, was searching ebay last night for Gobbolino books for dd1. I even found the stories I couldn't remember the name of on Wiki - Timbetwig anyone?

SleighBelleDameSansMerci · 23/12/2009 08:03

I was going to mention the Annabel's Raven books too - I loved those. And I still like crows and ravens as a result.

BC is fab.

JollyPirate · 23/12/2009 08:17

Bernard Cribbens is a long favourite of mine ever since he read Arabella's Raven on Jackanory when I was a child. Brilliant man - wish I'd seen him on Buzzcocks - might have to get iPlayer going.

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 23/12/2009 08:53

He was hilarious.
iPlayer link (hopefully!)

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Iklboodolphtherednosereindeer · 23/12/2009 08:58

Team Edward - I want Bernard cribbins to be my grandad too! And Brian Blessed on the other side

Iklboodolphtherednosereindeer · 23/12/2009 08:58

You know how the Facebook campaign helped RATM to Xmas number one? Perhaps we should start a 'Bernard Cribbins for the nations' grandad' campaign

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TeamEdwardsSparklyBaubles · 23/12/2009 09:12

I'm on Facebook right now!!

Here we go!

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