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The Wombles were fictional [[television]] characters created by Elizabeth Beresford and were a popular 1980s childrens television series. The series was set on [[Wimbledon]] Common and featured the Wombles cleaning up and reusing the litter left behind by people.
The Wombles were fictional [[television]] characters created by Elizabeth Beresford and were a popular 1980s childrens television series. The series was set on [[Wimbledon]] Common and featured the Wombles cleaning up and reusing the litter left behind by people.
The Wombles went on to score a chart success with "The Wombling Song", perhaps the first but not the last instance of fictional characters recording and releasing a popular song. All music for the series was composed by [[Mike Batt]], perhaps best known for his work on [[Watership Down]] and with the folk group [[Steeleye Span]].
Wombles continue to be popular to this day, still making public appearences and occasionally releasing albums of [[Christmas]] songs with [[Roy Wood]] of [[Wizzard]] fame.
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