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 ...

Basil Brush, Zippy and George from Rainbow, Hacker T Dog and Dodge, and Tinky Winky return to our screens for Puppet MasterChef in aid of BBC Children in Need 2023. In a special preview clip, Zippy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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They are back and set to cause more mischief than ever before... and it is all for a good cause. Basil Brush, Zippy and George from Rainbow, Hacker T Dog and Dodge, and Tinky Winky return to our ...