Thames TV’s Rainbow was the ordinary, everyday tale of Geoffrey: a grown man who turned his back on family life and a fulfilling career in favour of living in a primary-coloured nightmare with an assortment of irascible talking animals and polyamorous troubadours. There was Bungle, a moody, stroppy wet-blanket of a bear who spent the day naked but inexplicably donned pyjamas at night-time; George, a passive-aggressive pink hippo who hid his Machiavellian evil and simmering sexuality behind a façade of lash-fluttering shyness; and Zippy, a… a… erm… (whatever the hell Zippy was) hellraiser with a rugby-ball head who enjoyed hurling hand grenades of mischief into every interaction. Whenever we think of Rainbow, it’s this cast of four main characters that comes to mind, but they weren’t the original quartet, and neither would they close out the show’s long run on television.
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- 1/10/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
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Exclusive: to celebrate the release of the ITV60 DVD box set, here's a previously unreleased clip from classic children's show Rainbow...
Forget Marco Polo and The Power Of The Daleks, the true geek treasure at the end of the search for missing classic TV episodes is here. And it features Bungle.
Specifically, the main Bungle, Stanley Bates, joined by Roy Skelton voicing Geoffrey's fellow wards, Zippy and George.
The clip below originated in a Boxing Day Rainbow special, and using our Bungle-senses, we've provisionally placed as coming from 1975 episode, Christmas Party.
The episode has since lain unreleased until Network dusted it off and included it among 59 episodes from other of ITV's classic fare on a DVD box set celebrating the broadcaster's 60th birthday.
You'll notice that Rod, Jane and Freddy are in fact, Rod, Jane and Matt in this one - 'Matt' being Matthew Corbett, who left...
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Exclusive: to celebrate the release of the ITV60 DVD box set, here's a previously unreleased clip from classic children's show Rainbow...
Forget Marco Polo and The Power Of The Daleks, the true geek treasure at the end of the search for missing classic TV episodes is here. And it features Bungle.
Specifically, the main Bungle, Stanley Bates, joined by Roy Skelton voicing Geoffrey's fellow wards, Zippy and George.
The clip below originated in a Boxing Day Rainbow special, and using our Bungle-senses, we've provisionally placed as coming from 1975 episode, Christmas Party.
The episode has since lain unreleased until Network dusted it off and included it among 59 episodes from other of ITV's classic fare on a DVD box set celebrating the broadcaster's 60th birthday.
You'll notice that Rod, Jane and Freddy are in fact, Rod, Jane and Matt in this one - 'Matt' being Matthew Corbett, who left...
- 10/15/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Star Wars' Yoda has been voted the best screen puppet of all time.
The beloved Jedi Master saw off competition from other characters including Kermit The Frog and Zippy in a poll by U.K. movie library LoveFilm - held to mark the release of The Beaver, in which Mel Gibson communicates through a hand puppet.
The Kim Jong Il marionette from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 2004 comedy Team America: World Police was runner-up, while lovable muppet Kermit came third.
Zippy from classic British TV show Rainbow - voiced by the late Roy Skelton - was in fourth place, while Sesame Street's Elmo was also a favourite.
LoveFilm editor Helen Cowley says, "It is clear we have a love of puppets whether on the small or big screen and it seems our favourites will never get old."...
The beloved Jedi Master saw off competition from other characters including Kermit The Frog and Zippy in a poll by U.K. movie library LoveFilm - held to mark the release of The Beaver, in which Mel Gibson communicates through a hand puppet.
The Kim Jong Il marionette from Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 2004 comedy Team America: World Police was runner-up, while lovable muppet Kermit came third.
Zippy from classic British TV show Rainbow - voiced by the late Roy Skelton - was in fourth place, while Sesame Street's Elmo was also a favourite.
LoveFilm editor Helen Cowley says, "It is clear we have a love of puppets whether on the small or big screen and it seems our favourites will never get old."...
- 6/16/2011
- WENN
Roy Skelton, who is long-remembered as the voice of the Daleks in Classic Doctor Who, has passed away at the age of 79. Skelton had his first step into acting after leaving school and joining the National Association of Boys' Club Travelling Theatre, and then eventually training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.
After a variety of parts on the BBC, Skelton became known as a voice actor, which led to his first role as the voice of the Daleks in 1967's The Evil of the Daleks, a Classic Doctor Who adventure featuring Second Doctor Patrick Troughton. Skelton continued the Dalek role in Doctor Who until 1988, and also became the voice of other enemies, including the Cybermen and the Krotons [...]...
After a variety of parts on the BBC, Skelton became known as a voice actor, which led to his first role as the voice of the Daleks in 1967's The Evil of the Daleks, a Classic Doctor Who adventure featuring Second Doctor Patrick Troughton. Skelton continued the Dalek role in Doctor Who until 1988, and also became the voice of other enemies, including the Cybermen and the Krotons [...]...
- 6/13/2011
- by Greg Davies
- Geeks of Doom
Fans of Doctor Who have admitted that they are bored with the Daleks and backed showrunner Steven Moffat's decision to give them a rest during 2011. Of the thousands who voted in an exclusive poll for Digital Spy, a massive 41.1% said that there should be at least a couple of years before the Daleks return. A further 33.7% supported the call to give the villains a year off to put their plungers up. Just 25.2% said that they weren't bored with the evil pepperpots one bit. Some readers argued that back in the days of the late, great Roy Skelton - who voiced the Daleks from 1967 to 1988 - the exterminating aliens didn't seem to be as ever-present as they are now. Ben Dawson said: "In the classic series there was no way the Daleks would pop up every series. Let's give them this series and next series off... maybe return (more)...
- 6/10/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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- 6/9/2011
- by heatherc
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
The sexy Josh Lucas is now confirmed for the network television adaptation of The Firm in the role that Tom Cruise originated on the big screen. I’m hoping for more nudity than the movie had.
Tennessee continues to pass laws that make me go Wtf? Today it’s a law banning posting pictures that cause emotional distress. It doesn’t even have to be of you – I could post a bad picture of Darren Criss and one of our diehard Gleeks could claim distress, and if I lived in Tennessee I could go to jail and face thousands in fines. Obviously, this law has Constitutional issues.
Leonard Stern, the writer behind many great series like The Honeymooners and a personal favorite of mine, Get Smart, has passed away at age 87. What was surprising to me was that he also invented on of the great joys of my childhood, Mad Libs.
Tennessee continues to pass laws that make me go Wtf? Today it’s a law banning posting pictures that cause emotional distress. It doesn’t even have to be of you – I could post a bad picture of Darren Criss and one of our diehard Gleeks could claim distress, and if I lived in Tennessee I could go to jail and face thousands in fines. Obviously, this law has Constitutional issues.
Leonard Stern, the writer behind many great series like The Honeymooners and a personal favorite of mine, Get Smart, has passed away at age 87. What was surprising to me was that he also invented on of the great joys of my childhood, Mad Libs.
- 6/9/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
British voice artist Roy Skelton has died at the age of 79.
Skelton passed away on Wednesday after suffering a stroke, his daughter Samantha has confirmed.
He was best known for providing the voices of puppets Zippy and George in classic children's U.K. TV series Rainbow from 1973 to 1992.
The star also made a name for himself voicing Doctor Who villains the Daleks in the cult sci-fi series from 1967 to 1988.
Rainbow star Geoffrey Hayes has paid tribute to Shelton, telling the BBC, "He really brought Zippy and George to life through his voice. (He was) fabulous at improvising if something went wrong.
"The most wonderful thing was if Zippy and George were having an argument between themselves, it sounded like he'd double-tracked it as they seemed to be talking over each other. It was a wonderful technique and I don't know how he did it.
"Although he was known for Zippy and George he was actually a fabulous actor with a great singing voice and a wonderful raconteur - he used to tell us some wonderful stories."...
Skelton passed away on Wednesday after suffering a stroke, his daughter Samantha has confirmed.
He was best known for providing the voices of puppets Zippy and George in classic children's U.K. TV series Rainbow from 1973 to 1992.
The star also made a name for himself voicing Doctor Who villains the Daleks in the cult sci-fi series from 1967 to 1988.
Rainbow star Geoffrey Hayes has paid tribute to Shelton, telling the BBC, "He really brought Zippy and George to life through his voice. (He was) fabulous at improvising if something went wrong.
"The most wonderful thing was if Zippy and George were having an argument between themselves, it sounded like he'd double-tracked it as they seemed to be talking over each other. It was a wonderful technique and I don't know how he did it.
"Although he was known for Zippy and George he was actually a fabulous actor with a great singing voice and a wonderful raconteur - he used to tell us some wonderful stories."...
- 6/8/2011
- WENN
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Roy Skelton, known for voicing the Daleks on 'Doctor Who' from 1967-1988, has died at the age of 79.
According to the BBC, Skelton passed away after suffering from a stroke.
Besides voicing the Doctor's sworn enemies the Daleks, Skelton also voiced a number of other characters including the Cybermen and Krotons. In 2002, Skelton lent his voice to the audio drama 'Sarah Jane Smith: Test of Nerve.'
In addition to his 'Doctor Who' work, Skelton was known in the U.K. for providing the voices of George and Zippy on the popular children's series 'Rainbow.' The series ended in 1992, but Skelton reprised the role of Zippy in a 2008 episode of BBC One's 'Ashes to Ashes.'
Check out some of Skelton's work below.
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Roy Skelton, known for voicing the Daleks on 'Doctor Who' from 1967-1988, has died at the age of 79.
According to the BBC, Skelton passed away after suffering from a stroke.
Besides voicing the Doctor's sworn enemies the Daleks, Skelton also voiced a number of other characters including the Cybermen and Krotons. In 2002, Skelton lent his voice to the audio drama 'Sarah Jane Smith: Test of Nerve.'
In addition to his 'Doctor Who' work, Skelton was known in the U.K. for providing the voices of George and Zippy on the popular children's series 'Rainbow.' The series ended in 1992, but Skelton reprised the role of Zippy in a 2008 episode of BBC One's 'Ashes to Ashes.'
Check out some of Skelton's work below.
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- 6/8/2011
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
'Rainbow' voice actor Roy Skelton has died at the age of 79. The star - who is best known for voicing TV puppets Zippy and George in the ITV children's show for 20 years - passed away after suffering a stroke earlier today (08.06.11), his daughter Samantha Skelton has confirmed to BBC News. With a TV career spanning almost 50 years, Roy also provided voices for BBC sci-fi series 'Doctor Who' from 1967 to 1988, most notably for the time-travelling titular character's arch enemies the Daleks, as well as the evil Cybermen and the Krotons. In 2002, the actor - who is also...
- 6/8/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
Voice artist Roy Skelton has passed away at the age of 79. Skelton was perhaps best known for providing the voices of Zippy and George in classic children's television series Rainbow from 1973 to 1992. He was also known for providing the memorable voice for Doctor Who villains the Daleks in episodes spanning from 1967 through to 1988. He lent his vocal talents to a number of other monsters throughout the show's original run, including the Cybermen, and also appeared on screen in a number of minor roles. Skelton began his voice acting career (more)...
- 6/8/2011
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
'Rainbow' voice actor Roy Skelton has died at the age of 79. The star - who is best known for voicing TV puppets Zippy and George in the ITV children's show for 20 years - passed away after suffering a stroke earlier today (08.06.11), his daughter Samantha Skelton has confirmed to BBC News. With a TV career spanning almost 50 years, Roy also provided voices for BBC sci-fi series 'Doctor Who' from 1967 to 1988, most notably for the time-travelling titular character's arch enemies the Daleks, as well as the evil Cybermen and the Krotons. In 2002, the actor - who is also...
- 6/7/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
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