S2 E6 - A Chat With Simon Buckley - Jack's Throwback Atta...

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In the penultimate episode of this series I chat with puppeteer Simon Buckley about his career in children's television. He is most famous for being Nobby the Sheep on CITV's Ghost Train and Gimme 5. He's also responsible for performing puppets on shows such as Roger and The Rottentrolls, The Fimbles and Bear Behaving Badly among others. Enjoy! Blog page: http://jacksthrowbackattack.blogspot.com/

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This episode was published on January 26, 2020.

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In the penultimate episode of this series I chat with puppeteer Simon Buckley about his career in children's television. He is most famous for being Nobby the Sheep on CITV's Ghost Train and Gimme 5. He's also responsible for performing puppets on...

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