We've copies of The Wombles on Blu-ray™ up for grabs.

Closing date: 22/12/2024

We've a copy of the children's classic show The Wombles, on Blu-ray™ featuring every episode and fully restored, voiced by Bernard Cribbins, to be won.

For your chance to win, correctly answer the following question:

The Wombles are known for wombling free. But on what common?

(a) Clapham

(b) Ealing

(c) Wimbledon

Best of luck.

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terms & conditions

1. This competition is only open to UK residents, excluding BOOM's friends and family and anyone else directly associated with this promotion.

2. The prize is a copy of The Wombles on Blu-ray. We have two copies in total to give away.

3. The winner will be drawn at random from all the correct entries, and only they will be contacted personally. The prize must be taken as stated and cannot be deferred. There will be no cash alternatives.

4. One entry per person - and yes, we will check. If we find that you have entered multiple times, we will disqualify you from this competition. Repeat offenders will be disqualified from entering future competitions. And we don't like robots, so we investigate multiple entries and entries suspected as being from robots will be deleted.

5. Closing date for entries is midnight on 22/12/2024.

6. Winners will be notified within 7 days by email. If a winner does not respond with their posting details 7 days after we sent them the initial notification email, their prize will be offered to another person following a subsequent further draw. This process will repeat until somebody responds and tells us where to send the prize. If you're entering, please remember to check your emails!

About The Wombles:

For the first time ever, every classic episode of The Wombles is now available fully restored and presented from hi-definition masters. This set contains all 60 episodes, a total of nearly 5 hours of outstanding Wombles action for you to enjoy over and over again.

Based on the books written by Elisabeth Beresford and brought to life by the beloved Bernard Cribbins, these eco-conscious lovable creatures first appeared on British TV in the mid 70’s and have since become cherished icons of British pop culture.

The idea for The Wombles came about when Beresford went for a Christmas walk on Wimbledon Common with her daughter Kate, who exclaimed “Ma, isn’t it great on Wombledon Common?”. The characters are based around Beresford’s family and named after places the family had links with. Great Uncle Bulgaria was based on Beresford’s father in law who used to wear “a three piece suit, gumboots and a trilby”. Madame Cholet was based on Beresford’s mother a great cook and named after the city of Cholet in France where her daughter Kate went on a French exchange. Tobermory was her brother- a skilled inventor. And Bungo and Orinoco were her son and daughter.

Ivor Wood (Paddington, Postman Pat, Charlie Chalk) directed and animated the series. The original books described wombles as "a bit like teddy bears to look at but they have real claws and live beneath Wimbledon Common". When the animated series was being developed Wood had to redesign the characters to make them less like teddy bears as it was thought there were too many other bear characters around at the time.

The Wombles is now available on Blu-ray and DVD.