UK: Children's tv programme characters, the Teletubbies, celebrate their tenth birthday in London

Record ID: 805034

  • Title: UK: Children's tv programme characters, the Teletubbies, celebrate their tenth birthday in London
  • Date: 7th September 2007
  • Summary: TELETUBBIES POSING FOR CAMERAS NEXT TO GUITARS
  • Embargoed: 22nd September 2007 13:00
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  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVAXOM820Z9GCJ27K5VQ7SX38CI
  • Story Text: Teletubbies greet fans during a stroll through London to mark their 10th anniversary.
    The Teletubbies received a warm welcome from fans big and small on Monday (September 3) as they strolled through London to celebrate their tenth birthday.
    Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, the characters of a hit kids' programme stepped out of their usual home Teletubbyland, to take a walk around some of London's most iconic landmarks such as Big Ben and Tower Bridge.
    During their rare appearance, children rushed to hug the cuddly giants who have been played by the same four actors in costume for the past 10 years: Simon Shelton (Tinky Winky), John Simmit (Dipsy), Nikky Smedley (Laa-Laa) and Pui Fan Lee (Po).
    The programme, featuring the colourful characters living in a futuristic dome (the "Tubbytronic Superdome"), aired between 1997 and 2001.
    Despite it being aimed at very young children, the show was also a roaring success among adults receiving cult status particularly among university students.
    The show's theme song also became hugely popular, reaching number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1997 and remained in the Top 75 for 32 weeks, selling over a million copies.
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