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Contents See also: List of Postman Pat episodes Each episode followed the adventures of Pat Clifton, a friendly country postman, and his "black and white cat " Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. Although he initially concentrates on delivering his letters, he nearly always becomes distracted by a concern of one of the villagers and is usually relied upon to resolve their problems. Notable villagers include the postmistress : Mrs. Goggins, Alf Thompson: a farmer, and the local handyman and inventor, Ted Glen. In the new series, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (SDS), Postman Pat has been promoted to Head of the SDS and is now called upon to deliver anything. Each episode follows Postman Pat on a Special Delivery mission, from rescuing a runaway cow to delivering a giant ice cube. In his new role, Postman Pat commutes to the nearby town of Pencaster where he collects his special deliveries from the Pencaster Mail Centre. Postman Pat now has a new fleet of vehicles including a helicopter and motorbike, complete with side-car for Jess.

Setting Postman Pat is set in the fictional English (Cumbrian) village of Greendale and the (North Yorkshire) town of Pencaster on the "Cumbria / North Yorkshire" Border. Greendale is a large, busy village situated in the heart of the countryside. Running through the centre of the village is the High Street, home to Mrs Goggins' Post Office and shop, an unofficial meeting house for the residents. Located on the edge of the village is the train station, home to the Greendale Rocket. Nisha Bains runs a popular café there while her husband Ajay runs a regular schedule on the Greendale Rocket to the nearby town of Pencaster. Pencaster is a large, bustling, modern town located within easy commuting distance for the villagers of Greendale. Situated on the waterfront, Pencaster is a hive of activity, boasting a market square in the centre surrounded by shops, houses, a large train station, state of the art buildings and a boat jetty. In the original series of the show from the mid-90s, the area is referred to as Garner Bridge. [2] Garner Bridge is in Greendale.

For example, in the episode Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour, the village Post Office is referred to as "Garner Bridge Post Office". Ingledale is another large, busy village town situated in the heart of the North Yorkshire countryside part of the "Cumbria / North Yorkshire" Border, only seen once in the short second series of 1991. The inspiration for the post office itself comes from the post office located on the street where Cunliffe lived when he was a child. The post office was at 10 Greenside in Kendal and was fully functional up until its closure in 2003 . [3] Characters See also: List of recurring characters in Postman Pat Patrick Clifton (Postman Pat) was the village postman for Greendale and has now been promoted to head of the 'Special Delivery Service' in nearby Pencaster. Pat lives at Forge Cottage in Greendale with his wife Sara and son Julian, who is six years old. [4] Jess the Cat — Jess is Pat's black and white cat. He's inseparable from Pat and goes everywhere with him.

Postman Pat Special Delivery Service In the latest series, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service, Postman Pat has been given a promotion to Head of the Special Delivery Service (SDS). Postman Pat SDS features an expanded and diverse cast, a fleet of new vehicles, and the new town of Pencaster. Postman Pat Special Delivery Service first screened on BBC2 on 29 September, 2008. The new series was commissioned by the BBC and produced by Entertainment Rights and Cosgrove Hall . Postman Pat's vehicles Royal Mail fleet service van (Pat 1) Pat's bright red van is a small 'box' type van based on a Bedford HA , with the registration, "Pat 1". For the first eight episodes of series one, it featured a generic crown-style symbol, which was designed to be similar to the official Royal Mail symbol. When the Royal Mail gave the programme makers permission to use their official symbol, the crown was replaced with the proper Royal Mail symbol. In later episodes, Pat uses a minibus called "Pat 2", which could carry passengers and freight as well as parcels, offering Postbus service. From series 4 onwards his post bus was painted yellow to become the school mini bus.

Postman Pat's Special Delivery Service vehicles SDS Van (Pat 2) Pat’s all new eco-van, much bigger than the small van and can carry special deliveries. SDS Helicopter (Pat 3) Postman Pat now has his Pilot’s Licence and has his very own helicopter. Pat takes to the skies to complete the very trickiest of special deliveries across Greendale and Pencaster. SDS Mini Van (Pat 4) New Special Delivery Service mini van. Based on Pat's Pat 1 van. (Although Pat 1 can still be seen parked at SDS headquarters in some episodes, such as in the episode The Disco Machine). SDS Motorbike (Pat 5) Pat’s all new motorbike, complete with side-car for Jess. Movie A movie has been announced and will feature Postman Pat in a Got Talent-type TV show where he discovers he has an amazing singing voice and he becomes an overnight sensation. The movie is due out in 2011 and will be made by Classic Media. It may be a 3D film. [5] Spinoff A spinoff to the series was made called Guess with Jess which follows Pat's cat Jess now with the ability to talk and his adventures with the farm animals.

The Postman Pat characters and setting have also been used in the UK in television advertisements for the company Specsavers. Music Music for the original 1981 series was by Bryan Daly, who wrote a number of songs including the well-known theme tune. For the 2003 series, pop writer Simon Woodgate (of echobass) scored the show and wrote new songs, including a new opening and closing theme "What's in his bag?". The theme tune "Postman Pat & His black and white cat" was originally sung by Ken Barrie for the old original series in the 80s and 90s. The theme tune and songs for the new series and sequel, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service, was recorded by Simon Woodgate at Echobass Studios. Books Over 12 million book titles have been sold worldwide to date and there are a further 17 titles to be released in the UK in 2009. This growing collection includes Postman Pat storybooks, integrated learning books, colouring books, and multi-character magazines.

DVD and VHS releases With over four million DVDs and videos sold globally, there is a growing collection of titles available for Home Entertainment release, including feature length specials and interactive games.

Titles include: Postman Pat - Ice Cream Machine Postman Pat - Big Boat Adventure Postman Pat - Clowns Around Postman Pat And The Tuba, Postman Pat And The Barometer Postman Pat's Bumper Collection 1995 Postman Pat takes the Bus, Pat Goes Sledging, Pat's Difficult Day, Postman Pat and The Toy Soldiers, Postman Pat's Birthday Postman Pat - 2 on 1 1996 Contains the episodes from "Postman Pat 1" and "Postman Pat 2", as shown above: Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep In The Clover Field, Letters on Ice, Postman Pat And The Magpie Hen, Pat's Foggy Day, Pat Goes Sledging Postman Pat - Postman Pat And The Hole In The Road 1996 Postman Pat And The Hole In The Road, Postman Pat And The Suit of Armour, Postman Pat In A Muddle, Postman Pat Misses The Show Postman Pat's Bumper Bag 1997 Pat's Windy Day, Pat's Rainy Day, Pat Takes a Message, Postman Pat And The Tuba, Postman Pat And The Barometer Postman

 Pat - Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels 1997 Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat Follows A Trail, Postman Pat Has The Best Village, Postman Pat Paints The Ceiling Postman Pat's Big Surprise 1998 Postman Pat's Big Surprise, Postman Pat And The Robot, Postman Pat Takes Flight, Postman Pat And The Beast Of Greendale Postman Pat - Postman Pat's Special Delivery 1999 Postman Pat Follows A Trail, Postman Pat And The Hole In The Road, Postman Pat And The Tuba Postman Pat - 2 On 1 - More Adventures With Pat And His Friends 1999 Contains the episodes from "Postman Pat 3" and "Postman Pat's Big video", as shown above: Pat's Thirsty Day, Pat's Windy Day, Pat's Difficult Day, Pat's Rainy Day, Pat's Tractor Express, Postman Pat's Birthday, Pat Takes a Message Postman Pat's Big Video 2000 Postman Pat And The Robot, Postman Pat Paints The Ceiling, Postman Pat's Suit of Armour, Pat And The Mystery Tour,

 Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat Misses The Show In other countries In mainland China, the series launched on China’s dominant broadcast platform, China Central Television (CCTV) in July 2008.

The show was dubbed into Chinese. In Hong Kong, Postman Pat Special Delivery has aired on ATV World in English. In New Zealand, the original series has aired on TV2 (New Zealand) and the new SDS series currently screens on Kidzone, the childrens show on TVNZ6 . In Australia Postman Pat is on Cartoon Network and ABC kids. In 2005, Postman Pat was sold to the Japanese division of Disney Channel , finally putting to rest a long-standing misconception in the UK that Japanese television would not take the series because having only three fingers and a thumb on each hand (as Pat does) was a Yakuza symbol. The series is dubbed into Japanese. In the United States, newer episodes of Postman Pat initially aired weekdays at 8:00 AM Eastern time on the HBO Family cable network. The 2004 series currently broadcasts weekends on the Qubo programme block on NBC , ION Television and dubbed in Spanish on Telemundo . The episodes are unaltered, leaving intact the accents and other distinctly British elements of the series. In Israel Postman Pat is known as "Dar Ha'davar" and is shown on channel one, dubbed in to Hebrew.

In India, Postman Pat was shown under the heading of "Half Ticket Express" which included various other shows aimed at children. In Iran , Postman Pat was broadcast in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The show was dubbed into Persian under the name Pat-e Postchi. [6] In Malaysia , Postman Pat originally aired on RTM1 in the early 1990s. It reappeared on NTV7 in English in 2008. It is also shown on Astro Ceria bilingually, in both Malay and English. As of November 2009, NTV7 has completed airing of the 2004 series and is airing Postman Pat SDS in its place. As of January 2010, Astro Ceria no longer broadcasts Postman Pat. NTV7 airs Postman Pat SDS on weekends at 9:00AM as usual. In the Philippines , the series aired on TV5, dubbed into Tagalog .

In Canada Postman Pat is shown on the Treehouse Children's Network.[citation needed] Europe In the Faroe Islands he is known as Pedda Post and he has repeatedly been broadcast by Sjónvarp Føroya . In Scotland, Postman Pat is shown not only in English but also sometimes broadcast as Pàdraig Post, in the Gaelic language , on BBC Scotland . In Wales, no Welsh language version of Postman Pat is currently screened. However, there are VHS tapes available of the original series translated into Welsh that were produced by Sain Video. In the Netherlands the series was also shown dubbed in Dutch . There the series is called Pieter Post. It was first broadcast on Kindernet, later on Nickelodeon . In Catalonia (Spain), Postman Pat is broadcast as Pat el carter, in Catalan language , on Televisió de Catalunya . In Italy Il postino Pat has aired at various times on the RaiSat Ragazzi channel, Raitre and RaiSat YOYO. In Poland the adventures of Listonosz Pat is shown on MiniMini and TVP1 . In Denmark Postman Pat is known as Postmand Per and his cat is called "Emil" .

In Spain Postman Pat was known as Pat El Cartero and was shown dubbed in Spanish on the national channel TVE1. In Norway he is known as Postmann Pat and his cat is called "Miss". The series has been repeatedly broadcasted by the NRK . The 1981 series was narrated by actor Sverre Anker Ousdal , whereas the new series are now dubbed in Norwegian. Some parts of the dubbed series are available as DVDs. Pósturinn Páll is how Pat is known to the viewers of Sjónvarpið , the public Icelandic television network. YLE TV2 of Finland airs the adventures of Postimies Pate. The original 1981 series were also released on VHS in the mid-80's; in those releases, Postman Pat was translated as Posti-Pat. In Austria, Postman Pat has been broadcast on ORF since 2006 with the name "Postbote Pat". In Galicia (Spain) , Postman Pat is known as "Carteiro Pat" and used to be broadcast on TVG , in Galician language .

"Carteiro Pat" is a remembered character for people in their 30's, as they watched the TV series on their childhood. Theme tune was translated as "Carteiro Pat e o seu gato Jess". In the Basque Country (Spain) , Postman Pat is known as "Patrick Postaria" and used to be broadcast on ETB 1, in the Basque language. In Sweden, Postman Pat is known as "Postis Per" and is shown on Nickelodeon and TV4, dubbed into Swedish. Some parts of the dubbed series are available on DVD. In Portugal, Postman Pat is known as "O Carteiro Paulo" and is shown on RTP2 and MOV , dubbed into Portuguese. In Croatia Postman Pat is known as "Poštar Pat" and was shown on HRT 2 , dubbed in to Croatian. In Cyprus Postman Pat was known as Taxydromos Pat and was shown dubbed in Greek on the national channel Cybc(RIK). In Ireland Postman Pat is shown on RTE Two 's the Den. Postman Pat SDS is now also shown Weekdays at 11:05.

In Germany, Postman Pat has been broadcast on Super RTL with the name "Postbote Pat". Postman Pat Village at Longleat Longleat House has an outdoor reproduction of Greendale village, including the Post Office, the Clifton's house and the Greendale station. It also has a miniature scale model of Greendale. [7] Award nominations Nominated for Best Pre-school Animation Series [8] References Postman Pat & Mrs Goggins | From Bagpuss to Zebedee: classic British children's TV - Expat Expat Previous slide Next slide 10 of 17 View All Skip Ad Bagpuss was an old, saggy cloth cat – baggy and a bit loose at the seams. But Emily loved him. There were only 13 episodes of Bagpuss ever made, each set in Emily’s shop. The cloth cat came to life after she left, together with various other toys including Gabriel the toad, Madeleine the rag doll, Professor Yaffle the wooden woodpecker and the mice carved on the side of the 'mouse organ’. The series, created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, was first shown in 1974.

It will feature in a retrospective of Smallfilms (Firmin and Postgate’s much-loved production company) at the V&A Museum of Childhood. The free exhibition runs from March 19-October 9 2016 Credit: SmallFilms/V&A Another Smallfilms classic, The Clangers was a popular animated series of short stories about a family of mouse-like creatures who lived on a small blue planet. They spoke in whistles, and ate green soup supplied by the Soup Dragon. The programmes were broadcast by the BBC from 1969 until 1972. A new series narrated by Michael Palin began in June 2015. Credit: SmallFilms/V&A Another old favourite set to be rebooted for the modern age is SuperTed. Animator Mike Young, the man behind the crime-fighting flying bear, recently disclosed that a new series will be on screens before the end of the year. The hit cartoon was initially written in Welsh and shown on S4C, but was soon translated into English and ran for several series on the BBC in the Eighties.

Another Welsh export, Ivor the Engine was an animation created by Smallfilms for ITV in 1959, following the adventures of a small green locomotive who lived in the "top left-hand corner of Wales". Ivor, who wished to sing with a male voice choir, worked for the Merioneth and Llantisilly Railway Traction Company Limited. His friends included Jones the Steam, Evans the Song and Dai Station. Credit: Wiki Also featured in the Postgate and Firmin retrospective: The Saga of Noggin the Nog, the kind and gentle King of the Northmen. Other characters included Olaf the Lofty, an eccentric inventor, and Grolliffe, a friendly ice dragon. Credit: SmallFilms Morph, our favourite clay friend, began life in the hands of Tony Hart on Take Hart and Hartbeat in the late 1970s, before becoming the star of his eponymous television show. Developed by the makers of Wallace and Gromit, Aardman Animations, he made a comeback last year, such is his continued appeal.

Credit: Jay Williams/Aardman Animations Thirty episodes were made of the original Roobarb and Custard cartoons, which were broadcast on the BBC from 1974. They depicted the friendly rivalry between Roobarb the green dog and Custard the pink cat who lived next door. The narration was provided by the actor Richard Briers. First shown on the BBC in 1974, a new version, Roobarb and Custard Too, debuted on Channel 5 in 2005, running for 39 episodes. Credit: Rex Shown in the five minute slot just before the early evening BBC1 news between 1965 and 1977, The Magic Roundabout attracted an audience of over eight million. The main characters were a young girl named Florence, Ermintrude the pink cow, bouncing Zebedee the jack-in-a-box, Dougal the shaggy dog and Dylan the rabbit. The seemingly innocent children's series included witty commentary for the adults. Initially it began as a French production but when the BBC acquired the rights to it, Eric Thompson (father of the actress Emma Thompson) wrote new scripts.

Credit: Rex Rainbow was broadcast on ITV between 1972 and 1992. It was set in the Rainbow House, where the puppet characters of Zippy, George and Bungle lived. Their human friend Geoffrey would attempt to calm them down and keep the peace when they argued. The main story would be interspersed with songs from Rod, Jane and Freddy, and stories read from the Rainbow storybook, usually by Geoffrey. Credit: FremantleMedia /Rex Features Postman Pat and his black and white cat Jess first did their rounds in rural Greendale on BBC1 on 1981. Here’s Pat with postmistress Mrs Goggins, back in the days when village post offices were not an endangered species. The inspiration came from the Post Office on the Kendal street where John Cunliffe lived when he came up with the idea for Postman Pat. It closed in 2003. Credit: Geoff Pugh The Wombles were environmentally-friendly creatures who picked up litter on Wimbledon Common. They were created by Elisabeth Beresford .

At the head of the Womble hierarchy was the highbrow Great Uncle Bulgaria, and other characters included Tobermory, Orinoco and Madame Cholet Coburg-Womble. Credit: ITV/Rex Features Button Moon was shown between 1980 and 1988 on ITV. Each episode lasted 10 minutes and featured the adventures of Mr Spoon who travelled from his home on Junk Planet to Button Moon in his homemade rocket-ship. All the characters within the show were based on kitchen utensils. Animal Magic ran from 1962 until 1983 on the BBC. The first presenter was Johnny Morris, who was joined by Terry Nutkins (pictured) in the early Eighties. The show combined jovial voiceovers applied to various animals from Bristol Zoo with some basic education about them. Credit: ITV /Rex Features Play School ran on the BBC between 1964 and 1988. It featured a mixture of presenters, and a supporting cast of toys including Big Ted and Little Ted, a rag doll named Jemima, an egg-shaped toy named Humpty, and dolls Hamble and Poppy.

Pictured here are presenters Brian Cant and Chloe Ashcroft. Credit: BBC Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher, and came to television on ITV in 1984. Former Beatle Ringo Starr was the storyteller up until 1991. Thomas was depicted with a cheeky and self-important personality. Credit: ITV/Rex Features The Flowerpot Men was part of the BBC series Watch with Mother. It told the tales of Bill and Ben, two little men who lived in an English suburban garden and spoke in their trademark gibberish, flobbadob. Bill and Ben first came to life in 1952 and make a comeback in 2001 – this time with no strings attached. Postman_Pat : definition of Postman_Pat and synonyms of Postman_Pat (English) Website Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations . It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale (inspired by the real valley of Longsleddale in Cumbria ).

[1] Postman Pat′s first 13-episode season was screened on BBC1 in 1981. John Cunliffe wrote the original treatment and scripts, and it was directed by animator Ivor Wood , who also worked on The Magic Roundabout , Paddington Bear , and The Herbs . Following the success of the first series, and that of several TV specials in between, a second series of 13 episodes was produced by the same crew in 1996. Here, Pat had a family for the first time. A new version of the series has been produced by Cosgrove Hall from 2004, which expanded on many aspects of the original series. For the first time in the programme's history, Postman Pat was no longer sponsored by the Royal Mail , which previously had used the show as a marketing vehicle for them. This link was dropped in November 2000, with the Royal Mail spokesman saying the character no longer fitted in with the company's "corporate image." [2] Subsequent to this decision, Postman Pat became an employee of the fictional Special Delivery Service.

Contents See also: List of Postman Pat episodes Each episode followes the adventures of Pat Clifton, a friendly country postman, and his "black and white cat" Jess, as he delivers the post through the valley of Greendale. Although he initially concentrates on delivering his letters, he nearly always becomes distracted by a concern of one of the villagers and is usually relied upon to resolve their problems. Notable villagers include the postmistress , Mrs. Goggins; Alf Thompson, a farmer; and the local handyman and inventor, Ted Glen. In the new series, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (SDS), Postman Pat has been promoted to Head of the SDS and is now called upon to deliver anything. Each episode follows Postman Pat on a Special Delivery mission, from rescuing a runaway cow to delivering a giant ice cube. In his new role, Postman Pat commutes to the nearby town of Pencaster where he collects his special deliveries from the Pencaster Mail Centre. Postman Pat now has a new fleet of vehicles including a helicopter and motorbike, complete with side-car for Jess.

[3] Setting Postman Pat is set in the fictional Cumbrian village of Greendale and the North Yorkshire town of Pencaster. Greendale is a large, busy village situated in the heart of the countryside. Running through the centre of the village is the High Street, home to Mrs Goggins' Post Office and shop, an unofficial meeting house for the residents. Located on the edge of the village is the railway station, home to the Greendale Rocket. Nisha Bains runs a popular café there while her husband Ajay runs a regular schedule on the Greendale Rocket to the nearby town of Pencaster. In the original series (1 and 2), Greendale consisted of windy and narrow country roads which usually had some involvement as to why Pat had problems with his rounds, as the lanes would be blocked or full of snow drifts that were not passable. Pencaster is a large, bustling, modern town located within easy commuting distance for the villagers of Greendale. Situated on the waterfront, Pencaster is a hive of activity, boasting a market square in the centre surrounded by shops, houses, a large railway station, state-of-the-art buildings and a boat jetty.

In the original series of the show from the mid-90s, the area is referred to as Garner Bridge, and is located in Greendale. For example, in the episode "Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour", the village Post Office is referred to as "Garner Bridge Post Office". Ingledale is another large, busy village town situated in the heart of the North Yorkshire countryside, only seen once in the short second series of 1991. The inspiration for the post office itself comes from the post office located on the street where Cunliffe lived when he was a child. The post office was at 10 Greenside in Kendal and was fully functional up until its closure in 2003. [4] Characters See also: List of recurring characters in Postman Pat Patrick Clifton (Postman Pat) was the village postman for Greendale and has now been promoted to head of the 'Special Delivery Service' in nearby Pencaster. Pat lives at Forge Cottage in Greendale with his wife Sara and son Julian, who is six years old. Jess the Cat — Jess is Pat's black and white cat. He is inseparable from Pat and goes everywhere with him.

Postman Pat Special Delivery Service In the latest series, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service, Postman Pat has been given a promotion to Head of the Special Delivery Service (SDS). Despite the promotion, Pat does, however, now have a boss, Ben, who tends to give him instructions (whereas he was his own master before the "promotion"). Pat also seems to make more mistakes in his work since moving to SDS, largely because the new format is always based on one delivery, which has to go wrong somehow (thus often because of Pat's errors). Postman Pat SDS features an expanded and diverse cast, a fleet of new vehicles, and the new town of Pencaster. Postman Pat Special Delivery Service first screened on BBC2 on 29 September 2008. The new series was commissioned by the BBC and produced by Entertainment Rights and Cosgrove Hall . Postman Pat's vehicles Royal Mail fleet service van (Pat 1): Pat's bright red van is a small 'box' type van based on a Bedford HA , with the registration, "Pat 1". For the first seven episodes of series one, it featured a generic crown-style symbol, which was designed to be similar to the official Royal Mail symbol.

When the Royal Mail gave the programme makers permission to use their official symbol, the crown was replaced with the proper Royal Mail symbol. In later episodes, Pat uses a minibus called Pat 2, which could carry passengers and freight as well as parcels, offering Postbus service. From series 4 onwards his post bus was painted yellow to become the school mini bus. Postman Pat's Special Delivery Service vehicles SDS Van (Pat 2): Pat’s eco-van, much bigger than the small van and can carry special deliveries. SDS Helicopter (Pat 3): Postman Pat now has his pilot’s licence and his own helicopter, which he uses to complete tricky special deliveries across Greendale and Pencaster. SDS Mini Van (Pat 4): Special Delivery Service mini van. Based on Pat's Pat 1 van. (Although Pat 1 can still be seen parked at SDS headquarters in some episodes, such as in the episode "The Disco Machine"). SDS Motorbike (Pat 5): Pat’s motorbike, with side-car for Jess.

Other vehicles Mobile Shop: a blue shop van shaped like a Bradford 5 x 5 van driven by Sam Waldron (who is only seen in the first two series from 1981-1997) Greendale Rocket: An old steam engine that has a mail carriage at the back driven by Ajay Bains 4-wheeler jeep and trailer: A 4 x 4 jeep with a trailer that is driven by Amy Wrigglesworth and based on a Jeep Wrangler. Forklift: A red forklift that is operated by Ben Taylor (and sometimes by Pat) at the Pencaster Sorting Office. Food van: A food delivery van that has fruit painted on the side driven by Michael Lam. Old farm truck: An old farm pickup truck that is driven by Ted Glen. Greendale police car: A police car that is driven by P.C. Selby. Pencaster Flyer: A blue and red high speed train that is driven by Ajay Bains to carry mail and passengers between Greendale and Pencaster.

Outside the main broadcast series Movie Postman Pat: The Movie - You Know You're The One , a 3D computer-animated feature film will be released in early 2013 and will star Stephen Mangan as the voice of Pat. David Tennant , Rupert Grint and Jim Broadbent also star in the movie but their roles are currently unknown. [5] Spin-offs A CGI spin-off to the series was made called Guess with Jess which follows Pat's cat Jess now with the ability to talk and his adventures with the farm animals. The Postman Pat characters and setting have also been used in the UK in television advertisements for the company Specsavers . The series debuted on November 9, 2009. Music Music for the original 1981 series was by Bryan Daly (died January 2012), [6] who wrote a number of songs including the well-known theme tune. For the 2003 series, pop writer Simon Woodgate scored the show and wrote new songs, including a new closing theme "What's in His Bag?".

The theme tune "Postman Pat & His Black and White Cat" was originally sung by Ken Barrie for the original series in the 80s and 90s. The tune was released as a single in the UK where it reached number 44 in the charts in July 1982. [7] The theme tune and songs for the new series and sequel, Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (including "Special Delivery Service, What's It Going to Be Today?), was recorded by Simon Woodgate at Echobass Studios. Books Over 12 million book titles have been sold worldwide to date and there are a further 17 titles to be released in the UK in 2009. This growing collection includes Postman Pat storybooks, integrated learning books, colouring books, and multi-character magazines.

DVD and VHS releases Postman Pat and the Tuba, Postman Pat and the Barometer Postman Pat's Bumper Collection (BBCV 5683) 1995 Postman Pat Takes the Bus, Postman Pat Goes Sledgeing, Postman Pat's Difficult Day, Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers, Postman Pat's Birthday Postman Pat– 2 on 1 (BBCV 5814) 1996 Contains the episodes from "Postman Pat 1" and "Postman Pat 2", as shown above: Postman Pat's Finding Day, The Sheep in the Clover Field, Letters on Ice, Postman Pat and the Magpie Hen, Pat's Foggy Day, Pat Goes Sledgeing Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road (BBCV 5891) 1996 Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road, Postman Pat and the Suit of Armour, Postman Pat in a Muddle, Postman Pat Misses the Show Postman Pat's Bumper Bag (BBCV 6223) 1997 Pat's Windy Day, Pat's Rainy Day, Pat Takes A Message,

 Postman Pat and the Tuba, Postman Pat and the Barometer Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels (BBCV 6123) 1997 Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat Follows the Trail, Postman Pat Has The Best Village, Postman Pat Paints The Ceiling Postman Pat's Big Surprise (BBCV 6539) 1998 Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, Postman Pat and the Robot, Postman Pat takes Flight, Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale Postman Pat's Big Surprise (Limited Edition) (BBCV 6706) 1998 Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, Postman Pat and the Robot, Postman Pat takes Flight, Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale, Postman Pat and the Mystery Tour Postman Pat's Special Delivery (BBCV 6770) 1999 Postman Pat Follows a Trail, Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road, Postman Pat and the Tuba Postman Pat- More Adventures from Pat and his friends (2 on 1 BBCV 6952) 199

9 Contains the episodes from "Postman Pat 3" and "Postman Pat's Big Video", as shown above: Pat's Thirsty Day, Pat's Windy Day, Pat's Difficult Day, Pat's Rainy Day, Pat's Tractor Express, Postman Pat's Birthday, Pat Takes a Message Postman Pat's Big Video (BBCV 6944) 2000 Postman Pat and the Robot, Postman Pat Paints the Ceiling, Postman Pat and the Suit Of Armour, Postman Pat and the Mystery tour, Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels, Postman Pat Misses the Show Postman Pat's Favourites (BBCV 6985) 2000 Postman Pat in a Muddle, Postman Pat has the Best Village, Postman Pat and the Big Surprise, Postman Pat Takes Flight, Postman Pat and the Hole in the Road, Postman Pat and the Beast of Greendale Postman Pat's Prize Post Bag (BBCV 7143) 2001 Postman Pat Takes the Bus, Postman Pat and the Toy Soldiers, Postman Pat and the Tuba, Postman Pat and the Barometer Broadcast

ers in other countries In mainland China, the series launched on China’s dominant broadcast platform, China Central Television (CCTV) in July 2008.

The show was dubbed into Chinese. In Hong Kong, Postman Pat Special Delivery has aired on ATV World in English. In New Zealand, the original series has aired on TV2 (New Zealand) and the new SDS series currently screens on Kidzone, the children's show on TVNZ6 . In Canada, Postman Pat is shown on the Treehouse Children's Network . [10] In Arabic, Postman Pat is known as ساعي البريد and shown on Baraem . Europe In the Faroe Islands he is known as Pedda Post and he has repeatedly been broadcast by Sjónvarp Føroya . In Scotland, Postman Pat is shown not only in English but also sometimes broadcast as Pàdraig Post, in the Gaelic language , on BBC Scotland . In Wales, no Welsh language version of Postman Pat is currently screened. However, there are VHS tapes available of the original series translated into Welsh that were produced by Sain Video. In the Netherlands the series was also shown dubbed in Dutch . There the series is called Pieter Post. It was first broadcast by NCRV , later on Kindernet and Nickelodeon .

In Catalonia (Spain), Postman Pat is broadcast as Pat el carter, in Catalan language , on Televisió de Catalunya . In Italy Il postino Pat has aired at various times on the RaiSat Ragazzi channel, Raitre and RaiSat YOYO. In Poland the adventures of Listonosz Pat is shown on MiniMini and TVP1 . In Russia he is known as Pochtalion Pat (Почтальон Пэт). It was first broadcast by Carousel . In Denmark Postman Pat is known as Postmand Per and his cat is called "Emil" . In Spain Postman Pat is known as Pat el cartero and is shown dubbed in Spanish on Clan TVE . In Norway he is known as Postmann Pat and his cat is called "Miss". The series has been repeatedly broadcast by the NRK . The 1981 series was narrated by actor Sverre Anker Ousdal , whereas the new series are now dubbed in Norwegian. Some parts of the dubbed series are available as DVDs. Pósturinn Páll is how Pat is known to the viewers of Sjónvarpið , the public Icelandic television network.

YLE TV2 of Finland airs the adventures of Postimies Pate. The original 1981 series were also released on VHS in the mid-80's; in those releases, Postman Pat was translated as Posti-Pat. In Austria, Postman Pat has been broadcast on ORF since 2006 with the name "Postbote Pat". In Galicia (Spain) , Postman Pat is known as "O carteiro Pat" and used to be broadcast on TVG , in Galician language . "O carteiro Pat" is a remembered character for people in their 30's, as they watched the TV series on their childhood. Theme tune was translated as "Carteiro Pat e o seu gato Jess". In the Basque Country (Spain) , Postman Pat is known as "Patrick Postaria" and used to be broadcast on ETB 1 , in the Basque language. In Sweden, Postman Pat is known as "Postis-Per" and is shown on Nickelodeon and TV4 , dubbed into Swedish. Some parts of the dubbed series are available on DVD.

In Portugal, Postman Pat is known as "O Carteiro Paulo" and is shown on RTP2 , MOV and Canal Panda , dubbed into Portuguese. In Croatia Postman Pat is known as "Poštar Pat" and was shown on HRT 2 , dubbed into Croatian. In Czech Republic Postman Pat is known as "Pošták Pat" and is shown on ČT1 , dubbed into Czech. In Cyprus Postman Pat was known as Taxydromos Pat and was shown dubbed in Greek on the national channel Cybc(RIK) . In Ireland Postman Pat is shown on RTE Two 's the Den. Postman Pat SDS is now also shown Weekdays at 11:05. In Germany , Postman Pat has been broadcast on Super RTL with the name "Postbote Pat". Postman Pat Village at Longleat Longleat House has an outdoor reproduction of Greendale village, including the Post Office, the Clifton's house and the Greendale station. It also has a miniature scale model of Greendale. [11] Award nominations In 2006, Postman Pat was nominated for "Best Pre-school Animation Series" at the BAFTA Children's Awards .

[12] Parodies Harry Enfield and Chums Harry Enfield and Chums featured a parody entitled "Il Postino Pat", with an operatic reworking of the theme tune and the characters speaking in Italian. At the end there is a revolution in Greendale and Pat is shot by fascist soldiers. Harry and Paul made five parodies of Postman Pat in "Parking Patewayo" References Macclesfield Pub Quiz League: November 2009 Macclesfield Pub Quiz League CUP AND PLATE QUESTIONS 24 November Questions by Harrington Academicals and the Baths Speedos 1/ Who was replaced by Rachel Riley in January 2009? Carol Vorderman (on Countdown) 2/ Who was replaced by Alesha Dixon in September 2009? (This was actually replaced by Supp3 as it was asked recently) Arlene Phillips (as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing) 3/ Which English league football ground has hosted a cricket Test match? Bramall Lane (Accept Sheffield United). 4/ Who were the last team from outside the top division to win the FA Cup?

West Ham (who beat Arsenal in 1980) 5/ Who will replace Terry Wogan as host of the Radio Two breakfast show in January 2010? Chris Evans. 6/ In which TV show is Karren Brady to replace Margaret Mountford? The Apprentice. 7/ Reality Killed The Video Star is the latest album release by who? Robbie Williams. 8/ The Italian word for "brothers" gives which current chart band their name? The Fratellis 9/ Which Manchester store suffered a large fire in 1979 with the loss of 10 lives? Woolworths. 10/ In which English city was 95% of the housing stock either damaged or destroyed in WW2 air raids? Kingston Upon Hull (accept Hull). 11/ In the 2012 Olympics, which sport will take place in Horse Guards Parade? Beach Volleyball. 12/ Which city is to host the 2016 summer Olympics? Rio de Janeiro 13/ In which city will this season's football Champions League final be held?

Madrid (at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real Madrid's ground) 14/ What is unique about the scheduling of this year's final? For the first time it's to be held on a Saturday. 15/ Giving his name to a UK slang term for the police, what's the name of the police officer tormented by Top Cat and his gang? Officer Dibble. 16/ For what are the Dundee company D.C. Thomson best known? Childrens comics. They are the publishers of both Beano and Dandy. (Accept magazine publisher). 17/ In which Northern town would you find, Eureka! the national museum for children? Halifax 18/ In which Northern city would you find the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television? 19/ Fictionally who diarised his unrequited love for Pandora Braithwaite? Adrian Mole 20/ 90s chart band The Boo Radleys took their name from a character in which classic novel. To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee). 21/ Which river flows from the Black Forest to the Black Sea?

Danube 22/ The Ouse and the Trent converge to form which river estuary? Humber 23/ The UK's biggest ever lottery winners shared a huge jackpot in the Nov 6th Euromillions game. How much did each winning ticket win? f45.57m - accept 45-46 24/ Which radio station would you find on 1053 and 1089 AM? Talksport. 25/ Which local landmark takes its name from the Greek word for "brothers"? Adelphi Mill 26/ Closed in 1960, what formerly was to be found at the site of the large Tesco store in Macclesfield? Hibel Road railway station 27/ Where would you be if you took your seat on a Howdah ? On an elephant 28/ If Prince William became King what number William would he be? 5th 29/ Which company was bankrupted by the cost of developing the RB 211 jet engine Rolls Royce 30/ What merchant bank collapsed in 1995 due to unauthorised debts accumulated by trader Nick Leeson?

Barings 31/ Who was the first president of independent Russia (as distinct from USSR the Soviet Union)? Boris Yeltsin (1992) 32/ Which British prime minister resigned in 1957 after his failure to handle the Suez Crisis? Anthony Eden 33/ Timbuktu is always cited as a very distant and outlandish place, where is it? The Sahara Desert in Mali 34/ The Crimea is a famous as the scene of a war in the middle of the last century which included the famous Charge of the Light Brigade. What country does it belong to? Ukraine 35/ What is the fruit of the blackthorn (prunus spinosa)? Sloe 36/ Which English county is known locally as Kernow? Cornwall 37Which Yorkshire town has liquorice sweets named after it? Pontefract 38/ What variety of mandarin orange takes its name from a city in Morocco? Tangerine.

39/ What is the name of the National Trust property, built by the Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild in the late 19th century to house his art collection and now contains more 18th century French furniture than Versailles? Waddesdon Manor 40/ What was the ancestral home of Anne Boleyn, which was subsequently modernised by William Waldorf Astor 41/ On the menu in an Italian restaurant, what are polpettine meatballs 42/ On the menu in an Spanish restaurant, what are morcilla Blood sausage or black pudding 43/ Which company built the Russian equivalent of Concorde? Tupolev (Tu144) 44/ Which Japanese electronics company started out as a manufacturer of mechanical pencils Sharp 45/ In which sport is Britain's Chrissie Wellington a world champion? Ironman Triathlon (accept Triathlon ) 46/ In which sport did Charlotte Edwards captain an English World Cup winning team in 2009?

Cricket 47/ What is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sardinia 48/ What is the second longest river in China Yellow River or Hwang Ho 49/ Which drink was named by its inventor after rejecting the first six names that was offered? 7 UP 50/ What item of clothing takes its name from the Spanish word for shade? sombrero 51/ What is the name of the system of healing based on manipulation of bones? Osteopathy 52/ Colonel Paul W Tibbets was a decorated US Bomber Pilot in World War 2. He and his mother are associated with a cataclysmic event. What was her name?? Enola Gay (the name of the bomber, piloted by Col Tibbetts which dropped the Hiroshima bomb) 53/ Which London Theatre has the same name as a hard white metal with atomic number 46? Palladium 54/ Which country claimed to celebrate the 2500th anniversary of its empire in 1971 Persia ( accept Iran ) 55/ From which mountain range does the water for Dublin's Guinness Brewery flow?

Wicklow mountains 56/ In which country is Aconcagua, the highest mountain in S. America? Argentina 57/ What is the world's largest ocean liner Queen Mary 2 (Freedom of the Seas and Oasis of the Seas are bigger, but are cruise ships, not liners) 58/ Which is the world's highest bridge (from base to highest tower? Millau Bridge (over the Tarn in France) 59/ What form of defence in a criminal prosecution is a Latin word meaning 'elsewhere'? alibi 60/ In which county is the arboretum containing the national collection of crabapples (Males), mountain ash and whitebeam (Sorbus) Cheshire — Jodrell Bank 61. Which aircraft manufacturer created the infamous 'Zero' fighter in WWII? Mitsubishi 62. With which country does Brazil share its longest border? Bolivia (3423km) 63. Lewis Hamilton (2008) and Jensen Button (2009) both claimed the F1 drivers championship at Interlagos. In what place did they both finish the race? Fifth 64.

In the Chinese Zodiac which symbol contains the fewest letters Ox 65. Which Frederick Forsythe novel tells the story of a journalist tracking down the Nazi murderer of his father? The Odessa File 66. Of which union was Jack Jones the general secretary in the 1970's? Transport & General Worker's Union 67. Which current American TV series was inspired by the life of forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs? Bones 68. With which sport would you associate the name of Rhona Martin? Curling (Gold medal winning captain for Scotland 2002) 69. Across which river is the 3 Gorges Dam? Yangtze River, China 70. Marengo is the most famous horse belonging to who? Napoleon 1 71. What is Dogger Bank? A large sandbank in the North Se4a off the east coast of England 72. Which British car manufacturer was bought by Russian Nikolay Smolensky in 2004? TVR 73. Who was British Prime Minister at the time of the Suez Crisis? Anthony Eden 74. Which Brewer makes Bombadier?

Charles Wells 75. What is the capital of Namibia? Windhoek 76. Which player currently carries the highest transfer fee paid by a Premiership club ? Robinho (Man City) 32.5 Million 77. Who was the first U.S. president to visit all 50 states? Richard Nixon 78. In which British Sit-Com were the main characters "Lionel, Jean, Judith, Sandy & Alistair"? As Time Goes By 79. Which Beatles album was at one time going to be called Everest? Abbey Road 80. Which US State has the capital Lincoln? Nebraska 81. Where did the British surrender to the Japanese in Feb 1942? Singapore 82. In the novel, what Christian name is shared by both Domby & Son? Paul 83 Who starred in the 1940 pirate film The Sea Hawk? Errol Flynn 84 The biggest River delta in the world is found where? India (The Ganges Delta) 85 Which Barcelona footballer moved to Real Madrid in July 2000 for £37m?

Luis Figo 86 Captain Fitzroy, who gave his name to a shipping forecast region, is famous for founding what? The Met Office 87 Who is the male presenter of the Channel 4 Property Program Location, Location, Location? Phil Spencer 88 From which country does the lambada dance originate? Brazil 89 What is the Mohorovicic (Moh-ho-ro-vee-chich)Discontinuity? AKA The Moho it is the boundary between the Earth’s crust and mantle 90 Who sculpted the Statue of Liberty? Frederick Auguste Bartholdi 91 Who founded the Red Cross? Jean Henri Durant 92 What country is known as the "roof of the world"? Tibet 93 What's the fewest number of moves a person has to make to win a game of chess? 2 (no leeway!) 94 Who is the female presenter of C4's Property Ladder? Sarah Beeney 95 In old occupations, what did a' nob thatcher' do for a living? Make Wigs 96 Who was the world F1 Motor racing champion in 1992?

Nigel Mansell 97 The Trans-Canadian highway is the world's longest with an approximate length of? 8000 km (accept 7500-8500km) 98 Which silent movie star lost half his right hand in an explosion in august 1919? Harold Lloyd 99 Which Dickens Novel is set in the fictional northern setting of Coketown? Hard Times 100 Which Asian capital city's airport is built at the mouth of the Tama-gawa Tokyo 101 Which US State has the capital Baton Rouge? Louisiana 102 The Celine Dion hit "Because You Loved Me" stemmed from which film? Up Close And Personal 103 In which British Sit-Com were the main Characters "Ria, Ben, Adam, Russell & Leonard"? Butterflies 104 What is the name of the film company owned by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzeberg and David Geffen Dreamworks 105 Which player did Manchester United sign from Nottingham Forest in 1993 for the then record fee of £3.75m?

Roy Keane 106 Of where did Tung Chee-Hwa become chief executive in 1997? Hong Kong 107 Which brewer based in Devises makes the bitter 6X? Wadsworths 108 Who's Second world war memoires were entitled 'Hitler: my part in his downfall1? Spike Milligan 109 Which British car manufacturer was founded in 1935 by T.L.Williams? Reliant 110 What substance is added to Nitric Acid to form Aqua Regia? Concentrated Hydrochloric Acid 111 Which great warrior rode a horse called Beucephalus? Alexander The Great 112 Napolean Solo and Illya Kuryakin were agents for which fictional law enforcement agancy? U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law Enforcement) 113 In which sport do players take both long & short corners? Field Hockey 114 2009 is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. When was it constructed?

(August 13th) 1961 115 Although used as a nickname for US soldiers, what does Gl actually stand for? Government Issue 116 Give a year in the life of Samuel Pepys 1633-1703 117 In the history of the premiership, which team name has contained the fewest letters? Fulham 118 Who is the only driver to simultaneously hold the F1 and Indy Car drivers crowns? Nigel Mansell 119 With which country does Russia share its longest border? Kazakhstan (6846km) 120 Which WWII fighter was affectionately known as the 'Wooden Wonder'? (De Havilland) Mosquito SUPPLEMENTARIES Sl/ What do the French call the ethnic cleansing by the British of their North American colony in the area now called Nova Scotia Le Grand Derangement — accept the great upheaval S2/ What is the name of the designer of the garden at Sissinghurst Vita Sackville West S3/ Which leader was painted "warts and all"?

Oliver Cromwell S4/ In which film does Pauline Collins star as a bored scouse housewife who finds romance in Greece? S5/ Who runs the Greendale Post Office in the children's TV show Postman Pat? Mrs Goggins S6/ In UK we call it a tap, what is it called in USA? Faucet posted by Nick at 4:30 PM 27 Comments Friday, November 20, 2009 SET BY THE NEW CASTLE 1. Science 6. Sport: I want to tell you a story 7. Arts and Entertainment: Nemeses 8. Hold the Front Page Science 1. What word describes an object’s ability to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed? Elasticity or Elastic constant 2. Which part of the human anatomy remains the same size from birth? Eyes 3. What name is given to the 'halo' of gas that surrounds the sun? Corona 4. Which (sometimes fatal) disease derives its name from the Italian for bad air? Mal-aria 5. Which organ of the body is responsible for the production of anti-bodies? The spleen 6.

What part of the body does silicosis affect? The lungs 7. What condition is an Ishihara test used to diagnose? Colour blindness 8. What is the sum of the internal angles in a hexagon? 720 degrees 9. Which poisonous substance is also known as 'Woolly Rock'? Asbestos 10. Which part of the body is affected by gingivitis? The gums Local heroes Name the famous person with local connections being described. 1. Born in Macclesfield in 1941 of Armenian ancestry. TV presenter and antiques expert. Married to Lorne. David Dickinson 2. Born in Macclesfield in 1963 and attended Cheadle Hulme School. Journalist and BBC’s political editor. Nick Robinson 3. Born in 1952 in Belfast. Now lives in Macclesfield. BBC Radio 5 Live sports commentator. Alan Green 4. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1929. BBC Radio 4 Today programme presenter. Died in 1994 in Macclesfield. Brian Redhead 5. Born in Manchester in 1956.

Later moved to Hurdsfield and ultimately to Barton Street, Macclesfield. Was married to Deborah. Died in 1980. Rock star. Ian Curtis 6. Born in 1955 in Cheadle Hulme. Former head girl at Macclesfield High School for Girls. Childhood friend of Ian Curtis. Actress, probably best known for playing Mrs Miggins in “Blackadder”. Helen Atkinson-Wood 7. Born in Macclesfield in 1977. Moved to Cornwall as a young child. Olympic gold medallist. Ben Ainslee 8. Born in Macclesfield in 1981. Moved to London at an early age. Tottenham and England footballer. Peter Crouch Supplementaries 9. Born in 1893. Lived for much of her childhood in Macclesfield before moving to Buxton. Writer, feminist and pacifist. Mother of Shirley Williams. Died in 1970. Vera Brittain 10. Born in Macclesfield in 1966. Real name Paul Oldfield.

“Entertainer” who has performed with the Screaming Beavers and the Macc Lads. Auditioned unsuccessfully for “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2009. Mr Methane 1. The Battle of Bosworth Field came towards the end of which war? War of the Roses (1455-1485) 2. Which conflict included the Battle of the Ebro? The Spanish Civil War (1938-39) 3. Which town, taking its name from a greek demi-god, was buried in the pyroclastic flow from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD? Herculaneum (from Heracles) 4. Which ancient temple situated in Luxor, Egypt incorporates the Great Hypostyle Hall? Temple of Karnak 5. Which group was responsible for the sacking of the city of Rome in 455BC? The Vandals 6. Boudicca (aka Boadicea) was queen of which ancient tribe? Iceni (allow Brittonic Iceni, Eceni) 7. Who immediately preceded Mikhail Gorbachev as Russian president?

Konstantin Chernenko (1984-5) 8. The Stresa Front was an agreement made between three countries in 1935 as a response to increasing militarisation in Germany. Britain & France were two of the countries. What was the third? Italy (Stresa is on Lake Maggiore) Supplementaries 9. How many English kings & queens were crowned during the course of the 20th Century? Four (Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II - Edward VIII abdicated before coronation) 10. In 1840 Sir Rowland Hill issued his new invention on the British public. What was it? The first adhesive postage stamp (Penny Black) Geography The question will give you a road number or route name and the country or area it travels through. What is required is the place or landmark at either one end or the other. 1. Route 66, USA Key West – Fort Kent (Maine) 10. Grand Union Canal, England London (River Thames) – Birmingham. Accept also the River Trent Animal magic All of the answers in this round include an animal. 1.

Directed by John Landis this 1981 film is a black comedy horror film partly set in Yorkshire. “An American Werewolf in London” 2. This artist has a recent Album called "Roadsinger", but he is better known for his conversion to Islam in 1977. Under what name did he rise to fame? Cat Stevens 3. This team currently play in the Football League Championship, and play their home games at the Liberty Stadium. Swansea City 4. This town is the county town of Shropshire, lying on the river Severn. Shrewsbury 5. The name of this 1974 Frederick Forsyth novel takes its name from a famous quote from William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. “The Dogs of War” (The quote is "Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of war”) 6. This local beer making establishment produces beers including Ursa Major & Polar Eclipse? Beartown Brewery (Congleton) 7. This British businesswoman is best known as the runner up in the 2006 series of the TV programme "The Apprentice". She now presents her own show. Ruth Badger 8.

This browser is currently second only to Microsoft's Internet Explorer in terms of numbers of users? Mozilla Firefox (Not Mozilla Seamonkey, that has very few users) Supplementaries 9. By what name are the US Navy Special operations forces commonly referred to? SEALs (From SEa Air Land forces) 10. Hilary Mantel won the Booker prize this year with which book based around the life of Thomas Cromwell? “Wolf Hall” 11. (JOKE QUESTION) A well known novel by Miguel de Cervantes. “Don Quixote” (Geddit!!!) Sport: I want to tell you a story You will each be given the name, year of first publication and sport of a sporting biography. But who would write a book like this? The clues are there…. 1. “Psycho”, 2000, football. 11. Nag & Nagaina, two Indian cobras Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Hold the Front Page (rather than post links to the original front pages I have typed in the headline) You will each be shown a copy of the front page from a past edition from “The Super Soaraway Sun”.

A word from the headline has been removed and replaced with asterisks (to indicate the number of letters in the missing word). Simply supply the missing word. (Note to question master: for any visually impaired players, simply read out the headline and tell them how many letters are in the missing word.) FREDDIE STARR ATE MY ....... Hamster HARRY THE .... Nazi 14. Who was Great Britain’s longest lived Prime Minister? James Callaghan (92 years, 11 months and 30 days.) . Ellen McArthur has given) yacht racing to do what? 15. What makes a Pink Gin pink? Angostura Bitters 16. What makes up the outer coating of Battenberg cake? Marzipan 17. According to the advert, what will not help you with? Car Insurance 18. Who was Winston Churchill’s wife? Clementine 19. The words “charge”, “field” and “fly” are used in relation to which objects? Flags 20. Who won an Oscar for his role in the 1970’s film “Ryan’s Daughter”? John Mills 21.

In 1768 who became the first President of the Royal Academy? Joshua Reynolds 22. What colour shirts were worn by England in the 1966 World Cup final? Red 23. The annual Hay Festival celebrates which art form? Literature 24. Who composed the opera “The Pearl Fishers”? Bizet 25. What does an icthyologist study? Fish 26. Which European country has the most lakes? Finland 27. “Aquarius” and “Good Morning Starshine” are songs from which musical? “Hair” 28. Who co-stars on the Direct Line Insurance advert with Paul Merton? Stephen Fry 29. When is Simnel cake traditionally eaten? Easter 30. What type of creature is kept by an apiarist? Bee 31. What did wainwrights traditionally make? Wagons 32. Which city is served by Dyce airport? Aberdeen 33. In “The Lord of the Rings” what is the name of the Hobbit who must carry the ring to Mordor? Frodo 34.

In the Queen’s Silver Jubilee year which jockey won The Oaks and the St. Ledger on the Queen’s horse? Willie Carson 35. In Victorian England what was a reticule? A bag 36. Which plant is known as the Sword Lily? Gladiolus 37. In 1837 which British monarch did Victoria succeed? William IV 38. Which band is named after a South African football team? Kaiser Chiefs 39. In “Oliver Twist” what is the name of Bill Sykes’ girl friend? Nancy 40. Who wrote “A Dog So Small” and “Tom’s Midnight Garden”? Philippa Pearce 41. Who made the first public mobile phone call in Britain on January 1985? Ernie Wise 42. Where did Ghandi practise law before returning to India in 1914? South Africa 43. Which place name is Anglo-Saxon for “wooded hill”? Hurst 44. Which creature married the Owl and the Pussycat? Turkey 45. Vaquero and buckaroo are colloquialisms for what? Cowboy 46.

The bat is the registered trademark of which drinks company? Bacardi 47. Where did Nellie the Elephant meet the head of the herd? On the road to Mandalay 48. In America, what are referred to as “Benjamins”? 100 Dollar bills (because they have a picture of Benjamin Franklin on the obverse side) 49. How is 555 displayed in Roman numerals? DLV 50. Which country’s national symbol is the lotus flower? India 51. From which country does the NOKIA phone company originate? Finland 52. In American universities what is a second year student called? A Sophomore 53. Where is the Koh I Noor diamond usually kept? The Tower of London 54. Who is said to rule in a plutarchy? The rich 55. Which was the first credit card? Diners Club 56. Manchego is a variety of what? Cheese 57. Which sign of the Zodiac is represented by the goat? Capricorn 58. How high (in feet) are the posts in football? 8 feet 59.

Alderney and Herm are in which group of islands? Channel Islands 60. In Australia which is the nearest city to the Great Barrier Reef? Cairns 61. “I wandered lonely as a cloud” is the first line of which poem? “Daffodils” (by Wordsworth) 62. The Star of India is an example of which precious stone? Sapphire 63. Who said “Veni, Vidi, Vici”? Julius Caesar 64. What illegal drug did Sherlock Holmes allegedly take? Cocaine 65. What is a sampan? A boat 66. Who is fourth in line to the British throne? Prince Andrew (accept Duke of York) 67. Which underground line goes to Heathrow Airport? Piccadilly 68. What type of creature is a Mulloway? Fish 69. In the human body what is the calcaneum? Heel bone 70. Name the male presenter of “The One Show”. Adrian Chiles 71. Which member of the Royal Family was married to the late Sir Angus Ogilvy? Princess Alexandra 72. Give one of the Christian names of A.A.

Milne? Alan Alexander 73. Who composed “Fanfare for the Common Man”? Aaron Copland 74. In what year was the Royal Automobile Club founded? 1897 (accept 1895 – 1899) 75. Racketball is a game combined from two other sports. Name either of them. Squash and handball 76. In the human body what is the scapula? Shoulder blade 77. What type of creature is a Gerenuk? Antelope 78. Whose yacht was called “Morning Cloud”? Sir Edward Heath 79. Give one of the Christian names of A.E. Houseman. Alfred Edward 80. Who composed “Scenes from Childhood”? Robert Schumann 81. Who circumnavigated the world in 1967 in the Gypsy Moth IV? Francis Chichester 82. Who had the crowds gathered to hear speak in St. Peter’s fields on 16 August 1819? Henry Hunt (accept Orator Hunt) 83.

The 19th century MP William Huskisson became the first person to die in what way? In a railway accident (he was hit by George Stephenson’s Rocket) 84. Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicholson established which garden in Kent? Sissinghurst 85. The November edition of “Playboy” magazine sports a cartoon character as the cover girl. This is the first time for a cartoon character. Who is she? Marge Simpson (to celebrate 20 years of “The Simpsons”) 86. Which charity runs the “Full Stop” campaign NSPCC 87. In the 1980s TV programme “The Hitman and Her” who was “Her”? Michaela Strachan 88. How many pillars of Islam are there? 5 89. Who wrote the novels “The Choir” and “The Rector’s Wife”? Joanna Trollope 90. What family of plants do red and green peppers come from? Capsicum 91. Which King of England’s mother and son were both beheaded? James I (Mary Queen of Scots and Charles I) 92.

Which mythological Arabian princess saved her life by telling stories for 1,001 nights? Sheherazade 93. What is the black mineral in granite? Mica 94. Mesopotamia was located between two rivers. The Tigris was one. Name the other. Euphrates 95. What superstitious event do months that start on a Sunday have in common? Friday 13th 96. In the children’s TV series “Mary, Mungo and Midge”, who or what was Midge? A mouse 1. What is Sir Cliff Richard’s real name? Harry Webb 2. What was the name of the Noel Coward film based on the experiences of Lord Louis Mountbatten’s ship HMS Kelly? “In Which We Serve” 3. Which engine powered the Hurricane aircraft of World War II? Rolls Royce Merlin (accept Merlin) 4. What is the birthstone for May? Emerald 5. Where is Alum Bay, which is famous for its many coloured sands? Isle of Wight 6. What type of insects are hawkers, clubtails and biddies? Dragonflies

Question: Who runs the Greendale post office in the children's TV show Postman Pat?
Answer: Mrs Goggins