Puppet animated film about the Wombles who live under Wimbledon Common in London. In this episode the Wombles discover a crude version of the telephone by using tins and string. Based on the children’s book series The Wombles by Elizabeth Beresford. Suitable for middle and upper primary level.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
507661
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)