Erhu Fiddle (US Pledge Drive Version, US Sprout Version, and US Rerun Version) (Bottom Left Window Sketch in the US Pledge Drive Version and the US Sprout Version, Bottom Right Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version) In The Grand Old Duke of York, the scene of the Teletubbies running off to their destination is cut out.

Music with Debbie 2 (US Pledge Drive Version and US Rerun Version) (Bottom Right Window Sketch in the US Pledge Drive Version, Bottom Left Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version) You've heard, of course, all about the grand old Duke of York. He had ten thousand men. He marched them up to the top of the hill, and then he marched them down again... Sing and play along to over forty popular nursery rhymes, with the words and actions on screen. This particular old duke wanted to prise the throne from the fingers of Lancastrian Henry VI, and the feud between the Yorks and Lancasters is what led to the Wars of the Roses. The duke in question has been argued to be Richard, Duke of York (1411–1460), whose forces were outnumbered and defeated at the Battle of Wakefield in northern England, on 30 December 1460.The lyrics of ‘Grand Old Duke’ have come to stand for futile and useless military (or general) action. The men are marched up, then down, and the only thing to be said of it is that once they were up there, they were “up”, and once they were down again, they were “down”. Nothing else was achieved. This is the first episode to have the video segment filmed at Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The other three episodes were See-Saw, Humpty Dumpty, and Hey Diddle Diddle. As far as I can ascertain the children were all pupils at the Barbara Speake Stage School. An interesting school with a number of very well known alumni; you can find them on FaceBook here and there’s more about Barbara Speake and the school at Wikipedia here.

A third theory centres around King James II, who was formerly known as the Duke of York. In 1688 he marched troops to Salisbury Plain to resist the invasion of William of Orange, but he had to retreat when his men started to defect. a b Murray, Robin (10 May 2022). "The Kunts Announce New Single 'Prince Andrew Is A Sweaty Nonce' ". Clash Music . Retrieved 28 May 2022. The Teletubbies join in a game when a voice trumpet sings the Grand Old Duke of York. The Magic Windmill spins and the Teletubbies watch as Po gets a musical transmission featuring King Pleasure and The Biscuit Boys singing The Grand Old Duke of York. Then the Teletubbies head to the path to do The Stamping and Stepping Dance, as they march down the path.Dirty Dog (US Original PBS, US Pledge Drive, and US Rerun Version) (Top Right Window Sketch in the US Original PBS Version and the US Pledge Drive Version, Top Left Window Sketch in the US Rerun Version) J. Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps and Henry Chettle, eds, Tarlton's Jests: And News Out of Purgatory (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1844), p. xxix.