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When TSW lost its franchise in 1992 Paul took early retirement, spending the remaining decades living in France, New Zealand and his family home in Mannamead.

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This was done knowingly for celebrations such as promotion, childbirth etc, not so willingly as a Kangaroo court martial punishment for some misdemeanour, real or imaginary or at various times by ingenious booby traps by connecting the trapdoor to everyday objects using very fine fishing line. If you opened the trap door, you paid for the round. was the official age limit for having your birthday read out on air, although adults would also send in cards for themselves with a false age on them, such was Gus’ cult following.Who remembers Clive Gunnell and the magnificent Walking Westward series? A programme where he took us on a tour of our area, visiting different places and meeting different people. They closed the studios, moved out to Langage Farm and they threw the rabbit out with the bath water. It was a very silly decision,” Judi said. Paul moved to Plymouth from London in the late 1980s to become the Head of Features at Television South West (TSW) before becoming their Director of Programmes, the most senior commissioning position in the old ITV franchise system.

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Across the South West, he’s bunny hopped and helped a whole generation (or two) celebrate their birthday in style. And after snapping a pic with Plymouth's best-known puppet, you could have the chance to win prizes: As we skip ahead to 1861, the death penalty was subsequently abolished for acts of sodomy, and instead 'offenders' were given a minimum of 10 years imprisonment.The rabbit puppet, famed through the 1970s and 80s for his 'bunny hop' birthday wishes on Westcountry TV, attracted hundreds of wellwishers for his celebrations at Flambards. The show changed title a number of times and was known variously as The Gus Honeybun Show, The Gus Honeybun Programme, Gus Honeybun’s Playtime and Gus Honeybun’s Birthdays. Can anyone explain Gus Honeybun to me? Somebody was posting about him before, and I need to know more about this celebrated star of South-Western England. What this meant was we were treated to a litany of different programmes which, aside from the one or two that made it to the network, were exclusively for us. It remains one of the most popular programmes ever screened on British television," said Paul’s daughter Jemima, who is a Stoke ward councillor and deputy leader of the Labour group on Plymouth City Council.

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Quote from: Glebe on February 15, 2023, 04:30:29 PMCheers McDead and Buzby, my knowledge of this legendary figure is expanding!Plymouth is steeped with rich history, with long-forgotten moments hiding in streets and buildings, lost in time.

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Through the interpretation of his long term friend and companion Judi Spiers, I was told – “I can’t tell him to mind his own business, it’s rude. Typical young people I know, but he’s old enough to know better than to ask that question, young man.” The subsequent Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013 then went further, allowing same-sex couples in England and Wales to marry. As it was broadcast across the ITV Network, a wider audience than the South West got to see the TSW televisual treat that was That’s My Dog, a game show presented by “the general dogsbody” Derek Hobson where the family pet would compete in games to win prizes. While some thought it brilliant, others thought it ridiculous, so it’s probably little surprise that a few years after the TSW show ended, the Americans ended up doing their own version. Both puppets, along with a large collection of film and tape assets, were transferred to the South West Film and Television Archive (now part of The Box) from TSW when it lost the franchise in 1992.Quote from: McDead on February 14, 2023, 09:18:46 PMThere's a song. Warning: it's both awful and catchy.