tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post1213796642349335674..comments2024-03-26T13:44:31.435+00:00Comments on Curious British Telly: David Claridge: Who Is the Man Behind Roland Rat?Ben Rickettshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-75630432447658385082023-08-17T14:16:48.715+01:002023-08-17T14:16:48.715+01:00Thanks for the tip-off, looking forward to it!Thanks for the tip-off, looking forward to it!Ben Rickettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749284122022718064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-90317917701447014392023-08-16T19:23:45.469+01:002023-08-16T19:23:45.469+01:00Hope you'll be first in the queue, mate as you...Hope you'll be first in the queue, mate as you've avowed:<br /><br />https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/britains-favourite-tv-puppets-including-29720460STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-28501491452810871332018-09-14T20:29:10.188+01:002018-09-14T20:29:10.188+01:00Leslie Claridge (Ne Herbert) was designing her own...Leslie Claridge (Ne Herbert) was designing her own clothing range when she met David Claridge. She was not a puppeteer but did 'operate' Kevin The Gerbil. Leslie & David were divorced some 5 yrs ago. David lives in Palm Springs, California and Leslie works in Knightsbridge, London and also sells vintage clothing in Kingston Upon Thames.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-58999399186845392452018-06-15T12:28:48.731+01:002018-06-15T12:28:48.731+01:00Once he was on BBC Radio. The interview started of...Once he was on BBC Radio. The interview started off quite tame, but he later said some controversial things about Tony Blair in the voice of Roland Rat. It was the best radio moment of all time in my view. Hilarious. They rolled the music and cut him ;-)Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01329571776340075276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901944301852919470.post-23300746288480596372018-03-29T13:14:30.680+01:002018-03-29T13:14:30.680+01:00I think he did the puppetry in the Bisto "Nev...I think he did the puppetry in the Bisto "Never in a Month of Sundays" ad; sounds like him. You were as well not to touch on his 'alternate lifestyle', e.g. certain forms of West End entertainment, as it's unrelated to kid's telly. Had to choose between the above interests when papers got hold of it; "You dirty rat, Roland!", etc. My dressmaker Krystyna knew him slightly around '83 BTW. STEPHEN ARCHERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891283612737580789noreply@blogger.com