Gem
29th September 2003, 10:44 PM
I have been told that the Magic Roundabout was originally a French political satire with each character representing a figure in French politics. Apart from guessing Dougal as De Gaulle, who are the others? FRENCH politicians? I find that hard to swallow.
Those of us at a certain age know that the Magic Roundabout was an Early Learning introduction to drug culture: 'It's a marvellous feeling,' Mr Rusty told Dougal about a 'trip' on his roundabout. A staple part of common room conversation is to identify the illegal substance that each character represents.
I now find it difficult to recall what they were ... ah, let me see. Florence was a more butch version of our Alice, an innocent abroad; Dylan, the hippy bunny, was hashish; Brian was amphetamines. But what substance was produced from those flowers Ermitrude kept chewing, that once made her triple her size and fly away? K? Paolo can you answer this? And Dougal? At the time I thought his supply of sugar cubes had something to do with LSD but now I'm not so sure. Personally I'd like to know if there is any truth in the rumour that the BBC has banned it from our screens. Anyhow, time for bed.
Those of us at a certain age know that the Magic Roundabout was an Early Learning introduction to drug culture: 'It's a marvellous feeling,' Mr Rusty told Dougal about a 'trip' on his roundabout. A staple part of common room conversation is to identify the illegal substance that each character represents.
I now find it difficult to recall what they were ... ah, let me see. Florence was a more butch version of our Alice, an innocent abroad; Dylan, the hippy bunny, was hashish; Brian was amphetamines. But what substance was produced from those flowers Ermitrude kept chewing, that once made her triple her size and fly away? K? Paolo can you answer this? And Dougal? At the time I thought his supply of sugar cubes had something to do with LSD but now I'm not so sure. Personally I'd like to know if there is any truth in the rumour that the BBC has banned it from our screens. Anyhow, time for bed.