Someone recently sent me a YouTube clip entitled ‘Zippy being An Asshole For Five Minutes’. It was sent by a stranger on social media. They didn’t explain why they’d sent it but I’m glad they did.

They are back and set to cause more mischief than ever before... and it is all for a good cause. Basil Brush, Zippy and George from Rainbow, Hacker T Dog and Dodge, and Tinky Winky return to our ...

Actor Roy Skelton, who provided voices for the Daleks and George and Zippy in long-running children's show Rainbow, has died today aged 79. His daughter Samantha said he died at home in Brighton ...

Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show Rainbow will return to the screens next month in an advertisement for the spread Marmite. Puppet character Zippy from cult children’s TV show ...

It's been 24 years since Rainbow came to an end, but love is still in the air for two of its former stars. Jane Tucker and Freddy Marks - who were two thirds of the show's band Rod, Jane and Freddy - ...

Rainbow Zippy puppeteer has revealed that he was ‘smitten’ with the woman who played George behind-the-scenes in a heartbreaking unrequited love moment. The adorable puppets were best of friends on ...

The bird puppets are at the centre of a legal battle and are “trapped in captivity” but the man behind Zippy has joined calls for them to be put on display for the public. Seven months on, both are ...

Roy Skelton, the voice of the Daleks and George and Zippy from Rainbow, has died aged 79. He brought Doctor Who's arch-enemies to life between 1967 and 1988, and also provided voices for the Cybermen.

Rainbow’s Zippy is backing calls to liberate Orville and Emu – and put them in a museum. We told yesterday how the bird puppets are at the centre of a legal battle, after the widows of TV legends ...