This oft-forgotten series starred Bella Donna the friendly witch. She would
    sit in her cave, stirring her cauldron and conjurring forth pictures in the steam
    with which to beguile her familiars, Clarence the Crocodile and Sebastian
    the Cat. Inside the steam clouds was the realm of Hubble Bubble Land,
    home to Pippin, Plob, Grandma, and Colonel Bluster Bubble. And Clarence
    and Sebastian would watch and wonder as their stories unfolded...

    "Hubble Bubble" was also known as "The Witch's Brew", and it was brought
    to our screens by Eric Bramall and Chris Somerville, the talented folks behind
    the Harlequin Puppet Theatre in Wales. The Harlequin was, and still is, Britain's
    first and only permanent theatre designed and built for puppets. In the 60s and
    70s, the Harlequin produced a run of top tv shows, including the likes of
    "Sugarball", "Puppet Caravan", "Mr Trimble" and "Jimmy Green and His 
    Time Machine" - fabulous little series which have been woefully neglected 
    by nostalgia fans since they aired. Surely there's enough demand for a
    "Best Of" compilation on DVD? - Well, we can all dream...


 

     producer:   Bill Cole
     scripts:      Chris Somerville
     voices:      Juliet Cooke
      
 

     On the web


       Harlequin Puppets 
       "Hubble Bubble" is here in the backstage section of this
       smart official site. You'll find a thorough Harlequin history here,
       together with up-to-date info on current projects and
       performances...







 
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