Oorijzers are a type of metal headgear which have been worn in the Netherlands for a very long time. Literally translated the name means ‘ear-iron’, but I don’t think there’…

Annie Costume: The costume that I made Ruth for Halloween turned into an outfit that was well worn and well loved.

She is the strongest girl in the world, lives by herself in a colourful house in the forest, and has a pet monkey and a horse. Who wouldn’t want to be friends with Pippi Longstocking? We have shared our favourite quirky quotes to convince anyone who thinks otherwise

Sehr gut, keine Selena Gomez! Na braune zerfetzte Kleidung am besten gefütterte Schuhe und im Gesicht bisschen schwarz anmalen.

The son of Oliver Postgate, creator of the 1970s show, reveals what was in the scripts for the delightful and puzzling swannee-whistle creatures