The Basil Brush Show(1968)

The Basil Brush Show is a British children's television series that aired on the BBC from 1968 to 1980. The programme centres on Basil Brush, a mischievous puppet character with a distinctive laugh, alongside human co-stars including Rodney Bewes and Derek Fowlds. Each episode combines slapstick humour, sketches and gentle chaos as Basil gets into scrapes and adventures. The show became a beloved fixture of British children's television, though many episodes are now lost—casualties of the BBC's tape-wiping practices during the 1960s and 70s, when the corporation routinely erased or reused recordings to save storage space. What survives remains a cherished snapshot of vintage British children's entertainment.