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People will have the chance to experience ‘A Joyous Jamaican Journey’ when the Rush Theatre Company visits Bridlington Spa on Friday, February 18.

The feel-good news you may have missed (and should definitely read now).

Dark Teletubbies secrets children wont know - Sacking, death and banned episode Mirror 4 hrs ago Claire Murphy Over the hills and far away, Teletubbies come out to play… the four cuddly, brightly coloured characters – Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po – first burst onto our screens in 1997, and have delighted generations of pre-schoolers ever since. Their theme tune shot to Number One in the singles charts in 1997 and stayed in the Top 75 for more than six months. Mer...

Submitting... These superb songs will all be played live by the JA Reggae Band. Get ready to dance to the music of Desmond Dekker, Jimmy Cliff, Toots & The Maytals, Prince Buster, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Lord Kitchener, Millie Small and many more . For more on how to get hold of tickets for this rescheduled performance of Rush, you can go to www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk A message from the Editor: Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an imp...

Alerts Note Dipsy’s wide-legged stance; likely a futile attempt to air out the costume’s horribly damp Telletuby crotch. Photo: Ferdaus Shamim (Getty Images) Over the course of four years and nearly 400 episodes, John Simmit played the green Teletubby, Dipsy, to the delight of children and stoned adults alike. While these viewers clapped their hands together in relaxed, foggy-brained joy at home, the actors responsible for bringing the ’Tubbies to life had a much harder time, dealing with...

Dipsy was always the maverick of the Teletubbies, the one who refused to go along with the others. In many ways, he reflected John Simmit, the man inside the three-stone lime green suit, who proudly brought his heritage to the role. “Being a Cuban-Jamaican-Brummie and coming from a comedy and music background, I used that to my advantage and there were a lot of cultural references,” Simmit tells HuffPost UK. “Dipsy would say, ‘Papa Come Papa Come To Po’, which was actually my take on...