BOOK BLURB:The official and uncensored story of the stars of Rainbow, as told to Tim Randall by Zippy, George and Bungle.
For over twenty years Zippy, George and Bungle were the biggest stars on children s television, inspiring a whole generation of adoring fans. But behind the smiles and the brightly coloured fur, all was not what it seemed in the Rainbow house.
Having spent the last seventeen years refusing approaches from publishers to tell their story, the squabbling stars have agreed thanks to some serious financial inducements and a clause insisting they don t have to spend more than three hours in the same room together to talk to journalist Tim Randall about the highs and lows and the heartbreaks they have endured.
From their humble beginnings to international stardom, via the wilderness years, this is Zippy, George and Bungle's fascinating autobiography. Here, for the very first time, is the inside story of what really happened at the beginning, middle and end of their Rainbow.
REVIEW:
Rainbow was my generation and as such when I learned of the novel to let the readers know what the team had been up to since cancellation I really couldn’t wait to get my mits on this. As you’d expect they hadn’t been sitting idly by hoping for a phone call, they’d been not only proactive but continued in their glitzy careers. It’s a quirky book which to be honest you’d expect with the antics of Bungle, Zippy and George and whilst it does keep the reader happy with the highlights of their careers, it also delves into the lows such as Bungles Crème Egg Binge at Glastonbury. Sad to see that the bear fell so far.
Obviously its fun, its quirky and above all if you know someone of a certain age it will help them return to their childhood. A great stocking filler Geoffrey.
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