Do you know where the Wombles (place)names are from geographically?
Great Uncle Bulgaria – the Wombles’ leader, was based on Beresford’s father-in-law Tobermory – an engineer, was based on Beresford’s brother, a skilled inventor, and named after the capital of the Isle of Mull Orinoco – a shirker who loved sleep and food, was styled on Beresford’s teenage son and named after the River Orinoco Bungo – over-enthusiastic and bossy named after Bungo Province Tomsk – an athletic Womble with a rather low IQ named after Tomsk in Russia.. Wellington – scientifically inclined, named after her nephew’s school Madame Cholet – a cook, was styled on Beresford’s mother. Alderney – Madame Cholet’s assistant, was named after Alderney in the Channel Islands where Beresford lived at the time of the second television series.
