Clanger stolen 50 years ago recovered after deathbed confession
"A puppet that was one of the most famous characters on children’s TV has been returned to the UK after it was stolen from an exhibition in London more than 50 years ago.
Mother Clanger, from the children’s TV show The Clangers, was taken from an exhibition in 1973 by two 15-year-old boys, with one of the teenagers, Michael O’Connor, hiding the puppet in his attic ... "
my god this is hilarious. you have lived a good life if your deathbed confession is you nicked a puppet at 15.
@Natasha_Jay Ah, this is a lovely way to start the long weekend.
Somewhat related - someone got me a Clangers card once, that played a wee whistly ditty when opened. I turned that into a doorbell. When it eventually gave up a few years later our house was not the same!
Poor security by the exhibition. They really dropped a clanger.
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