Paul McCartney announced plans to rerelease his 1984 animated short Rupert and the Frog Song to mark lead character Rupert Bear’s centenary. He wrote and produced the 13-minute movie, which was ...

Paul McCartney has released the restored version of his 1984 kids’ movie Rupert and the Frog Song, with a new introduction by director Geoff Dunbar, to mark the character's centenary. The 13-minute ...

The post Paul McCartney to Reissue His Rupert Bear Short Film and Soundtrack appeared first on Consequence of Sound. Written and produced by McCartney, alongside director Geoff Dunbar, Rupert and The ...

Rupert Bear goes on a walk in the hills near his home, where he encounters a community of frogs who join together in a musical extravaganza. Starring Paul McCartney June Whitfield Windsor Davies ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. 36 years since its release and also celebrating the 40th anniversary of when Paul ...

As Sir Paul McCartney turns 80, we look back at his failed attempt to make a Rupert The Bear movie. But another bear — as cute as Winnie and Pads, and just as well-known in the UK — failed to get an ...

It is now 100 years since the bear with the yellow checked trousers was first put down on paper. Rupert the Bear first appeared in print on November 8, 1920, in the Daily Express comic strip Little ...

NUTWOOD IS AN archetypal English country village, in all respects but one: it is inhabited chiefly by anthropomorphic animals, the most famous of whom turns 100 this month. Very few cartoon characters ...

A TINY Welsh village has been urged to exploit its strong connections to Rupert the Bear, amid rumours Sir Paul McCartney is to make a new film about him. A TINY Welsh village has been urged to ...