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Picture Book

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First episode date1955
Final episode date1965
Networks BBC One
Number of episodes 50
Creators Freda Lingstrom
GenresChildren's Television Series
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Picture Book is a BBC children's TV series created by Freda Lingstrom, first broadcast in 1955. It was the Monday programme in the Watch with Mother cycle. Initially introduced by Patricia Driscoll, the programme encouraged children to make things; Driscoll's catch phrase was "Do you think you could do this?

Chris the sheep: Merino, with the famous overgrown fleece dies

Feb 16,2020 3:26 am

Chris The Sheep needed a shear, when he was found, in 2015

Chris The Sheep , merino Wool is famous for once discovered, with The World 's heaviest fleece, died in Australia.

The Animal produces The World 's attention in 2015, after he bear in The Wild , spotted what was described as Six Years worth of Wool .

A life-saving hair cutting followed by a roller 41 to remove. 1 kg (88lb) fleece, and later a world-confirmed his record.

On Tuesday, its managers said in a New South Wales farm, he had died of Old Age .

"We are heartbroken over the loss of this sweet, wise, friendly soul," the Little oak sanctuary is written in the Internet.

Chris thought that at the age of 10 - a pretty average life for a merino sheep.

He won a lot of fans, after he was discovered and rescued in the vicinity of Canberra four years ago.

At the time, animal welfare experts warned that The Weight of the Wool - almost five times the normal Size was a danger to his health.

It was later removed by a national shearing champion, Ian Elkins, who said he had never seen everything like it in 35 years of work.

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hundreds of Australians voluntarily, The Sheep , and his mammoth-Wool coat was later on display at the National Museum of Australia. The story was also a book for the RSPCA added in a picture.

Chris took a brighter look after its cut (complete with pink anti-spots)

septic sheep had appeared healthy in recent days, according to the nurse, Kate, Luke, who has The Canberra times

The Sanctuary was added that, while Chris was best known for his fleece, he's already "so much More ".



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Source of news: bbc.com

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