puppet which first appeared on the British breakfast television programme, TVam, in April 1983 and went on to save the station from closure. Many series were made for the BBC, Channel 5, Channel 4 and ITV. Roland continues to make guest appearances on British television from time to time, although Claridge now lives in California. Lewis Goodall - as a boy lived in Longbridge and attended Turves Green Boys School from whence he went to St. John's College, University of Oxford graduating in 2010 with a degree in History and politics. Now an author and journalist and editor of the Newsnight current affairs programme on BBC television. See also Northfield, Birmingham Cofton Hackett References External links West Heath Library South Birmingham Amateur Radio Society (Based in West Heath Community Centre, Hampstead House West Heath) Areas of Birmingham, West Midlands Northfield Constituency