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Pingu Magazine

Vying with the videos for the most sought after Pingu product is the BBC's Pingu Magazine. Published monthly, it is a must for anyone claiming to be a serious fan of The Penguin. For details on how to subscribe write to:-

Pingu magazine subscriptions
PO Box 425
Woking
Surrey GU21 1GP
UK.

Or try telephoning +44 1483 733716 (from outside UK). If you're lucky enough to live in the UK why not pop down to your nearest news agent (or branch of WH Smith) and pick up a copy off the shelf.

Videos

Purchased on the Web
Marien van Bokkum from The Netherlands says:-
I have been searching for more then a year for PINGU video's. After many email through all over the world I had found an address in the UK where you can order by email. There are 9 video's to order. Everyone all over the world can order the video's. Visit the Web site at Cheap or What! CDs.

Note: These videos will not play in most American VCRs, they are European PAL videos.

..in the UK
These days even the big supermarkets in the UK stock Pingu videos. Also try the BBC shops, Early Learning Centres and WH Smith.
..in Norway
Cindy Kandolf of Trondheim, Norway says:-
Pingu videos can usually be found in the children's section of better video stores. There are six as of this writing, though rumors are that a seventh has been released in Sweden which means it should be here soon! We have also seen the videos at Obs! and Rema Stormarked (discount stores), at irregular intervals, and also at bookstores that have children's video sections.

Books

..in the UK
In the UK, often found on the shelf next to the videos. (We're so lucky.) The books are great, they contain actual screen shots from the Pingu TV series.

If you're very lucky you might stumble across the Pingu annual.

Toys

Mail Order
Patrick Sullivan of Ottawa, Canada sent in what sounds like a useful mail order address.

Heart Fashions & Designs
37A High Street
Walsall Wood
West Midlands
WS9 9LR
UK

Telephone (01543) 377182

I'm told you can purchase linens, dinnerware and toys for the following characters:-

..in the UK
Try the BBC shops, Mothercare, and the Early Learning Centres for Pingu soft toys, minatures and igloos.
..in Norway
Cindy Kandolf of Trondheim, Norway says:-
A clerk at the Steen&Stroem department store in Oslo has told me that they get Pingu toys in from time to time, but sell out fairly quickly. (Why then don't they order more? Cindy asks, in frustration.) Since we're not in Oslo all that often we've never been lucky enough to find much there, outside of small collectable figurines. Otherwise I've had much better luck checking larger, independent toy stores. Chains like Edwis are *hopeless*!

Buyer beware, there is a board game named "Pingu" which has no connection to the penguin we all know and love. (We've been warned that it's pretty dull, too.)

Clothes

..in the UK
I've found tee-shirts in the BBC shop here in Newcastle upon Tyne. Unfortunately, they are a little on the small size (sizes 5-7 yrs) which is a shame because I'd quite like one for myself.

Purchased a superb Pingu duffle(sp?) bag from British Home Stores (BHS) the other day. It's coloured blue, about 40 cm high and has a furry Pingu stitched on it. Marvellous. BHS seem to be the place to go for Pingu clothes too. Tee-shirts, pyjamas, track-suits, and plenty more besides, again though only really catering for small children and thus loosing out on a potential market of thousands of nerdy big kids. Like me.

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