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List Of Bob The Builder Characters
This is a list of characters from the ''Bob the Builder'' and the 2015 reboot television series. Humans Main *Bob (voiced by Neil Morrissey in the UK and by William Dufris in Seasons 1–9, Greg Proops in Seasons 10–13 and Marc Silk in Seasons 14-16 and ''Ready Steady Build'' in the US in the original series; voiced by Lee Ingleby in the UK and Colin Murdock in the US in the reboot series) is a builder and head of his own construction yard based in Bobsville and later in Sunflower Valley and now Fixham Harbour. Bob is from a family of builders – his father Robert is also a builder and so was his grandfather Billy. He is assisted by Wendy and a host of anthropomorphic vehicles in various projects in and around the town. He is the owner of Pilchard and he is not good with computers. Some of the problems in the show arise from Bob's habit of forgetting to turn his mobile phone on. His original catchphrases are "Right, team, can we fix it?" and "Morning, team!" In the reboot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob The Builder
''Bob the Builder'' is a British animated children's television series created by Keith Chapman for HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series follows the adventures of Bob, a building contractor, specialising in masonry, along with his colleague Wendy, various neighbours, and friends, and equipment, and their gang of anthropomorphised work-vehicles, Scoop, Muck, Dizzy, Roley, Lofty and many others. The show is broadcast in many countries but originated from the United Kingdom where Bob was voiced by English actor Neil Morrissey. The series originally used stop-motion from 1999 to 2009, but later used CGI animation starting with the spin-off series ''Ready, Steady, Build!''. British proprietors of ''Bob the Builder'' and ''Thomas & Friends'' sold the enterprise in 2011 to US toy-maker Mattel for $680 million. In each episode, Bob and his group help with renovations, construction, and repairs and with other projects as needed. The show emphasises conflict resolution, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rob Rackstraw
Robert Rackstraw (born 31 October 1965) is a British voice actor who has worked in various animated films, television shows and video games. Career Rackstraw has an extensive voiceover career over 20 years. He voiced the main villain Pew in ''The Legends of Treasure Island'', Voracious, Attila and Farmer Farmer in ''Foxbusters'', James in the UK and US versions of Thomas and Friends, Buster and George in ''The Koala Brothers'', Professor Professor in ''The Secret Show'', Mr. Messy, Mr. Noisy, Mr. Fussy, Mr. Tickle and Mr. Happy in the UK version of ''The Mr. Men Show'', Dad in ''Dennis and Gnasher'', Kwazii in ''The Octonauts'', Roger and Isambard in ''Lavender Castle'', and Captain Campion in ''Watership Down''. He wrote episodes of ''Avenger Penguins'' and ''Fantomcat''. He made his very first voice acting role as Dave the Policeman in the 1992 stop motion animated series ''Truckers''. He provided additional voices for ''Realms of the Haunting'', '' Dragon Quest VIII: Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hockney
David Hockney (born 9 July 1937) is an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer. As an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s, he is considered one of the most influential British artists of the 20th century.J. Paul Getty MuseumDavid Hockney. Retrieved 13 September 2008. Hockney has owned residences and studios in Bridlington, and London, as well as two residences in California, where he has lived intermittently since 1964: one in the Hollywood Hills, one in Malibu, and an office and archives on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, California. On 15 November 2018, Hockney's 1972 work ''Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)'' sold at Christie's auction house in New York City for $90 million (£70 million), becoming the most expensive artwork by a living artist sold at auction. This broke the previous record, set by the 2013 sale of Jeff Koons' ''Balloon Dog (Orange)'' for $58.4 million. Hockney held this recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
June Whitfield
Dame June Rosemary Whitfield (11 November 1925 – 29 December 2018) was an English radio, television, and film actress. Her big break was a lead in the radio comedy ''Take It from Here'', which aired on the BBC Light Programme in 1953. Television roles soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom '' Beggar My Neighbour'', which ran for three series. She also appeared in four ''Carry On'' films: ''Carry On Nurse'' (1959), ''Carry On Abroad'' (1972), ''Carry On Girls'' (1973), and ''Carry On Columbus'' (1992). In 1968, Whitfield and Terry Scott began a long television partnership, which peaked with roles as husband and wife in '' Happy Ever After'' (1974–1979) and ''Terry and June'' (1979–1987). From 1992 to 2012, Whitfield played Edina Monsoon's mother in Jennifer Saunders' ''Absolutely Fabulous''. She played a regular character in ''Last of the Summer Wine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Contractor
A general contractor, main contractor or prime contractor is responsible for the day-to-day oversight of a construction site, management of vendors and trades, and the communication of information to all involved parties throughout the course of a building project. Description A general contractor is a construction manager employed by a client, usually upon the advice of the project's architect or engineer. Responsible for the overall coordination of a project, general contractors may also act as building designer and foreman (a tradesman in charge of a crew). A general contractor must first assess the project-specific documents (referred to as a bid, proposal, or tender documents). In the case of renovations, a site visit is required to get a better understanding of the project. Depending on the project delivery method, the contractor will submit a fixed price proposal or bid, cost-plus price or an estimate. The general contractor considers the cost of home office overhead, gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Briers
Richard David Briers (14 January 1934 – 17 February 2013) was an English actor whose five-decade career encompassed film, radio, stage and television. Briers first came to prominence as George Starling in ''Marriage Lines'' (1961–66), but it was a few years later, when he narrated ''Roobarb'' (1974–76) and '' Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk'' (1976–77) and played Tom Good in the BBC sitcom '' The Good Life'' (1975–78), that he became a household name. He starred as Martin in ''Ever Decreasing Circles'' (1984–89), and had a leading role as Hector in '' Monarch of the Glen'' (2000–05). From the late 1980s, with Kenneth Branagh as director, he performed Shakespearean roles in ''Henry V'' (1989), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1993), ''Hamlet'' (1996) and ''As You Like It'' (2006). Early life Briers was born on 14 January 1934 in Raynes Park, Surrey, the son of Joseph Benjamin Briers and his second wife Morna Phyllis, daughter of Frederick Richardson, of the Indian Civil Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pizza
Pizza (, ) is a dish of Italian origin consisting of a usually round, flat base of leavened wheat-based dough topped with tomatoes, cheese, and often various other ingredients (such as various types of sausage, anchovies, mushrooms, onions, olives, vegetables, meat, ham, etc.), which is then baked at a high temperature, traditionally in a wood-fired oven. A small pizza is sometimes called a pizzetta. A person who makes pizza is known as a pizzaiolo. In Italy, pizza served in a restaurant is presented unsliced, and is eaten with the use of a knife and fork. In casual settings, however, it is cut into wedges to be eaten while held in the hand. The term ''pizza'' was first recorded in the 10th century in a Latin manuscript from the Southern Italian town of Gaeta in Lazio, on the border with Campania. Modern pizza was invented in Naples, and the dish and its variants have since become popular in many countries. It has become one of the most popular foods in the world and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headteacher
A head master, head instructor, bureaucrat, headmistress, head, chancellor, principal or school director (sometimes another title is used) is the teacher, staff member of a school with the greatest responsibility for the management of the school. In some English-speaking countries, the title for this role is ''Principal (academia), principal.'' Description School principals are stewards of learning and managing supervisors of their schools. They aim to provide vision and leadership to all stakeholders in the school and create a safe and peaceful environment to achieve the mission of learning and educating at the highest level. They guide the day to day school business and oversee all activities conducted by the school. They bear the responsibility of all decision making and are accountable for their efforts to elevate the school to the best level of learning achievements for the students, best teaching skills for the teachers and best work environment for support staff. Role Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llewella Gideon
Llewella Gideon (born 27 September 1967 in Peckham, South London) is a British actress, comedian and writer. She has appeared in a number of comedy series, including ''Absolutely Fabulous'', ''The Real McCoy'', ''The Crouches'', and ''The Delivery Man'', and provided the UK voice of Molly and Trix in ''Bob the Builder''. She wrote and starred in the radio series '' The Little Big Woman'', which ran on BBC Radio 4 from 2001 to 2003. The show was awarded the Critics' Choice by both ''The Times'' and ''The Guardian''. Early life Gideon was born on 27 September 1967 in Peckham, South London. As a child, she attended Lyndhurst Primary School in neighbouring Camberwell and Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham College in New Cross. Even as a youngster, Gideon was drawn to acting and writing, and her mother encouraged her interests by enrolling her in Saturday classes at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts The Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts is a performing arts conservatoire bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin McFarlane
Colin Andrew Ignatius Peter McFarlane (born 15 September 1961) is a British actor, narrator and voice actor. He is best known for his role as Gillian B. Loeb in two films of Christopher Nolan's ''The Dark Knight Trilogy'', Ulysses in the STARZ television drama series '' Outlander'', the voice of Bulgy in the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'', the voice of PC Malcolm Williams in the children's television series ''Fireman Sam'', and as the voice of "The Cube" on ITV. He also appeared in '' The Commuter'' (2018), in which he played Conductor Sam, as Chancellor Riggs in the 2015 holiday television movie ''Crown for Christmas'' (2015), as General Pierce in the science fiction horror film '' Patient Zero'' (2018) and as Aloisius Dupree in three films of the Batzan Trilogy titled ''The Invisible Guardian'', ''The Legacy of the Bones'' and ''Offering to the Storm'' in 2017, 2019 & 2020, respectively. His voice roles in animation and video games include JJ in ''Bob the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these items available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. The largest museums are located in major cities throughout the world, while thousands of local museums exist in smaller cities, towns, and rural areas. Museums have varying aims, ranging from the conservation and documentation of their collection, serving researchers and specialists, to catering to the general public. The goal of serving researchers is not only scientific, but intended to serve the general public. There are many types of museums, including art museums, natural history museums, science museums, war museums, and children's museums. According to the International Council of Museums (ICOM), there are more than 55,000 museums in 202 countrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postman
A mail carrier, mailman, mailwoman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman, or letter carrier (in American English), sometimes colloquially known as a postie (in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom), is an employee of a post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses. The term "mail carrier" came to be used as a gender-neutral substitute for "mailman" soon after women began performing the job. In the Royal Mail, the official name changed from "letter carrier" to "postman" in 1883, and "postwoman" has also been used for many years. United States In the United States, there are three types of mail carriers: City Letter Carriers, who are represented by the National Association of Letter Carriers; Rural Carriers, who are represented by the National Rural Letter Carriers' Association; and Highway Contract Route carriers, who are independent contractors. While union membership is voluntary, city carriers are organized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
