Annette Mills and Muffin the Mule in For the Children, 1952. Muffin was the first Children's TV superstar, clopping along to his theme tune 'Here comes Muffin'! The page will automatically reload.

As they stepped into the workshop, Jill recounted how she acquired Bulbous at a puppet auction, saying: "I believe he worked in the BBC programme with Muffin the Mule. I thought, right ...

She told the duo: "I believe he worked in the BBC programme with Muffin the Mule. I thought, right, I'd love to have him!" Muffin the Mule was a character who starred in the first British TV series ...

This episode comes from Ushaw in County Durham. Catherine Southon falls in love with a model of Muffin the Mule and David Fletcher is enchanted by a limited edition book by author JK Rowling.