 The programme started life as a French childrens TV series "Le  Manège Enchanté" (The Magic Roundabout). Dougal the Dog was named  Pollux in the original French version and spoke French with a strong  English accent. The animation was done by Ivor Wood (qv) who later  went on to animate _"Herbs, The" (1968)_ (qv),  _"Wombles, The" (1972)_ (qv), _"Paddington" (1975)_ (qv) and  _"Postman Pat" (1981)_ (qv). Eric Thompson (I) (qv) was asked to  narrate a translation of the French script, but chose instead to  discard the French script and devise his own stories, based purely  on what was happening on