ITV have announced that following the wave of nostalgia that the nation has been riding during the jubilee celebrations that they are to bring back the much loved Rainbow.
“The reboot of Rainbow will merge children’s programming of yesteryear with todays scripted reality programmes such as TOWIE and Made in Chelsea” said a senior figure within ITV.
Senior Tory grandees and ministers have been considered to be used in the programme. Meet some of the contenders.
Geoffrey - the educator of Bungle - Jacob Rees-Mogg
Zippy - a tangerine oval-headed puppet with a zip for a mouth - Boris Johnson
George - a shy pink hippo - George Eustace
Bungle - An out of his depth, inquisitive simpleton - Grant Shapps
Rod - Rishi Sunak
Jane - Nadine Dorries / Michael Fabricant role share
Freddy - Grant Shapps
Aunty - Priti Patel / Liz Truss in a role share
Each episode will feature a song by pastel dungaree wearing Rod, Jane and Freddy explaining the intricacies of economics, foreign policy or domestic policy issues of a day, that simply explains the issues in way that even they can understand.
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