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Friday, 16 January 2026

Lady Penelope On Mood Swings

"Oh darling, I know how getting hormonally upset can feel. When I reached the age of 13, I cried a lot before the terrible bleeding started. I threw away enough knickers to fill a landfill."
"But....mummy, it's not fair. I don't want teary eyes, or a snotty nose, or an eczema patch near my eye. I want to be me!"
"You're still you, darling, no matter what happens to the other members of International Rescue."

Learn with... Brum - Safari Park & Other Stories (LW00004 - 1992 VHS)

"It's just not fair," said Brum, "Everyone keeps calling me 'a kid with a bright coat of paint on', and everyone else says I have 'a brain full of motor oil'. I wish I could be someone else entirely - I want to be someone different for a change. And then, my brain won't be full of motor oil."