{"id":393,"date":"2023-12-02T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T10:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/?p=393"},"modified":"2023-12-02T14:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T13:41:16","slug":"drawing-the-curtains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/?p=393","title":{"rendered":"Drawing the Curtains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>When I was little, one of the most wonderful things on television was Gus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays on Westward Television. And the best bit of all was when Gus went off screen to press the \u201crainbow magic button\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png\" alt=\"Ian Stirling and Gus Honeybun appearing on Westward Television. Ian Stirling is on the left of the picture, reading a birthday card with a kitten on the front. Gus is wearing a &quot;Ted Tuckerman&quot; fisherman\u2019s jersey and looking at Ian. They are sat in front of a patterned blue, navy, green and white curtain. \" class=\"wp-image-394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image.png 640w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ian Stirling with Gus Honeybun on Westward TV<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The magic button effect was achieved using chromakey. The light blue on the backing curtain and Gus Honeybun\u2019s box would be replaced electronically by either a solid colour (chosen from one of the colours that appeared on the EBU colour bars) or the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EBU_colour_bars\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EBU_colour_bars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EBU colour bars<\/a> themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had always assumed that the backing curtain was something that had been specially designed for the purpose by Westward\u2019s designers as it seemed to work so well. The windows and houses in the pattern also seemed to match the original <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loeki_de_Leeuw\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loeki_de_Leeuw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Loeki the Lion<\/a> animation that went with it<sup data-fn=\"30ac1c37-d073-4d8f-b05e-989749ad2eac\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#30ac1c37-d073-4d8f-b05e-989749ad2eac\" id=\"30ac1c37-d073-4d8f-b05e-989749ad2eac-link\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Loeki Trompet intro\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9zuGPyi-QY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The original Loeki the Lion intro used for Gus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, something odd happened. When I was a student at the University of Exeter in 1990, I shared a room in a Victorian villa called <em>Nancherrow<\/em> with a Maths student who was very artistic. He would always be going off to buy materials for some project or other he was working on and I would often go with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One day he needed some material, and so we ended up going to a remnant shop on the High Street in Exeter and, on a large roll behind the counter, was the very material that Ian, Judi and Roger used to sit in front of when they were presenting <em>Gus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn\u2019t have any money on me that day, but I thought that one day I would go back and buy a couple of metres of this material. To my eternal regret, I never did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I never forgot this material and when I started doing recreations of presentation items in Flash I thought that one day it would be wonderful to recreate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, there are very few surviving examples of Westward TV editions of <em>Gus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays<\/em> and that meant I could only see parts of the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, at the time, the only edition of <em>Gus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays<\/em> I had was from a summer morning, after a repeat of ITC\/ATV\u2019s <em>Stingray<\/em>. Ian Stirling<sup data-fn=\"c313c326-e963-4ad5-b8b1-b63a35030220\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#c313c326-e963-4ad5-b8b1-b63a35030220\" id=\"c313c326-e963-4ad5-b8b1-b63a35030220-link\">2<\/a><\/sup> was presenting with Gus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I imported the image of Ian and Gus in to <a href=\"http:\/\/inkscape.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inkscape<\/a>, and then the first job was to try and work out the extent of the pattern, so I could see where it repeated horizontally and vertically. This was actually quite tricky to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad4196129f00&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad4196129f00\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The curtain design shown being drawn in Inkscape. The rectangle that is shown drawn is the area of the curtain that repeats over the rest of the curtain.\" class=\"wp-image-398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The repeating area shown in the rectangle overlaid on the image.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was quite a large area where I had to guess what went behind Ian Stirling on the screen capture I was working from. I also had to work out what was hidden in the folds of the curtain. I suppose you could use AI to do something like this, but I\u2019m not intelligent enough to use AI!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I had drawn the curtain in Inkscape I imported the resulting SVG file into Blender to see how it looked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad419612a7b8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad419612a7b8\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The curtain from Westward TV's Gus Honeybun's birthday shown being modelled in Blender.\" class=\"wp-image-407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Finished curtain in Blender.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once I had the curtain looking nice in Blender I also couldn\u2019t resist the urge to recreate the design on Gus Honeybun\u2019s box. This was very typical of the style of graphics used on Westward at the time; there was a lot of very beautiful hand painted brush typography used on Westward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad419612abb8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad419612abb8\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"The box design from Westward TV's Gus Honeybun's Birthdays shown being drawn in the vector drawing program Inkscape.\" class=\"wp-image-397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/image-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gus Honeybun\u2019s box<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then the question was, now I had all this stuff, what to do with it. So I thought I\u2019d do a little scene of Lionel Maxwell-Lyons presenting with Gus.<br><br>However, to do that I needed a Gus. So I went on a huge detour in <a href=\"http:\/\/blender.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"blender.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender<\/a> to create a CGI Gus Honeybun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mYxiqP7YETJ1VgWHSf9DRxlFxkwCw5ALFbvnYs1l.webp\" alt=\"Monochrome cartoon drawing of Gus Honeybun in ink with hatching as shading annotated with mesurements. This drawing was used to sew the puppet.\n\nhat size \u2014 12&quot;\nleaving holes for ears.\n\nFrom crown of hear to base of neck 6&quot;\nBetween arms at back 5\u00bd&quot;\nFrom shoulder to top of leg 8\u00bd&quot;\nFrom the back of leg to paw 8&quot;\nRound body at waist 20&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mYxiqP7YETJ1VgWHSf9DRxlFxkwCw5ALFbvnYs1l.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mYxiqP7YETJ1VgWHSf9DRxlFxkwCw5ALFbvnYs1l-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mYxiqP7YETJ1VgWHSf9DRxlFxkwCw5ALFbvnYs1l-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately someone had uploaded the dimensions of Mr. Honeybun to the excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1660460170865160\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1660460170865160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Westward TV and TSW Group<\/a> on Facebook, so it was actually a very straightforward job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad419612b02d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad419612b02d\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus-1024x576.png\" alt=\"A render of Gus Honeybun done in Blender. Gus is shown full length against a green background.\" class=\"wp-image-400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/gus.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gus Honeybun, modelled in Blender<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My Gus model is actually fully rigged, so I will be able to animate Lionel and Gus at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6ad419612b3fd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ad419612b3fd\" class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"846\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-1024x846.png\" alt=\"Blender render of models of Lionel Maxwell Lyons and Gus Honeybun in the Westward TV presentation studio with the Gus Honeybun's Birthdays set.\" class=\"wp-image-404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-1024x846.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-768x635.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-1536x1269.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.kecskebak.hu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/mousemat1-2048x1692.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Lionel and Gus. Imagine the arguments over the chocolate\u2026<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Westward Television was a very fortunate company. It had the best start-up music, the best start-up, the best presenters, the best logo, the best graphic design, the best regional programmes and the best presentation. And, to top it all off, it had the best region. And I still miss it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"30ac1c37-d073-4d8f-b05e-989749ad2eac\">Later on, of course, Westward TV would get a special introduction from Geesink Studios which included Westward\u2019s logo. You can see it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CSx_CoTuFtw?si=8RWLdMAaiZJAhYFo\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CSx_CoTuFtw?si=8RWLdMAaiZJAhYFo\">here<\/a>.  <a href=\"#30ac1c37-d073-4d8f-b05e-989749ad2eac-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"c313c326-e963-4ad5-b8b1-b63a35030220\">Ian Stirling and Judi Spiers both made a great comedy double act with Gus. With Roger Shaw, it was always different; there was always a mutual respect and affection between the pair. <a href=\"#c313c326-e963-4ad5-b8b1-b63a35030220-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A description of how I recreated the curtain that was used for magic buttons on Westward Television\u2019s \u201cGus Honeybun\u2019s Birthdays\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"Later on, of course, Westward TV would get a special introduction from Geesink Studios which included Westward\u2019s logo. 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