Muffin The Mule Puppet

“Muffin the Mule is a favourite character from early children’s television programmes,” says Lyn, “but Muffin is only one example of the continued tradition of children and adults being entertained by puppet shows. Travelling puppet shows were popular in Britain from the Elizabethan era, but puppets have a much longer tradition than that, and were popular with the Romans and Ancient Greeks, and most people will have seen a Punch and Judy show during their childhood. I love that ancient traditions can often be shown through simple children’s toys, and that we adapt ideas and traditions to current technology.”