{"id":8960,"date":"2021-12-20T17:43:21","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1539817"},"modified":"2021-12-20T17:55:14","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T16:55:14","slug":"worzel-gummidge-reveals-his-scarecrow-handbook-in-first-look-at-new-episode-twitchers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/worzel-gummidge-reveals-his-scarecrow-handbook-in-first-look-at-new-episode-twitchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Worzel Gummidge reveals his scarecrow handbook in first-look at new episode Twitchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 20 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>For the third Christmas on the trot, Mackenzie Crook will return to our screen as sentient scarecrow <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/worzel-gummidge-christmas-2021-release-date\/&quot;\">Worzel Gummidge<\/a> for two brand new specials \u2013 and <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> can exclusively preview two clips from the first episode.<\/p>\n<p>In the first clip, Worzel can be seen showing off his scarecrow handbook to Susan (India Brown) and John (Thierry Wickens), as he attempts to identify an interesting feather that John has discovered.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6287791926001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>\u201cThis is my scarecrow handbook \u2013 all scarecrows are given one when they graduate,\u201d he says. \u201cThe trick is to add to it things that you learn as you go. So quick lesson in crows: you\u2019ve got your common crows, your rooks, your ravens. You got your jackie-ds, your maggie-ps, and your jaybirds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the rarest crow of all, seaside birds, hardly never seen inland,\u201d he continues.\u00a0 \u201cThe chough \u2013 glossy black plumeys, bright red legs and beak\u2026 they are utterly ludicrous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they look amazing,\u201d John interjects, but Worzel swiftly corrects him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStupid, more like,\u201d he says, \u201cLook at him, he looks like he\u2019s wearing tights. But that\u2019s what that\u2019s from, I\u2019d stake my stake on it!\u201d<\/p> <p>Meanwhile, the second clip sees Worzel try to surreptitiously communicate with John and Susan through a closed window, while Mrs Braithwaite (Rosie Cavaliero) rants about slugs overrunning her home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <video data-video-id=\"6287790750001\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\" controls=\"\"\/><script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div> <p>John initially struggles to understand what he\u2019s trying to say, but when Worzel uses a pair of empty milk bottles as binoculars, he appears to catch on.<\/p>\n<p>The first episode is titled Twitchers, with an official synopsis reading: \u201cAfter a raging thunderstorm, a flock of rare choughs turns up at Scatterbrook Farm. Keen to seize the opportunity of scaring such a rarely sighted bird, Worzel enlists the help of Susan and John, but their plans are soon scuppered once word of the choughs gets around and a group of avid twitchers moves in before he has even had his chance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo make matters worse, their arrival forces Mr. Braithwaite to come face to face with his old birdwatching rival, Lee Dangerman. With the twitchers refusing to leave, can the children come up with a plan to help scare the choughs and save Worzel and Mr. B from embarrassment?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worzel Gummidge airs on BBC One at 7:15pm on Tuesday 28th and Wednesday 29th December. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a> or visit our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/&quot;\">Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news and features.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;template-article__editor-content\" editor-content=\"\" ev-meter-content=\"\"><div>\n<p><b>This year\u2019s\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/when-does-the-radio-times-christmas-issue-go-on-sale-3\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">Radio Times Christmas double issue<\/a> is on sale now, featuring two weeks of TV, film and radio listings, reviews, features and interviews with the stars.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Monday, 20 December 2021 at 12:00 am For the third Christmas on the trot, Mackenzie Crook will return to our screen as sentient scarecrow Worzel Gummidge for two brand new specials \u2013 and RadioTimes.com can exclusively preview two clips from the first episode. 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