Bagpuss Burgers

Imagine a long street full of theme restaurants based on classic children's television programmes, because that is what this idea is; a long street filled to the brim with eateries which remind us of our own childhoods.

Follow a man in a bowler hat into Mr Benn's Bistro, and then - once you've taken your seat - watch him emerge from the kitchen dressed in an amazing costume, such as a scuba diver, a policeman or a lion tamer. If you don't know why the man in the bowler hat would do this, then Mr Benn's isn't for you.

Bugpuss Burgers, nestled away behind the window of what looks like an old curiosity shop, would offer a more sedate environment, with every waitress called Emily, and music provided by the marvellous mechanical mouse organ. If you don't know what mouse organ music sounds like, then again, this place probably won't ring your bell.

Fraggle Fries is based in the lighthouse at the end of the street. Don't know why? Well, just keep moving on until one of the restaurants gives you a warm fuzzy feeling.

And don't worry, when you find the place you like, you'll be able to order any of the food from any of the menus in any of the restaurants, and the staff will be happy as anything to cook it up for you, because nobody chooses where to eat on this street based on what's cooking. On this street, you head for the place that reminds you of your youth because that's where you'll find like minded people of a similar age.

I wouldn't want to spend any time at all discussing - say - Bagpuss in Bagpuss Burgers, or Fraggle Rock inside the lighthouse, but I think I'd enjoy talking to the clientele inside, because they all remember Bagpuss, the saggy old cloth cat (but Emily loved him). And I trust people who loved Bagpuss like I did.