Forgive me if I am being naive and unkowledgeable but, I always thought that the TeleTubbies were just very friendly babes who cooed and ooowee'd at one another in their own inimitable fashion. I always knew they had names, not that I am particularly familiar with them, or which name is assigned to which one, nor if they are gender assigned.

Our household was a Sesame Street one and by the time the TeleTubbies series was introduced to children's TV we no longer tuned in to childrens' TV programmes. What little I know of the TeleTubbies, has been obtained by glimpses of the programme when visiting other people whose babes or grandchildren have been thumb-suckingly glued to the pictures on the TV, or from hearing the occasional media report as the programmers were feted worldwide for their invention

Then, more recently, I heard a news report which stated that the Polish people are to be asked if Tinky Winky might encourage the development of homosexuality because Tinky Winky carries a handbag. Just for the record, I sometimes carry a handbag and I use a shoulder bag, many people do.

More to the point however, it appears that this survey is linked with the possible introduction of a regulation in Poland that no homosexual teachers will be allowed to be employed to teach in Polish schools.