Episode 334

What happens, segment by segment

1. Opening / Slate / Theme

   Production slate ("Episode 334, stroke 1, XC9735"), then Wonder World theme

2. Simon Announces Woodrow's Death

   Simon announces Woodrow the Bloodhound has died, passed away peacefully in his sleep on April 10. Explains pre-recording delay. Recounts buying Woodrow as a puppy after seeing him in a story in the show's first week in 1979. "He stayed for seven years." "He was a show business dog." Promises a special tribute at the end. Deeply emotional.

3. Record Breaker + Guinness

   Jane Morrow, human sandcastle for 10 minutes. Giant cucumber (17 kg, grown in Queensland).

4. Kamal and the Emulator Reporter: Edith Bliss

   Musician Kamal and his revolutionary new instrument, the Emulator ($17,000), which copies any sound and makes it musical via floppy disks. Performing "Nature Boy."

5. Fun Facts

6. Arty Thongs Reporter: Brett Clements

   Susie O'Neill (aka Susie Gon Wong, Susie Pong) turns abandoned thongs (flip-flops) into art called "theme thongs"

7. News Hound

   Leah Bibick, Girl Guide, held open car doors for the Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth during royal visit to Australia. Prizes: Blackmoor's cinnamon scrub gift pack, Swatch watch (shock/water resistant, quartz), "Her Majesty the Queen" book (60th birthday tribute, William Collins)

8. Self-Addressed Envelope Reminder

9. Woodrow the Bloodhound Memorial Tribute

   Extended tribute to Woodrow featuring flashback segments from across the show's history: