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THE creator of children’s TV character Rastamouse avoided prison today for benefits fraud after the judge’s daughter asked him not to jail the author. Michael de Souza, 64, who wrote the kids’ books ...

Mouseland's very own pirate DJ brings her crucial radio show ‘For Real FM’ to the CBeebies airwaves in a series of cool broadcasts offering listeners an entertaining insight into the life of ...

The creator of the popular children’s TV character Rastamouse has denied being a benefits cheat. Michael de Souza, 64, denied two counts of dishonestly failing to notify the Department for Work and ...

Waa gwan? In case you didn’t know, that’s Afro-Caribbean slang for “What’s going on?” It’s one of the expressions used by Rastamouse, a reggae-loving rodent in a new BBC cartoon, which has upset mums ...

The man behind crime-fighting character Rastamouse has been found guilty of wrongly claiming £8,000 in benefits. Michael De Souza, 64, wrote the books about the rodent and his reggae band Da Easy Crew ...

The creator of Rastamouse has avoided a harsh sentence for benefit fraud because a judge's eight-year-old daughter is "a big fan" of the show. “Not even Da Easy Crew can get him out of this one,” ...

Rastamouse along with his crew, Scratchy and Zoomer are a mystery-solving reggae-playing band who live by their motto 'redemption, not retribution.' Grovetown wakes to the sound of snoring on the ...

The BBC has hit back at criticism of its new children's programme Rastamouse. The series, which sees Reggie Yates voice the title character, has attracted complaints from viewers who believe that ...

Rastamouse: 2011 onwards More than 200 complaints were made last year about the crime-fighting, reggae-loving Rastafarian rodent, mostly arguing that the show mocks – or encourages – the use of ...

The creator of reggae-loving children’s TV juggernaut Rastamouse has avoided a jail sentence for benefit fraud, and he may have the judge’s eight-year-old daughter to thank. Michael De Souza created ...