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Olympic mascots Wenlock and Mandeville continued their single-minded plan to popularise the Games this week amongst any of da youth that isn't too busy single-mindedly plotting the best time to go on an Olympic-themed looting spree next summer, with the release of their third animated film Wenlock and Mandeville's Rainbow Rescue.

The film features animated versions of Olympic and Paralympic athletes Louis Smith, Zoe Smith, Victoria Pendleton, Shelly Woods and Tom Aggar, while Stephen Fry narrates. Written by children's author Michael Morpurgo, the plot sees our dynamic duo continuing their journey to the Games and along the way helping a school create a library in a bus after its own library is destroyed in a storm.

"Rainbow Rescue, new film starring me and Wenlock. What more could you ask for?!" frothed Mandeville on Twitter, before Wenlock added: "Our new film is out today in ODEON cinemas!" as a representative from the Vue group looked on aghast, opened his chequebook and considered how much it might cost to have the pair continue their journey to the Games by playing chess with death in a remake of The Seventh Seal on behalf of his chain of cinemas. Read more >>

Source:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/nov/26/wenlock-mandeville-london-2012?newsfeed=true