In this excerpt from an oral history interview with Moya Wood, the scriptwriter and script coordinator for Skippy admits she was initially ambivalent about taking on the role. 

This is an excerpt from side one of a spoken word recording giving the backstory of how Skippy and Sonny first met.

Song then spoken word. relates the story of Skippy as a baby, meeting Sonny for the first time, saving Sonny by attacking a snake.

on making a children’s show

‘homily’ at the end which Moya hated and thought was too American

Mentions Lee Robinson setting up Fauna to make Skippy

Lee offered Moya the job of acquiring scripts, being editor