Cities of Gold

Seeing Paddington Bear after so many years reminded me of another TV animation series of similar vintage: The Mysterious Cities of Gold. This was a Japanese-French co-production which clearly had a much bigger budget than Paddington. Catchy theme tune too. I used to watch it with my five-year-old son. He had a crush on the Inca girl Zia (shown). If anyone fancies a nostalgia trip, the complete series is on DVD for around £30. Check eBay (title link).