MATT SHEAHAN

Shortly after televisions switched to colour a duck caused controversy in the UK. Despite the non-existence of social media, the news of its behaviour spread like wildfire.

Broadcast on the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs programme , the story of Herbie the Aylesbury Duck reported on an unusual family pet that ate its meals with humans, thought it was a dog, and even went skateboarding. Herbie’s reputation went way beyond his two minutes