Claire Ward 16/4/26 Claire Ward 16/4/26

Let's Sing: Mr Clicketty Cane

Claire Ward 7/4/26 Claire Ward 7/4/26

Let's Sing: Peter Combe on why music matters to him.

What makes music so special in the lives of everyone? Peter Combe discusses why music matters to him.

Claire Ward 6/2/26 Claire Ward 6/2/26

Peter Combe keeps the silly songs coming for kids and kids at heart…

Peter Combe keeps the silly songs coming for kids and kids at heart…

Claire Ward 13/10/25 Claire Ward 13/10/25

The passion – and politics – of Peter Combe: ‘Children are wonderful critics because they’re very intolerant’

Wash Your Face in Orange Juice, Newspaper Mama, Toffee Apple … the children’s entertainer who has sold more than 1m albums and DVDs reflects on his 40-year career, childhood and speaking up

Claire Ward 29/7/25 Claire Ward 29/7/25

SA's Peter Combe - from cottage industry to ARIA award-winner

Peter Combe's career creating children's songs began running off cassettes at home as a cottage industry.

But when the ABC got behind him, national fame and ARIA Awards followed.

Claire Ward 1/10/24 Claire Ward 1/10/24

ABC News Breakfast

Peter chats to Michael Rowland and performs ‘10,000 Stars’ from A Frog in my Cheese Sandwich.

Claire Ward 12/3/24 Claire Ward 12/3/24

Breakkyversary: 50 years of Peter Combe's childrens songs

Claire Ward 15/9/23 Claire Ward 15/9/23

The Adelaide grandpa with a new album featuring his grandkids on vocals and artwork duties

Claire Ward 19/5/23 Claire Ward 19/5/23

Fringe Festival Kids

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Program: The Sammy J 'Rule of Three': What is Peter Combe seeing, hearing and tasting?

Peter Combe, the original 'king of the kids' in Australian children's music, has some prime tastemaker tips — all based on his razor-sharp senses of sight, sound and savouring.

The writer of 'Wash Your Face With Orange Juice' joined Sammy J on ABC Radio Melbourne Breakfast for the segment, The Rule of Three.

Claire Ward 7/12/21 Claire Ward 7/12/21

The day Peter Combe met a Beatles legend

Claire Ward 3/10/20 Claire Ward 3/10/20

The Today Show: Peter Combe's most memorable moment

Claire Ward 12/6/20 Claire Ward 12/6/20

Peter Combe is still doing it for the kids

Three decades after he taught Australian children about the newspaper, mama, singer songwriter Peter Combe is increasingly troubled by what he’s reading – and what it will mean for future generations.