Roland Reacts To The Birmingham Bin Strikes

Residents in Birmingham are struggling to have their bins emptied due to a strike by the local refuse collectors. This has led to an increase of the rat population - but what does the world's most famous rat have to say about it?

Find out here!

Posted Wednesday, 16th April 2025

Roland Appears On BBC Radio For Children In Need

On Thursday, Roland appeared on Carla Greene's BBC Radio Humberside afternoon show. Carla was facing her fear of rats for this year's BBC Children In Need appeal, and Roland sent her a good luck message to explain why rats are wonderful!

You can listen back to the show here - Roland appears around the 2hr 50m mark.

Posted Sunday, November 19th 2023

The Sunday Mirror Talks To Roland

The Sunday Mirror wished Roland a Happy Birthday on their website today and had a brief chat - have a read by clicking this link!

Posted Sunday, April 16th 2023

Happy 40th Birthday Roland!

It's International Roland Rat Day today - and it's s very special one. Roland is 40!

To celebrate, there's two new videos on our YouTube Channel. Happy Birthday Rol!

Posted Sunday, March 12th 2023

The new Ratfans YouTube Channel

We are delighted to announce that our YouTube Channel is now live! Click on the link below to see some brilliant videos of Roland and the gang over the years. More coming soon!

Posted Sunday, August 21st 2022