Oliver Postgate
Richard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008), generally known as Oliver Postgate, was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. He was the creator and writer of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes. Pingwings, Pogles' Wood, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Bagpuss, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with Peter Firmin, and were shown on the BBC between the 1950s and the 1980s, and on ITV from 1959 to the present day. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time Description above from the Wikipedia article Oliver Postgate, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as SelfAn in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
as Bagpus (voice)Big Chris leads a chorus of characters from various animated children's television shows in a...
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The Complete Bagpuss
as Narrator / All VoicesClassic Children's Animation
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The Alchemists of Sound
as SelfA documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most...
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The Complete Ivor the Engine
as Narrator / AllEnjoy once again the adventures of Welsh steam engine Ivor, Jones the Steam and the good people...
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Clangers: Complete Collection
as Narrator (Voice)In the late 60s, with the arrival of Colour TV, the BBC was keen for something different, modern...
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Clangers
as Narrator (voice)The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue...
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Ivor the Engine
as uncreditedIvor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's...
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Bagpuss
as Narrator / Bagpuss / Professor Yaffle / MiceBagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12...
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Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
as Narrator, Mr. Plantagenet (voice)Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House is a 1984 animated television series. It is based on The...
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The Seal of Neptune
as NarratorThe Seal of Neptune was a children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also...
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Noggin the Nog
as NarratorNoggin the Nog is a popular British children's character. Noggin himself is a simple, kind and...
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