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	Oliver Postgate
		Oliver Postgate (born 1925) is the creator of the children's programmes Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Bagpuss on the BBC in the 1950s to 1970s, some of the most popular children's programmes ever shown in Britain.
		Postgate is the grandson of Labour politician, George Lansbury, some of whose principles he inherited, to the extent that he was prepared to go to prison as a conscientious objector during World War II.
		Setting up their business in a disused cowshed, Postgate and Firmin worked on children's programmes based on concepts and scripts which mostly originated with Postgate.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ol/Oliver_Postgate.html (173 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Seeing Things: Books: Oliver Postgate,Peter Firmin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		About a dozen distinct sets of programmes created for children's television by Oliver Postgate and his collaborators (mostly Firmin) spanned the years from 1958 to 1986, and continue to be repeated and revered by generations of present and former little people of all ages.
		Postgate's writing is, fittingly, as vivid as a colour slide-show, with the man himself present to change the slides, tell the stories and check from time-to-time to be sure that we're all sitting comfortably and enjoying the performance.
		It is a great shame that whilst Postgate writes charmingly in describing his inter-war upbringing, he becomes increasily boring as he grows older in the book, and drones on woollily about his religious awakening, views on nuclear disarmament and the cancer that has sadly cursed several of those close to him.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Seeing-Things-Oliver-Postgate/dp/0283063637 (1806 words)

	Jedi's Paradise - Childrens TV - Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate
		After this, Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate arrived where all the Merchandise was being sold, and an impromptu signing began, which they were both happy to do (and I luckily had my copy of The Pogles signed by both of them).
		Oliver said he was Gobsmacked and that they hadn't seen the film in 30 years and thought it was lovely (and he clapped his hands together in delight).
		Oliver replied by saying, 6 for The Pogles and 26 for Pogles Wood and that they are going through their rusty tins of film and putting together some of their favorite Pogles Wood episodes which will be released on video.
	www.jedisparadise.co.uk /childrenstv/Peter_and_Oliver/Peter_Firmin_and_Oliver_Postgate.htm (1708 words)

	Oliver Postgate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Oliver Postgate (born 1925, Hendon, Middlesex, England) is a British animator, puppeteer and writer.
		The University of Kent at Canterbury awarded Postgate an honorary degree in 1987 and A Canterbury Chronicle, a tryptich by Postgate commissioned in 1990 hangs in the Great Hall of Eliot College on the University's Canterbury campus.
		Columbus, The Triumphant Failure, Oliver Postgate and Naomi Linnell 1991 ISBN 0-86272-738-3
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oliver_Postgate (428 words)

	Toon News - Oliver Postgate's Noggin The Nog
		Toon News - Oliver Postgate's Noggin The Nog
		Oliver Postgate, creator of The Clangers and Bagpuss, has found the "Lost Noggins," - seven scripts of the cult animated series Noggin The Nog that were missing for 40 years and have never been filmed.
		Oliver Postgate takes an equally dim view of most of what's on offer to children today.
	www.toontalents.com /toonnewsoliverpostgate.htm (1157 words)

	Amazon.de: Seeing Things: An Autobiography: English Books: Oliver Postgate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Oliver Postgate and Peter Mandelson share an unlikely pedigree: apart from being master puppeteers, albeit in different theatres, they both had a grandfather vital to the history of the Labour Party.
		Determinedly unquestioning of his art, Postgate's life leaps off the page with a beguiling conviction, particularly when describing an epiphanic "peak experience" after an operation, which caused him to alter his view of the world and himself, and gave rise to the book's title.
		Dropped unceremoniously by the BBC when they were deemed not to have the "hook" modern children desired, Postgate is now kept, in his anecdotage, by the wave of nostalgia which has engulfed his single-frame films, and which finally offers him a proper return for the pleasurable memories he's inspired in so many.
	amazon.de /Seeing-Things-Autobiography-Oliver-Postgate/dp/0333907272 (486 words)

	The Saga
		The Saga of Noggin the Nog and the Men (and women!) of the Northlands was created by the genius synergy of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin well back in the very early 1960's.
		Oliver then set about scripting the story, which was commissioned by the BBC in 1960 as six 10-minute animated films produced by Oliver and drawn by Peter, with music by Vernon Elliott and narration by Oliver Postgate and Ronnie Stevens.
		Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's creative talents did not stop at Noggin the Nog; together they formed Smallfilms and produced such BBC TV children's classics as Bagpuss, Pogles Wood, Ivor the Engine, Pingwings and, perhaps most famously, The Clangers, who, incidentally, were derived from "Noggin and the Moon Mouse".
	freespace.virgin.net /neil.j/saga.htm (736 words)

	But Emily Loved Him
		ITV gave Postgate a £30 A budget for his drawings and he found Firmin to produce them.
		As Postgate finishes this anecdote, Firmin disappears under the desk, only to reappear moments later with a very familiar pair of mice-like creatures.
		As Postgate reveals, she was embarrassed to be connected with the programme for some time.
	www.nickpeers.com /emily.htm (1664 words)

	The Clangers
		Created by the genius team of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin (Bagpuss, Ivor The Engine, Pogle's Wood), The Clangers are now over 30 years old.
		Musical direction was guided and drawn by Oliver Postgate, and all the music was recorded in the village hall just up the road from Mr Postgate's home.
		The special effects, whistles, whoops and bangs were all created by Mr Postgate in his basement using tape loops, swanee whistles and a tin guitar.
	www.trunkrecords.com /turntable/clangers.shtml (425 words)

	Bagpuss: the story of Bagpuss, Emily, Professor Yaffle, the Mice, Gabriel and Madeleine
		Bagpuss was devised and created by the brilliant minds of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, who also created Noggin The Nog, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine and Pogle's Wood.
		Oliver Postgate wrote Bagpuss and provided some of the voices.
		Peter Firmin said: “I created the visual character of Bagpuss after I had the idea of a cat with visible thoughts, but it was Oliver who breathed life into the creation by supplying his thoughts and voice”.
	www.bagpussshop.co.uk /bagpuss-story.html (392 words)

	enthusiasm » Blog Archive » “They could take the pieces indoors and fit them together”
		The case gave an address for an official Clangers site, which is kind of primitive, but I cannot fault the content of the site, which has a great deal more to it than the official Oliver Postgate site, which is terribly sparse.
		Oliver Postgate is the presiding genius, along with designer Peter Firmin, at Smallfilms, which created Clangers films between 1969 and 1972.
		Oliver Postgates voice is one of the most beautiful sounds in the universe.
	www.nexistepas.com /enthuse/?p=977 (647 words)

	Postgate and the Dragons - Events and News
		Oliver Postgate had commissioned the Dragons to locate, repair, clean up, and otherwise twiddle with.
		At the screening people had a a rare chance to thank Oliver and Peter for the influence they have had in the lives of so many children, and to ask questions bout their storytelling, models, illustrations and work, the true value of which is at last being recognised.
		Oliver and Peter have accepted an invitation to officially open the Viking Festival at the Jorvik Centre in York on February 14th 2007.
	www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk /events.htm (659 words)

	oliver postgate... - BuzzJack
		think it was set in postgates own childhood, harking back to the early years of the last centuary, a splendid idea and one that small children could relate too....
		possibly the most fav postgate creation (though not mine) these space toys certainly transfered postgates instict for fueling the imagination successfully into the future and the moon.
		oliver postgate really was a master at childhood inspiration.
	www.buzzjack.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=827 (340 words)

	Oliver Postgate: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		I went back to Oliver Postgate, the creator of Bagpuss and The Clangers, and asked if I could release The Clangers because I've got this thing about space.
		The Clangers were created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, whose production company, Smallfilms, was responsible for some of the most well-known and well-loved children's television ever made, including such classics as ‘Ivor the Engine', ‘Noggin the Nog', ‘Pogles' / ‘Pogles Wood' and ‘Bagpuss'.
		Oliver was the writer and director for most of the films, sharing animation duties
	www.zoominfo.com /people/Postgate_Oliver_190260678.aspx (385 words)

	Books \| Seeing Things, written and read by Oliver Postgate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		With George Lansbury as a grandfather and G D H Cole for an uncle, Oliver Postgate could have been trapped in politics.
		Of all the animated characters, including Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, the Pogles and the Clangers, none was more loved than old moggy Bagpuss.
		Postgate is unashamed to express his delight in the world's ordinary marvels.
	books.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4192672-100569,00.html (170 words)

	Oliver Postgate's Children's Programmes - Icons of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Oliver Postgate's Children's Programmes - Icons of England
		The fact that there were only two staff (Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin), and that they worked in a converted cowshed in Canterbury with only the most minimal of budgets, doesn't sound very promising either.
		Oliver wrote and directed, as well as narrating, and Peter worked with him to animate them, using simple techniques such as stop-frame and cutouts.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/oliver-postgate-and-his-children-s-programmes?b_start:int=186 (252 words)

	Pogles' Choice - 1960 - aminated puppets
		Oliver Postgate was asked which were his favorite episodes of 'Pogles' Wood'....
		Written by Oliver Postgate, with puppets and settings by Peter Firmin.
		Told by Olwyn Griffiths and Oliver Postgate, with music by Vernon Elliott.
	www.learmedia.ca /product_info.php/products_id/1612 (174 words)

	Oliver Postgate quiz -- free game
		Oliver received the BBC Telecine Award, presented by the Telecine Department of the BBC for the best children's programme of 1959.
		Which of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's TV series, made in 1968, was the first one in colour?
		In 1979, to which Society did Oliver deliver a paper he had written outlining the principles of one of his inventions?
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=173554 (298 words)

	BBC - Cult Television - Oliver Postgate
		With the Clangers, Bagpuss and Ivor the Engine all recently reissued on DVD, we caught up with the co-creator of these children's classics for a chat.
		Here's what Oliver had to say about Moonmice, children's TV and more.
		I was a stage manager for ITV, and got attached to the Children's department, which was very much the poor relation.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cult/news/cult/2005/04/27/18961.shtml (2355 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Seeing Things: An Autobiography: Books: Oliver Postgate,Peter Firmin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		This is the autobiography of Oliver Postgate, the man who wrote, narrated and filmed "Bagpuss", "The Clangers", "Ivor the Engine", "Noggin the Nog" and "Pogle's Wood".
		The book begins with Postgate's childhood, then goes on to cover his years as a conscientious objector, farmer, inventor, actor and stage manager before looking at the period, beginning in the late 1950s, when he created children's films.
		This was crap too, but it wasn't Postgate's idea.
	amazon.co.uk /Seeing-Things-Autobiography-Oliver-Postgate/dp/0330390007 (1900 words)

	Brandish: HERO OF THE DAY: OLIVER POSTGATE
		In Peter's (Firmin, Postgate's partner at Small Films) big barn we commanded infinities of Outer Space, starred it with heavenly bodies made from old Christmas decorations and made a moon for the Clangers.
		Today, [KidsTV] is burdened with the search for the millions of pounds which they have to find to fund their glossy products, the entrepreneurs have to lead a very different sort of life.
		Postgate is the cousin of actress Angela Lansbury (that woman from Murder She Wrote) and grandson of Labour politician, George Lansbury; some of whose principles he inherited, to the extent that he was prepared to go to prison as a conscientious objector during World War II, as his father had done in 1916.
	www.brandish.tv /2006/11/name_oliver_pos.html (387 words)

	Oliver Postgate - Celebrities L-P Quiz
		A quiz all about the life of the creator of some of my favourite children's TV characters, Oliver Postgate, and his partnership with Peter Firmin.
		* What was the name of the Postgate family cat when Oliver was a young boy?
		* Where did Oliver go in 1944 to work as a general farm labourer with a farmer called Bob?
	www.funtrivia.com /trivia-quiz/Celebrities/Oliver-Postgate-173554.html (60 words)

	The Smallfilms Treasury - Smallfilms at Work (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin in the Smallfilms studio with the Clangers set
		Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin with the Soupdragon
		Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin with the Ivor the Engine film set
	www.smallfilms.co.uk /work.htm (50 words)

	Peter Firmin / Oliver Postgate films on DVD & VHS - MovieMail UK
		The first series of Postgate & Firmin's inventive and perenially popular children's series set on a distant blue planet.
		First sighted on a washing line in 1961 and soon discovered to be living under accumulated debris in a barn, Pingwings were the first animated creations of Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.
		Early stop-motion TV animation series from Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin.
	www.moviemail-online.co.uk /directors/2216 (361 words)

	Bagpuss (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Oliver Postgate is a man of integrity and principle.
		Just hearing Oliver Postgate's voice will instill an awestruck hush in an entire generation.
		When Postgate's shows were on, children everywhere would shut up, sit still and pay attention.
	www.jumptheshark.com /b/bagpuss.htm (457 words)

	Peter Firmin at AllExperts
		Peter Firmin (born in Essex in 1928) was the founder of Smallfilms, along with Oliver Postgate.
		Between them they created The Saga of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Bagpuss and Pogles' Wood.
		Most of Smallfilms' animation was done in a shed in Kent.
	en.allexperts.com /e/p/pe/peter_firmin.htm (190 words)

	BBC - Cult - Classic TV - The Clangers Oliver Postgate Interview
		We asked Oliver Postgate (who is a very nice man, and very patient, despite the fact we sent him twenty yards of fax) to answer some questions about the Clangers for us.
		See Oliver Postgate talking about the Clangers in our video clip >>
		The Clangers images and identity are © Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cult/classic/clangers/interview.shtml (346 words)

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