Oliver Postgate died yesterday at the age of 83, a demi god amongst the pantheon of UK tv children's programming he was the creator and writer of a number of popular series from the late fifties through to the seventies.
The were made using the stop motion film method and reflect a gentler age – the series of Bagpuss was voted most popular children's programme of all time in 1999, so still relevant at the end of the 20th century.
This short clip from Noggin The Nog will give you a feel for the gentle whimsy that ran through most of his work.
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That's the kind of stuff I would have loved to watch as a little kid.
I miss those kinds of stories.
rt, I grew up with Noggin and those tales - gave me an interest in Norse mythology from an early age.
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