Oliver Postgate
- Date of Birth: 1925-04-12
- Date of Death: 2008-12-08
- Place of Birth: Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
Biography
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 ... 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.
Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
Music, Animation, Family • 2009 November
Noggin the Nog
Animation, Family, Sci-Fi & Fantasy • 1959 September
Ivor The Engine
Animation, Kids • 1959 January
Clangers
Kids, Animation, Family • 1969 November
The Complete Bagpuss
• 2005 April
Bagpuss
Kids, Animation • 1974 February
The Alchemists of Sound
Documentary, Music, TV Movie • 2003 October
The Complete Ivor the Engine
Animation, Family • 2006 January
Ivor the Engine
Animation • 1976 January
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'
Documentary • 2005 September