It is with great sadness I read that one of my all time heros has passed away. Oliver Postgate created Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog etc.
R.I.P Oliver and thank you fo the many hours of innocent and charming pleasure you gave me.
Bex
Oh thats sad, I too loved all his creations for childrens enertainment. Confess that if I get the opportunity will still watch them today!
Also the Asthma campaign has used Bagpuss as its Charity Pin Badge for several years.
He was a great man and had many great creations as well as Bagpuss... the Clangers and Noggin the Nog.
Rest in Peace Mr Postgate
RIP Mr Postgate... 
Bagpuss is my nickname!
:'-( sooo sad. Rest in peace mr postgate. I loved bagpuss and all his other creations.
.....is very sad now....
Farewell to the Bony King of Nowhere !
This news made me really sad; I have dug out my bagpuss dvd to reminiss
If anyone is interested,go to radiohead.com/dead air space where there is a short eulogy from Tom Yorke and a link to one of Olivers essays; WARNING-this essay contains liberal/left wing opinions which some viewers may find unpalatable (I mean this in a purely political way and not because it is full of swearing etc ).
Watched Charlie Brooks on BBC 4 on tuesday evening, he can be quite rude about tv (Blue Jam thanks for telling me about this guy, think he is great). But even this chappy could not be rude about Oliver Postgate and his many creations, and paid tribute to him, and finally dedicated much of the show to Oliver Postgate. Thank you Mr Charlie Brooks for showing that even a man whose childhood television memories are of the 70's and 80's can be a big softy some of the time.
Who is Charlie Brooks?
charlie brooks i think is the dude that produced the big brother zombie thing that was on channel 4 earlier in the year!! Xx
Kit Kat, your correct he did, I was a bit disappointed with the ending to Dead Set though! Hubby thinks Charlie Brookes was trying to make a statement by making Dead Set ie. That you have to be a Zombie to watch Big Brother!
i too thought the ending was a disappointment and hadn't heard that explanation for the ending though it is kind of funny.....
Its Charlie Brookers Screenwipe and its on BBC4 on various days usually between 10pm and 12-you wouldnt believe what he had Konnie Huq presenting as a documentary last week !!
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