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Overview

Date of Birth:
12 April 1925, Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK more
Date of Death:
8 December 2008, Broadstairs, Kent, England, UK more
Contact:
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Trivia:
With Peter Firmin, he created some of the UK's best-loved children's shows... more
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films and Coronation Street | TV Review
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 23 December 2009, 12:40 AM, PST)
Oliver Postgate – A Life in Small Films | Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe Review of 2009 | Imagine | The Culture Show: Michael Jackson | Watch this
 (From The Guardian - TV News. 21 December 2009, 4:05 PM, PST)

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Director, Writer, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Music Department, Self
Actor:
  1. "Tottie: The Story of a Dolls' House" (1984) TV series .... Voice-over Narrator

  2. "Bagpuss" .... Bagpuss / ... (12 episodes, 1976-1977)
        - Flying (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / Professor Yaffle
        - The Fiddle (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / Professor Yaffle
        - The Old Man's Beard (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / Professor Yaffle
        - The Giant (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / Professor Yaffle
        - The Mouse Mill (1977) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator / Bagpuss / Mice / Professor Yaffle
          (7 more)
  3. "Ivor the Engine" (1975) TV series .... Alice the Elephant / ... (unknown episodes)

  4. "The Clangers" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1969)
        - Flying (1969) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
  5. "The Pingwings" (1961) TV series (voice) .... Narrator

  6. "Noggin the Nog" (1959) TV series (voice) .... Narrator
  7. "Ivor the Engine" (1958) TV series .... Alice the Elephant / ... (unknown episodes)
Director:
  1. "Pinny's House" (1986) TV series
  2. "Tottie: The Story of a Dolls' House" (1984) TV series

  3. "Noggin the Nog" (1979) TV series
  4. "Ivor the Engine" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  5. "Bagpuss" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)

  6. "The Clangers" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
  7. "Pogle's Wood" (1965) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Pogles' Wood (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka The Pogles (UK)
  8. "The Pingwings" (1961) TV series

  9. "Noggin the Nog" (1959) TV series
  10. "Ivor the Engine" (1958) TV series (unknown episodes)
Writer:
  1. "Noggin the Nog" (1979) TV series (writer)
  2. "Ivor the Engine" (1975) TV series (unknown episodes)
  3. "Bagpuss" (1974) TV series (unknown episodes)
  4. "The Clangers" (2 episodes, 1969-1971)
        - The Rock Collector (1971) TV episode (writer)
        - Flying (1969) TV episode (writer)

  5. "Pogle's Wood" (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Pogles' Wood (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka The Pogles (UK)
        - Honey Bees (1966) TV episode (story)
  6. "The Seal of Neptune" (1963) TV series (creator)
  7. "The Pingwings" (1961) TV series (writer)

  8. "Noggin the Nog" (1959) TV series (writer)
  9. "Ivor the Engine" (1958) TV series (unknown episodes)
Producer:
  1. "Pinny's House" (1986) TV series (producer)

  2. "Noggin the Nog" (1979) TV series (producer)
  3. "Ivor the Engine" (1975) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)

  4. "The Clangers" (1969) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  5. "Little Laura" (1968) TV series (producer)
  6. "Pogle's Wood" (1965) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Pogles' Wood (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka The Pogles (UK)

  7. "Noggin the Nog" (1959) TV series (producer)
  8. "Ivor the Engine" (1958) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
Cinematographer:
  1. "The Clangers" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
Editor:
  1. "The Clangers" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
Music Department:
  1. "The Clangers" (1969) TV series (musician: swannee whistle and clanger voices) (unknown episodes)
Self:
  1. "Children's TV on Trial" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Coming of Age: The 1970s (2007) TV episode (also archive footage) .... Himself
        - 1960s (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The Bad Food Guide (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  3. 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' (2005) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Don't Crash: The Making of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (UK: short title)
  4. Top 50 Greatest Celebrity Animals (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  5. "Animation Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Visions of Childhood (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Ivor the Engine and the Story of Smallfilms (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  8. The Alchemists of Sound (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  9. "I Love 1970's" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - I Love 1970 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "Open House" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka Open House with Gloria Hunniford (UK)
        - Episode dated 5 June 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  11. "Pogle's Wood" .... Himself - Storyteller (1 episode, 1966)
    ... aka Pogles' Wood (UK: reissue title)
    ... aka The Pogles (UK)
        - Honey Bees (1966) TV episode (voice) .... Himself - Storyteller

Additional Details

Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Articles more
Genres:
Family | Animation | Comedy | Documentary more
Plot Keywords:
Surrealism | Character Name In Title | Cat | Cult TV more

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