A tribute to Oliver Postgate

Posted by Andrew Adams on December 9, 2008
Filed Under Media, TV |

Oliver Postgate, creator of some of our best loved children’s TV shows, has died aged 83.

For those of us who were growing up in the sixties and seventies his programmes (created with collaborator Peter Firmin) are an integral part of or childhood memories and I have fond recollections of watching the Pogles, Noggin the Nog, Clangers and, of course, Bagpuss. In fact I have already have DVDs of the latter two series ready for my 6 month old son to watch when he is old enough (well that’s my excuse).

Anyone who has read his autobiography “Seeing Things” will know he was a great character and a true British eccentric.

So RIP Oliver Postgate, you will be sadly missed by children of all ages, especially those in their forties.

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