Oliver Postgate

Oliver Postgate

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.

  • Title: Oliver Postgate
  • Popularity: 1.528
  • Known For: Creator
  • Birthday: 1925-04-12
  • Place of Birth: Hendon, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Homepage:
  • Also Known As: Richard Oliver Postgate
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Oliver Postgate Movies

  • 2005
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    The Complete Bagpuss
    The Complete Bagpuss

    6.9 2005 HD

    Classic Children's Animation

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  • 2006
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    The Complete Ivor the Engine
    The Complete Ivor the Engine

    6 2006 HD

    Enjoy once again the adventures of Welsh steam engine Ivor, Jones the Steam and the good people at the Merioneth and Llantisilly Rail Traction...

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  • 1974
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    Vote for Froglet
    Vote for Froglet

    1 1974 HD

    As the general election is held in the UK, it's polling day for the Clangers on a small blue planet far away.

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  • 2003
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    The Alchemists of Sound
    The Alchemists of Sound

    6.5 2003 HD

    A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular...

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  • 2023
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    Clangers: Complete Collection
    Clangers: Complete Collection

    1 2023 HD

    In the late 60s, with the arrival of Colour TV, the BBC was keen for something different, modern and colourful. Postgate and Firmin rolled their...

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  • 2009
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    Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley
    Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band: The Official BBC Children in Need Medley

    9 2009 HD

    Big Chris leads a chorus of characters from various animated children's television shows in a medley of seven songs: 1. "Can You Feel It" 2. "Don't...

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  • 2009
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    Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films
    Oliver Postgate: A Life in Small Films

    1 2009 HD

    A look at the life and career of Oliver Postgate

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  • 2005
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    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'
    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'

    1 2005 HD

    An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

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  • 2006
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    The Complete Ivor the Engine
    The Complete Ivor the Engine

    6 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    The Complete Ivor the Engine
    The Complete Ivor the Engine

    6 2006 HD

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  • 1974
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    Vote for Froglet
    Vote for Froglet

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Vote for Froglet
    Vote for Froglet

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Vote for Froglet
    Vote for Froglet

    1 1974 HD

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  • 1974
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    Vote for Froglet
    Vote for Froglet

    1 1974 HD

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  • 2023
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    Clangers: Complete Collection
    Clangers: Complete Collection

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Clangers: Complete Collection
    Clangers: Complete Collection

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2023
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    Clangers: Complete Collection
    Clangers: Complete Collection

    1 2023 HD

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  • 1969
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    Clangers
    Clangers

    7 1969 HD

    The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space.Under the...

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  • 1976
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    Ivor the Engine
    Ivor the Engine

    5 1976 HD

    Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series...

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  • 1970
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    The Pingwings
    The Pingwings

    1 1970 HD

    Pingwings was an animated black-and-white children's television series of 18 ten-minute episodes broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV in 1961. It...

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  • 1974
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    Bagpuss
    Bagpuss

    6.7 1974 HD

    Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company...

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  • 1959
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    Noggin the Nog
    Noggin the Nog

    8.333 1959 HD

    Noggin the Nog is a popular British children's character. Noggin himself is a simple, kind and unassuming King of the Northmen in a roughly...

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  • 1960
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    The Seal of Neptune
    The Seal of Neptune

    1 1960 HD

    The Seal of Neptune was a children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers....

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  • 1984
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1984 HD

    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House is a 1984 animated television series. It is based on The Dolls' House, a children's novel written by Rumer Godden...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    7 1970 HD

    The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space.Under the...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1970 HD

    Pingwings was an animated black-and-white children's television series of 18 ten-minute episodes broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV in 1961. It...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    6.7 1970 HD

    Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    6.7 1970 HD

    Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    7 1970 HD

    The Clangers are strange, long-nosed, pink, woolly creatures that live inside a small blue planet, which lies far, far away in space.Under the...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    5 1970 HD

    Ivor the Engine is a British children's animation by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin's Smallfilms company. It is a children's television series...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1970 HD

    Pogles' Wood was an animated British Children's television series produced by Smallfilms between 1966 and 1967 and screened by the BBC between 1966...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    6.7 1970 HD

    Bagpuss is a UK children's television series, made by Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate from 12 February 1974 to 7 May 1974 through their company...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1970 HD

    Pingwings was an animated black-and-white children's television series of 18 ten-minute episodes broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV in 1961. It...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1970 HD

    The Seal of Neptune was a children's programme created by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin, also known for their works Ivor the Engine and Clangers....

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    1 1970 HD

    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House is a 1984 animated television series. It is based on The Dolls' House, a children's novel written by Rumer Godden...

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  • 1970
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    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House
    Tottie: The Story of a Doll's House

    8.333 1970 HD

    Noggin the Nog is a popular British children's character. Noggin himself is a simple, kind and unassuming King of the Northmen in a roughly...

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