Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate dies

[Jaffa Cake]

Some sad news for us UKers of a certain age... Oliver Postgate – who along with Peter Firmin created children's favourites Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine, the Clangers and Noggin the Nog – has died aged 83.

I used to love these shows when I was a little Jaffa, and I'm not alone – Bagpuss regularly topped polls for the most popular British kids show of all time, and Postgate and Firmin's other creations would generally score highly too.

 

[bartelby]

I used to love the episode when the mice made chocolate biscuits!

 

[Blue Velvet]

 

[Jaffa Cake]

I used to love the episode when the mice made chocolate biscuits!

Indeed, without a doubt that is the greatest episode of Bagpuss of all time.

 

[bartelby]

Indeed, without a doubt that is the greatest episode of Bagpuss of all time.

Could only have been better if they had made Jaffa Cakes.