Oliver Postgate

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09.12.2008 : Jem Tayle wrote I met Oliver in the mid 80's.
Having been brought up on a diet of Oliver made childrens programmes the images and sounds followed me into adulthood. I loved his voice and wanted to use it for the b side of a single that I was releasing with Shelleyan orphan. I really wanted to use Olivers voice as I knew people would recognise it but maybe could'nt place it and thought it would be perfect.
I wrote a letter to him and he replied asking me to send him a copy of what I wanted him to do. He responded by saying, although he liked it it was'nt for him and thanked me for thinking of him. I wrote him another letter and asked if there was something I could do to make him change his mind. Once again he declined and said he was only really putting his name to political projects that he believed in like CND. I went to his house and he exploded, asked me in for tea, gave me lunch and supper and gave me his life story, what a wonderful day!
09.12.2008 : charles barber wrote Bagpuss was a wonderful creation, but do look at the website oliverpostgate.co.uk for some interesting reflections from the great man
09.12.2008 : Davis Parnell wrote A truly fantastic voice for storytelling and while he will be much missed, thank goodness his memory will live forever through his work. Thank you Oliver.
09.12.2008 : Mike Allum wrote Six years ago my friend Suz bought me a Small Clanger. He knocked around in my car for a while before asserting himself and I now have several families of Clangers (small, medium, large, and massive) occupying strategic positions in my house.

Small and family (medium) have travelled to New Zealand, Australia, and -oh - all sorts of places. They and the warmth and love of their creators, Mr Postgate and Mr Firmin, have travelled with them too. They've shared those highs and they've been there to succour me through my lows.

Thanks Oliver and wherever your beliefs tell you that you will now be I hope that you are allowed to make it happy and mischievous.

With love for allthat you gave us and best wishes to those that you left behind.

Mike
09.12.2008 : Liz Cole wrote Unlike children's TV today, Oliver Postgate's work was unforgettable. Gentle, intelligent and beautiful to watch. Thank you for givng me so much joy as a child and some wonderful memories, like sitting with my mum who died when I was 19, watching Bagpuss and the Clangers together. I now do the same with my daughters.
09.12.2008 : Ellie Peach wrote I LOVED LOVED LOVED LOVED Pogles' Wood and then Bagpuss and the Clangers. But Pogles' Wood remains my favourite.

As an adult there's still so much fun in watching the characters and Mr and Mrs Pogle, Pippin, Tog and of course Plant who would tell amazing stories under the influence of Bilberry wine.

One of my favourite videos is of the first series of The Pogles which was only ever shown on television once in the early 60s (even I'm not old enough to have seen THAT) because it was deemed too scarey for children. It tells how Pippin came to live with the Pogles (turns out he's not their real son...the ears gave it away). It featured a really scary witch and was indeed very very dark.

It was consigned to the archives but thankfully rescued by The Dragons Friendly Society who have preserved it on video and dvd.
09.12.2008 : Sanrda King wrote You leave us with so many happy childhood memories that will live on in our children, grandchildren & great grandchildren forever more.
Thank you for all your wonderful stories. RIP
09.12.2008 : Paul Amphlett wrote I remember so very fondly Olivers wonderful voice from my childhood. From a cowshed near Kent, Smallfilms created beautiful worlds. These stories stirred my imagination and led to a deep love for animation that I still have today at the age of 43.
Thank you soo much Oliver and all at Smallfilms.
09.12.2008 : Bruce Reader wrote We have the whole family of Clangers at home. Mummy Clanger was distraught this morning.

Thank you, Oliver, for allowing us to escape from the world's horrors into whimsy and fancy and the safety of the Blue Planet.

You will be sorely missed.

Deborah & Bruce
09.12.2008 : Jennie Bebbington wrote My childhood was full of Oliver Postgate and his wonderful creations. Noggin the Nog, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, and of course, the wonderful Bagpuss, (sorry, but just don't remember Pogles Wood).
My very happy memories were passed on to my Children, who also love and cherish them, as I did.
I hope they will pass them on to their children.
Little did Oliver know he would leave a legacy for children of so many generations.
So simple, so gentle, and so full of love.
God bless you Oliver, may you find the reward you so richly deserve.
09.12.2008 : andy hartley wrote Nogin the Nog - my favourite series of all time. What a wonderful story teller. I was with him by the fire side listening and loving it. Very happy childhood memories. Thank you.
09.12.2008 : Nik Hewitt wrote Thank you Oliver, from a generation.
09.12.2008 : Helen Park wrote Bagpuss is sitting on my PC moniter watching me type this! He was a present from my son who remembers the fun we had watching him and, of course, the Clangers and the wonderful Soup Dragon! What a wonderful legacy to leave - joyful memories that last a lifetime! Thank you, Oliver.
09.12.2008 : Lisa Herbert wrote This is not a memory of the great man himself but a tribute to a true genius, although I did not grow up with Noggin the Nog I did grow up with Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and the Clangers. My daughter has also grown to love bagpuss almost as much as myself. May he rest in peace and his family accept my condolences in their time of this sadness xx
09.12.2008 : ALISON FORBES wrote My family and I were fortunate enough to meet Oliver & Naomi in 2006. My Uncle, James Greaken had been a great friend of them both. Due to ill health, my Uncle now lives with me. He is heart broken at the news. What an honour it was to have met such a magnifisant gentleman, who will be very sadly missed. Not only by us but my Uncle Jim also. Our thought's are with you Naomi. Take Care.
Alison & Jim Forbes xx
09.12.2008 : fi oakes wrote I just wanted to express my gratitude for a man i never met, but who made my life so much nicer. my childhood wasnt the pleasant time it should have been, but his work made me forget my problems and brought some magic into my life, in only for a little while. i just want to say that i will miss him so very much. thank you oliver.
09.12.2008 : claire alexander wrote Bagpuss still enthralls me. it also makes me feel warm and secure just like it did when i was a child. oliver postgate's voice is as familiar as a family member.
09.12.2008 : Jon Crombie wrote What very sad news. A part of my childhood passed away with Mr Postgate. Childhood would not have been so exciting, or memorable, without Noggin, Ivor or The Clangers - the very stuff of my youth.
Rest in deserved peace, Oliver Postgate, and thank you.
09.12.2008 : Dave Stone wrote I just heard the 18.30 news and the sad news that Oliver Postgate has died. Instantly I was catapulted to my childhood sat in front of the television being totally captivated by his fantastic voice and story telling.
My favourite was Bagpuss followed by Ivor the Engine. A sad day for all that sat and listened to his storytelling.
09.12.2008 : mark russen wrote I grew up watching Bagpuss and Ivor the engine and enjoyed enery single episode Thank you very much Oliver and God bless you.
09.12.2008 : tracy williams wrote God bless you my friend a man who lit up my childhood with his instantly recognisable voice, Bagpuss is like my own child he's eveywhere in my house even on the private plate of my car. xxxxx
09.12.2008 : tracy williams wrote God bless you my friend whose magical instantly recognisible voice lit up my childhood. Bagpuss is such a big part of my life like my own child !!!!!!! I have him everywhere at home & even on my car as a personal registration plate.
09.12.2008 : John Allaway wrote Goodbye Oliver, you are truly one of my heroes. I can honestly say that your works influenced me for life, and very much for the better. I'll never forget the impact seeing the Earth through the Clangers' eyes, through the telescope that mysteriously arrived on their planet, made on me at the age of 9 or 10. And your words of philosophical wisdom went in deep, too. You were a master propagandist on behalf of gentleness, beauty, reason, joy and love: there can be few better achievements in life.

To all who share my affection and respect for Oliver Postgate, why not support the Romanian childrens hospice he devoted much time, money and effort to in his later years? Contact it at: www.hospiceofhope.co.uk.
09.12.2008 : ANNE HANLEY wrote I would just like to say that i have some very treasured memories as a young girl watching nogin the nog and ivor the engine they brightened up a very difficult childhood for myself and my sister Oliver had such a beautiful gentle voice, also later on bagpuss and the fantastic clangers his joy will live on for ever in our grandchildren may god bless you Oliver Postgate my deepest sympathy also to Olivers family. anne hanley
09.12.2008 : chris morecroft wrote A sad day!!!

but with out him i would not have been introduced to some of most well known characters created
noggin the nog,bagpuss and ivor the engine

i have my own clanger knitted to me which i shall always keep

thankyou oliver

chris
Oliver at the editing table.

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