He's dead you know

Plissken · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:58

Oliver Postgate

Bugger.

Trousers · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3073

Do all his friends have to die now?

Dudley · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8679

Arse.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

What an awesome legend gone

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

And Bob Spiers as well. Famous for his directing work on loads of comedy series but cut his teeth on The Goodies from 1977 to 1981.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

-100 bananas for not having the sub-title as a pun on "how about them clangers, eh?"

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38587

One of the best voices in the world has passed away. Loved Ivor, Noggin and Bagpuss. RIP Postgate.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Bagpuss was always my favourite.

Plissken · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:39

Mr Christmas wrote:

-100 bananas for not having the sub-title as a pun on "how about them clangers, eh?"

Some thing are too serious for jokes.

"Can we fix it? Can we fix it?"
"Not this time you can't."

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:42

Nirejingle Bells wrote:

Bagpuss was always my favourite.

Bagpuss scared me absolutely shitless when I was a wean. Couldn't exactly tell you why, I just felt there was something unbelievably sinister about the whole setup - Professer Yaffle, the mice, that bloody Deliverance toad with the banjo, the lot.

The witch off Chorlton And The Wheelies was scarier, though.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Chorton was far more terrifying. Don't get me started on Willo The Wisp (which still disturbs me to this day).

I've watched an episode of Bagpuss as tribute to Mr Postgate today. A total delight.

Plissken · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 13:56

The closing narration is a bit poignant now.

Quote:

And when Bagpuss was asleep,
All his friends were asleep.
The mice were ornaments on the mouse organ.
Gabriel and Madeleine were just dolls.
Professor Yaffle was just an old wooden bookend in the shape of a woodpecker.
Even Bagpuss himself, once he was asleep, was just an old, saggy cloth cat,
Baggy, and a bit loose at the seams,
But Emily loved him

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38587

aw man, you made me sad.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 14:08

Yeah, I just blarted a little.

Bear or Bust · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 16:48

That's really sad news. I loved Oliver Postgate stuff as a child as it always had a homemade charm about it.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Nirejingle Bells wrote:

Don't get me started on Willo The Wisp (which still disturbs me to this day).

Oh jesus fuck, yes. Brrrr.

That and the little girl/boy thing from the Moomins with the straw hair were the stuff of my childhood nightmares.

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:19

Nirejingle Bells wrote:

Don't get me started on Willo The Wisp

I'm a Moog.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:22

Your all scarred of the wrong kids TV!

KNOW YOUR ENEMY

1 Hartley Hare

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Sweet fucking Jebus what were they thinking?

2 Noseybonk

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Sweet fucking Jebus what were they thinking?

3 Kinderegg Man Face

ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view!

Sweet fucking Jebus what were they thinking?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:26

I agree with Zardoz. By Willo the Wisp I assume you're talking about Evil Edna, yes? A walking TV right? She was outwardly evil. It's even in her name. The three fine examples from Zardoz tried to be your friend, but would wait until you were asleep before sucking out 1/2 a pint of blood. You'd become weak and fevered and wouldn't know why, while their puppet faces bloated with your life juice.

Bear or Bust · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:27

Dude if I ever find a clip of the ghost knight from Dark Towers its going right up there with Hartley and co.

Talking of clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCfTC6lVtGE

Dimrill · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:33

Bear or Bust wrote:

Dude if I ever find a clip of the ghost knight from Dark Towers its going right up there with Hartley and co.

Ee am. Preferred Badger Girl, myself.

Derek The Halls · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 3742

Never mind all the things that scared us, this thread should be a tribute to the might Oliver Postgate.

Rarely have I felt so sad at the news of someone dying when they aren't a relative.

Noseybonk · **Joined:** 14th Oct, 2008 **Posts:** 9

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 17:42

Yes quite right. RIP.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

All commissioning editors need to read this:
http://www.oliverpostgate.co.uk/archive1.html

Take note of the bit at the bottom. Anyone reckon that the "unspecified material" would have been an anti BBC rant? At least Postgate realised what their game was.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 18:27

That's a great read, thanks Chinny.

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