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Oliver Postgate
AuthorBooks · Second hand1925-2008
Richard Oliver Postgate was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer. He was the creator and writer of several popular British children's television programmes. Bagpuss, Pingwings, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Pogles' Wood, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with collaborator, artist and puppet maker Peter Firmin. The programmes were originally broadcast by the BBC from the 1950s to the 1980s. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time.
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About Oliver Postgate
Birth
1925
Death
2008
Richard Oliver Postgate was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer. He was the creator and writer of several popular British children's television programmes. Bagpuss, Pingwings, Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, Clangers and Pogles' Wood, were all made by Smallfilms, the company he set up with collaborator, artist and puppet maker Peter Firmin. The programmes were originally broadcast by the BBC from the 1950s to the 1980s. In a 1999 BBC poll Bagpuss was voted the most popular children's television programme of all time.
Oliver Postgate was a versatile British artist who excelled as an animator, puppeteer, and writer.
His most iconic work, Ivor the Engine, remains a fundamental reference in children's literature.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 85 works focused primarily on juvenile fiction.
Born in Hendon in 1925, he dedicated his life to creating fantasy worlds that captivated generations.
Beyond his creative work, Postgate explored roles such as film directing, screenwriting, and autobiography.
