Oliver Postgate, creator of cuddly stuffed cat Bagpuss and other much-loved British children’s television characters, died Monday in Broadstairs near London. He was 83. Both surreal and warmhearted, ...

Oliver Postgate, 83, creator of the cuddly stuffed cat Bagpuss and other much-loved British children’s television characters, died Monday at a nursing home in Broadstairs, 75 miles east of London.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The stop-motion cosiness in Bagpuss saw it voted the country's favourite all-time chidren's programme - Television Stills The ...

Bagpuss creator Oliver Postgate has passed away, aged 83. Postgate's other TV work included Noggin The Nog, Ivor The Engine and The Clangers. He died at a nursing home in Broadstairs, Kent on Monday.

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The BBC has announced that The Clangers, a much-loved British stop motion series from 1969, will return in 2015. The new 52-episode series will air on CBeebies in Britain and on the preschool channel ...

In April 2005 the BBC's Cult website spoke to Oliver Postgate about his creations. In this extract he discusses the magic of Ivor The Engine. Was there a philosophy behind the way you made programmes?

LONDON — Oliver Postgate, creator of cuddly stuffed cat Bagpuss and other much-loved British children’s television characters, has died at the age of 83, his family said Tuesday. Postgate’s partner, ...

Postgate's partner, Naomi Linnell, said the artist and puppeteer died Monday at a nursing home in Broadstairs, 75 miles (120 kilometers) east of London. Both surreal and warmhearted, Postgate's ...