NEW IMAGE CHALLENGE: OLIVER POSTGATE

Oliver Postgate, the brilliant mind behind The Clangers, Bagpuss and many other childhood favourites, passed away this week. He was a big influence on many b3tans, and this week's challenge is to pay tribute. RIP.

From the Oliver Postgate challenge. See all 136 entries (closed)

( Fraser has joined the Moomins., Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:14, archived)

who?

( Master Of Turnips. In the arena of logic I fight unarmed, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:14, archived)

what?
I am only 20
(Rebel biscuit Manpad up the flaptrack, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:19, archived)

20 years of avoiding common british culture, well done

( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:20, archived)

I try my best
Edit: wait i just thought of something in the best possible taste


(Rebel biscuit Manpad up the flaptrack, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:22, archived)

Clanger's clackers!

( flake accepts her, one of us., Fri 12 Dec 2008, 9:46, archived)

what! britain has no culture!
if you think it does that makes you racist!

or something

I'm very confused
( Discomeats WANKY TALLOW NIPPLE!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:36, archived)

I'm 20 and yet I know of the Clangers, Bagpuss and Ivor the Engine.

( Mu 's lovely horse stomping through the field, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:22, archived)

I've known of each of these for years and years and years.

( ClanSoul http://www.clansoul.com/community/, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:29, archived)

Give you this pea to start off...

( barryheadwound Mul - ti - pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:15, archived)

I like this muchly.

( elephant rider property shark sighted!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:25, archived)

:) I rather like it too
and in any case, it's shaping up to be my best run on the popular page of a compo in living memory...
( barryheadwound Mul - ti - pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:30, archived)

If i'm honest
I did not enjoy any of his work, but each to their own
R.I.P fella
( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

I can read your sig!!!

( Mstandot, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:18, archived)

GIVE IT BACK!

( SkUG is glad to be out of hospital (stupid lungs), Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:20, archived)

this should be fun

( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

Do you think Yahoo news were happy about the Woolworth's sell off?

( Colonel Boris beer is small here, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

haha

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:19, archived)

pffft!
well spotted
( McBadger Look over there, it's a Ferrari, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:22, archived)

pffft!

( finnbar the occasional acid flashback, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:45, archived)

you beautiful man
sadly if experience has taught me anything, this week will be filled with people posting derogatory pictures of bagpuss which I'd rather not see, I may go elsewhere for the week and just assume you were all lovely to a very, very lovely and amazing man :(
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

gay

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:17, archived)

you wish

( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:18, archived)

every morning and twice before bedtime

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:19, archived)

hahahahahaha

( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:19, archived)

Well I've been nice
...and I know JPG has a good one, and there have been many other very lovely ones, so there's hope yet...

and besides, you must be dying to do some happytoast clangers :)
( barryheadwound Mul - ti - pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:23, archived)

I'm a touch too young for Clangers I think
my brother loved them. It was Bagpuss all the way for me :)
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:26, archived)

Ok fair dos - let me rephrase that...

...and besides, I'm dying to see some HappyToast Clangers...
( barryheadwound Mul - ti - pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:28, archived)

I think Mr Postgate himself should win
for writing this......

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


Goodnight sir and thank you.
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:29, archived)

:' )

( barryheadwound Mul - ti - pass? Multipass!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:31, archived)

:')

(Cockney_Jesus is targetting your mum in V.A.T.S!, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:32, archived)

Poignant
and appropriate.
( namdrah On /board no-one can hear you groan., Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:12, archived)

:')

(Ysol, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:18, archived)

:'(

( HairyTwatter Needs more tostones by, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:25, archived)

I utterly loved bagpuss when I was little.
I find it hard to believe there were only 13 episode.
(davywavy, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 21:27, archived)

and yet
I can hear the words spoken by him, his voice so measured..brilliant. whistful, melancholy and wonderful
( Boff Keep Calm and Carry On, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:00, archived)

yeah it is...
:'(
(BHMM, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 22:19, archived)

It wasn't just Emily
that loved him.
(dxg wants to know were it went, Sat 13 Dec 2008, 14:29, archived)

Bagpuss reminds me of staying at home from school after pretending to be poorly and then wishing you hadn't because telly was just a bit of kid's TV followed by hours of Pebblemill, Take the High Road and Crown Court.

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:29, archived)

ooof, Take the high road and crown court
my stomach just lurched
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:29, archived)

arrrghh the music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkua6BuHZZA

Contains unexpected Derek Griffiths

I love the look on his face like he's confused about the shocking lack of sound synchronisation
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:32, archived)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I love Derek Griffiths
( HappyToast sorted on, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:37, archived)

oh FFS
this is b3ta not fucking www.fluffyworld.com

edit : oops, that's a real website! ha ha!
( finnbar the occasional acid flashback, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:47, archived)

Oh great, another Britons-only challenge

Sorry for moaning

*moanmoanmoan*
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

just google him
everybody knows bagpuss, the clangers, thomas they're universal

edit/ i meant ivor, my mistake i apologise to medicore for any confusion this oversight may have caused him.
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:19, archived)

Noggin the Nog is fron his neck of the woods..ish

( Mstandot, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:20, archived)

i'm only pleased we didn't get any dutch anagrams
for starters who could tell that the letters had been jumbled up in the first place
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:22, archived)

Hahahaha


twat ;)™
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:24, archived)

fuck off clog boy
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:26, archived)

*hissy fits*

( mediocre *canned laughter*, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:32, archived)

Thomas?

( Quijibo Esq. BSc. May contain traces of nuts, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:21, archived)

sorry got my trains mixed up for a minute
been spending too long with a chum who's son's obsessed with thomas, i've been trying to work out a design for a thomas bird table for him so am a bit confused, and marginally stupid
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:25, archived)

I can google him, of course
but that doesn't give me any childhood memories of him

Never mind, I'll make something else.
( mediocre *canned laughter*, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:24, archived)

FLODDERPUSS

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:23, archived)

Yay!

( Mstandot, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:16, archived)

thrilling

( kingofpork is the king of pork, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:17, archived)

hurrah!

( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:18, archived)

knew this was coming
i'm almost glad i'll be leaving now, bagpuss puts the shits up me :(
( Smash Monkey do fuck off, davina, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:18, archived)

Arrgh...
*ducks a hundred peas*
( the idiot Did I say it was funny?, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:21, archived)

thank fuck
I was getting bored of semi-lurking
( McBadger Look over there, it's a Ferrari, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:22, archived)

Great idea...
just hope I can do the old boy justice...
( enceladus, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:24, archived)

Has anyone pointed out that Oliver Postgate is an anagram of "goatse love trip" yet?

( The Hedgehog From Hell 's days are numbered, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:28, archived)

Having said that . . . I do believe that you just may be the first . . .

( Valin Eschewing parts by the unit part . . ., Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:36, archived)

That's delightful news.

( Sea Tramp rattled David Cameron with Shakira wolf ringtone, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:51, archived)

The Clangers
I love the story about 'Oh Sod it! the bloody things stuck again' as the 'whistle' in the toys that are on sale. I tried to find a google link, but theres billionty nine of them, go seek one out.
(lordy lordy, Wed 10 Dec 2008, 20:34, archived)