Besides the passing of 1950s model Bettie Page, I was also saddened at the death of "Bagpuss" creator Oliver Postgate last week. He was 83 years old.
Mr Postgate created some of the best-loved children's TV series including Ivor the Engine, the Clangers and Noggin the Nog. Mr Postgate's work was popular with generations of children who loved the strangeness of the characters and the warmth of his story-telling.
Mr Postgate scripted and narrated many of his creations, but made his last film in 1987, complaining that children's television commissioners were no longer interested in what he had to offer. In a poll earlier this year, Bagpuss, was voted the best TV animal of all-time.
Bagpuss and Ivor creator dies
Oliver Postgate's creative genius was a part of my childhood. I suspect today's TV would find his simple, old-fashioned yet unrestrained imagination out of step in a world where the purpose of children's animation appears to be advertising the accompanying range of merchandise.
Pogles' Wood, Noggin the Nog, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss are his legacy from a gentler and more innocent time.
Rest In Peace.
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