Richard Oliver Postgate was born on the 12th April 1925, he was an English animator, puppeteer and writer. Peter Arthur Firmin was born on the 11 December 1928 and is an English artist and puppet maker. Between them they were the creators and writers of some of Britain's most popular children's television programmes.
Postgate and Firmin mainly focused on stop motion animations; which then caused Noggin the Nog to be created, the first episode was first aired in 1959 and premiered its last episode in 1972. Due to the lack in animation technology The Saga of Noggin the Nog was draw completely by hand.
In 1974 Postgate and Firman created Bagpuss; bagpuss was a stop motion animation, due to the improvements in technology Bagpuss was in colour.
The Saga of Noggin the Nog - King of the Nogs
Bagpuss - Ship in a bottle
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