Postgate Dies - Civilisation Ends

Surely it's the End of an Era, the (almost) Final Curtain on All Things Old-Fashioned and Decently British now that Oliver Postgate, creator of Noggin the Nog, The Clangers and Bagpuss, has packed his bags and departed for the Celestial Animation Studio in the sky.

For me the Postgate approach represents that strand of relentlessly amateur dedication and surreal imaginativeness that used to be a defining virtue of old-fashioned Britishness.Thank God we've still got Nick Park and Aardman Animations keeping elements of the tradition alive.

My favourite as a child was always Noggin the Nog. Death to all Nogbad the Bads! Long live Noggin the Nog!