What a beautiful piece! I just missed The Clangers but Bagpuss will always have a place in my heart. It’s hard not to be clouded by nostalgia but I remember it as a very gentle and warm show and just fantastical enough to create a sense of enchantment.
I hadn’t thought about it before but that DIY ethos really plays to young children’s propensity to find toys in whatever they have available. The other programme this brings to mind for me is Fingerbobs. I think the bird was made from a pair of white gloves and a ping pong ball? Undoubtably, that was a big part of their charm.
Of course, it’s impossible to untangle nostalgia from these things but I was very happy to discover on rewatch that it’s very bit as cosy and delightful as I had hoped.
And I do think that handmade quality really helps the fantastic bleed off the screen into the living room. It makes *everything* magical, not just the show
It is wonderful and I’ve only recently realised that whenever I read something for the podcast, I’m basically trying to sound like Postgate. I never manage it, of course
What a beautiful piece! I just missed The Clangers but Bagpuss will always have a place in my heart. It’s hard not to be clouded by nostalgia but I remember it as a very gentle and warm show and just fantastical enough to create a sense of enchantment.
I hadn’t thought about it before but that DIY ethos really plays to young children’s propensity to find toys in whatever they have available. The other programme this brings to mind for me is Fingerbobs. I think the bird was made from a pair of white gloves and a ping pong ball? Undoubtably, that was a big part of their charm.
Of course, it’s impossible to untangle nostalgia from these things but I was very happy to discover on rewatch that it’s very bit as cosy and delightful as I had hoped.
And I do think that handmade quality really helps the fantastic bleed off the screen into the living room. It makes *everything* magical, not just the show
So true about Postgate's voice. I'm a bit older, so grew up on Ivor the Engine and the Pingwings, but I feel just the same.
It is wonderful and I’ve only recently realised that whenever I read something for the podcast, I’m basically trying to sound like Postgate. I never manage it, of course
He is something to aspire to!
❤️