No doubt fans of the Postgate and Firmin children’s characters will seek this autobiography out but I’d like to urge everyone to read this wonderfully idiosyncratic and meandering story of a life not lived by the rules. As one might expect from someone in Oliver Postgate’s line of work, the visual imagery is very strong leading to delightful descriptions and vivid scene painting.
Following his father’s death in 2009, son Daniel provides an afterword paying tribute to his eccentric, inventive, complex and inspired father. He writes from his father’s work shed where Bagpuss still sits on a shelf overseeing events with benign solicitude.
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Oliver Postgate is widely regarded as the greatest children's storyteller of the modern era. His work, which included The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, The Pogles, Noggin the Nog and, most famously, Bagpuss, is beloved by generations. In this delicious memoir Oliver Postgate describes how he came to create his stories and characters, developing innovative techniques of animation and puppetry alongside his friend and co-producer Peter Firmin.
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Oliver Postgate is widely regarded as the greatest children's storyteller of the modern era. His work, which included The Clangers, Ivor the Engine, The Pogles, Noggin the Nog and, most famously, Bagpuss, is beloved by generations.
Seeing Things features in the following genres: Biographies & Autobiographies, eBooks of the Month, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Recommendations
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Seeing Things was written by Oliver Postgate and published by Canongate Books
£10.39. Digital. Available Immediately. Country restrictions apply..
