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Johnson
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:39 am

A sad day.

Without "Noggin the Nog" would a whole generation of roleplayers have been born?

Cheers,
Malc

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:59 am

lawrenson wrote:A sad day.

Without "Noggin the Nog" would a whole generation of roleplayers have been born?

Cheers,
Malc

This has been a bad year. Haven't read the obit. Was it cancer?

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:36 am

Nah, it doesnt specify, tho he was 83.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7770882.stm

He created Noggin the Nog (and Nogbad the Bad), Bagpuss, the Clangers, the Pogles and Ivor the Engine.

Noggin has the first Dragon I remember ever seeing on TV.

Cheers,
Malc

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:25 am

lawrenson wrote:Nah, it doesnt specify, tho he was 83.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7770882.stm

He created Noggin the Nog (and Nogbad the Bad), Bagpuss, the Clangers, the Pogles and Ivor the Engine.

Noggin has the first Dragon I remember ever seeing on TV.

Cheers,
Malc

It's a UK thing...never heard of Oliver Postgate or any of the shows mentioned until this morning. Interesting legacy!

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:04 pm

such childhood memories... grew up with all those programmes and luckily have found most of them available on DVD, so my son is enjoying them this time round...

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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:24 pm

ashmire13 wrote:such childhood memories... grew up with all those programmes and luckily have found most of them available on DVD, so my son is enjoying them this time round...

The shows produced by the BBC have been incredible. Of course some horses ass started filming over old shows back in the 60s destroying some classic shows and episodes. Doctor Who, Dad's Army, The Avengers, gone forever.

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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:08 am

lawrenson wrote:A sad day.

Sad day indeed - saw this on BBC news through the night, I had forgotten just how much this chap did - fond memories, though definitely a UK thing!

(Nice little article in todays Guardian for those interested)

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