I was surprised on completing this book to find that it told the life story of a very unhappy man. Suprised because he has given in his time as an Animator on British Television so much enjoyment to viewers,adults and children alike. certainly for myself,wife and daughter the programmes such as The Saga of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine,The Clangers and best of all Bagpuss (the saggy old cloth cat) have always been a source of great joy.
'Seeing Things' which is Oliver Postgate's Autobiography shows that as with many comedians and funny-men generally,life behind those laughs is not always quite what it seems. What with illnesses, arguments with his children, and lots of other things,his life generally was quite an unhappy one.
He died earlier this year (2008) R.I.P. Oliver ( )