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Peter Firmin RIP

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
edited July 2018 in Not Sports Related
Genius co-creator of Noggin the Nog and much more with Oliver Postgate

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44674652

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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,315
    Something we can agree on. RIP
  • TEL
    TEL Posts: 10,100
    Loved the Soupdragon...RIP
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,739
    RIP
  • rananegra
    rananegra Posts: 3,689
    RIP
  • Indigo Joe
    Indigo Joe Posts: 551
    Blimey, that takes me back. RIP
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,002
    RIP still enjoy watching the Clangers
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,626
    Thank you Mr Firmin, your creations still make me smile
    R.I.P.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP
  • Goonerhater
    Goonerhater Posts: 12,677
    RIP
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,353
    RIP. Classic children's programing
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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Pogles Wood was my favourite program as a 4 year old.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
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  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP
  • addickfanatic
    addickfanatic Posts: 1,113
    Loved Noggin the Nog, RIP
  • Anna_Kissed
    Anna_Kissed Posts: 3,302
    Peter Firmin leaves us a splendid body of work (as did his collaborator Oliver Postgate before him).
    There is much to admire in what he achieved.
    Thank you, Mr Firmin.
  • Horsfield9
    Horsfield9 Posts: 3,082
    RIP
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,198
    A true all-time great. Of course, being a Charlton fan, Ivor The Engine was my favourite.
    RIP
    Such a shame that he was just six months short of making @Riviera's thread. Can he get honorary membership?
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,153
    A childhood hero, along with Mr Postgate of course. Thanks for the wonderful memories Mr F. RIP
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    cafcfan said:

    A true all-time great. Of course, being a Charlton fan, Ivor The Engine was my favourite.
    RIP
    Such a shame that he was just six months short of making @Riviera's thread. Can he get honorary membership?

    I'd 'spotted' him as a potential addition to @Riviera 's thread later in the year just a week or two ago.

    Sadly not to be.

    RIP Peter Firmin
  • Missed It
    Missed It Posts: 2,734
    Sad to hear this. Bagpuss, The Clangers, Ivor the Engine were all a big part of my childhood (which appears to be still ongoing as I watch the new Clangers too!)

    Children's TV needs more people like Firmin and Postgate.
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  • StigThundercock
    StigThundercock Posts: 3,722
    A veritable genius and thoroughly decent human being, with a legacy rivalled by very few.
    Credit must be given to the BBC commissioning bods at the time who allowed Postgate & Firmin so much freedom and trusted them to come up with work of such quality; without which little if any Smallfilms material may have seen the light of day.

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