Oliver Postgate

Mr Postgate is a hero of mine. He is a legend. He created Bagpuss. And not only Bagpuss but also Ivor the Engine, Noggin the Nog, The Pogles, Pogles’ Wood and The Clangers. You will understand my love for the man.

I stumbled onto his website today. It’s marvellous. Far from being a repository for treasured TV memories (which are there if you look) it is a place where he puts up his own essays on the state of the world as he sees it. The most recent one is History is Bunk! It covers the Cold War arms race, Bush, Blair and Iraq – all favourite subjects of mine. Have a read.