Beyond Bagpuss Av Chris (Canterbury Christ Church University Uk) Pallant

<i>Ivor the Engine</i>, <i>Noggin the Nog</i>, <i>Pingwings</i>, <i>Pogles Wood</i>, <i>Clangers</i>, and <i>Bagpuss -</i> the iconic animations produced by the Canterbury-based Smallfilms studio between 1958 and 1984 - constitute a significant thread of British cultural history. The lasting appeal of the imagined worlds created by Smallfilms is evident in the highly-successful BBC reboot of <i>Clangers</i> (2015-present), which has introduced a whole new audience to the pink moon mice. As well as the shows likely to be famiilar to readers, this history expands the Smallfilms story to include those less well-known animated shows that nonetheless played an important part in the studio¿s history.Through extensive studio access, interviews with many key Smallfilms collaborators, press and audience analysis, Chris Pallant provides a comprehensive and definitive historical record of the studio¿s work. <i>Beyond Bagpuss</i> is illustrated with 100 images from the Smallfilms archive, includin