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Versatile actor with a long career on stage and screen, best known as the TV sleuth Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote

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Ali Smith, Steve McQueen, Russell T Davies and others tackle difficult questions about the corporation’s prospects – and pick their desert island shows

The creation of oliver postgate and peter furmin, it shared the tales of creatures living on a starfar, far away. and it was a labour of love. in the age before green screens and special effects, many of the episodes were shot using trial and error and perhaps unexpectedly, there were also scripts. yes, including all the hoots and whistles, which oliver's son daniel is now trying to protect. people always used to wonder about what the clangers were actually saying on the tv show. because they were always written out in english, and that is what my dad used to whistle from. so they were actuall...

The whistling voices of �*the clangers' from the classic 70s tv series is an instant reminder of childhood for many in the uk. the characters' unique language of high pitched cries, was actually translated into english as part of the script. now, creator oliver postgate's son daniel is crowdfunding to turn those scripts into a book. lucy vladev reports. quizzical whistle that is a clanger. and that is another clanger. they seem to have a piece of rope. with a distinctive sound and rather cheeky personalities, you can see why the clangers became such a firm favourite. now they seem to be havi...