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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 actually saying things to each other. now, thanks to crowdfunding, a special book is set to be made, including those stories, as well as analysis and anecdotes. now the work starts, really. i'm going to have to put my money...

BritBox January 2022 Highlights London, 13 December: BritBox today announced box sets and films launching on the service throughout January 2022.  Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2022 with a great selection of programmes that will boost our Old School collection. These include Worzel Gummidge Down Under, Ivor the Engine, A Little Princess and additional seasons of Rentaghost and Maid Marian & Her Merry Men amongst others. 

The son of Oliver Postgate, creator of the 1970s show, reveals what was in the scripts for the delightful and puzzling swannee-whistle creatures

A favourite of 1970s children in Britain, the innocent creatures would go on lovable adventures on a small planet and communicate in a 'swanee-whistle' language.

In our frantic times, the Archers provides a much-needed therapeutic dose of ennui