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Offline Uncle Mort

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Oliver Postgate RIP
« on: December 09, 2008, 08:33:56 AM »
Oliver Postgate

Surely deserves his own thread.

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Offline Snoopy

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Re: Oliver Postgate RIP
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2008, 09:13:25 AM »
And of course:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hNUdgRR0SxA


My first family's childhood ~ we watched them all ......... what went wrong? sad24:
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Offline Barman

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Re: Oliver Postgate RIP
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2008, 09:28:44 AM »
The most amazing voice!  cloud9:

Shame he was 83...  whistle:
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Offline Darwins Selection

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Re: Oliver Postgate RIP
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 04:53:20 PM »
A great shame.  cry:

I was a huge 'Clangers' fan and Mrs DS#2 was forever known as the 'Soup Dragon' after a memorable row in the kitchen. redface:
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Re: Oliver Postgate RIP
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2008, 04:54:37 PM »
 lol:

My first kids used to call their mother the Soup Dragon ~ for much the same reasons. It's a funny old world innit?
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