Clangers (1969 - 1974)

Country of Origin: UK
Dates of Original Broadcast:
Number of Seasons: 2 plus special
Total Number of Episodes: 27
Average Episode Running Times: 10 mins
Format: 16mm
Colour Format: colour
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Company: Smallfilms
Producer: Oliver Postgate

SCRIPT
Scripts: Oliver Postgate

DIRECTION
Directors: Peter Firmin, Oliver Postgate

ANIMATION
Animator/Puppets: Peter Firmin

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Oliver Postgate

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Oliver Postgate

MUSIC
Music: Vernon Elliot

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Peter Firmin

VOICES
Oliver Postgate (narrator)
Swannee Whistle and Clanger Voices: Oliver Postgate, Stephen Sylvester

PLOT SUMMARY

On a remote asteroid live the Clangers, a family of strange little aliens who co-exist with such strange creatures as the Soup Dragon, the Froglets and the Glow Buzzers.

EPISODES

SERIES 1
Flying (16 November 1969)
The Visitor (23 November 1969)
Chicken (30 November 1969)
Music (7 December 1969)
The Intruder (28 December 1969)
Visiting Friends (1 January 1970)
Fishing 11 January 1970)
The Top Hat (18 January 1970)
The Egg (25 January 1970)
The Hoot (1 February 1970)
The Meeting (8 February 1970)
Treasure (12 February 1970)
Goods (22 February 1970)

SERIES 2
The Tableclo (18 April 1971)
The Rock Collector (25 April 1971)
Glow-Honey (2 May 1971)
The Teapot (9 May 1971)
The Cloud (16 May 1971)
The Egg (23 May 1971)
The Noise machine (30 May 1971)
The Seed (6 June 1971)
Pride (13 June 1971)
Bags (13 October 1972)
The Blow-Fruit (27 October 1972)
Pipe Organ (3 November 1972)
The Music of the Spheres (10 November 1972)

SPECIAL
Vote For Froglet (10 October 1974)

AVAILABILITY

UK
Television Distributors: BBC

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Romlingane - Norwegian title

KEYWORDS

aliens, asteroids, dragons, puppet animation

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008