FAREWELL COMRADE NOGGIN

As a child I absolutely adored the TV sagas of Noggin the Nog (and Nogbad the Bad) so a comradely farewell to Oliver Postgate, creator of the aforesaid Nordic hero and sundry other cartoon favourites, including Bagpuss. As well as delighting generations of youngsters, Postgate was a lifelong socialist, CND supporter and pacifist. His mum was the daughter of Labour Party Leader George Lansbury.