Peter Firmin

Peter Firmin

Peter Firmin (born in Essex in 1928) was the founder of Smallfilms, along with Oliver Postgate. Between them they created "The Saga of Noggin the Nog", "Ivor the Engine", "The Clangers", "Bagpuss" and "Pogles' Wood".

Most of Smallfilms' animation was done in a farmyard barn in Blean near Canterbury in Kent. Firmin is an illustrator. He has written and illustrated two main books and illustrated many others including "Seeing Things", Postgate's autobiography. Firmin also co-created, with Ivan Owen, the British TV puppet legend Basil Brush in 1963. He made the first Basil Brush puppet using a real fox tail.

Firmin has six daughters:cite news |title= Saggy old cloth cat pulls in the crowds|work= Canterbury Adscene|publisher= Kent Regional News and Media|pages= 4–5|date= 2007-11-09] Charlotte is also an illustrator; Emily, the youngest, who appeared in "Bagpuss", is an artist.

Publications

*"Seeing Things: An Autobiography", Oliver Postgate; illustrated by Peter Firmin, 2000 - ISBN 0-330-39000-7

*"The Midsummer Notebook of a Country Rat", Peter Firmin 1983 ISBN 0-7182-2601-1

*"The Winter Diary of a Country Rat", Peter Firmin 1981 ISBN 0-7182-2541-4

*"Tricks & Tales", Peter Firmin 1982 ISBN 0-7182-2600-3

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