The Pogles was a stop motion children's TV series made in 1965 and followed up by Pogles Wood. Both were made by Smallfilms the company probably better known for Bagpuss and The Clangers.
Towards the end of 2014, a fabulous book entitled 'The Art of Smallfilms' has been published in the UK which features photographs of the puppets and reproductions of the artwork for many childhood favourites. An excellent book that covers: The Pogles, Pogles Wood, Ivor the Engine, Bagpuss, Noggin the Nog, The Clangers, Tottie and Pinny's House. Well worth purchasing if you are from that era.
As for the witch in The Pogles, she was deemed to scary for small children and sadly didn't return for Pogles Wood.
Thursday 19th March 2015
