Bagpuss is making a comeback!

My local folk music festival had an afternoon of music from Bagpuss a few years ago.
It was a very full house !

We've just been to the Beaney Museum in Canterbury where they have a Smallfilms exhibit; lots of stuff donated by the Postgate and Firmin families.

Personally I loved Noggin the Nog - apparently inspired by the Isle of Lewes chess pieces.

I too loved Bagpuss and my son enjoyed all Oliver Postgate things. Sorry folks I am another Mdeleine so wont be in the new film!!

'Bag Pus'! Oh dear

I bought my daughter the 30th anniversary soft toy of Bagpuss as they were born in the same year and she loved watching it as a child. I wonder if she still has it.

Or as the newsreader called it Bag Pus....🤣🤣🤣🤣

Remember Bagpuss.
A quintessentially English Children's offering.

Low budget, low key, simple and lovely. In the same vein as The Clangers.

Glad to see it is being reborn.

Do hope it will not be Disneyfied and. milked for every merchandised penny piece. Or have the politically correct, woke and animal rights brigade policing it.

We love you Bagpuss.

I'm sorry but without Oliver Postgate's voice it will never be as good.

I hope it is done in the same wonderfully gentle way as the original.

I had a lovable but unruly class in a,"special school" , tough 13 year olds, and we shared many happy moments with videos belonging to my grandson, then a toddler.
Our favourite phrase was,"breadcrumbs and butterbeans" used by the mice to make chocolate biscuits, our hero was Charley Mouse. Sweet tranquillity for a wonderful few minutes!

Luckygirl3

I was pleased to begin with, but reading further it seems it will be a cartoon - that is a shame - the joy of the original was the little toys being animated. I am slightly dreading what they might do to it!

I would be fearful if Hollywood got it's money-grubbing hands on the rights to lovely old Bagpuss.

They would try and persuade Taylor Swift to play Emily.

I'd presumed it would be by the original stop motion company. Ardman would be good but Bagpuss isn't funny. It's slow sweet seriousness is part of the charm.

They should have got Aardman Animations to make the new film!

Oh dear. A cartoon. There goes the joy 🙁

I was pleased to begin with, but reading further it seems it will be a cartoon - that is a shame - the joy of the original was the little toys being animated. I am slightly dreading what they might do to it!

In my experience jazzing up favourite childhood tv characters is never a good thing, I still haven't forgiven them for what they did to Fireman Sam

I bought myself a Bagpuss for last Christmas. He sits on my dressing table. I was an adult when he came out in 1974 so missed out on the child experience. Mine can sigh too! Bliss!

I hope they use the original music. I have a cd of all the music somewhere.

I should have said that the Canterbury Beaney (not Beanie) exhibit relates largely to puppet maker Per Firmin who lived in that area. Emily was his daughter.

You can see a real Bagpuss (apparently 2 were made) in the Beanie Institute museum in Canterbury. Was there a couple of weeks ago. Also the real Professor Yaffles. I was quite emotional and starstruck when I saw him. Teared up 🙄! Madeleine and mice also there and various other things Oliver Postgate (Clangers etc). Highly recommend!

GrannyGravy13

They showed the new bagpuss on breakfast TV this morning, doesn’t look anything like bagpuss.

The only thing in common is the pink and white stripes.

Oh no GrannyGravy! I hope saggy, baggy, old Bagpuss hasn't been..... "Done!" Just like almost everyone on the Box! 🤔

Ohh lovely, I still have my son's old Bagpuss but he's going to the charity shop as we're down-sizing.
Someone will love him even if he's only worth about 20p.
What lovely TV programmes we had then, Follyfoot was my favourite, as I had a lovely sturdy grey horse called Major.

Mine must have been the real Bagpuss and that's why he's disappeared from this house.
He's going to be on screen again!

I hope they still say "wake up and look at this thing that I bring".

They showed the new bagpuss on breakfast TV this morning, doesn’t look anything like bagpuss.

The only thing in common is the pink and white stripes.